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Had he taken the fast track to the business world, he would have been expected to work long hours and wear a suit and tie. So far, the Vancouver Canadians pitcher prefers wearing a ball cap and spikes and staring down hitters.

The trickle of second-week medals in Beijing may have allowed us to regain some sense of national pride, but many questions remain about the way Canada approaches the Summer Games.

It’s been an agonizing process for the lineman to be apart from his wife and three kids, but the 31-year-old Buffalo, New York, native has made the decision to return to his other family, the B.C. Lions.

The Victoria triathlete is at or very near the top of his game and hopes to become the first Canadian to claim gold in non-consecutive Summer Games in one of sport's truest tests of endurance.

There’s no denying that MLS teams have bigger names and bigger payrolls, but will the level of play be so much better that the ’Caps will be able to attract 20,000 fans instead of the 5,000 loyal fans they have for USL home games at Swangard Stadium?

If the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open gets much bigger, the quality of players taking part will undoubtedly rise too. But at the same time, the chances of young Canadians even being included in the field will surely decrease

For the best part of the past eight years, Markus Naslund, Brendan Morrison, and Trevor Linden were the heart, soul, and backbone of the club, and now they've gone some other players must step up and do the talking.

There will be much discussion about permanent and memorials to the president of the football club. But there could be no better tribute to the man who gave his life to the B.C. Lions than filling the dome for the team’s next home game on July 18.

As a country, we suck at sports right now. Forget “O Canada”. Lately, it’s been “Woe Canada”. It won’t always be this way, but if you can find something—anything—to get excited about, please let the rest of us know.

For this experienced group of players, which has finished on top of the Western Division in each of the past four years, the first two months of the new CFL season are little more than a necessary evil.

Vancouverites are always looking for ways to squeeze the most out of every precious hour of summer sunlight. That means taking any indoor activity and moving it outside. For those looking to escape the four walls of the gym, here are a few outdoor fitness options that don’t involve the words Grouse and grind.

Tom Archibald may be chasing the dream of one day making it to the major leagues, but this season he is content to be caring for the sacred ryegrass turf at the “prettiest little ballpark in the world”.

Hard bodies, skimpy swimwear, sweat, and sand are always at Kits Beach, but July's Corona Open will bring people with game—and plenty of it.

Here’s a familiar summer scene: a family arrives at a neighbourhood park, unpacks for a day of picnicking, and out pops the sports gear. It’s practically a given that along with a soccer ball and a Frisbee will be a handful of badminton racquets.