Danica in the driver's seat It was Danica Patrick day at the Rexall Edmonton Indy media centre Thursday, and the queen of open wheel racing was well prepared for the barrage of questions dealing with everything from her racing ability to her confrontational incidents with other drivers. 7/25/2008 8:14:22 AM

Steve Nash set to boost Whitecaps' bid to join MLS The Vancouver Whitecaps are expected to announce today a formal bid for a Major League Soccer franchise that will include Victoria-born NBA star Steve Nash as a partner with team owner Greg Kerfoot. 7/25/2008 7:24:27 AM

Blue Bombers earn first win It was hot. It was muggy. And, oh yes, it was ugly. But rest assured, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will take it. And suffice to say, there will be some work to be done at McMahon Stadium next week to avoid a repeat performance of a disastrous night at Canad Inn Stadiums. 7/25/2008 5:41:18 AM

Lions Gameday After two weeks against a sluggish Winnipeg offence, the Lions know exactly what they face in Montreal. In their last start, the Als had just five rushing and 41 passing plays. If B.C.'s DBs can be disruptive, they'll give QB Jarious Jackson a chance. 7/25/2008 5:30:59 AM

De Rosario lifts MLS all-stars over West Ham On a night when all the focus was on David Beckham, it was Canadian Dwayne De Rosario who stole the show at Major League Soccer's all-star game. The Houston Dynamo midfielder emerged as the hometown hero. 7/24/2008 6:47:14 PM

Jays ace Roy Halladay picks up 12th win Roy Halladay scattered seven hits over seven innings, leading Toronto over the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 Thursday after the Blue Jays won a game that was suspended one night earlier. 7/24/2008 4:31:18 PM

Steve Nash helping out at home Steve Nash, the two-time NBA most valuable player, has teamed up with Vancouver Whitecaps FC owner Greg Kerfoot in a bid to bring Major League Soccer to Vancouver for the 2011 season, sources told The Globe and Mail yesterday. 7/24/2008 11:09:02 AM

Weir takes early lead The first round of the RBC Canadian Open was suspended at 12:51 p.m. (ET) because of thunderstorms, interrupting play for golfers with afternoon tee times. But Canadian Mike Weir got out early in the morning and was finished his round before play was halted. He also got out to an early lead. 7/24/2008 11:07:15 AM

Prison for 2 linked to disgraced NBA ref Two former classmates of disgraced referee Tim Donaghy will spend over a year in prison for their roles in the betting scandal that rocked the NBA. Donaghy will be sentenced on July 29. 7/24/2008 9:15:38 AM

IOC says no Iraq team will go to Beijing The IOC suspended Iraq's national Olympic committee in June after Baghdad dismissed elected officials and installed its own people who are not recognized by the IOC. The IOC Charter forbids political interference in the Olympic movement. 7/24/2008 9:13:12 AM

Canucks launching youth movement: Gillis Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis 'faced the nation' Wednesday night taking questions from GM Place season ticket holders eager for info on the team's future plans. 7/24/2008 8:57:25 AM

Federer in tennis ranking crisis Roger Federer's number one ranking slid into the danger zone as the Swiss suffered an opening-match loss to Gilles Simon 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the ATP Masters Series event. 7/24/2008 7:11:27 AM

Ducks coach Randy Carlyle signs 2-year extension Randy Carlyle, who coached the Anaheim Ducks to the Stanley Cup championship in 2007, signed a two-year extension Wednesday. Financial terms were not announced. 7/24/2008 7:10:37 AM

Goodell monitoring Favre situation NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. A person with direct knowledge of Goodell's interest said the commissioner has spoken with Packers management several times recently. 7/24/2008 7:09:07 AM

US Swimmer Jessica Hardy tests positive Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games begin. 7/24/2008 6:58:09 AM

Big Canucks trade brewing Whether it's contingent on Mats Sundin not signing in Vancouver is unclear, but the Canucks are reportedly interested in Ottawa Senators centre Antoine Vermette. 7/24/2008 6:50:00 AM

Mosley wins court case over orgy World motorsport boss Max Mosley has won a legal action against a Sunday newspaper over claims an orgy he took part in had Nazi overtones. The paper's story was based on a secret video from one of the women who took part. 7/24/2008 5:52:16 AM

Kelowna: Got her Games face on Natasha Agar has the physical presence of an elite athlete, the kind of build that you might expect of someone with the ability to explode out of the starting blocks. 7/24/2008 5:49:47 AM

Paul Tracy set to race in Edmonton Canadian auto racing legend Paul Tracy will run his first practice lap Thursday in a car he's never been in before in his first open-wheel race in almost four months as part of a one-shot attempt to determine his IndyCar future. 7/23/2008 7:17:57 PM

NASCAR squeezes horsepower down on Toyota motors NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race in Indianapolis. 7/23/2008 7:15:36 PM

Sastre captures Tour de France's yellow jersey Australia's Cadel Evans succumbed to the dominance of CSC on a thrilling 17th stage of the Tour de France when Spaniard Carlos Sastre took possession of the yellow jersey. 7/23/2008 7:11:29 PM

Indianapolis marks a true second half to the season The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, this weekend's stop on the Sprint Cup Series schedule, marks the "head of the stretch" when it comes to the horse race expected to determine a series champion. 7/23/2008 9:57:38 AM

Adam van Koeverden to carry Canadian flag Star kayaker Adam van Koeverden will serve as Canada's flag-bearer for the 2008 Beijing Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old, from Oakville, Ont., is one of Canada's top medal hopefuls in Beijing. 7/23/2008 6:31:57 AM

Injury forces Serena withdrawal Second-seeded Serena Williams lost her fitness battle Tuesday, withdrawing from the $600,000 US WTA hardcourt tournament here because of her sore left knee. 7/23/2008 5:45:38 AM

On right track for Beijing? Talk about vicious cycles. B.C. cyclists Gina Grain and Zach Bell will ride into Beijing next month and race for 2008 Olympic medals in the points races. Against formidable odds, the pair have managed to put themselves into a position where winning a medal isn't out of the question. 7/23/2008 5:43:57 AM

Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart play coy on potential partnership If Ryan Newman is indeed in line to join Tony Stewart's new team next season, neither driver is saying. Stewart said Tuesday he's still trying to fill the two-car lineup at Stewart-Haas Racing, while Newman joked the only new offer he's received was to drive for one of Stewart's sprint car teams. 7/22/2008 4:07:17 PM

B.C. Summer Games ready to roll The B.C. Summer Games that start in Kelowna Thursday will be the biggest multi-sport event in North America this year. “It will be a great show,” said Games‘ president Ron Rubadeau. “There is not a bigger sports festival in North America in 2008. 7/22/2008 1:55:39 PM

Bomber players aren't blaming Glenn for poor start You can point the finger at quarterback Kevin Glenn for his offence's slow start, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers insist that the blame doesn't all rest on one man. 7/22/2008 1:29:59 PM

Golf rage incident 'extremely stupid' Washington State News Item: Nicholas Shampine, 33, of Puyallup has been charged with second-degree assault for hitting another golfer in the head with his 6-iron during an argument at Auburn Golf Course on July 13. 7/22/2008 11:41:19 AM

Sundin will go back to Toronto: Swedish poll Mats Sundin may be unsure of where, or if, he wants to play this coming season, but readers of a Stockholm daily newspaper seem to know: Toronto. 7/22/2008 11:18:36 AM

Experts stunned by gene doping possibilities in China A German television report on the availability of gene doping in China has stunned anti-doping experts shortly before the Beijing Olympics. In a documentary broadcast late Monday by ARD television, a Chinese doctor offers stem-cell therapy to a reporter posing as an American swimming coach. 7/22/2008 10:33:30 AM

Danica Patrick Altercation With Fellow Driver Caught on Tape Roger Penske came up with a surprising strategy Sunday that Ryan Briscoe turned into his second IndyCar Series victory, but the buzz was still on Saturday's confrontation between Danica Patrick and fellow female IRL driver Milka Duno. 7/21/2008 5:03:53 PM