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• Vernon Adams Jr. throws 3 touchdowns as Lions win final pre-season game

  In his first pre-season start for the B.C. Lions, Vernon Adams Jr. said he felt like time slowed down.

  

• Kamloops Blazers defenceman will miss remainder of Memorial Cup

  Kamloops Blazers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston says defenceman Kyle Masters has been released from hospital and will miss the rest of the Memorial Cup with a lower-body injury.

  

• Blazers' Logan Stankoven eyeing 'surreal' moment to hoist Memorial Cup in hometown

  Lifting the Memorial Cup in front of his hometown fans would be a dream come true for Kamloops Blazers star Logan Stankoven.

• BC Lions put faith in Vernon Adams as team moves on from record-setting Nathan Rourke

  The B.C. Lions have turned to Vernon Adams Jr. to fill a Nathan Rourke-sized hole as they head in to the 2023 CFL season.

• Nanaimo hockey player heading to NHL draft

  For the first time in more than 50 years, a hockey player from Nanaimo is expected to be a first round pick in this year's NHL draft.

• SFU football: Special adviser to determine future of cancelled program

  Bob Copeland, who was the University of Waterloo's athletics director during one of the most turbulent times in the school's history, will help determine the future of Simon Fraser University's embattled football program.

• Vancouver Canucks to hold training camp in Victoria this fall

  The Vancouver Canucks will hold their fall 2023 training camp in Victoria, the team announced Thursday. The five-day camp will commence on Sept. 21 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

• Former CFL, NFL quarterback Joe Kapp dead at age of 85

  Joe Kapp was larger than life, on and off the football field. The fiery quarterback who led the BC Lions to their first Grey Cup title died Monday night at age 85.

• Canucks' top pick Lekkerimaki aims to put adversity behind him to grow as a player

  Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimaki admits he wasn't ready for a season of adversity but says he came out of it a better player.

• BCHL breaks away from Hockey Canada, says move gives U18 players more options

  The British Columbia Hockey League is breaking away from Hockey Canada, a move the league says will provide more options for players under 18 years old that are looking to compete in college hockey in the United States.

• Football alumni demand removal from SFU Hall of Fame in wake of cancelled program

  Canadian Football Hall of Famers Lui Passaglia, Dave Cutler and Doug Brown are among 11 football-only members of the Simon Fraser University Sports Hall of Fame who are demanding they be removed from the shrine over the school's decision to cease its football program.

• Whitecaps send forward Cristian Dajome to D.C. United in exchange for general allocation money

  The Vancouver Whitecaps are acquiring up to US$550,000 in general allocation money from D.C. United in exchange for forward Cristian Dajome, the team confirmed Tuesday.

• Top lightweights Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush to meet in UFC 289 co-main event

  A lightweight bout between former champion Charles (do Bronx) Oliveira and Beneil Dariush has been confirmed as the co-main event of UFC 289 in Vancouver.

• Vancouver Canucks announce assistant coach Jason King won't be returning next season

  The Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Jason King will not return to the team next season, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Thursday.

• 'I need your help': BC Lions owner plans to match donations to restore SFU football program

  The owner of the BC Lions has pledged financial support to resuscitate the football program at Simon Fraser University.

• After coaching around the world, Afshin Ghotbi ready for Vancouver FC's CPL debut

  There isn't much Afshin Ghotbi hasn't done when it comes to coaching soccer. Now in charge of expansion Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League, the 59-year-old Iranian-American is working in his eighth country.