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Cheyne crowned champion

Jul 15, 2019 / 9:53 am

A Kelowna cyclist rode to top spot in the Tour de White Rock presented by Landmark Premiere Properties Westminster Savings. Jordan Cheyne, riding for...

Swede takes slopestyle title

Jul 14, 2019 / 12:45 pm

More than 5,000 spectators flooded the hillside of Slopestyle Center at Big White for the second-annual Invitational Slopestyle. Host athlete Tom van...

Federer beats Nadal

Jul 12, 2019 / 1:24 pm

Roger Federer waited 11 years to get another shot at Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. This one was a semifinal, not a final. It was settled in four sets, not five....

'Robot umpires' arrive

Jul 11, 2019 / 7:52 am

"Robot umpires" have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and...

Serena reaches semis

Jul 9, 2019 / 4:35 pm

Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against...

Local sailors dominate

Jul 9, 2019 / 8:27 am

BC sailors dominated Sail West on the weekend. The Central Okanagan Sailing Association hosted Sail West 2019, which attracted sailors under the age of 23, from...

Alonso wins HR Derby

Jul 8, 2019 / 10:00 pm

Pete Alonso took one final swing and flipped his bat high in the air. Another walk-off. Money ball. As the crowd roared, the New York Mets rookie headed toward...

Sweets too much for Falcons

Jul 8, 2019 / 7:53 am

The Kelowna Falcons couldn’t find a way to close their first half with a win, falling to the Walla Walla Sweets by a 6-3 score on Sunday evening in the...

U.S. wins 4th World Cup

Jul 7, 2019 / 3:51 pm

Megan Rapinoe stood on the field, arms outstretched, striking her now trademark victory pose symbolizing the confidence of a U.S. team that celebrated and...

Kawhi leaves Raptors

Jul 7, 2019 / 3:43 pm

Though his jersey may have said Toronto, Raptors fans across the country — and beyond — are in mourning after star player Kawhi Leonard opted to...

Wimbledon - Serena 2 for 2

Jul 7, 2019 / 7:00 am

Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear...

Falcons rained out

Jul 5, 2019 / 5:50 pm

Mother Nature is the winner as the Kelowna Falcons attempted to kick off a three game series at Elk Stadium against the Walla Walla Sweets. Friday's opening...

Falcons on verge of sweep

Jul 4, 2019 / 6:08 am

The Kelowna Falcons used a 4-for-5 effort from Marcus Guarin while the bullpen came up clutch in a 6-3 victory over the Wenatchee AppleSox on Wednesday night...

Apple Triathlon needs you

Jul 3, 2019 / 4:30 pm

It will be down to the wire for the Kelowna Apple Triathlon, and we aren't talking about the finish line. With just days to go for this weekend's event,...

Falcons top Applesox

Jul 3, 2019 / 5:50 am

The Kelowna Falcons used a three-run 6th inning and terrific pitching from Jonathan Clark and Ian Turner to earn a 5-3 victory over the Wenatchee AppleSox on...

Vernon to host provincials

Jul 2, 2019 / 3:54 pm

Vernon will host the senior provincial curling championships in February, Curl BC has announced. Cranbrook will host the men's and women's provincials...

Falcons couldn't hang on

Jul 1, 2019 / 8:49 am

The Kelowna Falcons were unable to hang onto to an early lead as a five-run sixth inning was the undoing in a 10-5 loss to the Victoria HarbourCats Sunday night...

Pospisil at Wimbledon

Jun 28, 2019 / 11:31 am

Felix Auger-Aliassime will face Vernon's Vasek Pospisil in an all-Canadian first-round match at Wimbledon. In Friday's draw, the No. 19-seeded...

Injured Bronco inks deal

Jun 27, 2019 / 5:52 pm

A Humboldt Broncos hockey player who was paralyzed in a deadly bus crash last year has signed a multi-year contract with Adidas. "I'm pretty honoured...

Falcons light it up

Jun 27, 2019 / 5:51 am

The Kelowna Falcons smacked a season-high 14 hits to even the three-game series against the Portland Pickles with a 9-4 victory on Wednesday night at Elks...