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KELOWNA, B.C. - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir prepared for last season as if it was their last, and when Moir knelt down and kissed the Olympic rings on the ice in Sochi, it might as well have been a kiss goodbye.But Canadas world and Olympic ice dance champions say theyre not so sure now.To be 100 per cent honest, after Sochi we thought we were done for sure, Moir said. But we knew that was a motivational decision, training for 17 years straight, and we needed to make sure that we took the proper time.And unfortunately now — or fortunately now — were able to say we dont know if thats the case. Halfway through the summer we had a glimmer of hope that maybe we would like to come back. But we dont know if thats strong enough and we dont know what that means.Virtue and Moir, who teamed up when she was seven and he was nine, won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and then were edged by American rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White last winter in Sochi, to finish second.The two were at Skate Canada International that wrapped up Sunday, working for TSNs broadcast crew, and watched as Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje led Canada in a 1-2 finish in ice dance. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the silver.Its sort of a mix of emotions, Virtue said. In one sense, its fun to be a fan, and its exhilarating to be on the other side of things in a different capacity.But its also strange when you hear that opening music that were used to hearing before every competition and you get those butterflies. You see wonderful performances and you think: what would we have done this year? What programs would we have chosen? What choreography? What lifts?Moir said they always loved competing at Skate Canada.We were lucky to skate in front of 4,000, 5,000 people, Moir said. It is nice to sit in the stands and see the Canadians do so well, but we were lucky to love what we did every day, trained, competed, and we loved to compete.We do miss it.Three-time world champion Patrick Chan, who won silver in Sochi, is also taking the season off to contemplate his future.Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canadas high performance director, said he suggested both Chan and the ice dancers take their time before announcing any firm decisions.With both, its been a long six to eight years in the last two quad cycles. Sometimes its nice to get a break and kind of look at things from the outside, Slipchuk said. It gives them a chance to kind of see the competition and see whats out in the skating world, and just access what their next plan is.Sometimes you just need a break after that cycle. Often we dont realize how much of a toll that four years plays on the athletes.Virtue, from London, Ont., and Moir, from Ilderton, Ont., took the summer and most of the fall completely away from skating. Virtue is back at Western completing her psychology degree, while Moir is coaching.For 17 years, we knew what we were doing every minute of every day, Virtue said. Its unsettling to not know, but its also liberating.They do public speaking engagements. Virtue stays in shape in the gym, Moir plays hockey, and figure skates once in awhile.I get to a point where Im feeling super lazy, so Ill go (skating) one day and then take a week off. Its not really the training schedule for a champion, he said, laughing.Theyre cherishing the chance to live like normal people.Tessa and I laugh, like how great is it we can wake up on a Tuesday and go grocery shop and then go visit our parents, Moir said.Run errands in the middle of the week, Virtue adds.Its the oddest thing to have a normal life, Moir said. Thats the other side that makes me not want to come back to skating.They have a professional show coming up in December, so will hit the ice to train together again soon. They plan to choreograph one of their own programs for Stars on Ice, which is a first.We still are just 27 (Moir) and 25 (Virtue), Moir said. And we can still push ourselves and we can still be better, even if its at the professional level, so thats exciting.They both say if they do come back theyll approach training and competing completely different.Thats the enticing thing, because we know what we would do, Virtue said. 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While most increases are in the two to three per cent range, the clubs most affordable season tickets will jump from $199 to $250 — a 26 per cent leap.East Lansing, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Texas Southern did not take its first lead of the game until there was only 1:26 remaining in regulation. The Tigers were then able to force overtime and pull off a 71-64 upset win over No. 25 Michigan State on Saturday. Jason Carters 3-pointer capped a 7-0 Texas Southern run to give it a 53-52 lead, and his bucket the next possession helped push the game to overtime. Texas Southern (2-8) hit 12 free throws in the extra session to record its second win of the season. Chris Thomas led all scorers with 22 points for the Tigers, while Malcolm Riley added 20 off the bench. The Spartans (8-4) got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Matt Costello, and Denzel Valentine chipped in 15. Michigan State was just 4-of-21 from long distance. What we are trying to do is be all in every possession, said Tigers coach Mike Davis. Every possession we need to block out. I thought that tonight we did that. I thought Michigan State just came out and kind of played. They missed some shots early, and they just kept missing shots. After Carters layup with 29 seconds left, the Spartans were given a great opportunity to win the game in regulation. However, Javon Bess only made 1- of-2 at the line, and the game went to overtime after the Tigers turned the ball over as time expired. Michigan State made more shots from the floor in overtime than Texas Southern, but the Tigers hit enough free throws to build up a lead that got as large as nine points. The Spartans never led in overtime and sshot just 30.dddddddddddd8 percent from the field. I have to give Mike Davis all the credit in the world, said Spartans coach Tom Izzo. His kids played harder than us, they shot better than us, they rebounded the ball not quite as well as us, they turned us over more, they made big plays, they made their free throws. The Spartans led by as much as eight in the first half but both times they took that eight-point lead, Thomas responded with a bucket on the other hand. Thomas led all scorers at the half with 10 points as Michigan State took a 30-25 lead into the locker room. Gavin Schilling hit both of Michigan States first two baskets in the second half with the second giving the Spartans a 34-27 lead 2 1/2 minutes after the break. The Tigers proceeded to go on their biggest run of the game to tie it up at 34. David Blanks shot from long range started the 7-0 run, and Madarious Gibbs jumper tied the game for the first time. Valentines triple at the 8:00 mark of the second half extended Michigan States advantage to eight again, but the Spartans would only hit one more shot the rest of regulation. Game Notes Michigan State falls to 2-1 in the all-time series ... Texas Southern was averaging being outscored by 17.4 points per game ... The Tigers are now 1-8 on the road ... The Spartans outrebounded Texas Southern 40-28 ... Michigan State will try to get on track Monday against the Citadel while Texas Southern plays another road game Tuesday at Auburn. ' ' '