Category: Sports

Amidst the pomp and circumstance of the Paris 2024 festivities, the financial realities of being an international athlete are garnering more attention. Whether it’s music superstar Flavor Flav offering funding to cover an athlete’s rent, or retired NFL players offering American sprinters a top-up, it’s rarely been more clear that representing your country does not […]

It was Nov. 26, 2013. Large trucks paraded through the streets of Regina carrying members of the 2013 Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders. Two days prior, the Roughriders had defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 to clinch the franchise’s fourth championship. When the flatbed truck carrying quarterback Darian Durant reached its destination at the Saskatchewan Legislative […]

The Canadian women, despite an Olympic spying scandal that cost the team its coach and a six-point penalty, have climbed two spots to No. 6 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Canada, which went to Paris as the defending Olympic champion, was rewarded for its on-field performance, posting wins over France, New Zealand and Colombia […]

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked. “I did not expect the medal to be so heavy, but I would wear […]

Paige Crozon is in Saskatoon this week after making her Olympic debut in Paris. The 3×3 basketball star brought back inspiration for some young athletes.  At a community camp on Aug. 15, the impact of Crozon’s guidance was palpable. The young athletes were excited to be around an Olympian and three-time World Champion on the […]

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez suffered a 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) defeat at the hands of American Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday. Already having to win one tiebreaker just to keep herself in the match, Fernandez needed to do it once more to advance to the semifinals. However, Pegula jumped […]

The King’s Plate has been cancelled. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter, pointing to the weather as the reason. “In the interest of safety for our horses and horse people, Woodbine Entertainment has cancelled the remainder of Saturday’s live racing card due to unsafe racing conditions caused by heavy […]

Canada’s batting attack, after a fast start, crumbled in a 63-run loss to the Netherlands in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Saturday in Rotterdam. Dutch pace bowler Paul van Meekeren did most of the damage, taking five wickets in 9.4 overs at the expense of 28 runs. Vivian Kingma took three wickets for […]