The Matchless Six: Canadian women’s track and field team taking part in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. (a151001) A Family of Olympians: 1912, 1960–1968 After qualifying for and competing in the 1912 Olympics, John “Army” Howard became the first Black Olympian to represent Canada ...
20 squad to the World Championship in 2006, then led the senior squad to the FIFA Women’s World Cups in 2007 and 2011), and then the Canada women’s team coach (where he led the Canada women’s team to bronze medals in both the London 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics)....
Edwards had an extraordinary year and a half in 1935–36. He led McGill to a fifth consecutive Canadian university track title in the autumn of 1935. Before the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he completed his medical studies, becoming one of the first Black graduates from the McGill medical program...
Suspended Canadian women's soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized on Sunday to her players and the nation for the drone scandal that led to her exit from the 2024 Paris Olympics and dealt a blow to the team's hopes of a repeat gold medal. In her first public comments s...
In short, against all odds, Canada’s women produced one of the most memorable stories of this Olympics and one that continued to show that Women’s rugby in this country is a force to be reckoned with. Many players on the 7s team are are also doing duty in the 15s game, and thus ...
Laine Santos missed the mark and Charles Sawi weaved his way down the entire field for a 112-yard touchdown return to give the host Hilltops a huge boost and decisive lead as they went on for a 33-18 Thanksgiving weekend victory. ...
The game has grown exponentially since the Dream Team days, when Charles Barkley was scrapping with hapless Angolans and Cuban players were posing for pictures on the floor. The field in France is excellent this summer. Nikola Jokic will lead Serbia,Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for Greeceand ...
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Born in Jamaica and raised in Kingston, Ont., he also competed in the men’s 200-metre track and field event at the 1976 Olympics and is the father of former NHL defenceman Mark Fraser. “It means a great deal,” Fraser said of being selected from a pool of more than 550 a...
Can Giannis get Greece back on track? It was a frustrating opener to group play for the Greek Freak, who did everything he could to try and carry his team to a win over Canada only tofall just shortin the game's final minute. Next up: a matchup with Spain, coming...