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NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings Tuesday authorized the league to negotiate safety provisions and scheduling logistics with the NFL Players Association and relevant international and national team governing bodies before it becomes reality during …
Read More »Olympic great Jennifer Heil named chef de mission for Milan-Cortina Winter Games
A selfless athlete and leader during her moguls skiing career, Jennifer Heil will bring those qualities and others to her role as Canada’s chef de mission for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in 2026, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Tuesday. As team spokesperson, the native of Spruce Grove, Alta., will also serve …
Read More »Nordic combined, lone Winter Games sport without gender equity, faces shaky Olympic future
Nordic combined has a rich history in the Olympics and potentially, a bleak future. Since the first Winter Games in 1924, the unique sport has tested the bravery and endurance of athletes in ski jumping and cross-country skiing. A year from now, it might be a former Olympic sport. “That’s …
Read More »U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley Tasered during confrontation with police in South Florida
U.S. Olympic runner Fred Kerley has been arrested in South Florida following a confrontation with police, authorities said. Body camera footage released by Miami Beach police shows Kerley arguing with a group of officers late Thursday before a physical confrontation erupted. Kerley was wrestled to the ground, where an officer …
Read More »Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn, 40, ending her retirement to make a skiing comeback
Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 — and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is a three-time Olympic medallist, including a downhill gold and super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and …
Read More »Canadian track star Andre De Grasse enjoying reception after latest Olympic medal
Andre De Grasse is enjoying the high of being a gold medallist once again. The 29-year-old from Markham, Ont., capped off an adversity-filled Olympics in August by anchoring Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team to gold, a first for Canada since 1996. De Grasse has been in Toronto the last couple of …
Read More »Osheaga attendee drowns in Montreal’s Olympic Basin after leaving music festival – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 5, 2024 2:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 20-year-old concertgoer is dead after drowning in the Olympic Basin at Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau. Osheaga festival organizer Evenko confirmed in a statement that the victim attended the …
Read More »B.C.’s Ethan Katzburg wins hammer throw Olympic gold medal
By Ben Low-On Global News Posted August 4, 2024 4:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia native Ethan Katzberg won the men’s hammer throw title at the Stade de France during the Paris Olympic Games. His first throw of 84.12 metres held …
Read More »Sanford takes home bronze in Olympic men’s 63.5-kilogram boxing
Canada’s Wyatt Sanford fell short of his ultimate goal, but still captured an elusive Olympic boxing medal for Canada at the Paris Games. The boxer from Kennetcook, N.S., was awarded a bronze medal Sunday after losing his semifinal bout in the 63.5-kilogram category to France’s Sofiane Oumiha. Four of the …
Read More »Summer McIntosh snags 3rd Olympic gold after 200m IM win
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 3, 2024 3:16 pm Updated August 3, 2024 9:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Summer McIntosh is Canada’s first triple gold medallist in an Olympic Games. The Toronto swimmer won her third gold in Paris with a …
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