When buzz began to circulate that The Weather Network (TWN) would be making an announcement with executives and ambassadors of the North American Indigenous Games present, questions abounded: Would TWN broadcast the games? If […]
Hockey Canada has recently announced a new mandate, nationwide, which will enforce cross-ice play as opposed to the traditional full-ice play for all registered Canadian hockey players aged five and six years-old. Starting in the […]
Nineteen teams from 14 countries will compete for gold this weekend at the 2017 World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships in Mississauga, Ontario. Representing Canada at this event; Burlington’s own silver medalists Nexxice Junior and Canadian […]
In the culmination of the MLB’s pre-season meetings on rules a change to the four-pitch intentional walk has stuck. A wide range of changes were debated upon including reducing the size of the strike zone […]
It is often assumed that professional hockey players are highly paid. But for women, playing at even the highest level level, professional hockey is a constant battle between attempting to make a living and playing […]
The Maple Leafs have grown accustomed to the muckraking by the media in the team’s recent, inglorious past. But the “proper” rebuild seems to be in effect, and the media appear to have bought in. The […]
As excited as Canadian basketball fans were to see Andrew Wiggins in the flesh, they were probably more excited to see the Raptors earn their first back to back victory in a month. In a […]
It was the moment Nik Staukas had been waiting for his entire life. The 21-year-old Mississauga native, who grew up a Raptors fan, played his first game in front of his hometown ACC crowd Jan. […]
Raptor fans got a late Christmas present on Wednesday night. The team’s best player, shooting guard Demar Derozan, returned to the lineup to led the Raps to a 100-84 victory over the lowly Philadelphia 76er’s. […]
The UFC has announced that bantamweight champion Renan Barao will face off against TJ Dillashaw in the main event of UFC 173 on Saturday, May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. […]
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