Scamurra gets a thrill showing off U.S. hockey gold with Allen at Bills practice
Lifelong Buffalo Bills fan Hayley Scamurra got to show off her Olympic hockey gold to Josh Allen during a visit to the Bills spring practice.
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Olympic medallists Kingsbury, Sarault to lead Calgary Stampede parade
Olympic medallists Mikael Kingsbury and Courtney Sarault are used to getting cheers on the ice, but come July, they’ll be lauded while riding horseback to launch the Calgary Stampede.
Olympians, Paralympians honoured on Parliament Hill Wednesday
Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes were honoured in Ottawa Wednesday.
Canadian swimmer McIntosh signs with Octagon athlete agency
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has joined the Octagon agency.
Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games
Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.
Women's flag football on track to gain NCAA championship status before sport makes its Olympic debut
Women’s flag football is on track to gaining NCAA championship status. If all goes according to plan, a title game may even take place right before the sport makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 LA Games.
Six-time Olympic champion swimmer Lochte dives into coaching at Missouri State
Six-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte has joined the swimming staff at Missouri State, where he will work with the men’s and women’s programs as an assistant to coach Dave Collins beginning later this summer.
Paralympic medallist Taylor balancing motherhood, para triathlon return
Leanne Taylor is a new mom learning to parent from her wheelchair while she returns to racing Para triathlon.
Thousands at funeral for Italian auto champ and Paralympic gold medalist Zanardi
Thousands of fans have attended the funeral for Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist who died last week at 59.
Olympic medalist Newman banned for missed doping controls after ending career
Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman was banned for 20 months on Friday for missed drug tests, though track and field investigators accepted she had ended her career as a pole vaulter.
2030 Winter Olympics organizers weigh Paris, Lyon for hockey after Nice impasse
French organizers of the 2030 Winter Olympics are looking at alternative locations for ice hockey outside of Nice, including in Paris and Lyon, because of a political deadlock involving the Riviera city’s new mayor.
Allyson Felix, 40, looks for a comeback and maybe a spot at the LA Olympics
Allyson Felix is attempting a comeback at age 40 that could give her a chance to add to her Olympic-record medal haul two years from now in Los Angeles.
Swiss hockey coach admits using a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to enter China for Olympics
Swiss ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer has admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he’d been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China’s travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Former CFL quarterback O’Connor chasing Olympic dream in flag football
After going unsigned as a CFL free agent in 2023, quarterback Michael O’Connor figured he was done with football. Three years later, the 30-year-old Ottawa native is chasing the Olympic dream.
Former Canadian swim star, Olympic medallist Garapick dead at 64
Former Canadian swim star and two-time Olympic medallist Nancy Garapick has died. She was 64
Flag football gives former NFL TE Auclair the best of two worlds
Antony Auclair is still playing the game at a very high level with the Canadian men’s national team, but without the same threat of injury that comes with being an NFL tight end.
Semenya criticizes IOC chief Coventry after transgender athletes barred
Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya on Sunday expressed her disappointment with International Committee President Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender athletes from competing at the Olympics.
‘A legend’: Moguls great Kingsbury gets high praise from Bilodeau
Mikaël Kingsbury has always credited those around him for his success. Now as his career winds down, it’s his turn to receive some praise for his impact on freestyle skiing.
Poilievre backs J.K. Rowling’s support for new Olympic gender policy
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women’s sports at the Games.
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