Speaking from a more personal place this week, The Shift's Kayla Grey shares the challenges of navigating tragedy and white supremacy in our news cycles, as well as social media's loop of thoughts and prayers. She wrestles with the question: How do we really feel, and how can we meaningfully affect change?
Friday marks 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. To commemorate this historic day, TSN’s Rod Smith spoke to former Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston about Jackie Robinson’s legacy and how it inspired his own career as a player and two-time World Series-winning manager.
On the 75th anniversary of Robinson's debut with the Dodgers, Robinson's skill as a player is sometimes overlooked -- rightfully -- when honoring his cultural and historical impact. All these years later, we learn and remember what Robinson went through, the abuses he suffered, the pressures he endured.
"He helped us to ascend, from misery to hope, on the muscles of his arms and the meaning of his life." -- Rev. Jesse Jackson, from his eulogy for Jackie Robinson, Oct. 27, 1972 He steps gingerly and requires assistance. His speech, at times, is halting.
This year, the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first Opening Day, is a special one. We'll be highlighting tributes from across the league on one of baseball's most important days. Before we get to that, however, make sure to check out some of our best Jackie Robinson stories of the year.
Former Canadian sprinter Desai Williams died suddenly over the weekend at the age of 62. Williams ran on Canada's 4x100-metre relay that won bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, although he was better known for his sixth-place finish in the 100 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics that saw teammate Ben Johnson stripped of his gold medal after a positive doping test.
What happened over Tiger Woods' final 63 holes in the 1997 Masters is still the stuff of legend. As Mark O'Meara offered encouragement, he couldn't have known that Woods was getting ready to run away from the field in a record-shattering victory that would become the coronation of a worldwide superstar and change golf forever.
Do-overs don't always happen in sports. The shot that bounces off the rim is the stuff of melancholy memories and difficult dreams. For athletes so used to success, the split second that can separate them is anguishing. For South Carolina post player Aliyah Boston, it served as both motivation and aggravation.
Dawn Staley paraded South Carolina’s Championship trophy around the Target Center, making sure every fan felt a part of the program's second national title. The Gamecocks handed UConn their first national final loss, and Staley made history as the first Black coach in men's or women's college basketball history to win multiple national championship titles. TSN's Claire Hanna has more.
Mike Tomlin did not hire Brian Flores as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers out of sympathy for the former Miami Dolphins head coach.
The Premier Hockey Federation’s Boston Pride announced on Thursday that hockey legend and Hall of Famer Willie O’Ree is joining its ownership group.
On January 22, 2022 in an ECHL game, defenceman Jacob Panetta was accused of making a monkey gesture toward Jordan Subban. Remarkable to many in this day and age but sadly not an isolated incident. Former St. Mike Major Daryl Devonish knows this all to well. His negative experience during his own hockey career has driven him to make hockey a safer place for BIPOC youth. A space where Black kids can ask the question “Why Not Me?”
Val James was the first Black player to ever play for the Maple Leafs back in 1986, and was the first African American to ever play in the NHL. James dropped the puck Thursday for the ceremonial faceoff, celebrating Black Excellence. Before the game, he spoke to James Duthie about the significance of his historical feat.
In the world of elite swimming, athletes of colour are still under-represented but Canadian Joshua Liendo is changing the narrative. From a young age, Liendo has not only shown he belongs in the water, he's one with it. Jermain Franklin has more in our TSN Original: Rhythm & Flow.
Could Oscar Charleston be the best player of all time? The question is a big one, perfectly straightforward and ultimately, not even the real subject of this story. For now, just keep an open mind and take this as a jumping off point: it's a reasonable one to ask.
Jarome Iginla enjoyed a phenomenal 22-season NHL career and success with Canada at the international level. He looks back on his accomplishments in the game as he delivers his induction speech into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Hockey legend and new Hall of Fame inductee Jarome Iginla sat down with Michael Farber to reflect on some of his best memories from his illustrious NHL career.
As part of its campaign to increase awareness of systemic racism, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame highlights the achievements and accomplishments of its Black Hall of Famers as well as their stories of adversity. A look at CFL legend Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons.
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As part of its campaign to increase awareness of systemic racism, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame highlights the achievements and accomplishments of its Black Hall of Famers as well as their stories of adversity. A look at CFL legend Damon Allen.
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As part of its campaign to increase awareness of systemic racism, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame highlights the achievements and accomplishments of its Black Hall of Famers as well as their stories of adversity. A look at hockey great Willie O’Ree.
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As part of its campaign to increase awareness of systemic racism, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame highlights the achievements and accomplishments of its Black Hall of Famers as well as their stories of adversity. A look at decorated Olympic track and field athlete and MD Dr. Phil Edwards.
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As part of its campaign to increase awareness of systemic racism, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame highlights the achievements and accomplishments of its Black Hall of Famers as well as their stories of adversity. A look at baseball legend Fergie Jenkins.
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As part of its campaign to increase awareness of systemic racism, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame highlights the achievements and accomplishments of its Black Hall of Famers as well as their stories of adversity. A look at hockey great Herb Carnegie.
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The murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020, put the Lynx once again at the physical epicenter in the fight for racial justice. Five years ago, the Lynx wore T-shirts demanding justice and accountability for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two Black men who were killed by police in 2016.
Chris Drury and Mike Grier are reuniting. The former Buffalo Sabres teammates will work together in the New York Rangers front office with Grier joining general manager Drury as a hockey operations advisor.
Daniel Walcott was already excited to be in his first NHL game. He got even more excited when he got to see how his debut would happen. The Tampa Bay Lightning started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers on Monday night.
Before winning a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, Wayne Embry was one of basketball’s original pioneers, becoming the NBA's first Black general manager in 1972. Read the NBA profile on the NBA legend.
