Tag Archives: athletes

In the absence of reliable official data on concussions suffered by Canada’s Olympic athletes, CBC Sports conducted its own research and found that a third of the country’s 2018 hopefuls competing in high-impact or speed-driven sports have sustained a brain injury during their quest for the podium. CBC | Sports News

For LBGTQ athletes, there remains an additional consideration that demonstrates sport still has ground to cover before it can truly be considered inclusive. CBC | Sports News

After President Donald Trump called for protesting NFL’ers to be fired, over 200 of them did it anyway. We have seen many athletes perform protests over the years, and Rob Pizzo counts down five of them. CBC | Sports News

It turns out Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the rest of the NHL have decided to take a knee after all. CBC | Sports News

Stevie Wonder, Kumail Nanjiani and LeBron James are just some of the high-profile figures speaking up in the developing sports feud with Donald Trump. CBC | Sports News

Comedian brought to tears thanking wounded soldiers participating in games CBC | Sports News

Juggling an athletic career with getting an education can be overwhelming. But, these days, more opportunities exist for Canadians who want to stay in school while they chase their Olympic dreams. CBC | Sports News

Even the world’s best athletes have to have some fun in the sun. CBC | Sports News

The world’s largest multi-sport event outside of the Olympic Games, the Summer Universiade has provided a launching pad for several athletes who went on to achieve fame. CBC | Sports News

Canada’s elite athletes are smoking, eating and investing in marijuana. Is a toke before stepping to the start line far off? The Canadian government intends to legalize recreational cannabis by July 1, 2018. It’s already legal for personal, recreational use in a handful of U.S. states. CBC | Sports News