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The mind-boggling speeds and incomparable heights Canada’s winter athletes reach in pursuit of Olympic gold can appear unfathomable. If this seems scary to you don’t worry, it scares them, too. CBC | Sports News

Early sport specialization is often sold to the masses as the only way to become a champion, but a training program that incorporates multiple sports can pay off too, writes Deidra Dionne. CBC | Sports News

Roy Halladay’s friends from baseball, as well as hockey players and basketball players who grew up watching him, are mourning the former Blue Jays pitcher. Halladay was killed Tuesday when his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. CBC | Sports News

Here’s a look at some of Canada’s top athletes heading into the 2018 Olympics, but let’s be honest: narrowing down this list of Canadian athletes to watch at the upcoming Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea is very difficult. CBC | Sports News

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