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The Western Hockey League and U Sports, the national governing body for university sports in Canada, are two of many leagues navigating the fallout of a recent NCAA rule change ahead of the 2025-26 season. CBC | Sports News
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Watch Canada’s Sarah Mitton compete at the Diamond League Final
Canadian shot put star Sarah Mitton will try and defend her women’s shot put title as the Diamond League Final is underway in Zurich, Switzerland. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s new sport guardian awaits commission report on abuse and maltreatment
Canada’s new safe sport warden hopes the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s first report gives direction on patching up cracks when it comes to abuse and maltreatment. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Brooke Henderson moves into a tie for 5th at CPKC Women’s Open
Even Brooke Henderson, the winningest professional golfer in Canadian history, can still learn on the job. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., climbed 33 spots up the leaderboard on Friday at the CPKC Women’s Open, shooting a 5-under 66 to sit in a tie for fifth at 5 under after two rounds. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dead at 84
Ron Turcotte guided Secretariat to an emphatic American Triple Crown sweep in 1973. So dominant was that performance that Secretariat still holds the records he set that year in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner Leonard Lusky that the jockey died of natural causes at his home in Drummond, N.B., on Friday. ...
Read More »Canada’s Mitton finishes 2nd in women’s shot put at Diamond League event in Brussels
Canadian shot put star Sarah Mitton placed second at the Diamond League track and field stop in Brussels on Friday. Mitton’s best throw was 19.89 metres while American Chase Jackson won the event with a meet-record distance of 20.89m CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Leylah Fernandez ousted from Monterrey Open
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Monterey Open after falling 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 to Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia on Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic runner Moh Ahmed joins call to cancel Canada’s Davis Cup tie with Israel
Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada’s Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s Dabrowski, partner Routliffe win Cincinnati open women’s doubles championship
Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand won the Cincinnati Open women’s doubles championship with a straight-sets victory over Guo Hanyo of China and Alexandra Panova of Russia on Sunday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes golden again at Montreal beach volleyball event
Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes are golden again on home sand. The Paris Olympics silver medallists defeated Germany’s Svenja Muller and Cinja Tillmann on Sunday to capture the Montreal Elite16 title on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. CBC | Sports News
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