Raps’ Boucher motivated as camp opens in hometown
MONTREAL – When Chris Boucher first played an NBA pre-season game in his home city in 2018, he was a raw talent trying to crack the Toronto Raptors roster. Six …
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Perth Wildcats recruit Elijah Pepper in pre-season match with game-high 22 points
Perth Wildcats recruit Elijah Pepper has given fans an instant glimpse of what he can bring to the NBL with a dynamic first game for the club. Pepper played in …
‘A slap in the face’: Categorizing process aimed at making Para sport equitable is sometimes anything but
Amy Burk always wanted to play sports. Her first love was basketball, but she quickly realized that because of her visual impairment, she would not be able to keep up. And …
Derrick White supports childhood basketball rival Wyndham Clark at PGA Tour event
CASTLE ROCK — Twenty years before they rekindled a friendship in Europe, the Euro step was a controversial subject between rivals Wyndham Clark and Derrick White. They played for opposing …
A pair of Canadian athlete-engineers is using technology to their advantage at the Paralympics
A wheelchair racer whips around the track, arms burning in the push for the finish line. A cyclist flies through the velodrome, teetering on the edge of collapse. In both …
Rick Barry, Jim Barnett, others remember ‘Mr. Warrior’
The Warriors were one win away from completing the greatest NBA Finals upset in basketball history when Mike Riordan tried to tackle Rick Barry. Barry, Golden State’s star player, couldn’t …
Canadian Paralympic teams traveling a redemptive arc into Paris Games
Heidi Peters joined the Canadian women’s sitting volleyball squad in 2013, one year after the team missed out on qualification for London and essentially disbanded. “I think literally two athletes …
Paris organizers aim to emulate success of London 2012 as ‘normalcy’ returns to Paralympics
It’s been more than a decade since the last Summer Paralympics went off without major controversy. In 2016, Zika Virus concerns were compounded when, two weeks before the Games, the …
NBL1 women’s national championship: Rockingham Flames defeated by Bendigo Braves and Waverley Falcons
The NBL1 west champion Rockingham Flames have finally met their match — a pair of Victorian teams in Queensland. Just a week after raising the trophy at RAC Arena, the …