Olympian Sunisa Lee unrecognizable after illness diagnosis
After ending her Auburn career early due to a kidney illness, gold medal Olympian gymnast Sunisa Lee revealed the sickness caused her to gain 45 pounds. “I couldn’t fit into …
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Christine Sinclair to wrap Canadian career with pair of December contests in B.C.
Canada captain Christine Sinclair will wrap up her international career in December with two games in her backyard. The 10th-ranked Canadian women will face 11th-ranked Australia on Dec. 1 at …
Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson named Canada’s flag-bearers for Pan Am opening ceremony
The beach volleyball team of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were named Canada’s flag-bearers for the Pan American Games opening ceremonies Friday. The Toronto athletes were chosen to usher Canada’s …
‘Voice of the Knicks’ Marty Glickman faced discrimination
Jesse Owens’ remarkable accomplishments at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin are unimpeachable: a record four gold medals won under the eye of Adolf Hitler, who was no doubt humiliated …
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan disqualified after refusing handshake with Russian opponent Anna Smirnova
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan, a four-time Olympic medalist and four-time individual world champion, was disqualified from this year’s championships in Milan after she refused to shake hands with her Russian opponent …