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Despite decades of initiatives, gender equity among high-performance coaches remains an Olympic dream
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team Canada sent its largest women’s contingent in history – making up more than 60 per cent of the athletes. Yet, the sidelines told a different story: only 19 per cent of the coaching staff were women. For Milano-Cortina, that figure is projected to be near 10 per cent. Source […]
What we know about the 3 junior hockey players killed in Alberta crash
The hockey community is in mourning after three junior players on the Southern Alberta Mustangs team died after a crash near Stavely, Alta., on Monday. Source link
BetMGM moves to explicitly prohibit customers from harassing athletes
BetMGM said on Monday it is updating its terms of service to explicitly prohibit customers from harassing athletes, a move the U.S. sports-betting operator framed as part of a broader push on sports integrity and player safety. Source link
3 Alberta junior hockey players killed in highway crash
The Southern Alberta Mustangs, based in Stavely, Alta., announced three players on its roster died while travelling to a team practice on Monday. Source link
'Unconscionable' for debt-ridden Grand Slam Track to look ahead before paying bills: World Athletics
Track and field’s international federation called it “unconscionable” for the bankrupt Grand Slam Track league to be looking into bankrolling future events before its debts from the 2025 season are settled. Source link
Sports court says it lacks jurisdiction over U.S. skeleton athlete Uhlaender's Olympic appeal
U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender’s last chance to make the Olympic field may have been lost Monday, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying it lacks the jurisdiction to change the result of a race that could have earned her a berth in the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. Source link
CBC Sports to provide exclusive coverage of Rock League's inaugural season
CBC Sports will provide more than 40 hours of live streaming coverage of the Rock League, curling’s first professional league, including live broadcast of playoff and championship matches. Source link
Injury forces Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek, figure skating partner Deschamps out of Olympic team event
World figure skating champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada will not compete in the Olympic team event in Italy later this month due to a training injury in Quebec sustained by Stellato-Dudek, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Monday. Source link
Blue Jays legend Joe Carter to be honoured with statue outside Rogers Centre
One of the greatest moments in Toronto Blue Jays history will be immortalized outside Rogers Centre. A statue of Joe Carter’s historic walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series will be erected outside Toronto’s downtown ballpark. Source link
Norway's mixed doubles curlers welcome weight of golden expectations
Norwegian mixed doubles curlers Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten chase gold medal after winning bronze at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018 and silver at the Beijing Games in 2022. Source link