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Opinion
Sprinting's latest doping scandal is bad timing in a sport that can't afford more controversy
World Athletics’ Athletics Integrity Unit maintains that polarizing track figure Gerald Phiri has possessed a pair of prohibited substances, Cardarine and meldonium, at various points in recent years, while three of his teenage athletes tested positive for Cardarine in 2023 and 2024.
Canadian Tammara Thibeault launching pro boxing career at time of profound change for fight industry
Friday night at the Toronto Casino Resort, Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault takes on Sonya Dreiling in a six-round bout. For Thibeault, the bout is a showcase and a homecoming.
Opinion
In current media environment, retired NHL star P.K. Subban's conservative pivot a savvy business move
Former Montreal Canadiens star P.K. Subban, known for his electrifying playstyle and outspoken personality, has sparked debate with his recent criticism of NBA players on ESPN's morning talk shows and support for U.S. president Donald Trump.
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Restrictions on trans athletes focus on exclusion, when participation should be the goal
The International Boxing Association's attempt to take the International Olympic Committee is about scapegoating vulnerable people while actively working against gender equity in sport.
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Mahomes-Hurts Super Bowl matchup is evidence that a true meritocracy needs a diverse talent pool
Even if the NFL wanted to unblacken its pregame entertainment, we'd still see racial progress on the field, where quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes will duel in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.
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Environmental, political climates elicit uneasy feelings ahead of 2028 Olympics in L.A.
As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, it’s too early to create an exact picture of the environmental and political landscapes we’ll inhabit four years from now, but recent developments can potentially leave you feeling uneasy.
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New Year's resolutions that can create meaningful change for fans, franchises, and sports
The Toronto Blue Jays, sports gambling companies, and world-class track and field all have Morgan Campbell's attention as he draws up his list of New Year's sports resolutions for 2025.
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For track and field, novelty races don't serve bigger goal of keeping the sport in spotlight
Yes, I've seen video of the footrace between Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100-metre champion, and Darren Watkins Jr., a.k.a. IShowSpeed, the social media megastar whose content often involves feats of athleticism. In one post he leaps over a moving car, so who's to say he can't, at the right distance, upset the current world's fastest man? Lyles, for one.
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Somebody should have known better: Death of Edmonton man after MMA match raises regulation questions
Trokon Dousuah, a 33-year-old Edmontonian with no formal experience as a high-level fighter, died following a charity mixed martial arts match in Alberta. In the absence of details, we’re left to wonder how and why a seemingly healthy father died after what looked like a run-of-the-mill MMA contest.
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The magic of mass appeal in Netflix's Tyson-Paul event owed to shrewd marketing - and willful ignorance
The obvious questions after Netflix's recent live boxing spectacle are whether beating up on the husk of Mike Tyson dented Jake Paul’s appeal, and whether the formula that made Friday’s fight the most viewed boxing match ever is fatally flawed.