Welcome to the gluten-free, sushi-less Olympic Games
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: As with every aspect of the pandemic-postponed Olympics, the virus will cast a long shadow on how people are fed (FREE)
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Category: Sports
How one athlete’s courage has given the LGBTQ community new strength
SPORTS: National Football League player Carl Nassib has given the battle against homophobia in sports and society in general a huge boost (PREMIUM)
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Uncovering the myths and celebrating the reality of André the Giant
MICHAEL TAUBE: Bertrand Hébert and Pat Laprade’s book, The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant, helped unlock this Giant mystery (PREMIUM)
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Coaches at all levels treat fun as a negative. It’s not
KEN REED: Humanistic coaches focus on encouragement and positive motivation. They believe humans seek out fun and want to actualize themselves (PREMIUM)
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The Mayweather-Paul bout was bad for boxing but good for capitalism
MICHAEL TAUBE: Exhibition matches aren’t a true test of a pro boxer. They tend to occur in more relaxed environments with unique rules – and showboating (PREMIUM)
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Phil Mickelson wins one for the ages
MICHAEL TAUBE: We have to stop the temptation of writing off athletes due to age or recent performance (PREMIUM)
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Expose tainted heroes by finding new ones to honour
GERRY CHIDIAC: Roberto Alomar was a great baseball player but there’s more to being a human than athleticism. The real hero is the woman who reported him (PREMIUM)
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We must get past the stigma to combat rising mental health crisis
SPORTS: Drew Robinson, a veteran Major League Baseball player, has survived a suicide attempt and is rebuilding his life in part by being open and seeking help (FREE TRIAL)
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More of the smartest things ever said about sports – and life
SPORTS: ‘When you’re not practising, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win’ ($25)
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Is being the better person enough to combat racism?
GERRY CHIDIAC: Basketball player Jeremy Lin believes you can be the bigger person and still tell someone that their words and actions are unacceptable (PREMIUM)
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How do we fairly welcome trans athletes to playing fields?
KEN REED: The general approach should be to have experts in each sport come together and decide on the specific rules for allowing fair competition ($21)
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The cultural ripples of the fight of the century
PAT MURPHY: The first Ali-Frazier fight was boxing at its most thrilling. But it was also surrounded by name calling and racial strife, with political overtones ($29)
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