Kyrie Irving hasn’t learned a thing from playing a team sport
SPORTS: Unvaccinated NBA star won’t be welcomed back to the Nets until he’s fully able to participate in all team activities (PREMIUM)
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NBA’s anti-vaxxers put far too many people at risk
KEN REED: We need a lot more ‘we’ people than ‘me’ people – in professional sports and everywhere else (PREMIUM)
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COVID-driven physical inactivity crisis hits school-age children
KEN REED: Active students have better grades, enhanced memory capabilities, lower absenteeism and better behaviour (PREMIUM)
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The Toronto Blue Jays truly are Canada’s team
GERRY CHIDIAC: Just like Canada, baseball has a way of bringing diverse groups together (PREMIUM)
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Rocky Marciano was formidable from his first fight to his last
PAT MURPHY: Rocky was all about brute force, relentless aggression and destructive punching power (PREMIUM)
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Canada hasn’t always celebrated its Olympic champions
MICHAEL TAUBE: George Orton won Canada’s first gold medal in the 2,500-metre steeplechase in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris but was barely known in this country (PREMIUM)
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How racially-charged sports team names marginalize your neighbours
SPORTS: The MLB team has finally seen the light, adopting a new name and projecting an inclusive image (PREMIUM)
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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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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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