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Explaining impairment classification at the Paralympic Games
Canada won its first medal of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday in a C4-5 track cycling event. If you were wondering what that means, here's an explainer on how Paralympic athletes are classified within their sports based on impairment.
'The time was crap': Paralympic champion Nate Riech falls short of world record, sets forth to Paris
Nate Riech lined up to try to break his men’s T38 1,500 metre world record at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ont., on Tuesday, stopping the clock at three minutes 57.89 seconds, exactly 10 seconds shy of the world record he set in 2021.
Canadian Paralympic gold medallist Nate Riech chases world record as tuneup for Paris
Canadian Paralympic gold medallist Nate Riech is looking to break his own T38 1,500-metre world record when he competes Tuesday at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ont.
Canada's Hughes says men's pro golf 'in sad place' as Rahm leaves for LIV
Canadian golfer Mackenzie Hughes said the men's professional golf drama of the past two years, featuring the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League poaching Tour players with large sums of cash, has left the sport he loves in a "sad place."
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Toronto Raptors may be home, but pivotal season could determine team's ultimate direction
The Toronto Raptors enter this season free of championship expectations and nearly devoid of playoff ones. But they’ll be back in Toronto, where they haven't played a regular-season game since February 2020.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says unvaccinated NBA players shouldn't be allowed to play
As the NBA prepares for its third straight pandemic-affected season, player vaccinations have quickly turned into a hot-button issue. The conversation prompted basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to go public with his stance that every NBA player should be vaccinated.
Former basketball player Linklater wants truth emphasized on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Canadian Michael Linklater, an ex-professional basketball player, has dedicated his life to leading by example as an Indigenous athlete. Now, with the first national Truth and Reconciliation Day on Thursday, Linklater hopes his people’s plight since the founding of Turtle Island comes to light.
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CHL's return to regular schedule a chance for exceptional players to make their mark
Exceptions promise to be the rule in the upcoming CHL season. It’s as much of a return to normal as possible, with schedules containing the usual 68 games per team in the lead-up to the Memorial Cup in June hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs.
Andre De Grasse eyeing more gold at Paris 2024 with improved starts
Canada's most decorated male Olympian Andre De Grasse told CBC Sports on Thursday he plans on adding even more hardware by improving his starts in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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WNBA playoffs primed for chaos could bring new world order
A team riding a 14-game winning streak. Another that won just 12 games all season. The struggling defending champions. The surging contenders to the throne. The WNBA playoffs begin on Thursday ripe with storylines and primed for chaos.