The Blue Jays' big free-agent pickup is a strikeout machine
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Halifax skip Christina Black to play for Olympic curling berth before home crowd
Local favourite Christina Black has a berth in the women's final of the Canadian curling trials in Halifax.
Top Russian figure skaters get IOC approval to compete at Milan-Cortina Olympics
Three figure skaters from Russia and Belarus, including an Olympic gold medal prospect, were approved Thursday by the International Olympic Committee to compete as neutrals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in February.
Fuzzy Zoeller, 2-time major champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74
Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf's most gregarious characters whose career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods, has died, according to a longtime colleague. He was 74.
How dyslexia helped chart Olympic course for Canadian biathlete Jasper Fleming
In Grade 2, Jasper Fleming acquired his “superpower.”
McGill University's decision to cut 15 sports saves some dollars but doesn't make sense
Monday morning McGill University’s athletic department announced plans to eliminate 15 sports, and if you view life as a series of budget line items, the prospect of a prestigious institution slashing half of its sports teams is awesome news.
What are 'whereabouts failures' and how did they cause Penny Oleksiak’s swim ban?
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak's two-year ban from competition has raised questions about the reasons for her suspension: three whereabouts failures.
Knee surgery ends Olympic season for Lara Gut-Behrami
Lara Gut-Behrami will miss the rest of the Olympic season because of a severe knee injury she suffered while crashing in training in the United States, the Swiss ski star said on Thursday.