Tag: Canada Olympic Team
US women’s hoops looks for seventh consecutive gold medal
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will try and become the first players ever to win five Olympic gold medals in basketball when the United...
Fiji set for gold defense; New Zealand women aim for upgrade
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: The first Olympic gold medal ever awarded in rugby sevens went to the Australian women's team. The Aussies held off archrival...
Breastfeeding Olympians allowed to bring babies to Tokyo
TORONTO — Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher, who is breastfeeding her infant daughter, has won in her quest to bring the baby to the...
Canadian boxer Bujold wins appeal to compete at Tokyo Games
TORONTO — Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold looks forward to the day when she can tell her daughter that she got in the Olympic ring...
Hungarian fencer Aida Mohamed to compete in her 7th Olympics
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian fencer Aida Mohamed is about to join a very small group of women by competing in her seventh Olympics.
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Americans on many teams as softball returns to Olympics
Ken Eriksen predicts tight competition in softball as the sport returns to the Olympics.
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Last chance for Tokyo: Final 4 Olympic hoop qualifiers begin
Toronto coach Nick Nurse is an American. Born in Iowa. Owns a home in Florida. A lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs.
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Pitino’s summer job: Trying to get Greece into Tokyo Games
Rick Pitino professes to knowing three Greek words: Kalimera, kalispera and kalinichta, which translate to good morning, good afternoon and good night.
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Need to breastfeed could block Canadian’s path to Olympics
TORONTO — A Canadian basketball player is being “forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom or an Olympic athlete.”
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Christine Sinclair leads Canadian team for the Olympics
Christine Sinclair, who holds the all-time record for international goals among both men and women, leads Canada's roster for the Olympics.
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