Capturing the journey of Toronto’s basketball culture

Capturing the journey of Toronto’s basketball culture

By Kirk Moss Raptormania consumed the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sports, in celebration of sports writer, U of T Alumni and author Alex Wong’s ground-breaking book “Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors” with a forward by Mighty-mouse, the legendary Damon Stoudermire. With a star-studded guests list, and panel discussion, […]

Reggae Girl Tiffany Cameron signs with Spanish football club

Reggae Girl Tiffany Cameron signs with Spanish football club

The talent of players from Concacaf can be found all around the world, the latest signing happening in Spain at Real Betis Balompie who added FW Tiffany Cameron of the Jamaican Women’s National Team. Cameron was part of the Reggae Girlz squad in both of their historical participations at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: The […]

Postage stamp to honour Willie O’Ree

Postage stamp to honour Willie O’Ree

A Canadian postage stamp to honour Willie O’Ree, the NHL’s first Black player, will be unveiled in Edmonton on Saturday as part of the Heritage Classsic festivities. The stamp will be officially issued on Monday. O’Ree made his NHL debut with Boston on Jan. 18, 1958, and played two games with the Bruins that season. […]

Shericka Jackson in line for World Female Athlete-of-the-Year

Shericka Jackson in line for World Female Athlete-of-the-Year

  World 200 meters champion Shericka Jackson is one of 11 nominees for the World Athletics Female Athlete-of-the-Year award. According to a announcement on the website of World Athletics, the sport’s world governing body, the voting process for the award opened on Wednesday, and the athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, […]

George Reed of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was an unstoppable force

George Reed of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was an unstoppable force

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders running back George Reed, a CFL legend, passed away at the age of 83, just one day before his 84th birthday. Reed’s remarkable career and contributions to both football and his community are celebrated. George Reed, widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs in CFL history, enjoyed a remarkable 13-year […]

Shericka Jackson on track to become the greatest women combined sprinter of all time

Shericka Jackson on track to become the greatest women combined sprinter of all time

  Two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson is now the second-best female combined sprinter of all time and could soon to become the greatest of all time if she runs faster in the 100m, 200m or 400m in the coming season. As at the end of the 2022/2023 season when she won her second 200m […]

Windies Hayley Matthews slams 132 in record chase against Australia

West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews slammed an incredible 132 and led her side in the highest successful run chase of all-time in women’s Twenty20 Internationals against hosts and world champions Australia Women on Monday. The 25-year-old all-rounder cracked 20 fours and five sixes from 64 balls in a breath-taking assault on the Australian bowling, […]