More of the smartest things ever said about sports – and life
‘When you’re not practising, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win’…
Baseball all-star shift puts spotlight on Colorado’s exceptional voting laws
If moving the all-star game from Georgia leads to more states adopting Colorado’s voting laws and processes, it will be a win for the U.S. and its democracy…
Is being the better person enough to combat racism?
Basketball player Jeremy Lin believes you can be the bigger person and still tell someone that their words and actions are unacceptable…
Why kids often don’t stick with physiotherapy exercises
Sport-related injuries affect up to a third of Canadian teens yearly, says researcher recommending ways to help kids follow exercise plans…
How do we fairly welcome trans athletes to playing fields?
The general approach should be to have experts in each sport come together and decide on the specific rules for allowing fair competition…
The cultural ripples of the fight of the century
The first Ali-Frazier fight was boxing at its most thrilling. But it was also surrounded by name calling and racial strife, with political overtones…
Baseball showed how racism can be overcome
Racism is pointless and will inevitably fail, as it did in baseball. But it is part of our history…
Pull the 2022 Olympics out of China
We would not have held the Olympics in Rwanda as Tutsis were being slaughtered and it’s an absolute farce to think we should hold them in Beijing now…
Life skills needed for long NHL career are learned in minor hockey
In a study aimed at helping youth develop mental health skills, seasoned pro players offer insights into early lessons that helped them stick around in the big leagues…
World’s Longest Hockey Game moving cancer research closer to goal
Annual fundraising effort to support clinical trial of precision drug developed at U of A…