Archive 1997-2016
It’s ironic that although basketball was invented by a Canadian, the sport has become as American as apple pie.
The U.S. has commercialized basketball not only at the professional level, but at the college level as well.
For basketball fans, March brings one of the most celebrated U.S. sporting events — the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) men’s basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.
By Sean McIndoe
The organizers of a campaign to save Frank Clair Stadium have a message for Ottawa: if the stadium is destroyed, the city’s chances of hosting another CFL franchise will also be destroyed.
“It goes without saying that if they tear down Lansdowne Park, there is zero chance of the Canadian Football League ever returning here,” says Micky Green, who first spearheaded the campaign. “Once it’s gone, a facility of this type will never again be built.”
By Andrea Myland
A dustpan, apron and wig are not part of the standard curling uniform, but this is how Ottawa Sun columnist Earl McRae showed up to play against the Ontario women’s team. He claimed to be dressed how they should be. . . like a chamber maid.
By Adam Hickman
Sport is about participation. It’s about playing for the love of the game — winning, losing and having fun.
Professional sport, for most athletes, is an extension of those ideals. The times are faster and the dollars are bigger but, all in all, each athlete is involved because at some time as a kid they had a passion and a dream.