On the rebound: Basketball players embrace mental health in first in-person pandemic season
Basketball players and staff are speaking up to fight against mental health stigma in sports.
Ottawa’s de Brienne finds footing at Carleton capping soccer journey across Canada with ‘viral goal’
Carleton Ravens rookie Matteo de Brienne harbours hopes of a professional soccer career and the drive to make it happen.
In light of Team Canada soccer triumph, it’s time to move forward with pro women’s sports in this country
Women's sports have grown in viewership and popularity, but when will the Canadian professional sports landscape reflect that?
NHL’s handling of sexual assault allegations could guide amateur sports in Ottawa
Minor hockey leagues in Ottawa can learn from how the NHL mishandled the Kyle Beach affair and apply the lessons to their own leagues.
Ottawa curler Lisa Weagle hoping to make a return to Olympic competition
The Canadian Olympic Curling trials will decide who will represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Thousands of low-income and racialized youth face barriers accessing minor hockey even as participation falls in Canada
Canadian participation in youth hockey is diminishing and lack of accessibility to low-income communities could be a critical factor in the decline.
Olympian Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu sets Canadian freestyle dressage record in Tokyo with her horse All In
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu looks back on her Olympic debut as a dream, breaking the record for highest Canadian score in dressage freestyle
First-time Olympian, Lauren Gale, proud to call Ottawa her “track home”
Lauren Gale describes herself as a “realistic dreamer”. The New Brunswick native is competing in her first Olympics, running the 4×400-metre relay on Aug. 5 at the Tokyo Olympics. Although the Olympics has always been a dream for the 21 year old, who runs for Colorado State University, she says it was a lot of work for it to become a tangible,...
Olympic experience over but spirit remains for two Ottawa Valley runners
Residents in the Ottawa Valley were cheering on two runners in the women’s 800-metres Thursday night in Tokyo. While neither of the women made the cut, both have received immense messages of support. Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, from Eganville, and Madeleine Kelly, from Pembroke, are Ottawa Valley natives who qualified for the women’s 800-metres in Tokyo. In Heat 1, Kelly placed fifth...
Chasing the Cup: Despite the Canadiens’ loss, the journey was a beautiful ride
Despite losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Montreal Canadiens magical run was a happy moment in a difficult year.
Road to recovery begins as horse racing allowed to resume in Ontario
Under step one of the provinces reopening, horse racing can resume at Ontario racetracks - without fans in the grandstands.
Around the Bay road race celebrates its 127th birthday — with a virtual version
North America's oldest running race is going online this year, allowing runners to run the race anywhere in the world, between March 25 and April 25.