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Canada advances to Olympic women's soccer final with 1-0 win over United States
KASHIMA-SHI, Japan - Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute to help the Canadian women's soccer team to a 1-0 semifinal victory over the United States at the Tokyo Games. American ...
Aug 02, 2021 (Krista Hannesen/Twitter)
Canada in Tokyo - Anicka Newell - Athletics
Tokyo 2020 is a shot at redemption for Anicka Newell. The 27-year-old pole vaulter finished 29th at the Rio Olympics five years ago, and she is determined for a better showing in Japan. "Obviously it ...
Aug 01, 2021 Anicka Newell (Photo files courtesy of Athletics Canada/Claus Andersen)
'Every position we had pretty strong conversations': Riders GM on making final cuts
Jeremy O'Day says many tough decisions had to be made following training camp. The Saskatchewan Roughriders held their first CFL camp since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the 2020 season...
Jul 31, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds (left) and GM Jeremy O'Day. (980 CJME file photo)
Canada in Tokyo - Alex Cai - Fencing
Alex Cai only made his senior fencing debut three years ago. Now, he has become part of an historic team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The nine-strong team is the largest for Team Canada since 2008...
Jul 31, 2021 Photo files courtesy of Devin Manky
Riders release 18 ahead of regular-season
The 2021 edition of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has now been revealed. The green and white announced its final cuts Friday after CFL training camp ended the day before. It included the release of 18 ...
Jul 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Riders sell out first game back since 2019
A sea of green will wash over Mosaic Stadium next week. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced their first game of the 2021 CFL season - a clash with the B.C. Lions on Aug. 6 - has officially been sol...
Jul 30, 2021 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: Are player-managers the new winning combination?
Aaron Rodgers clearly wants to bring a little more of the NBA mentality to football. The Green Bay Packers quarterback believes he should and could have been a valuable resource when it comes to playe...
Jul 30, 2021
Riders veterans find joy in unique training camp
Despite a camp filled with restrictions and smouldering days, members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders found joy in returning to the field. Thursday marked the final day of practice during the Riders 2...
Jul 29, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan during training camp practice on July 27, 2021. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Canada in Tokyo - Chris Dornan - Behind The Athletes
We all know that the athletes are the main attraction of an Olympic Games, but what about the people behind the scenes who help make it happen? Chris Dornan is one of those people and his company, Hig...
Jul 29, 2021 Chris Dornan with Beckie Scott & Sara Renner (Photo files courtesy of Chris Dornan)
Jamie Nye: The Canadiens found a way to make themselves look worse
The Montreal Canadiens news release from owner Geoff Molson on Wednesday may have actually been worse than drafting Logan Mailloux. He's the young man who shared a sexually explicit photo of a female ...
Jul 29, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Americans need to dial back talk of World Cup dominance
Being a World Cup host comes with bragging rights and automatic entry, but Sarah Mills says if you have watched France o...
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