Eric Montross, a former North Carolina and NBA big man, has died after a cancer fight, his family said. He was 52. He had been diagnosed with cancer in March, leading to him stepping away from his duties as a radio analyst for UNC game broadcasts.Continue Reading
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was undergoing surgery for a broken hip Saturday after falling at a concert in Los Angeles. The NBA Hall of Famer was attending a show Friday night when he was injured.Continue Reading
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he hit Phoenix Suns centre Jusuf Nurkić in the face and received a Flagrant 2 foul and ejection.Continue Reading
Basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was voted Canada’s top athlete of the year on Monday, beating Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid, golfer and Canadian Open champion Nick Taylor, hammer thrower Camryn Rogers and swimmer Summer McIntosh.Continue Reading
Bronny James showed off his defensive skills in his college debut for Southern California nearly five months after he suffered cardiac arrest and expressed gratitude for the doctors and family who supported him.Continue Reading
The Indiana Fever won the WNBA draft lottery for the No. 1 pick for the second consecutive season Sunday. The Fever took Aliyah Boston last season with the top pick and she earned the league’s rookie of the year honours.Continue Reading
Politics The Department of National Defence (DND) says it’s taking steps to improve training for staff at the military’s sexual misconduct support centre, acknowledging that men who report being abused have not always felt “safe, secure and supported.” The number of male soldiers reporting sexual misconduct has been increasing Murray Brewster ·Continue Reading
When Lucille Atlookan found out her kidneys were failing, she never expected to find a transplant match so quickly, let alone from her partner. The 2-Spirit Anishinaabe artist was diagnosed with lupus in 2013. The incurable autoimmune disease causes inflammation in the tissues and organs, resulting in chronic pain. InContinue Reading
Edmonton The darker the snow, the faster it melts — and new research sheds light on the threat snow algae poses to shrinking glaciers across northwestern North America. The colourful algae colonize thousands of North American snowfields each summer Wallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2024 4:00Continue Reading
Lucas Giolito and the Boston Red Sox finalized a two-year contract worth $38.5 million US on Wednesday, a deal that allows the 29-year-old right-hander to earn up to $58 million over three seasons.Continue Reading
