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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The World Figure Skating Championships are always a big deal. And this year’s edition, starting Wednesday in Boston, carries more weight than usual. In additionContinue Reading

Sports·Opinion Canadian national soccer teammates Ali Ahmed and Ismaël Koné have spent the past few weeks fasting during Ramadan, but it didn’t hold either back in Canada’s performance at the Nations League finals. He and teammate Ismaël Koné enjoy sharing the experience Shireen Ahmed · CBC Sports · Posted: MarContinue Reading

Olympics Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members elected the first female president of the largest global sporting organization on Thursday. Kirsty Coventry will become the IOC’s 10th president after members from across the world cast their secret vote on the first ballot. 41-year-oldContinue Reading

Sports·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter looks at some Canadians to watch in the NCAA college basketball tournaments, including men’s assists leader Ryan Nembhard of Gonzaga. Men’s assists leader Nembhard is among the players to watchJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Mar 19, 2025 5:02 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Sports·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the short track speed skating world championships, where towering Canadian Will Dandjinou looks to cap a dominant season. Big Will Dandjinou is dominating this seasonJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Mar 13, 2025 5:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 13 Canada’sContinue Reading

Sports·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews speed skating’s single-distances world championships, where Canada will try to turn around a so-so season. Dubreuil, Blondin stand out in a so-so seasonJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Mar 12, 2025 4:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Laurent DubreuilContinue Reading

Sports·Opinion Whether it has been the collapse of other leagues, the intense research and marketing it took to convince people to say it’s time to invest, building women’s sports is still not an easy path. There have been bumps, there will be bumps and nothing will be seamless. It neverContinue Reading

When Tammara Thibeault is on a roll, she punctuates her thoughts with English phrases she didn’t learn growing up in Shawinigan, Que. She might say, “d’you know woh I mean?” just to make sure you know what she means. Or she’ll finish an occasional sentence with “innit?”, short of “isn’tContinue Reading

Sports·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the Canadian men’s curling championship in Kelowna, B.C., where multiple teams have a real shot at dethroning Brad Gushue. It should be a lot more competitive than the ScottiesJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Feb 27, 2025 6:42 PM EST | LastContinue Reading