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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. Some sports to brighten the season: World junior hockey championship Last year in Sweden, Canada’s three-peat hopes came to a crashing halt with a quarterfinalContinue Reading

Last year’s world junior hockey championship had a tough act to follow. The previous one was among the best ever, with Canadian phenom Connor Bedard breaking records and scoring highlight-reel goals in front of raucous crowds in Halifax and the gold-medal game ending with a thrilling overtime victory for theContinue Reading

It’s a very interesting time for U.S. college football. The rise of NIL (name, image and likeness) deals and the transfer portal have revolutionized the sport as empowered players now routinely switch schools in search of more sponsorship money, a better team situation or both.  Another seismic change comes toContinue Reading

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. Here’s a look at how Canadian athletes performed on the international stage over the past couple days: Swimming: Summer puts a ! on 2024 SummerContinue Reading

Sports Two-way star Travis Hunter of Colorado won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, punctuating a tireless performance all season by a dynamic player with a unique combination of skills. Highly touted NFL prospect received 552 1st-place votes in comfortable victory Mike Fitzpatrick · The Associated Press · Posted: DecContinue Reading

Sports·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter brings you up to speed on what happened this weekend in Olympic sports, including another seven medals for Canada’s short track speed skaters. Team racks up 7 more medals on the World TourJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Dec 09, 2024 5:38 PMContinue Reading

Sports·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter guides you through a busy slate including figure skating’s Grand Prix Final and World Cup races in skiing, bobsleigh and short track speed skating. The winter season is definitely hereJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Dec 06, 2024 6:13 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Sports·Opinion Somebody should have known better: Death of Edmonton man after MMA match raises regulation questionsTrokon Dousuah, a 33-year-old Edmontonian with no formal experience as a high-level fighter, died following a charity mixed martial arts match in Alberta. In the absence of details, we’re left to wonder how and whyContinue Reading

Sports·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter looks forward to the most exciting part of the alpine skiing season as downhill and super-G racing gets underway. Downhill and super-G events get started in ColoradoJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Dec 05, 2024 4:51 PM EST | Last Updated: 9 hoursContinue Reading