Bianca Andreescu proves she’s adept on and off the court
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Canada’s rising tennis star managed to turn Serena Williams’ injury into a moment to cherish (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $19)
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Category: Sports
Fan injuries from foul balls up dramatically
KEN READ: It’s time for MLB to put protective netting up from home plate to the foul poles (BASIC/PREMIUM membership content
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Big shots in Toronto, long shots in Calgary sports markets
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: In both markets, money is an issue. That makes sense in Calgary, but not so much in Toronto (PREMIUM membership content)
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Coming to grips with the gay reality in sports locker rooms
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Professional male sports teams are a cross-section of many cultures. But the idea that they agree about much beyond winning is a fabrication. It’s time to open up. ($$)
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Jim Bouton’s impact reached far beyond the baseball diamond
SPORTS: The Ball Four author was a significant social activist, speaking out about apartheid, and exposing small-town government and media corruption ($$)
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Call for equal pay for women for equal play falls flat
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Let’s face it: women’s sports are second-tier entertainment, which even most women don’t support ($$)
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Kawhi Leonard just rewrote the script for pro sports
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: There’s a new sports model taking over and it’s all about best on best and relegation for the mediocre ($$)
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How Gene Tunney brought down a boxing legend and an era
PAT MURPHY: He beat Jack Dempsey twice to become heavyweight champion – and his staid personal style foreshadowed the end of the Roaring ’20s ($$)
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Jack Dempsey and the birth of the Roaring ’20s
PAT MURPHY: The boxer was a prime example of the ascension of celebrity, perhaps rivalled only by baseball’s Babe Ruth ($$)
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The Raptors elevated basketball to an art form and lifted us all
GERRY CHIDIAC: The most ethnically diverse team ever to win an NBA championship reflected the nation’s diversity ($$)
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U.S. women’s soccer team fighting battles on and off the field
SPORTS: After years of being the best team in the world, they continue to fight for equal status and respect at home ($$)
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Canada’s great basketball awakening
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: The Raptors’ win was transformative for the league, the business of sport and for Canada in general ($$)
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