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Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser waits for UFC to call again after COVID-19

Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser waits for UFC to call again after COVID-19

His latest fight postponed because of the UFC's inability to find a place to stage it due to COVID-19, Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is chilling in his condo with a couple of 40-pound dumbbells, a medicine ball and skipping rope.
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.
Former CFL coach/GM Rita feeling sad for Italy's COVID-19 pandemic anguish

Former CFL coach/GM Rita feeling sad for Italy's COVID-19 pandemic anguish

TORONTO — Adam Rita's heart aches over the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on Italy. Italy, which had over 97,000 confirmed cases of the disease with more than 10,000 fatalities as of Sunday, is near and dear to Rita's heart.
CHL coaches ponder what could have been after cancellation: 'Everybody lost'

CHL coaches ponder what could have been after cancellation: 'Everybody lost'

Jim Hulton's lasting image of the 2019-20 season is a bus ride to nowhere.
Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer feels free and fast after coming out

Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer feels free and fast after coming out

Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he'd built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast.
Red Bull official proposes camp for F1 drivers despite virus

Red Bull official proposes camp for F1 drivers despite virus

VIENNA — An official at Formula One team Red Bull has proposed holding a training camp that would expose drivers to the coronavirus so they could build immunity to the disease while the season is suspended.
Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak

Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak

MINSK, Belarus — With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is proudly keeping soccer and hockey arenas open. The Eastern European nation of nearly 9.
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport temporarily halts doping testing program

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport temporarily halts doping testing program

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has placed its doping control testing program on hold until further notice. The CCES announced its decision Friday in a statement posted to its website.
Canada's sports organizations eager to unite country when pandemic passes

Canada's sports organizations eager to unite country when pandemic passes

Tom Renney remembers exactly where he was during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It was the first time the New York Rangers had ever held their training camp in Manhattan.
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