TOPIC: OPINION
Opinion
Cash for gold: $50K US bonus to Olympic champions a good 1st step in increasing track and field's profile
World Athletics announced it would pay a $50,000 U.S. bonus to gold medallists at this summers Olympics in Paris. The move will cost $2.4 million about what an NBA team pays the fifth guy off the bench, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Betting scandals becoming new normal with sports leagues in bed with gambling industry
We seem headed toward a full-scale normalization of sports betting and its negative consequences, each gambling scandal a little less scandalous than the preceding one, before we give up and charge it all to the game, writes Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Around the Bay race shows us what Hamilton is capable of evolving, for the better
Anyone inside the running community knows the power and pull of Around the Bay, and ultimately the healing power a community race can have on an individual, writes Mohamad Bsat.
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Opinion
Mike Tyson unlikely to turn back clock in novelty boxing match against Jake Paul
If youre old enough to remember peak Mike Tyson, youre old enough not to expect him to show up against Jake Paul in 2024, which means youre old enough to know better, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Disability culture is something you are a part of not something that is happening to you
For John Loeppky, disability culture is exemplified by "moments of validation and connection that allow us to see our identities not just in medical terms, not in terms of what society says were lacking, but as a kinship built on shared lived experiences." It shows the world disabled people are "worthy of care and worthy of preservation."
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Analysis
Now the biggest star in track, American sprinter Noah Lyles can shine much-needed spotlight on world indoors
With the World Athletics Indoor Championships set to start, Noah Lyles appears prepared to deliver. In February he ran 6.44 over 60 metres, establishing a personal best and world lead, and a similar performance this weekend could shine a spotlight on an event that can use the attention.
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Taylor Swift donates $100,000 US to family of woman killed in Kansas City parade shooting
Taylor Swift donated $100,000 US to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl victory parade.
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Opinion
Bullets that flew in Kansas City didn't care what side you line up on when it comes to gun control
A fired bullet doesn't pause to assess age, race or gender, or ask who you intend to vote for in November. It just flies until it hits something. If it hits you, it tears through flesh, whether you support Trump, Biden, Cornel West or RFK Jr.
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Fire at home of Dolphins'Tyreek Hill started by child playing with cigarette lighter
A fire at the $6.9 million US home owned by Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter in a bedroom, a fire official said Thursday.
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Opinion
It was years before I ever saw a Black doctor. Now that I'm a doctor, not much has changed
Physicians should be as diverse as the patients they serve, argues first-year psychiatry resident Dr. Wolf Thyma. Despite some progress, the medical community remains extremely conservative, relying on the idea that only the best and brightest should be admitted to medical school.
Canada -Montreal |
Opinion
Fact-checking an NFL owner's claims that his 'rich, white billionaire' status was reason for DUI arrest
When Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay used an interview to accuse police of profiling him over his race (white) and wealth (immense) during a 2014 impaired driving arrest, the online backlash came fast, with a long-list of commentators highlighting Irsays stunning lack of self-awareness.
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Vancouverites react to proposed private fireworks ban
Some agree with the motion. Others don't want to lose the fun.
Opinion
NBA villain Dillon Brooks a necessary evil for Canadian men's Olympic basketball team
The Canadian men's basketball team will need Dillon Brooks at his suffocating, agitating, two-way best if it hopes to make noise at the Paris Olympics, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Fascinating Fury-Ngannou bout latest example of Saudi Arabia's sportswashing strategy
The boxing match between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou fits well in a contemporary sports scene that treasures appeal-broadening crossover events, and where financial support comes increasingly from deep-pocketed Middle Eastern kingdoms, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Even the behemoth NFL can benefit from the 'Taylor Swift Effect'
Teams and leagues can pour money and effort into focus groups and ad campaigns and novelty events, but the biggest, most satisfying marketing wins are often organic, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Shericka Jackson's pursuit of Flo-Jo's 200m world record is Diamond League Final's main attraction
The women's 200-metre world record is in play for Shericka Jackson at the Diamond League Final this weekend, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Timing couldn't be better for Canadian track and field world champions
Canadian athletes displayed individual brilliance and solid team effort at the just completed World Athletics Championships. If you're a fan of Canadian track and field, you've got to love this timing.
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Opinion
Individual or team? Sprint schedule presents dilemma for Canadian men at World Athletics
The 4x100m heats and the 200mfinalwill bookend Friday's evening session at the World Athletics Championships, likely forcing Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney to make a choice between individual success in one race vs. team success in the other.
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Ageless Fraser-Pryce ready to contend in stacked 100m at worlds despite long layoff
Having Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce back on the track, and back in phenomenal shape, complicates the process of forecasting a preposterously deep women's 100-metre final at the world championships, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Noah Lyles's audacious boast of breaking Bolt's 200m world record not so far fetched
Its blasphemous to suggest a sprinter can actually break Usain Bolt's world record of 19.19 seconds that he set at the 2009 world championships on Berlin. But the idea that American Noah Lyles can do it isn't so far fetched, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Andre De Grasse's 200m breakthrough provides hope for world championships
Andre De Grasse is still several strides behind his personal best in the 200 metres, but his win at the Canadian track and field championship was still a breakthrough race for a sprinter who had struggled through the spring and early summer, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
Load management unavoidable for most track and field athletes on road to worlds
Staying sharp all season long is one task. Peaking for the biggest competition of the year is a different challenge. Rare athletes can do both. Most have to plan carefully train, race, and load-manage, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Opinion
USATF national championships put financial strain on athletes despite long list of sponsors
Despite its long list of event sponsors, many athletes are incurring significant credit card debt to compete at the USATF national championships, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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Injuries to several key players dominating Canada's focus ahead of Women's World Cup
As the Canadian national soccer team gathers for training camp in the Gold Coast of Australia ahead of this summers FIFA Womens World Cup, there are significant questions to answer both on and off the pitch.
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