Tag: Canada
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Basketball to life
Photo: Arthur Ward/Arthur Images Jacob Smith Catherine Traer has done a lot throughout her life as an athlete, and the experiences have guided her through other aspects of life. From playing for two different schools at the collegiate level, overcoming injury and adversity to transition to a professional player while beginning life as a mother,…
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Toronto WNBA expansion opens door for athletes at home
Jacob Smith Toronto has been announced as the latest expansion franchise for the WNBA, getting a team for 2026 to play out of the Coca Cola Coliseum. With women’s basketball fans in Canada finally getting what they’ve been asking for with a team at home to cheer for, this also opens up a door for…
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Canadian Women’s Program in Good Hands
Jacob Smith The FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup just concluded and Carly Clarke guided her squad to a bronze medal, the second in the tournament’s history for Canada, and both coming from Coach Clarke led teams. After a stretch of the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, Globl Jam, and now the U19 Women’s World Cup through June…
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Canada takes down tournament hosts in AmeriCup
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith The Canadian Women’s National Team started their 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup journey on Sunday night when they went up against the hosts in Mexico. Canada came away with a 83-57 convincing victory, and names up and down the roster shined. Let’s start with who opened up the game for the…
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Sarah Fillier hat tricks and USA matchups
Jacob Smith Canada played their semifinal in the Women’s World Championship this evening against Switzerland and a 5-1 win has sent them to the gold medal game where they will meet USA once again. A chance at another gold medal was created by stellar defense and the play of Sarah Fillier who had herself a…
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Sarah Nurse Sends Canada To Semis
Jacob Smith Team Canada Women’s Hockey are on to the semifinals. After a thrilling overtime victory, Canada remains undefeated in the Women’s World Championship and takes down Sweden, 3-2. Two goals by Sarah Nurse including the overtime winner contributed to a performance that was mostly controlled by the Canadians in a win. Sweden opened the…
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CEBL Season Five an upward trend in Canadian Basketball
Jacob Smith The Canadian Elite Basketball League tips off their fifth season on May 24th and it will surely be the biggest and greatest of them all. From season one, the CEBL has been a place to showcase the best Canadian talent on home soil, and provide an experience like no other for those who…
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Canada Defeats Dominican Republic 95-75 in World Cup Qualifier
Jacob Smith The Canadian Senior Men’s National Team defeated the Dominican Republic 95-75 on Friday Night in a 2023 FIBA World Cup Olympic Qualifier game. Canada moves to 5-0 in Group C with the Dominican at 3-2. Canada started the first quarter from the perimeter making three of their first four baskets from outside. A Shai Gilgeous-Alezander…
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