Sports: Football

There is a lot of money in kids’ sports. In Canada alone, recent research suggests that youth sport has become an industry worth $8.7 billion per year. Unfortunately, amid this flow of dollars, and the sometimes astronomical cost for parents, many kids from lower-income homes are getting left on the sidelines. Enter Tim Adams with … Continued

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How does an athlete become great?

AfL Role Model Amy Walsh shares her message of the importance of movement

Inspiring them to follow their dreams

It’s a celebration of football and friendships

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup ambassador shares her thoughts

It’s time to help make “play like a girl” be a shout of empowerment

Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, and Colin Kaepernick could have played in the MLB

You have to wonder about the power of a name. Canadian Olympic hopeful Dylan Armstrong competes in shot put, an event that relies on arm strength. Likewise, you have to consider the influence of a timely comment from a coach or teacher. Like Perdita Felicien, Armstrong was inspired as a kid to aim for the … Continued

He may not look like a typical professional basketball player, but Jeremy Lin is living up to “Linsanity,” the phrase he’s inspired with his stellar play in the NBA. The National Post’s Bruce Arthur captured the phenomenon that is Lin: “But right now the Jeremy Lin story is about how in a society full of nonsense and noise, … Continued