Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team battles hard despite loss
David Eng and Nik Goncin played their hearts out during the Canadian Men’s wheelchair basketball opening game against Spain on Thursday night, no matter how far they fell behind.
David Eng and Nik Goncin played their hearts out during the Canadian Men’s wheelchair basketball opening game against Spain on Thursday night, no matter how far they fell behind.
The battle for Paralympic gold in women’s wheelchair basketball is going to be one of the closest in years, veteran Canadian player Tracey Ferguson says.
UPDATE: Darda Sales made the Paralympic team and will compete in Rio this September. One of the newer members of Canada’s women’s national wheelchair basketball team is fighting to earn a spot on the roster,…
UPDATE: This story was from the Paraswim trials in April. Mrak will be representing Canada in Brazil. TORONTO – Despite a disappointing run on the day before the Canadian Paralympic swim team was selected, a…
UPDATE: Ryan qualified for her first Paralympic Games at the April trials and will represent Canada at Rio. TORONTO – A little girl’s dream is on the verge of becoming a reality after the 2016…
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Mitch Nay, a top 10 prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, is working on bringing his power back into his game. The team’s first round selection in 2012 hit the ball hard…
For some, baseball is just a game, but for others it capsulizes decades of family tradition. Two seasoned Blue Jays fans were having a bite to eat at Marguerite’s, a fan hotspot outside the Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, before the team hosted the Atlanta Braves. John McKague reminisced about his ongoing tradition at Blue Jays spring training with his wife, Jenny. “It was a sad story,” he said. “My wife’s father died and my brother died about two weeks later. We said, ‘I need a holiday, let’s get the hell out of here.’ We came down here, and we have come down here ever since. That was 25 years ago.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Some professional athletes wait until they have amassed a large fortune before they donate money back. One PGA Tour golfer knew what it was like to be in need and didn’t…