Canadian golfers flock to new representation company
For most people, the choice to leave a secure, comfortable job, in order to start a new business from the ground up, would be a difficult one to make. For Danny Fritz, it wasn’t. The…
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Opinion: Are athletes worth the millions they get?
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Canelo Alvarez to retain his junior heavyweight title last month, the majority of the fan interest was not in the fight itself. Rather, much of the talk surrounded the fact…
Characters come out to play tennis in High Park
TORONTO — Take it from High Park tennis players: you can play tennis in Canada all year round. Set in the heart of Toronto’s biggest park, the public courts have created tennis players so devoted,…
Howard Park tennis club is a hidden High Park gem
TORONTO — For west end tennis players, it seems there’s no place like Howard Park Tennis Club (HPTC). Embedded in the east end of High Park, HPTC is a home away from home for many of…
At Team UMAC, ‘martial arts is a way of life’
Master Lou Milonas started United Martial Arts Canada — now called Team UMAC MMA & Fitness — in 1990 and has taught kids all the way up from little dragons to MMA-level contenders. Throughout his classes, Milonas focuses on physical training, but also bringing about the makings of a better person, he said.
Alexander Gustafsson says it’s “my time” at UFC 165
Alexander Gustafsson wants to be the next Chris Weidman. Weidman stunned the MMA world this past July by knocking out the sport’s all-time best fighter, Anderson Silva, in devastating fashion to become the new UFC…
Jon Jones aims for record-setting performance at UFC 165
If you’re wondering what motivates the man now widely regarded to be the best fighter in Mixed Martial Arts, you don’t have to look far. Sibling rivalries, apparently. “I’d have to say my biggest motivation…
Running on: Terry Fox continues to inspire
The 33d Terry Fox run took place around the world, including a smaller run at Cedarbrook Park in Scarborough. The run started at the park and continued up through Bendale and Thomspson Park, looping off…
Opinion: What it means for Milos Raonic to be a top 10 tennis player
Milos Raonic made history back on Aug. 12 when he became the first Canadian tennis player to be top 10 in the world. It didn’t last long. Just one week later, Raonic was bounced out…
Serbia tops Canada in Davis Cup semis
Underdog Canada fell to Serbia in the semis of the Davis Cup on Sunday, despite taking a 2-1 lead into the day and needing one win out of two singles matches. The loss sends the…