Canada may send last-minute para athletes to Rio
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Swimming Canada could find itself scrambling with the Rio Paralympic games just one month away. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is issuing a blanket ban on Russian...
View ArticleVancouver to host world class sporting event
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Tourism in Vancouver gets another boost as the inaugural Americas Masters Games come to town. The 5,000 athletes are from more than 52 different countries and are over the age...
View ArticleFootball is the most popular sporting bet in the province: BCLC
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – With the NFL now back on the field – maybe it’s time to re-think Canada as a hockey country. Football has now become the most popular sports bet for British Columbians. Last...
View ArticleImportant to monitor school-aged athletes for head injuries: expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – School is back in session and that means it’s time for contact sports like football and hockey. The clinical director of Vancouver’s Advance Concussion Clinic is highlighting...
View ArticleNational concussion protocol to apply to amateur sports: Ottawa
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Canada’s sports minister says national standards to identify and treat concussions, and when athletes can return to play, won’t apply to professional sports leagues. Carla...
View ArticleCalgarians asked to weigh in on potential Olympic bid
CALGARY (NEWS1130) – Should Calgary toss its name in the hat to host the Olympics in 2026? A new online questionnaire wants to know your answer. The Calgary Bid Exploration Committee launched survey...
View ArticleHow BC high school sports programs handle transgender athletes
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A transgender boy recently made headlines for winning a high school wrestling title in Texas — against girls. The 17-year-old was born female and despite transitioning to male,...
View ArticleCanucks go shark hunting this evening in San Jose
SAN JOSE, CA. (NEWS 1130) – The Canucks begin their three-game California road swing this evening with a stop in San Jose. It is the first game after the NHL trade deadline and Vancouver looks a little...
View ArticleIt may soon get harder to watch sports at local bars
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – There many soon be fewer local restaurants showing the hockey, football or baseball game. When it comes to commercial establishments, Bell and Rogers are hiking the rates for...
View ArticleIt’s a good time to be a sports fan in Vancouver!
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Sure, it’s almost Halloween, but there is nothing scary about being a sports fan in Vancouver these days! The Vancouver Whitecaps are pushing ahead with their historic...
View ArticleCanucks doing better than expected, as they enter the second quarter of their...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’s been a tough year so far for fans of the Vancouver Canucks but it could have been a lot worse. The team was pegged by many experts to finish last in the league but the club...
View ArticleIt’s a good time to be a sports fan in Vancouver!
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Sure, it’s almost Halloween, but there is nothing scary about being a sports fan in Vancouver these days! The Vancouver Whitecaps are pushing ahead with their historic...
View ArticleCanucks doing better than expected, as they enter the second quarter of their...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’s been a tough year so far for fans of the Vancouver Canucks but it could have been a lot worse. The team was pegged by many experts to finish last in the league but the club...
View ArticleSurreal Vegas-Washington series the ‘Final that was never meant to be’
LAS VEGAS — Whodathunkit? Who in their right mind would possibly have thought we’d be standing back inside T-Mobile Arena preparing for the Stanley Cup Final less than a year after the Vegas Golden...
View ArticleWorld Cup dream matchups: How and when they can happen
Every World Cup, there are players who go from unheralded to household, heroes to villains, and the dreaded penalty shootout makes even the most steely-nerved weak in the knees. What adds so much to...
View ArticleSportsnet 650 kicks off inaugural Sports Day event tomorrow
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – Here’s your chance to embarrass some of the folks you hear on the radio everyday. It also makes a pretty good early Father’s Day gift! Sportsnet 650 — our sister station — is...
View ArticleMuseum exhibit highlights impact of sports after 9-11
NEW YORK, NY. (NEWS 1130) – A new exhibit at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum highlights the impact of sports after the 2001 attacks, including the Mets’ win in New York’s first major...
View ArticleFewer girls participating in sports: sports secretary
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – More and more young girls are leaving organized sports in BC. Parliamentary Secretary of Sports and Multiculturalism Ravi Kahlon says by the age of 13, girls are dropping out at...
View ArticleTop 10 upsets in World Cup history
The World Cup has produced some stunning results over the years. Here are 10 of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history. United States 1, England 0 (1950): After defeating Chile 2-0 in its first...
View ArticleWorld Cup Daily: France is equal parts style and grit
After each matchday of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Sportsnet.ca’s World Cup Daily blog will recap the day’s events, and look ahead to the next day’s slate of games. Here’s what happened on Tuesday, in...
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