Latest from Myles Dichter
Why 2-time winner Rory McIlroy keeps coming back to the RBC Canadian Open
Since 2019, Rory McIlroy has made a habit of playing the Canadian Open, even as it’s bounced around a bit on the schedule. The reigning Masters champion has never hidden his affinity for national opens.
Canadian cricket already benefiting from boost of impending Olympic return
The goal for Canadian women's national team player Achini Perera and Cricket Canada is for the sport's reintroduction to the Olympics to light a fuse that brings the game to more people across the country and eventually leads to greater success at the elite level.
Paris silver medallists Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson set sights on Hollywood ending at next Olympics
After taking silver in dramatic fashion at Paris 2024, Canadian beach volleyball duo Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are aiming for gold at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The Canadians compete at an Elite16 Beach Pro Tour event beginning Wednesday in the Czech Republic.
RBC Canadian Open poised for launch, as Nick Taylor's 2023 win helped spur a national golf renaissance
The beginning of the decade had been rough for golf in Canada. Now, as the 2025 Canadian Open is set to be played from June 5-8 for the first time at TPC Toronto, billed by Golf Canada as the Canadian home of golf, the tournament and game itself appear to have ascended.
Canadian media star Lilly Singh joins Toronto Tempo ownership group
A fascinating Toronto Tempo ownership group grew by one on Tuesday. Actress, writer and advocate Lilly Singh has joined the WNBA team as an owner and chief hype officer, the team announced.
With 1 year until the franchise tips off, WNBA's Toronto Tempo starting to come together
The 2025 WNBA season begins May 16. For Toronto, it also serves as the unofficial one year out marker. And while roots have been planted for the franchise — a president, general manager, nickname and logo being the most notable — there’s still plenty left to do before the Tempo play basketball.
10 years in, All Canadian Games thriving as a high school basketball showcase
The All-Canadian Basketball Games were first conceived at a California Sandwiches in Richmond Hill, Ont. That’s where Tony McIntyre, the CEO of the premier boys basketball program Bounce Elite and father of ex-NBAer Tyler Ennis, first met John Celenza as they presumably hovered over veal sandwiches. Later, McIntyre would hand Celenza a mission: make a healthier Gatorade alternative.
'It still stings': Canada Basketball using Olympic letdown as fuel for Los Angeles, says CEO
Paris was supposed to be a renaissance for Canadian basketball, featuring three teams all with legitimate medal hopes. Instead, it was the embodiment of an old saying: the higher the climb, the harder the fall.
How historic Olympic medal catapulted Canada's Eleanor Harvey into fencing's elite
Since authoring a classic Olympic bronze-medal winning underdog story, Canada's Eleanor Harvey’s follow-up season has cemented her as a legitimate contender on the international fencing circuit. The 30-year-old has claimed four medals in five competitions, including Canada’s first World Cup gold.
Not just a dunker, Canada's Toby Fournier excelling on all fronts as she leads Duke into March Madness
Star forward and leading scorer for the Duke Blue Devils. Freshman of the year. A conference title and a top two seed in March Madness. Yes, those accomplishments could describe Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft. But they also belong to Toronto's Toby Fournier.