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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.
Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott named CEO of Nordiq Canada
Beckie Scott has lived many different lives. On Monday, the next chapter of her career began. Scott was named CEO of Nordiq Canada, the national sport organization that oversees cross-country and Para Nordic skiing.
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Canadian athletes embracing Paralympic momentum with Milan-Cortina Winter Games in sight
For Canadian athletes, Italy is a chance to once again celebrate the Paralympics and re-ignite the world's awareness around Para sport when the Games begin in Milan Cortina in 2026.
Already a skeleton world champion, Hallie Clarke's 'crazy journey' could lead to bigger things
Canadian skeleton star Hallie Clarke days ahead of her senior title defence in Lake Placid, N.Y., and less than a year away from her potential Olympic debut in Milan, struggles to contextualize her 'crazy journey so far.'
Tennis legend Serena Williams joins WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo as part owner
Serena Williams, who won 23 major championships over a 27-year tennis career, is joining Toronto Tempo ownership, the WNBA team announced on Monday.