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Lori Ewing Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) grabs a rebound in front of Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris OMeara May 10, 2021 - 7:00 PM Pascal Siakam is a private person, and questioned whether broadcasting his grand Mothers Day gesture was a good idea. But his moms tears of joy were worth it, he said. The Raptors power forward surprised hi...

Lori Ewing Runner Melissa Bishop-Nriagu speaks to the media at the opening news conference at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, in Montreal, Thursday, July 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz May 07, 2021 - 2:12 PM Theres a charming video on Melissa Bishop-Nriagus Instagram feed of one of her recent 800-metre races in the U.S. Broadcasters are announcing the runners lining up at the start. Back home in Windsor, Ont., Bishop-Nriagus daughter Corinne, w...

Mandy Bujold's appeal to the International Olympic Committee for a berth in the Tokyo Games has been denied, and so she will take her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Lori Ewing Mandy Bujold, right, of Ontario, lands a blow to the head of Kim Klavel, of Quebec, during their 51kg bout at the Canadian Olympic boxing trials, in Montreal, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes May 05, 2021 - 11:47 AM Mandy Bujold would have far preferred fighting this battle within the familiar ropes of the ring. Instead, the Tokyo Olympic fate for Canadas best boxer lies in the hands of the Court of Arbitration for Sport after h...

Lori Ewing Damian Warner, of Canada bronze, smiles during the medal ceremony for the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nariman El-Mofty May 05, 2021 - 2:25 PM Damian Warner says becoming a dad has made him appreciate his mom that much more. The Olympic decathlon bronze medallist and longtime partner Jen Cotten, a former national team hurdler, welcomed son Theo on March 11, and the whirlwi...

Lori Ewing CF Montreal midfielder Djordje Mihailovic (8) is congratulated by forward Erik Hurtado, left, after scoring a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Toronto FC, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saturday, April 17, 2021. Now a midfielder for CF Montreal, Mihailovic cant wait to line up against Columbus on Saturday when the undefeated Canadian squad hosts the Crew at their temporary home at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lynne Sladky ...

Lori Ewing Director of medical services for VANOC, Dr. Mike Wilkinson, left, and mobile unit manager Dr. Ross Brown speak to reporters in a mobile medical unit set up for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Whistler, B.C., on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Wilkinson is confident that with the pace of the countrys vaccine rollout, every Canadian athlete will be vaccinated before this summers Tokyo Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck April 30, 2021 - 8:26 AM ...

Lori Ewing April 30, 2021 - 9:11 AM Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold plans to take her fight for a berth in the Tokyo Olympics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Bujold and her lawyer Sylvie Rodrigue petitioned the International Olympic Committee for a berth based on her pregnancy and maternity leave, and had hoped for a decision by Friday. But Bujold said in an email "we are disappointed and quite frankly surprised that neither the IOC or the (Olympic Boxing Task Fo...

Lori Ewing Andre de Grasse of Canada, silver medalist for the mens 200 meters, poses during the medal ceremony at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nariman El-Mofty April 29, 2021 - 1:24 PM After a crazy few months of being locked out of weight rooms, and scouring the neighbourhood for grass fields to train on, Andre De Grasse says he can handle any COVID-19 restrictions the Tokyo Olympics throw at him. A...

Lori Ewing April 25, 2021 - 9:26 AM Athletics Canada faces another huge challenge in getting its relay teams to the starting line at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. After the global pandemic erased most of the 2020 season, Canada had pinned its qualifying hopes on next weeks World Athletics Relays in Silesia, Poland, but announced Saturday night it was withdrawing due to surging COVID-19 cases in that country. Canada, which won bronze in the mens 4x100-metre relay at...