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April 17, 2021 The 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (which, of course, were supposed to have happened in 2020 before they were pushed a year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic) are months away from their scheduled July 23 start, but a lot of problems have already popped up. There’s huge opposition in Japan to holding the Games in the middle of the ongoing pandemic (some polls have put opposition as high as 80 percent of Japanese citizens), especially with those Olympics likely to be even more over ...

The Games are scheduled to begin July 23 after a one-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A ceremonial conch shell performance was held Wednesday on Mount Takao as part of the 100-day countdown festivities. Olympic and Paralympic mascots participated in a commemorative ceremony in downtown Tokyo. "So many days seem to be repeats of a previous day," said Canadian chef de mission Marnie McBean. "But this one, theres actually a marker on it that indicates that things have been moving ...

Lori Ewing Arizona guard Shaina Pellington (1) drives up court ahead of Connecticut guard Evina Westbrook (22) and guard Paige Bueckers (5) during the first half of a womens Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game Friday, April 2, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eric Gay April 08, 2021 - 1:32 PM Four days after a thrilling NCAA womens basketball final, Shaina Pellington had barely made a dent in replying to the countl...

We the North? More like Toronto South. Border restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic have forced several Canadian teams to play so-called home games in the United States. In an odd quirk — and an unexpected treat for snowbirds and sports fans in the state — Toronto teams have set up shop in Florida on a temporary basis. Lee Godfrey lived in the Ontario capital for 18 years before moving to Florida six years ago. The longtime Blue Jays/TFC fan lives about an hours drive from Dune...

Since the world championships were wiped out a year ago by COVID-19, it's been a stop-and-start season of cancellations and uncertainty for Canadian figure skaters.

Lori Ewing St. Francis Xavier University mens basketball head coach Steve Konchalski is shown in a huddle during practice in this 2019 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - StFX Athletics, Bryan Kennedy MANDATORY CREDIT March 05, 2021 - 9:52 AM The story of Steve Konchalskis career is written in the photos that paper the walls of his office at St. Francis Xavier University. There are more than 250, of all the teams coached and lives touched in Antigonish, N.S., incl...

Lori Ewing and Donna Spencer Runner Melissa Bishop-Nriagu speaks to the media at the opening news conference at the Canadian Track and Field Championships Thursday, July 25, 2019 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz February 27, 2021 - 10:29 AM In early January, when COVID-19 numbers were climbing again, and Ontario had just hunkered down in another stay-at-home order, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, husband Osi and their daughter Corinne, moved from Windsor, Ont., to ...

Lori Ewing Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo drives past Toronto Raptors Fred VanVleet during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Milwaukee. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Morry Gash February 24, 2021 - 6:37 AM With the world still reeling in a global pandemic, Fred VanVleet is keeping the NBA all-star game in perspective. VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors had hoped he would earn his first all-star selection, but the guard was left off the ...

Lori Ewing Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse reacts to a foul ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Chris OMeara February 22, 2021 - 1:59 PM Four months after he lost Nate Bjorkgren to the Indiana Pacers, Nick Nurse finds himself short an assistant coach once again. Nurses longtime friend Chris Finch is the new head coach of the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves. T...

Lori Ewing Toronto Raptors guard Malachi Flynn drives around Charlotte Hornets forward Jalen McDaniels during first half NBA preseason basketball action in Charlotte, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Flynn became the first NBA player to be called back up from the G League bubble at Walt Disney World to the NBA. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Carlson February 19, 2021 - 11:28 AM Not long after playing 33 minutes in the Raptors 905 victory over Salt Lake City on Thursday in Florida...