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Sports

The Food Science Behind Endurance

February 8, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Alex Hutchinson

Why Olympic race walkers tested high-fat versus high-carb diets

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Photograph by Keith Allison
Sports

The Rise and Fall and Rise of Roberto Osuna

October 2, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Nathaniel Basen

As the Blue Jays close another losing season, we’re reminded that we learn the most about athletes when nothing goes right

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Photograph courtesy of TIFF
Sports

When Toronto Turned Its Back on Vince Carter

September 11, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Nathaniel Basen

A new TIFF documentary reveals the impossible expectations we place on our star athletes

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Feature / September 2017

Inside the Controversial Concussion Lab That Could Save Football

August 16, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Brett Popplewell

Why Toronto researchers are questioning the link between the sport and long-term brain damage

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Photo by Arturo Velazquez – Tennis Canada
Sports

How Canada Became a Tennis Powerhouse

August 11, 2017May 7, 2020 - by Alex Pugsley

Inside the bid to take Canadian players from obscurity to stardom

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Illustration by Sébastien Thibault
Feature / September 2016

Why Is the Goal More Medals?

August 5, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Thomas Hall

A Canadian medallist on why our Olympic strategy betrays the spirit of the Games

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Photograph courtesy of By Ralston-Purina Company
Sports

Meeting Mr. Hockey

June 10, 2016March 6, 2020 - by Gary Stephen Ross

The two faces of Gordie Howe

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Sports

All Bets Are On

December 14, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Nathaniel Basen

Is daily fantasy sports illegal gambling or a game of skill?

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December 2015 / Sports

Hockey’s Puppy Mill

November 20, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

A former junior player takes the CHL to court

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Photograph by Lewis Parker
Sports

Summer of ’65

October 30, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Stephen Brunt

What training camp looked like in the glory days of the Toronto Maple Leafs

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