Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
The Summer Series at Spruce Meadows has been postponed because of coronavirus according to Todd Saelhof of the Calgary Sun. The events impacted were the National (June 10-13), the Continental (June 17-21), the North American (July 8-11), and the Pan Read more
According to Chloe Morrison of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Olivia Di Bacco of Orillia, Ontario, and Canadian Olympic gold medalist Erica Wiebe of Ottawa, Ontario, each won medals at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial event in Kiev, Ukraine Read more
Team Canada won their opening game of the Olympic Men’s Water Polo qualifier in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday. The Canadian team beat Brazil 11-7. Five players scored two goals each for Canada in their four-goal win over their Pan American Read more
According to Dan Barnes of Postmedia, three-time Canadian Olympic rowing gold medalist Kathleen Heddle of Trail, British Columbia passed away at the age of 55 on Monday. Heddle had cancer in her brain, lymph nodes, and breast over the last Read more
According to Justin Dunk of 3downnation.com, it was a memorable Monday night for University of Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver John Metchie III of Brampton, Ontario. Metchie became the first Canadian to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association championship game Read more
Two-time Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Christine Sinclair of Burnaby, British Columbia has won her second career Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, presented to the best female athlete in Canada each year, according to The Canadian Press on Monday. She previously won the Read more
According to CBC Sports on Thursday, Ottawa, Ontario, will host the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. This will be the fourth time in the history of the championships that Canada has hosted the event, but the first time of the Read more
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide is currently the top collegiate football team in the United States with a record of eight wins and zero losses. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide continued their perfect season with a convincing 42-13 win Read more
Three Canadian Olympic gold medalists will receive the Order of Canada according to The Canadian Press on Friday. They are figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of London, Ontario, as well as swimmer Mark Tewksbury of Calgary, Alberta. Virtue Read more
The University of McGill is changing its name for university men’s sports from the Redmen to the Redbirds according to CBC News on Tuesday. The University of McGill had been known as the Redmen from 1927 to 2019 for its Read more