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VanVleet: Centuries of pain, suffering hit boiling point after Floyd's death

Fred VanVleet never has been reticent about sharing an opinion when asked.On Monday, the Raptors point guard was asked his thoughts on the reaction to the incident in Minneapolis in ...
How Royce White, ex-London Lightning MVP, is leading Minnesota police protests

MINNEAPOLIS – Royce White strode with calm determination in a black suit and white dress shirt, his lean frame, bald head and black beard impossible to miss at 6-foot-8.
Soccer
STINSON: Pro sports in a pandemic can still look familiar

When the final whistle trilled to mark the end of the match on Tuesday evening, Joshua Kimmich extended both arms, clenched both fists, and roared.
Basketball
SIMMONS: Odd circumstances surround Steve Nash's Hall of Fame election

One of the greatest athletes in Canadian history — and you can argue maybe the greatest — was elected to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame the other day, two years ...
NBA has a return date in their crosshairs

And now officially a target date.The NBA hasn’t worked all the kinks out yet, but a return to date of July 31 is circled on the calendar.
WATCH, ONE YEAR AGO: Raptors win first NBA Finals game

It has now been a year since the Toronto Raptors — in very un-Raptor-like fashion — took Game 1 of the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors.
Bulls & Bears: Bettman aims to lessen pain by polishing hub plan for pandemic playoffs

OPINION: Long painted by the brush of being withholding, coy and generally not great with the media, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is arguably articulating return-to-play plans better than anyone these ...
Local Sports
Carleton sticks with Lynx for second WNBA season

Second-year forward Bridget Carleton of Chatham has made the Minnesota Lynx’s roster for the 2020 WNBA season.

Basketball
Playing for Canada in U12 tourney in Italy

CJ Saumur-Nelson a Grade 5 student at O’Gorman Intermediate Catholic School and member of the Timmins Selects U12 basketball team will be heading to Matera, Italy, to compete in the ...
Basketball
U16 Selects capture silver at provincials

Timmins U16 Selects were short nine points to capture the provincial title in Ottawa on April 29. The Selects, who went into provincials ranked third, started the three-day tournament against ...
Basketball
VIDEO: High-performance camp tips off

The eighth-annual High Performance Basketball Camp tipped off Monday, with dozens of area youngsters looking to hone their hoops skills.
Basketball
They got mad game

The third-annual Mad Game 3-on-3 basketball tournament was held at O’Gorman Intermediate Catholic School this past weekend where more than 100 players across 30 teams participated for bragging rights, jerseys ...
Basketball
Selects win provincial title

Timmins Selects captured their first Ontario Cup Under-17 Juvenille Boys Basketball Championship on the weekend.
Basketball
Timmins High hosting week-long instruction

It has been the calibre of coaches that draws players to the High Performance Basketball Camps hosted by Timmins High, says Peter Graham, camp director.
Basketball
Val d'Or outpaces Amos in all-Quebec final

It was an all Quebec final. Val d'Or defeated the squad from Amos 67-36 to wrap up the 3rd annual Michele Belanger Womens' Basketball Tournament at École secondaire catholique Thériault ...
Basketball
Tournament bolsters womens' basketball

The skill level continues to rise. The 3rd annual Michele Belanger Womens' Basketball Tournament tipped off on Friday, showcasing some of the best teams from around the North.
Basketball
Selects bounce back

The Selects bounced back from a Game 1 loss to pick up a third-place finish. The Timmins Selects Under-17 boys basketball squad regrouped from a 68-40 loss to the Barrie ...
Basketball
Selects ranked 27th in province

The Timmins Selects Under-16 squad captured a silver medal at the I.E.M. Invitational Tournament 'AAA' Division in Newmarket late last month.