Category: Sports

'Toronto Stronger' sign outside Leafs game angers hockey fans

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: Sports, Storify, Toronto, Twitter

toronto-stronger-220.jpgA Leafs fan holding a sign bearing a ribbon and the slogan "Toronto Stronger" -- a reference to the Boston Strong campaign that followed the bombings there -- is drawing anger from both sides of the hockey rivalry.

Praise rolls in for gay NBA player Jason Collins

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: storify

si_jason_collins_gay.jpgNBA center Jason Collins has announced himself as the first ever openly gay male athlete actively playing in a professional U.S. sports league -- news that is receiving much fanfare, but also some criticism from observers who say this isn't quite precedent setting.

Nike again draws critics for a Tiger Woods ad

Categories: Community, Sports, World

Tags: social media, Sports, Storify, Twitter, U.S.

nike-tiger-woods-220.jpgNike is again raising eyebrows with an advertisement featuring its spokesman Tiger Woods, this time after posting this ad featuring a Woods quote, to mark his retaking of the world No. 1 golf ranking

Grade 2 students fix spelling in NFL player tweets

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: storify

si_football_tweet_grade2.jpg A group of Grade 2 students in Buffalo, N.Y. are proving that they can play at the same level as NFL players -- at least when it comes to grammar and spelling on Twitter.

Twitter lights up during Super Bowl blackout

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: Sports, Storify, Twitter

super-bowl-blackout-jokes-2.jpgIn the third quarter of Sunday's Super Bowl, the lights went out in New Orleans. And Twitter lit up because, for about 35 minutes, there was no football to tweet about.

Internet swoons for Spanish runner who helped rival win

Categories: Sports, World

Tags: Sports, World

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Long distance runner Ivan Fernandez Anaya may have sacrificed a first place victory in a race that made headlines in December, but the Spanish athlete is still a clear winner in the eyes of those who value kindness - especially since leveraging his boost in fame to benefit charity.

Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax sparks 'Te'oing' Meme

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: storify

si_teoing_meme.jpgMuch like the photo-posing memes planking, horsemanning and Tebowing, Te'oing involves recreating a specific gesture, taking a photo, and sharing it online. In this case, that gesture is posing with an imaginary girlfriend.

Twitter jumps on Armstrong's 'cheating' definition, 'didn't-call-you-fat' defence

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: Sports, Storify, Twitter

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During Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah, Twitter, naturally, was talking about little else. But there were two key moments in the interview that commentators seemed to focus on: his definition of "cheating" and his denial that he called a teammate's wife fat. 

Quarterback's beauty queen girlfriend steals spotlight at championship game

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: storify

si_katherine_webb.jpgUniversity Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron led his team to victory over Notre Dame in last night's BCS National Championship, but it was his girlfriend Katherine Webb who proved to be the game's true star -- at least online.

Move to strip Lance Armstrong of Tour De France titles sparks debate

Categories: Sports

Tags: Community, Community Reaction

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A story about cyclist Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles today and banned for life from competing, has CBC Community members talking.