Category: Sports

George Parros, Colton Orr brawl reignites NHL fighting debate with CBCSports.ca readers

Categories: Sports

Tags: Community Reaction, Sports

si-orr-parros-05117576.jpgReaders on CBCSports.ca had a lot to say about the fight between Toronto Maple Leafs' Colton Orr and the Montreal Canadiens' George Parros. What's your take on the debate about fighting in the NHL?

Team Canada or Petro-Canada? Hockey fans react to leaked 'Olympic jerseys'

Categories: Canada, Community, Sports

Tags: Community, Community Reaction, Sports

Canada sweatersA photo of what is purported to be the three sweaters Team Canada will be wearing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi was posted to Reddit yesterday and Canadians are posting their reactions all over the internet. 

Canadians remember Ben Johnson's tainted race, 25 years later

Categories: Canada, Community, Sports

Tags: Canada, Community, Community Reaction, Sports

ben-johnson-220.jpgCanadians are sharing their memories of Ben Johnson's golden 100-metre race 25 years ago, and the disgrace days later when he was stripped of his Olympic medal after a positive drug test. 

Leafs' Phil Kessel fans conflicted after slash sparks brawl

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: Community, Sports

kessel-220.jpgIt was Hockey Fight in Canada on Sunday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs' Phil Kessel brawled with the Buffalo Sabres' John Scott, provoking both angry and supportive fans to weigh in.

Canadian red mittens for 2014 Olympics revealed

Categories: Canada, Community, Sports

Tags: Canada, CBC, Sports

heather-mitts-220.jpgHeather Hiscox sported the newest version of Canada's famous red Olympic mittens on CBC News Network Tuesday morning, unveiling the 2014 edition for the first time.

CBC Radio show strikes again with ball-less soccer satire

Categories: Canada, Community, Sports

Tags: Canada, CBC, social media, Sports, Storify, Twitter

no-ball-soccer-220.jpgThe CBC Radio show This is That -- a satire of Canadian culture, news, and CBC Radio itself -- aired its first show of the new season last weekend and already people are mistaking its spoofs for real news. 

Again.

Underwater hockey championships shine light on niche sport

Categories: Community, Sports

Tags: storify

si_underwater.jpgHundreds of high-performance athletes have descended upon Eger, Hungary in a flurry of fins, sticks and snorkel helmets to compete in the 18th Underwater Hockey World Champions.

Champions League team won't rule out sheep sacrifice

Categories: Community, Sports, World

Tags: community, Sports, world

in-football-220.jpg A Champions League team refuses to rule out the sacrificing of a sheep before Wednesday's game against Celtic in Glasgow, Scotland.

Reverse swimmer's Paralympic ban, say CBC.ca readers

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Tags: Community, Community Reaction, Sports

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A teenage Paralympian banned from competing in this week's swimming championships has been done an injustice that must be reversed, according to CBC readers commenting on the news.


YouTube's Kickalicious makes NFL debut

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Tags: Community, Sports

ii-220-Kickalicious.jpgA Norwegian YouTube sensation who has never played an American football game is creating buzz as he tries out for a kicker position on the Detroit Lions' roster.