Looking back at The Thrilla in Manila by Ian S. Palmer Even though it took place a third of a century ago, it’s sometimes hard to make a long story short, especially when it concerns Muhammad Ali...

Promising future for the U-12 Aurora Stingers A Rep Boy's Team by Sonja Lindegger The Aurora Stingers 1996 Boys Team 1 enjoyed tremendous success on the soccer pitch during the 2008 outdoor season, despite the fact that it’s a fairly...

The Elmira Sugar Kings: definitely a community team by Bob Cummings The Elmira Sugar Kings have been in operation in the Midwestern Division of the of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) since the 1971/72 season....

My soccer season 2008 by Jasmine Fairbairn My name is Jasmine Fairbairn and I want to share my first year of rep soccer experience with the North York Cosmos Explosions Under-10 girls team.I...

From the press box: a year covering London sports by Russ Courtney It’s hard to imagine another sporting year has come to an end, but 2008 was a great one for local sports. I’ve been lucky enough to...

One summit, many paths by Andy Hourahine After the Meiji Restoration, a time of peace settled in feudal Japan, and after centuries of crafting it, the way of the warrior was becoming obsolete...

Meet London's fastest athlete by Jeffrey Reed London’s newest sports celebrity is also London’s fastest athlete. In fact, aerobatic pilot Pete McLeod considers himself just that: an athlete. True, at age 24 McLeod...

Kitchener Icepirates hockey team caters to developmentally challenged children by Louise Gerber My name is Louise Gerber and I am the founder and Executive General Manager of a hockey team for developmentally challenged/delayed kids, named the Kitchener Icepirates...

Tobacco-Free sport and you by The SportsXpress Team Play, Live, Be…Tobacco-Free is the message that local public health units and other tobacco cessation agencies are encouraging sport and recreation organizations to adopt. Tobacco-free sport...

CSL season a success by Stan Adamson It’s not for nothing that Serbian White Eagles brought nine professionals from Europe when they entered the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) in 2006. Add legend...

Scholarships: academics and athletics working hand in hand by Richard and Deborah Lenz Most parents dream of their son or daughter playing in the big leagues, their face on the cereal box, TV contracts and athletic shoe endorsement. This...

London Badgers baseball year full of highlights by Dan Haugh The 2008 season was full of highlights for the London Badger baseball program in the elite program of the London District Baseball Association and they continued...

Omar Ennaffati: local hockey player at home in Hungary by Mike Toth Like any red-blooded Canadian boy growing up in Ontario with a hockey stick in hand, Omar Ennaffati was dreaming that one day he would be playing...

Golfer Alena Sharp reflects on her season by Jeffrey Reed Along with veteran Lorie Kane, Hamilton, Ontario’s Alena Sharp helps carry the Canadian flag on the LPGA Tour. A graduate of New Mexico State University (2003,...

Ring in the new year with the Rawhide Rodeo by B.J. Prince Today's professional rodeo holds a distinct position in the world of modern sports, having come directly from a working lifestyle. Early rodeo began as the everyday...