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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:26:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:43:27 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/feed/ 0 Jonathon Gatehouse on the fun and futility of Toronto's playoff run http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:05:53 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis on how a 'small rumour' became big trouble http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 21:53:14 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381928 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/feed/ 0 Nancy Macdonald on the game that marked the passing of an era http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:20:29 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/feed/ 0 In the real world, the law's on his side. But this is the Internet. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/live-chat-the-steep-price-of-canadas-hockey-obsession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/live-chat-the-steep-price-of-canadas-hockey-obsession/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:08:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/live-chat-the-steep-price-of-canadas-hockey-obsession/feed/ 0 Ken Campbell, author of Selling The Dream, takes your questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/winfrey-and-armstrong-when-tarnished-halo-brands-collide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/winfrey-and-armstrong-when-tarnished-halo-brands-collide/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:34:46 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338118 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/winfrey-and-armstrong-when-tarnished-halo-brands-collide/feed/ 0 Forget "no-holds-barred," this will be a staged cage-match http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/tim-raines-snubbed-again-oh-and-also-the-greatest-player-and-pitcher-of-our-lifetimes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/tim-raines-snubbed-again-oh-and-also-the-greatest-player-and-pitcher-of-our-lifetimes/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:18:17 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/tim-raines-snubbed-again-oh-and-also-the-greatest-player-and-pitcher-of-our-lifetimes/feed/ 0 Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens punished for steroid use http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/lockout-over-blame-game-just-getting-started/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/lockout-over-blame-game-just-getting-started/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:37:17 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/lockout-over-blame-game-just-getting-started/feed/ 0 Jonathon Gatehouse explains why the end of the lockout is hardly a cause for celebration http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/how-dave-dupuis-went-from-nunavik-to-the-ncaa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/how-dave-dupuis-went-from-nunavik-to-the-ncaa/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:01:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/how-dave-dupuis-went-from-nunavik-to-the-ncaa/feed/ 0 Dave Dupuis may be the first Inuit ever to play college hockey south of the border http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/ricky-rays-legacy-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/ricky-rays-legacy-game/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:26:57 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/ricky-rays-legacy-game/feed/ 0 Ricky Ray's poise and talent has never received proper recognition. The 100th Grey Cup changes all that http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/paralympic-foundation-to-shut-its-doors-after-fundraising-dispute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/paralympic-foundation-to-shut-its-doors-after-fundraising-dispute/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:57:29 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310287 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/paralympic-foundation-to-shut-its-doors-after-fundraising-dispute/feed/ 0 A subpar performance in London and being on the brink of bankruptcy means it's game over http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/how-the-stanley-cup-spent-its-summer-vacation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/how-the-stanley-cup-spent-its-summer-vacation/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:35:57 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/how-the-stanley-cup-spent-its-summer-vacation/feed/ 0 80,000 km, two continents, and four months of travel http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/and-i-was-there-to-report-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/and-i-was-there-to-report-it/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:24:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296793 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/and-i-was-there-to-report-it/feed/ 0 Robert Lewis' witness account of Paul Henderson's goal at 1972 Summit Series http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/the-one-and-only-goal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/the-one-and-only-goal/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:15:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/the-one-and-only-goal/feed/ 0 Henderson remembers how in 1972 he called for his teammate to get off the ice so he could make the shot http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/28/race-and-racing-an-english-icon-wades-into-the-slave-genes-controversy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/28/race-and-racing-an-english-icon-wades-into-the-slave-genes-controversy/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:46:35 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/28/race-and-racing-an-english-icon-wades-into-the-slave-genes-controversy/feed/ 0 Sir Roger Bannister raises a controversial thesis at the London Olympic Games http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/five-minutes-with-milos-raonic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/five-minutes-with-milos-raonic/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:46:33 +0000 paul.watson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275248 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/five-minutes-with-milos-raonic/feed/ 0 On ping-pong, Gold medals vs. tennis majors and why he won't tweet Taylor Swift http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/gold-medal-secrets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/gold-medal-secrets/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:33:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/gold-medal-secrets/feed/ 0 The projects that will shape their performance: sleep therapy, concussion research and, yes, beetroot http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/almost-famous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/almost-famous/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:39:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/almost-famous/feed/ 0 Anonymity is the rule, not the exception, on the world’s biggest sporting stage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/did-joe-klamar-take-crummy-photos-of-olympic-athletes-on-purpose/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/did-joe-klamar-take-crummy-photos-of-olympic-athletes-on-purpose/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:27:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272057 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/did-joe-klamar-take-crummy-photos-of-olympic-athletes-on-purpose/feed/ 0 The images of U.S.A. Team London 2012 are so bad that it's hard to imagine otherwise http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/what-it-takes-to-be-a-ball-kid-at-wimbledon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/what-it-takes-to-be-a-ball-kid-at-wimbledon/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:04:30 +0000 Shanda Deziel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/what-it-takes-to-be-a-ball-kid-at-wimbledon/feed/ 0 Summer camp is nothing compared to this: hundreds of kids training for months on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/the-real-king-of-the-l-a-kings-mystery-billionaire-philip-anschutz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/the-real-king-of-the-l-a-kings-mystery-billionaire-philip-anschutz/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:30:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265149 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/the-real-king-of-the-l-a-kings-mystery-billionaire-philip-anschutz/feed/ 0 With his vast financial empire, the reclusive tycoon is the master of the Kings' domain—and a whole lot more http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/10photos-kings-win-the-cup/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/10photos-kings-win-the-cup/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:20:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/10photos-kings-win-the-cup/feed/ 0 Twitter photographers capture and share in the victory http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/zara-phillips-is-selected-for-british-olympic-team/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/zara-phillips-is-selected-for-british-olympic-team/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:10:50 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/zara-phillips-is-selected-for-british-olympic-team/feed/ 0 It would appear that riding horses--and competing in the Olympics--runs in the family http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/triple-threat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/triple-threat/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:08:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/triple-threat/feed/ 0 He won't race the Belmont Stakes--but that still makes two crowns http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/rowing-canadas-troubled-waters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/rowing-canadas-troubled-waters/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:59:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262470 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/rowing-canadas-troubled-waters/feed/ 0 Legendary coach Mike Spracklen has a 'cult following'—but not everyone is a believer http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/basketballer-brady-heslip-burlingtons-baylor-bear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/basketballer-brady-heslip-burlingtons-baylor-bear/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:29:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/basketballer-brady-heslip-burlingtons-baylor-bear/feed/ 0 A six-foot-four guard is Burlington, Ont.'s best hope for a future NBA star http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/canucks-nation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/canucks-nation/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:13:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/canucks-nation/feed/ 0 They’re our best hope, by far, for the Stanley Cup http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:53:32 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/feed/ 0 EXCLUSIVE POLL: Who's dirty? Who's admired? Who's loved? And who likes Don Cherry? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/extreme-skiing-extreme-risk-think-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/extreme-skiing-extreme-risk-think-again/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:55:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/extreme-skiing-extreme-risk-think-again/feed/ 0 The things we’re most afraid of are usually the least likely to kill us http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-united-states-of-hockey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-united-states-of-hockey/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:10:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-united-states-of-hockey/feed/ 0 More kids, more rinks, and now, more popular than basketball http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/linsane-in-the-membrane/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/linsane-in-the-membrane/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:17:23 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/linsane-in-the-membrane/feed/ 0 With the Knicks in town to play the Raptors, Linsanity comes to Toronto http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/feed/ 0 High stakes and big bucks lure athletes, who risk injury, and their lives, for sport http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/kaya-turski-on-big-jumps-adrenaline-the-olympics-and-sarah-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/kaya-turski-on-big-jumps-adrenaline-the-olympics-and-sarah-burke/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:17:21 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/kaya-turski-on-big-jumps-adrenaline-the-olympics-and-sarah-burke/feed/ 0 'Jumping 80-foot kickers is fun to me, whereas for other people it might be a little crazy' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/how-fear-got-to-sarah-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/how-fear-got-to-sarah-burke/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:05:21 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/how-fear-got-to-sarah-burke/feed/ 0 'It's definitely a mental game' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/canadas-new-olympic-boss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/canadas-new-olympic-boss/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:10:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/canadas-new-olympic-boss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/canadas-new-olympic-boss/feed/ 0 Marcel Aubut, the Quebec heavyweight who lost the Nordiques, is aiming for gold http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/nugent-hopkins-takes-hyphen-to-hockey-heights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/nugent-hopkins-takes-hyphen-to-hockey-heights/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:40:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/double-barrelled-sniper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/nugent-hopkins-takes-hyphen-to-hockey-heights/feed/ 0 Oilers star Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is blazing a trail for the once-dropped hyphenated hockey name http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/he-wins-in-mysterious-ways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/he-wins-in-mysterious-ways/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/he-wins-in-mysterious-ways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/he-wins-in-mysterious-ways/feed/ 10 Why a Bible-thumping quarterback is this fall’s most interesting sports star http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-brain-injury-library-online/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-brain-injury-library-online/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:33:47 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-brain-injury-library-online/feed/ 0 Sport Concussion Library features information for parents and coaches–and testimonials from those who've suffered the injury http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/see-spot-drag-the-human/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/see-spot-drag-the-human/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:00:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/see-spot-drag-the-human/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/see-spot-drag-the-human/feed/ 4 Looking for the perfect workout for you and your pooch? Tether him to your crotch. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:30:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/feed/ 0 Moyse decided she would compete for Canada in track cycling at next summer’s Olympics before she'd even bought a bike http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/rebuilding-crosbys-brain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/rebuilding-crosbys-brain/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:23 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/rebuilding-crosbys-brain/feed/ 68 A little-known treatment by a Canadian-born chiropractor to the stars may be the key to his comeback http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:20:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/feed/ 3 Once an equipment manager, Craig Heisinger is now the ‘conscience’ of the reborn jets. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/canada%e2%80%99s-game-gets-dirty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/canada%e2%80%99s-game-gets-dirty/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:40:36 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217504 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/canada%e2%80%99s-game-gets-dirty/feed/ 0 Even today, racism creeps into the NHL http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/why-hockey-is-the-smartest-game-in-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/why-hockey-is-the-smartest-game-in-the-world/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/why-hockey-is-the-smartest-game-in-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/why-hockey-is-the-smartest-game-in-the-world/feed/ 2 And how a good mind can turn the game upside down http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/blood-sweat-and-fears/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/blood-sweat-and-fears/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:20:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/blood-sweat-and-fears/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/blood-sweat-and-fears/feed/ 1 Wrestling legend Abdullah the Butcher may cut himself, but he claims he didn’t give rival Devon Nicholson hepatitis C