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    ‘A different vibe’: Amid upheaval and controversy, Raheem Morris looks to bring a new culture to Atlanta

    It’s early yet, but the first days of the Morris era have drawn positive reviews.

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadian boxers looks to punch their ticket to Paris Olympics at Bangkok qualifier

    Bantamweight Scarlett Delgado leads a team of nine Canadian boxers trying to fight their way into this summer's Paris Olympic field at a last-ditch world qualification tournament in Bangkok. Canada has already qualified two boxers for Paris, which features 13 weight classes — seven for men and six for women. Middleweight Tammara Thibeault (75 kilograms) and welterweight Wyatt Sanford (63.5 kilograms) secured their Olympic berths via gold-medal performances at year's Pan American Games. Both were

  • The Canadian Press

    NFL increases its commitment to flag football, creating a new VP position to help grow the sport

    The NFL has taken another step in its commitment to growing flag football. The league hired Stephanie Kwok to a newly created position of vice president, head of flag football. Kwok, an entrepreneurial leader, flag football player and graduate of Harvard Business School, will be responsible for driving growth, including domestic and international participation, fan engagement, and commercial and media partnerships. “So much great work has already been done to grow the game of flag, but continuin

  • The Canadian Press

    Loyalty raises respect for Europa League final coaches Alonso of Leverkusen and Atalanta's Gasperini

    DUBLIN (AP) — Two admired coaches at opposite ends of their careers, with shared values of loyalty to their overachieving small-city clubs, will contest the Europa League final Wednesday. Xabi Alonso has led unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen to an instant classic soccer story in his first full season in the job at age 42. Gian Piero Gasperini at 66 is having perhaps the finest of his 21st seasons as coach, his eighth at Atalanta which continues to defy soccer gravity as a low-budget provincial club in t