Coca-Cola Zero immortalizes real life story of hockey greatness
It’s time to meet the man, the myth, the legend TORONTO, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ – For the last two weeks Canadians have been asking ‘Who is Kevin Wheeler?’, aka @KevinWheels15. Tonight Coca-Cola Zero® unveiled the man behind the mystery, celebrating his singular moment of sports greatness. Kevin’s story is the first film in a [...]
Putting More Bite into Injury Prevention
Dental Hygienists Prompt Athletes to Wear Protective Mouthguards OTTAWA, April 25, 2013 /CNW/ – Today, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) is officially launching a public awareness campaign to encourage the use of sports mouthguards. The CDHA Board of Directors recently endorsed the 2012 position statement — Putting More Bite into Injury Prevention. Research shows [...]
Buffalo Bills to Host Atlanta Falcons at Rogers Centre, Dec. 1; Tickets on Sale June 10
- First game of new 5-year agreement running through 2017 – - Tickets ranging in price from $48 to $225; 58% of tickets are less than $100 – TORONTO, April 19, 2013 /CNW/ – The Bills are back in town! Rogers Media today announced that tickets for the 2013 Bills in Toronto game will go [...]
Paralympic wheelchair racing pioneer André Viger selected for Canadian Sports Hall of Fame
OTTAWA, April 11, 2013 /CNW/ – The Canadian Paralympic Committee is overjoyed at the news that the late wheelchair racing pioneer André Viger has been selected to the Class of 2013 for the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Viger competed at five Paralympic Games between 1980 and 1996, winning three gold medals, four silver and [...]
Ajax to Welcome the Boys — and Girls — of Summer in 2015
Women’s baseball to make international multi-sport Games debut in Canada Ajax’s upgraded diamonds to host all baseball and softball competitions for TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games AJAX, ON, April 3, 2013 /CNW/ – The diamonds in Ajax will shine a little brighter in the summer of 2015 thanks to upgrades necessary to host the TORONTO [...]
World Anti-Doping Agency selects “whereabouts” app for athletes worldwide
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – April 2, 2013) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has selected the whereabouts app for smartphones for athletes worldwide. The whereabouts app, developed in the Netherlands by Logica, now part of CGI (TSX:GIB.A)(NYSE:GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, facilitates the obligation of top athletes to forwarding [...]
Toronto Blue Jays alumni Joe Carter surprises fans with season ticket delivery from UPS
UPS Canada is pleased to announce it is a Proud Partner of the Toronto Blue Jays MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 21, 2013 /CNW/ – For the second consecutive year, UPS announced it is a Proud Partner of the Toronto Blue Jays. To mark this strategic sponsorship alliance, Toronto Blue Jays alumni Joe Carter personally delivered season [...]
David Beckham Sets Sight on Bringing Chinese Football to World Stage
Football Icon Debuts Tour in China as Global Ambassador for CFA BEIJING–(Marketwire – Mar 20, 2013) – Today, international football superstar David Beckham made his appearance at Beijing Shi-jia Primary School as the first Global Ambassador of the Chinese Football Association to promote the sport both across the country and internationally. Mr. Wei Jixiang, Secretary of [...]
Former Raptors Coach Sam Mitchell Joins TSN’s NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® Broadcast Team
TORONTO, March 13, 2013 /CNW/ – TSN hits the hardcourt this month with a new recruit, as former Toronto Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell joins Canada’s Sports Leader’s broadcast team for the 2013 NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® tournament. Mitchell will appear in studio throughout TSN and TSN2′s complete live coverage of NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® in Canada, [...]
School Sport Canada Names Nike High School Grand Prix Participants
24 teams across Canada selected to compete in second annual high school track and field event TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2013 /CNW/ – Over 280 high school track and field student athletes from across the country have been selected to lace up their spikes in celebration of sport, culture and youth. Today, School Sport Canada announced [...]
