Donna Spencer
Sports Reporter at The Canadian Press
Sports reporter with The Canadian Press since 1997. @URJschool alum. Bluesky: dspencercp. Instagram: dspencercpsports. Opinions are my own.
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Donna Spencer
CALGARY — Doing it for Reggie was a Calgary Stampeders theme head of Saturday's CFL game against the Ottawa Redblacks. Veteran receiver Reggie Begelton, in his eighth season as a Stampeder, had surgery this week following a leg injury that will keep a key cog in Calgary's offence out of the lineup for some time.
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Donna Spencer
CALGARY — The International Ice Hockey Federation’s decision to share tournament bonus money with women after years of men in the driver’s seat is both symbolic and practical, says the general manager of Canada’s women’s team. "It's very significant," said Hockey Canada women's general manager Gina Kingsbury. "For years, these types of topics have been brought up to the IIHF and they've always been shut down.
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1 week ago |
torontosun.com | Donna Spencer
Former Olympic skier Allison Forsyth, a founder of Generation Safe and now safe sport officer for Canada Soccer, says while she believes the commission is doing important work, some survey questions assume a level of experience with the national sport system. Forsyth also asks if the person taking the survey knows the definition of maltreatment under the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport.
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3 weeks ago |
vancouverisawesome.com | Donna Spencer
CALGARY — Doug Flutie expects to feel the itch Saturday. One of the greatest CFL quarterbacks of all time will be on the sidelines of the Calgary Stampeders' season-opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as Flutie and other alumni celebrate the Stampeders' 80th anniversary. "That's the problem. If I'm on the sideline, I want to pick up a ball and throw it. I don't want to get hit anymore though," the 62-year-old Flutie said Friday at McMahon Stadium.
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3 weeks ago |
timescolonist.com | Donna Spencer |Donna Spencer
CALGARY — The 2025 CFL season will be a proving ground for the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders want to show themselves and their fans that the team has what it takes to get back into the playoffs after falling short of the post-season for the first time in 19 years. There will be unprovens in starting jobs for the Stampeders from the defensive backfield to the return game to punting to offensive short-yardage situations.
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