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 day 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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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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4 days ago |
orilliamatters.com | Donna Spencer
CALGARY — Kevin Martin and Erik Guay say it's not so much what they did in sport, but how they did it. Olympic champion curler Martin and world champion alpine skier Guay are among five athletes who will be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2025. Soccer player Christine Sinclair, wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell and softball player Darren Zack join them in the athlete category, while NHL coach Ted Nolan and sport leader Martha Billes will enter as builders.
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5 days ago |
timescolonist.com | Donna Spencer
Olympic champion paddler Adam van Koeverden is the latest politician to step into the leadership of sport in Canada. The MP for Burlington North-Milton West in Ontario was appointed Secretary of State for Sport when Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his first cabinet last month. Van Koeverden, winner of Olympic gold and three more medals in kayak sprints, follows a succession of people overseeing the federal sports portfolio over a decade of Liberal government.
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1 week ago |
rmoutlook.com | Donna Spencer
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