Eleven days after their sudden and tragic deaths, the funeral for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau is underway at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pa. Family, friends and other loved ones of Johnny, an NHL star, and Matthew, who also played hockey professionally, started to arrive at the church shortly before the service got
Former Calgary Flames player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau were killed in a collision in New Jersey on Thursday night. A statement from the New Jersey State Police said the brothers were riding their bikes in Salem County just before 8:20 p.m. when they were struck by an SUV.Gaudreau, 31, and his brother
Dutch beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde has broken his silence about his controversial inclusion in the Olympics in his first media appearances after the Paris Games. He revealed in an interview that he considered quitting the Olympics but didn’t want to “give others the power to bully me away.”
PARIS – Canada’s record performance at the Olympic Games in Paris did not happen without thorns, but athletes provided unforgettable sporting moments. Nine gold medals and 27 total medals were both records for Canada at a non-boycotted Summer Olympics to surpass previous highs set in Tokyo three years ago and 1992 in Barcelona.“There have been
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Canada’s Brooke Henderson stood by the side of the 14th green at Le Golf National on Saturday and practised her putting motion several times before walking to the next hole. She never did regain her touch on the greens after a 67 a day earlier gave her an outside shot at a
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo did not mince words as she launched into an expletive-filled tirade against those who criticized the Olympic opening ceremony, defending the director and artists who put on the show. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a sort-of apology to anyone offended by the Games’ opening ceremony, which included strong LGBTQ2 representation
It’s not just Simone Biles — a number of gymnasts and coaches are speaking out about the “weird and awkward” atmosphere during the individual balance beam final at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. The event saw half of the finalists, four out of eight, fall from the beam: Team USA’s Biles and Sunisa Lee
Some Olympic triathletes who swam in the River Seine have fallen sick and were forced to pull out of competition this week amid concerns about the river’s water quality – a simmering issue plaguing Paris 2024 organizers. Team Belgium withdrew from Monday’s mixed relay triathlon after one of its athletes, who competed in the women’s
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it has revoked accreditation from the coach of six-time Olympic medal-winning sprinter Andre De Grasse, citing “new information” that has come to light about coach Rana Reider. The organization says Reider was on probation with the U.S. Center for SafeSport until May of this year, and the decision to accredit
PARIS – The only swimming Summer McIntosh’s mom expects her daughter to do in the immediate future is in Lake Muskoka after a cannonball off the dock “Summer’s a free spirit,” Jill Horstead said Monday in Paris. “Don’t be fooled by her focus. She’s very good at switching gears. As soon as she gets home