When Canadian Olympic hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep was growing up, Toronto had a severe lack of sporting infrastructure. That situation has changed now that Toronto has won the bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games. The winning city was announced Friday and supporters say holding the events will bring countless opportunities for the next generation of Canadian [...] Continue Reading

We wondered what a list of Toronto’s finest athletes currently active in their respective sports would look like. So here, ranked completely subjectively, are our picks. Feel free to argue. 10. Matt Stajan (Hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs) — Stajan was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft [...] Continue Reading

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep’s season didn’t end the way she wanted, and it had nothing to do with her performance on the track. During last Saturday’s World Athletics final in Greece, someone went through the former East Scarborough resident’s track bag and took her training journal. Lopes-Schliep finished fourth in the 100-metre hurdles with a time of 12.61 seconds. [...] Continue Reading