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CBC’s Jamie Strashin puts questions to our panellists — Lorraine Lafreniere from the Coaches Association of Canada, Karyn Kennedy from Boost Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, Dawn Smyth of Basketball Canada and Todd Jackson of Hockey Canada

Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill are among the 13-member class that will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. At this event, each class member is presented with their orange hall of fame jacket

Four former elite alpine skiers spoke to CBC's Adrienne Arsenault about the trauma that still haunts them after they were sexually assaulted by a trusted coach — and what they think needs to happen to make sure athletes training today don't suffer similar abuse.

The head of Speed Skating Canada tells CBC News the organization is investigating “substantive” complaints against its head coach, Michael Crowe.

A former U.S. speed skater says she reported allegations to Speed Skating Canada in November that head coach Michael Crowe had sexual relationships with several of his athletes when he coached elite skaters south of the border in the 1990s and early 2000s.

The death of Tim Hague after a recent Edmonton boxing match raises questions as to whether the local commission acknowledged the knockouts he suffered as an MMA combatant. And it comes as UFC's biggest superstar prepares to box against one of the all-time greatest fighters.

For decades historians and hockey nerds have debated where and when the NHL's first puck was dropped. A new discovery finally sheds light on the answer.

They played hundreds of games and won 95 per cent of their matches, an astonishing success rate for any team in any sport. Now, a women's basketball team that dominated for years is getting a moment in the spotlight.

Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson and Ottawa Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell take questions in Toronto

It’s been almost 30 years since Paralympian Rick Hansen pushed his wheelchair around the world to raise awareness and millions of dollars for spinal cord research, but before he was known as the "Man in Motion," Hansen brought home medals for Canada as a wheelchair marathon athlete.