The Importance of Sample Size and the Senators’ Hot Start

 The Ottawa Senators celebrate after a road win against the Montreal Canadiens. Photo credit: Francois Lacasse/Getty Images If the early going of the NHL regular season has taught us anything over the years, it’s that small sample sizes can be deceiving. Just ask the Toronto Maple Leafs, or the latest sample

Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Profile: Pierre Harvey

 In honour of the upcoming Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame 2014 Induction Celebrations presented by Canadian Tire on October 22, OLM will be featuring inductees—recent and historic—in a weekly Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Profile piece. Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame aims to share the stories and achievements of Honoured

Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Profile: Sarah Burke

 In honour of the upcoming Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame 2014 Induction Celebrations presented by Canadian Tire on October 22, OLM will be featuring inductees—recent and historic—in a weekly Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Profile piece. Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame aims to share the stories and achievements of Honoured

You Belong Here: Carlingwood YMCA

 Now that fall is officially here, the days of frisbee in a wide-open field or stepping up to the plate for a game of baseball are gone. With the brisk air setting in, families can look to the newest YMCA at Carlingwood Mall for indoor family fun. The YMCA offers

Is Online Gambling Addictive?

 What is a Gambling Addiction? Gambling addiction can also be known as compulsive gambling. It is an impulse-control disorder where people are unable to control their urge to gamble, even if they see there are negative effects to gambling. Problem gamblers will continue to gamble regardless of their situation--whether they

Game On: Sports Go to Head to Head in Battle for Participants

 Photo courtesy of Solutions Research Group. Whether your child is shooting a puck, passing a ball or batting an average, they are one of the 84 per cent of Canadian youth in the 3-17 age range participating in some type of sport, according to the Canadian Youth Sports Report. This is

Ottawa Titans Grab Gold

 Ottawa Titans Water Polo Club U18 Men won gold at the 2014 National Club Championships, with a 7-4 victory over Vancouver’s Pacific Storm. This is the sixth National Title for the Titans. Twenty-six teams and nearly 400 water polo athletes competed at the National Club Championships in Quebec City from

Why Sportswriting Matters

 A 71-year old game won’t likely decide this year’s college football champion – but in some ways, it’s more relevant than ever. Sports Illustrated published its annual college football preview last week, complete with write-ups of the top 25 teams and profiles on a select few players and coaching strategies.

The CrossFit Experience

 Two years ago, I wrote a piece for this website extolling the virtues of CrossFit – an “internationally-renowned strength and conditioning phenomenon” launched in 1995, which saw its popularity surge throughout the following decade. That original bit of research, skimming the history, components and merits of the fitness program, was

Steroid Shame Falls on Selig

 There are several kinds of disappointment in sports, ranging from the collective failure of an entire team (say, this year’s Toronto Blue Jays) to the personal shortcomings of a team’s individual players (say, this year’s Toronto Blue Jays). Baseball’s most pervasive frustration, however, has managed to develop on the field

Canada’s Olympic Camp: Spezza Snubbed for Sochi

 Only 25 players will travel with Canada’s national men’s hockey team to Russia next February for the Winter Olympics, but Hockey Canada’s 47-man original roster is still subject to relentless scrutiny. That smattering of uber-talented Canadian NHLers is set to gather in Calgary at the end of August for their

No Longer a Tour de Force

 Normally, any 100th anniversary would be cause for fanfare, adulation, celebration. Case in point: the Queen’s Gaels and RMC Paladins played their first hockey match-up on the Kingston Harbour in 1886. One hundred years later, the Carr-Harris Cup was established to commemorate the sport’s oldest rivalry. Even as the quality

Canadian Basketball Thrives in Kazan

 Canada’s highly anticipated arrival on the international men’s basketball stage likely won’t come for another few years – but early results in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympics suggest that the program is well on its way. Rio 2016 is a sound estimate for a perpetually mediocre program to finally

Murray’s Moment on Centre Court

 Even before the arrival of the royal baby, Britain has cause to celebrate a remarkable triumph: the shattering of 77 years of home futility at tennis’ most hallowed grounds. Andy Murray, Glasgow-born and London’s favourite sporting son, finally broke through at Wimbledon last Sunday, ensuring the championship will stay at

No Matter the Season The Laurentians Has it All

 By Rachael Desjardins Need a break? Want to have some family fun time, or need to reboot your romance? Head to the beautiful Chalets Chanteclair, nestled in the heart of the Laurentians. Located in Val-David, Qu.bec, these lovely authentic Swiss-styled chalets are only minutes away from the popular town of Saint-Sauveur, known for its boutiques and restaurants and only

FIFA failures and Olympic triumph mark an erratic track record for Canadian soccer

                     One of Canada’s most recognized comedians, Russell Peters, has an interesting take on Canada’s participation, or lack thereof, in the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup. Peters claims that Canada’s absence in the famous global competition is obvious:

The Beautiful Game Has Its Ugly Side Effects

 By Martti Lahtinen It's a beautiful part of the game: proud soccer parents on lawn chairs, coolers brimming with refreshments at the ready, cheering on their budding Christine Sinclairs and Dwayne de Rosarios as they swipe at the elusive round ball bouncing somewhere in the gaggle of moveable feats. Lurking

The “Rugby Parent” polar opposite of rink-side counterpart

 It’s a Wednesday night at South Nepean Park in Barrhaven and friendly trash talk and laughter are being thrown around along with a rugby ball. A group of parents are doing their own round of laughing and talking. They occasionally stop to watch the impromptu game of touch rugby that