Sports
Recent stories about sports
Connection seen as the key for healthy community leagues
Calls to action from community leagues should be framed as an invitation to build social ties, not just a plea to keep the lights on, suggests the executive director of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues.
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A moment in history: Feb. 20, 1952
On this day in 1952, the Edmonton Mercurys were rowdily representing Canada at the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo.
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Quadball invites trans and queer women to play
A sports organization that celebrates inclusivity at a time when exclusion of some amateur athletes is on the rise is inviting transgender and queer women and girls to try quadball.
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A moment in history: May 30, 1972
On this day in 1972, sports fans were about to learn who would play for the brand-new Edmonton Oilers.
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Events promote women and girls to throw TDs or drop in
Two events that focus on encouraging women and girls to get involved in sports are set to close out the summer.
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A moment in history: July 10, 1971
On this day in 1971, the City of Edmonton was investigating the torn-up turf at Clarke Stadium.
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What the puck is Hockeyology?
Edmonton Edge Fund-recipient ZerOne is opening a new centre for hockey performance and sports medicine at West Edmonton Mall that includes something called Hockeyology.
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Entrepreneurs work to build Edmonton's padel community
When Daniel Portilla moved from Ecuador to Edmonton earlier this year, he discovered the city lacked a padel club and decided to change that.
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Edmonton food legend hits another kind of green
Siu To, the man credited with bringing the iconic green onion cake to Edmonton in 1980, and known to many as the Green Onion Cake Man, has invented his own golf club out of sheer love for the sport.
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