Nine athletes with ties to York University are competing in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan

Nine athletes with connections to York University are taking part in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. (The games were postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.) Competing are Jason Ho-Shue (Badminton), Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes (Beach Volleyball), Shady El Nahas (Judo), Brittany Crew (Shot Put), Pierce Lepage (Decathlon), Bismark Boateng and Khamica Bingham (Track & Field), and Arthur Szwarc (Indoor Volleyball). Alumna Andrea Prieur, a certified athletic therapist, […]

York grad Paul Jones selected as play-by-play man for London Games

Former York University men’s basketball player Paul Jones was hired by CTV Sports to help cover the basketball portion of the upcoming Olympic Summer Games in London, England. Paul Jones Jones, who played for York from 1977 to 1981 and is now well known as the voice of the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors on FAN […]

Legendary quarterback Matt Dunigan gives keynote at concussion symposium

Legendary quarterback Matt Dunigan will give the keynote address at a symposium on sport concussion at York next Monday. Blow by Blow: The Second Annual Donald Sanderson Memorial Symposium on Sport Concussion is open to the public – athletes, coaches, parents, researchers and anyone interested in the physical and psychological impact head injuries can have on individuals and […]

Professor Alison Macpherson calls OHF's bodychecking ban a great first step

The Ontario Hockey Federation's decision to ban bodychecking will likely draw more players to the game and keep others from dropping out, wrote The Canadian Press May 6 (via Global Toronto): The federation is making the change – which affects players between the ages of 6 and 21 – in an effort to create a […]

Professor Joe Baker: Why kids should sample various sports instead of specializing early

Professor Joe Baker in the Faculty of Health's School of Kinesiology & Health Science spoke to the Vancouver Sun about whether children gain advantages by specializing early in one sport: The era of sports specialization at a young age is upon us, despite alarm bells sounded by medical professionals who say we are putting young […]

Professor Priscila Uppal launches sports poems collection written during 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Sports and poetry aren’t usually thought of as intertwining, but York English Professor Priscila Uppal is almost as much a sports fan as she is a poet. Given that she was the Canadian Athletes Now Fund (CANFund) poet-in-residence during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Games, it’s not surprising that her poems have made their way […]

York to host Donald Sanderson Memorial Symposium on Sport Concussion tomorrow

Alyn McCauley knows a thing or two about concussions. The retired National Hockey League player suffered several concussions, some almost career-ending, during his hockey career, which spanned more than a decade. McCauley will talk about his experiences as an athlete tomorrow at Blow by Blow: Sport Concussion Management, the Donald Sanderson Memorial Symposium on Sport Concussion. […]

Professor Michael Riddell's diabetes research covered in North York Mirror

York University Professor Michael Riddell in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Faculty of Health, is working hard to reverse the natural tendency of parents of children with juvenile diabetes to keep their youngsters on the sidelines, wrote the North York Mirror July 18: He understands their fears. Participating in sports can lower the […]

Professor Michael Riddell: Type 1 diabetes affects athletic performance, but shouldn’t deter young athletes if they manage condition

Research funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Medtronic Canada and Can-Am Care A new study led by York University researchers finds that young athletes with Type 1 diabetes may experience a marked decrease in performance as a result of their blood sugar levels. The study, published in the International Journal […]

Professor Seth Feldman: World Cup flags show Canada's openness to multiculturalism

The walls of the Sat Gupta's flag store were once stocked with Canadian paraphernalia, but today, the Canadiana sits in boxes, reported The Canadian Press June 29. Instead, precedence is being given to the flags of 32 nations competing in the World Cup: Spotting the unexpected countries is what Seth Feldman, director of York’s Robarts […]