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Canada vs. France: Rio Olympics Women’s Soccer

Mike Schultz
August 11, 2016

The Canadian Women’s team will face France in the quarterfinals of the Olympics tomorrow at 6pm EDT. Canada’s showing in the round robin play so far has been remarkable. They took out two of the world’s top five countries on their way, winning Group F with ease. Team Canada beat Australia 2-0, Zimbabwe 3-1, and...

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Rio Olympics Women's Soccer: Team Canada Underdogs vs. Germany

Team Canada has already qualified for the quarterfinals, but a draw against Germany might be enough to take top spot in Group F. The Canadian women’s soccer team has won each of its first two matches and is looking ahead to the quarterfinals, but will be pegged as big underdogs when they face Germany in...

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2016 Rio Olympics: Underdog Andre De Grasse Chasing Usain Bolt

Ricky Rothstein
August 8, 2016

There’s certainly plenty to watch and bet on for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, but the signature event of these Olympics is clearly going to be the final of the men’s 100-metre dash on Sunday night with all eyes on two-time gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica. The world’s fastest man is a -216...

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Rio 2016 Olympics: How Much Cash Can Medalists Make?

Climbing the podium to receive a medal is the goal of every Olympian, but how much are they compensated for their success? The 2016 Rio Olympics run from Aug. 5-21 and are expected to cost in excess of $4.6 billion. That’s a lot of cash any way you slice it, especially when new estimates have these...

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Canadian Medal Hopes & Odds At 2016 Rio Olympics

Mike Schultz
July 1, 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are a little more than a month away, with the opening ceremonies happening on August 5th. Team Canada had a disappointing result from a gold medal perspective four years ago at the London Games. Will fortunes improve in South America? On Sports Interaction’s Olympic odds, Canada has...

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Team Canada Still Big IIHF World Championship Favorites

Frank Doyle
May 12, 2015

Team Canada cruises into the IIHF World Hockey Championship quarterfinals as a big favorite against Belarus. Team Canada has secured a place in the World Hockey Championship in Prague, Czech Republic, but the tournament won’t be a success unless the Canadians bring home their first IIHF gold medal since 2007. After thrashing Austria 10-1, Canada...

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Boston Selected as US Nominee for 2024 Olympics

Mike Schultz
January 9, 2015

Beating out Los Angeles, Washington and San Francisco was Boston’s first stage win in their bid to host what could potentially be the first Olympic games in their city, as well as the first summer Olympic games in the United States since Atlanta’s 1996 hosting. Now, the campaign will begin to persuade the International Olympic...

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Team Canada vs. Finland World Championship Live Updates, Score, Result

Frank Doyle
May 22, 2014

UPDATE: Team Canada suffered its sixth consecutive loss at the IIHF World Championships Thursday, falling 3-2 to Finland after jumping out to a 2-1 lead. Check out Frank Doyle’s live blog to see how it happened… again. So now things get interesting. Team Canada hasn’t had the smoothest road to the IIHF World Championship quarterfinals...

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Team Canada vs. Finland: Canada a Big Favorite in IIHF Quarterfinals

Frank Doyle
May 21, 2014

If you ask Team Canada, the squad would say a berth in the IIHF World Championships knockout round was never in doubt – even after Dave Tippett’s squad lost the tournament opener against France. Since then, Team Canada has reeled off six straight wins to set up Thursday’s game against Finland. Sports Interaction has Team...

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Canada Faces Finland in IIHF Medal Round After Downing Norway

Frank Doyle
May 20, 2014

Team Canada started the IIHF World Championships slowly but managed to grab top spot in Group A with Tuesday’s 3-2 win over Norwary in Minsk, Belarus. Joel Ward scored twice, including the game winner midway through the third period, to put Norway away in a game that appeared much closer on the scoreboard that it...