Morgan Campbell

Ali overcame one of his greatest boxing challenges against Canadian Chuvalo at Maple Leaf Gardens 50 years ago, but that was just the start.

On the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination, the Star launches Sports Prism, a weekly series about the intersection of sports and society.

Netflix, along with boxing company Most Valuable Promotions, think Tyson-Paul can become the most streamed live sports event in history

Listen to this article: Atiba Hutchinson is runway ready. He’s wearing a COS knit golf shirt and short set that seem tailored to highlight his calf muscles, still lean and taut with tensile strength even 11 months into his retirement. Add the black…

Burlington, Ont., resident narrowly missed a medal in Tokyo Social Sharing Sarah Douglas guided her small sailboat through the waters off Melbourne, Australia on a sunny morning in January 2020, intent on maximizing one of her final practice sessions…

Squad full of NBA stars embracing the expectations of a podium finish Social Sharing Midway through the second quarter of last Sunday's final pre-Olympic tune-up, with Canada leading Puerto Rico by five points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker took a handoff…

If we’re talking colour, Audrey Leduc is co-ordinated right down to the lime green yoga mat that she rolled up and stashed near her seat in the empty bleachers at Montreal’s Complex Sportif Claude-Robillard, where she’s settling in for a…

Andy Cruz won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics for Cuba. Now he’s learning to fight like a professional in Philadelphia. When the timer chimed to begin Round 3, Andy Cruz stalked Rostyslav Sabadash behind a stiff jab. Sabadash, taller and bulkier,…

Kayla Harrison is an Olympic judo champion and undefeated in mixed martial arts bouts. A victory over Amanda Nunes or Cris Justino would raise her profile, but she may never get the chance. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — If professional mixed martial arts…

A move to allow boxers to fight professionally is a big shift for Cuba’s communist government. HAVANA — Fernando Galván charged forward and threw a looping right uppercut. Arlen López, the Cuban boxer who won the light-heavyweight gold medal at the…

Two documentaries and a dramatized film in 2021 show the long-held fascination viewers have had with Ali, and the desire to revisit his life in the context of America’s recent history. An hour into “Blood Brothers,” the Netflix documentary detailing…

The bout won’t have an official decision since it’s an exhibition. It might have a knockout. It is certain to deliver an oversized share of frivolity. The notion of this Sunday’s boxing spectacle between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Logan Paul didn’t…

At 30, Aliu’s revelations about racism in hockey have propelled him back into the spotlight. He hopes the sport’s reckoning leads to one last good-faith shot at the NHL. Akim Aliu’s first NHL goal wasn’t pretty. His snapshot bounced off a…

So just how strong is masters sprinter Chris Warburton? The 53-year-old Pickering resident is strong enough to power through a series of 50-metre sprints hitched to a cord that adds resistance. It’s tough to tell by watching if the contraption even…

Where most people see obstacles, Dana Bookman sees opportunities. So she didn’t mope or complain in early 2016 when her daughter, Noa Rae O’Neill, found herself the only girl among more than 400 kids registered for their local youth baseball league.…

U.S. sprinters set the standard for athlete activism in 1968, while their on-track results put them on par with today’s top runners. We don’t always appreciate the sheer audacity of the plan. Even against a world-class field, in an Olympic track…

Years before he became light-heavyweight world champion, Adonis Stevenson was a pimp. Not a flashy-dressing playboy, but an actual pimp. As a teenager in Montreal, he joined a gang that recruited a group of women to have sex for money. They worked…

Ticats hopeful Akeem Haynes finds there’s not as much fast company — and the pay is a whole lot better. Olympic sprinter Akeem Haynes signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last month hoping to fulfil a deferred dream. Before he grew into the leadoff…

NIAGARA FALLS, ONT.—Canadian boxing champ Dillon Carman entered Friday’s title defence with a record of 12 wins, two losses and two reality TV appearances. After getting $50,000 on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, he starred in Big Brother Canada. The TV time…

BRADENTON, FLA.—Usually sports success at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School means tennis. The best-known member of the small private school’s sports hall of fame is long-time ATP tour standout Jim Courier. Renowned youth tutor Nick Bollettieri sent…