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Captain Scott Tupper, playing in his 307th game for the Canadian men’s field hockey team, stepped up under immense pressure to force a shootout in an Olympic qualifier against Ireland. Then the drama really began.
Fred VanVleet is proud to see his name included among USA Basketball’s pool of players for the Tokyo Olympics. The Toronto guard has worked hard to become a bona fide NBA star and calls the nod a ‘big honour’ as well as an opportunity to be cherished.