Olympic gold was not all that sparkled
For sheer diversity, it's hard to top achievements by Canadians in sport. We're not the biggest country but we're sometimes the best in everything from hockey to synchronized swimming.
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A weird year in sports
And the winner is ... Who knows? From the NFL playoffs to the Winter Olympics, from auto racing to baseball's All-Star game, events in 2002 unraveled with layers of confusion, bumbling and grumbling, and sometimes sinister undertones.
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Brazil's World Cup victory tops world
Brazil's World Cup victory was No. 1 this year, leaving Michael Schumacher, Tim Montgomery, Lennox Lewis and the Olympics as distant also-rans.
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Doan named female athlete of year
She carried Canada's expectations to the start line then skated away wearing an Olympic gold medal and a black cowboy hat.
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Nash wins Conacher Award
In 2002, Steve Nash was invited to the NBA all-star game, rubbed shoulders with the likes of David Letterman and took the Dallas Mavericks to the top of the NBA standings.
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Catriona awarded Lou Marsh Award
At first, Catriona Le May Doan thought it was a wakeup call. But when the groggy speed skater picked up the phone yesterday at her hotel in China at 2 a.m., local time, she heard a Canadian reporter on the other end of the line.
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