Penny Oleksiak misses Arena Pro Swim Series for family reasons

The much-anticipated showdown between 2016 Olympic star Penny Oleksiak and American Simone Manuel on Friday night at the Arena Pro Swim Series is a no-go. Oleksiak, 16, was scratched from all six of her events at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta due to family reasons, according to Swimming Canada. The Toronto native was scheduled to […]

Rio rematch: Penny Oleksiak, Simone Manuel meet again in Atlanta

It may look a little like Rio de Janeiro on Friday night in Atlanta — at least if you’re by the pool. Canada’s Penny Oleksiak and Simone Manuel of the U.S., co-gold medallists in the 100-metre women’s free, will once again meet in the blocks at the Arena Pro Swim Series. Nearly nine months since their wholly unexpected […]

Mission accomplished for Penny Oleksiak at Canadian swim trials

​Penny Oleksiak accomplished what she set out to do Friday night at the 2017 Team Canada Trials in Victoria, B.C. The Olympic gold medallist was fourth after 50 metres but turned it on in the final 25 to win the women’s 100m freestyle in 53.84 seconds, securing herself a spot on the Canadian team that […]

TV Characters With Mystery Names: Penny, Columbo, Kramer and 24 Others

On Tuesday, New Girl is set to divulge Schmidt’s first name — a detail that has been kept secret from its audience for nearly six full seasons. And with the big reveal coming up, it got us thinking: Just how many TV characters’ names have been kept under wraps over the years? Not just on current shows (such as […]

Goldman Sachs mobile perks penny pinching irks bankers

Published time: 3 Mar, 2017 14:46 In its latest cost-cutting measure, Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs has imposed a new global policy for reimbursing data and calling expenses as it wants to shift employees to personal mobile phones. Read more According to an internal company memo seen by Bloomberg, the bank will now chip in […]