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22 NOV

'The Dawn Wall' Will Make Your Palms Sweat and Your Stomach Flip

Tommy Caldwell hangs by nine fingertips from the sheer vertical rock that comprises the Dawn Wall, the southeast face of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park. He’s missing his 10th digit — the index finger of his left hand — which makes what he’s doing all the more astounding. With 1,300 feet of exposure […]

06 DEC

Team Gushue's 'backs against the wall' at curling trials

OTTAWA — It’s almost hard to fathom that this is only the second Olympic curling trials for Brad Gushue. His first one came 12 years ago. The then 25-year-old from St. John’s caught everyone off guard, going on an improbable run to win the tournament and then capture gold in Italy along with Mark Nichols, Russ […]