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In 2023, as first-year law students at Lincoln Alexander School of Law, we started looking for sports law competitions in Canada and noticed a clear gap. The few opportunities that existed were narrowly focused and often limited to upper year students. So we decided to build something new. With the guidance of our sports law professor, Professor Sheetal Maya Nanda, and the support of our school's administration team, we created Beyond the Arc: The Women's National Basketball

Sport plays a powerful role in the lives of young people. For many athletes, it is where they learn confidence, discipline, teamwork, and resilience. Coaches are often at the centre of that experience. The 2025 Ontario Coaching Report makes this point unmistakably clear. Nearly half of youth athletes say their coach is the adult they trust most outside of their family. That statistic alone shows how much influence coaches hold, not just as instructors, but as mentors and auth

As the 2026 Winter Olympics approach, an unexpected debate about hockey player safety has grabbed headlines.  Although Olympic hockey rosters have been released, officials from the National Hockey League (“NHL”) have emphasized that player participation is still not fully guaranteed. NHL Officials have publicly stated that they may  not send their players to the Olympics if the primary hockey rink in Milan is not completed and deemed safe to play on ( CBC ). This concern for

In the world of women’s sports, all eyes are currently on the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA), the union for WNBA players, opted out of the collective bargaining agreement in October of last year. A collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in the context of sports refers to a contract between the players’ union and the professional sports league, outlining the terms and conditions of employment for all p

The Pitch , 2025,  is a Canadian documentary that chronicles the journey of Diana Matheson and Thomas Gilbert as they co-found Canada’s first female professional soccer league. Canada’s first female league was long overdue, and it took the collaborative efforts of the player’s themselves and their staunch supporters to make it happen. From a dream to a movement to an incredible reality, The Pitch walks the viewer through the powerful story of players fighting to elevate the