In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, just across the river from the Canadian border, sits Sault Ste. Marie. That's where Abby Roque grew up.

Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) has announced the launch of its second Commonwealth Women Coach Internship Program (WCIP), which pairs intern coaches and mentor coaches in an initiative designed to prepare more women to assume high-performance coaching roles.

The National Hockey League (NHL) has confirmed it will not send its players to the men's ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Throughout history, athletes have been willing to ingest just about anything to improve their performance on the field. Some ancient Greeks turned to figs, while others used mushrooms, and ancient Egyptians believed that ground mule hooves could boost their athletic prowess.

In the suburbs of Tokyo, Hiromi Matsumoto found herself falling in love with online videos of rhythmic gymnastics — a spectacular swirl of ballet and acrobatics, clubs soaring through the air, bodies contorting into superhuman bends.