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Tough loss for 3-time world Mary Spencer to American teen Claressa Shields. Kid was gunning for her and got her. Rematch in China next mth 7:08 PM Apr 7th via Echofon
raquelruizwrite 75 Kg. Claressa Shields (USA) won her 1st ELITE Continental Championship to World Champ Mary Spencer (Canada) 27-14 @boxing_canada 6:39 PM Apr 7th via web from Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario Retweeted by TheStarkSide
jrgoldsticker 17-year-old Claressa Shields has just defeated THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION Mary Spencer of Canada, 27-14 to win gold!!!! #TeamUSA 6:44 PM Apr 7th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 6 others
JessicaZelinka It's tough being a first-time parent. Got my head wrapped around lying about Santa, now time to feed more BS about the Easter bunny #goodfun 3:15 PM Apr 7th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by TheStarkSide
Indeed! RT @RobSnoekLIVE: Had the chance to cover waterpolo at Olympics/Worlds. Any doubt how tough it is? Check this: tinyurl.com/72k9wum 5:09 AM Apr 4th via Echofon
stevefleck @metromorning agreed. Painted lines for bike lanes are barely better than nothing. Why? Many motorists drive like the lane is not there! 4:56 AM Apr 4th via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 1 other
metromorning Strong response to Gil Penalosa's suggestion that painted bike lanes are "barely better than nothing at all" in protecting cyclists. 5:02 AM Apr 4th via TweetDeck Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 2 others
cochraneryan Such unbelievably sad news about the loss of Gord Sleivert. He made a tremendous difference in my career as well as so many others. 1:03 PM Apr 3rd via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 11 others
ibellieve Sorry to hear about sudden passing of Dr. Gord Sleivert Huge loss for Canadian sport community. #tragic @CSCPacific 12:54 PM Apr 3rd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by TheStarkSide
Just sent WestJet email complaint. Got an immediate response saying they're experiencing high volume and response could take 10 weeks. Wow! 7:28 PM Apr 2nd via Echofon
@CANFUND @duffgibson it's true, Olympic athletes will be big deal next 4 months, then enter witness protection program again & disappear 8:37 AM Apr 2nd via Echofon in reply to CANFUND
CANFUND @duffgibson We recently had over 30 medalist apply to us for financial assistance. Can you name 5 athletes get a sponsorship deal? 7:13 AM Apr 2nd via web in reply to duffgibson Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 1 other
duffgibson Bottom line, Olympic athletes make a huge financial sacrifice and they could use some help. Congratulations @CANFUND, keep up the good work! 7:14 AM Apr 2nd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 6 others
duffgibson After 2010, I was shocked to read just how little the CDN gold medalists earned, let alone everyone else just trying to qualify. @CANFUND 7:10 AM Apr 2nd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 1 other
HockeyScanner Janelle Foligno, wife of Sens Nick Foligno, speaks out courageously about her struggle with eating disorder shar.es/pV4Ns 6:58 AM Apr 2nd via Tweet Button Retweeted by TheStarkSide and 19 others
This April Fool's joke re CBC pilot reality show regarding Svein Tuft's exploits is actually a cool idea: canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?… 5:03 AM Apr 2nd via web
Canada's women's water polo team is gritty, dedicated & has legit shot at Oly medal. But concussion epidemic an issue tinyurl.com/cf8ph4p 4:59 AM Apr 2nd via web
Follow Canadian track cycling head coach @RichardWooles on Twitter. Incredibly passionate guy who's doing wonderful things with his athletes 4:55 AM Apr 2nd via web
seanbpasternak EXCLUSIVE: RBC Reclaims Top Spot as Provincial Sales Surge: Canada Credit tinyurl.com/cooxw4a $RY $NA 4:41 AM Apr 2nd via web Retweeted by TheStarkSide
C_Vilela Me: "How do you get a concussion in water polo?" Wife: "They must be swimming in hard water." Article tinyurl.com/87x3dfs via @TheStarkSide 3:07 PM Apr 1st via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by TheStarkSide

Name Randy Starkman
Location Toronto, Canada
Web http://thestar.bl...
Bio The Toronto Star's Randy Starkman has covered Team Canada at 12 Olympic Games - and covers Canada's athletes on his blog, in the Star and at thestar.com