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François Arnaud, Hudson Williams, and Kolton Stewart in episode 2 of "Heated Rivalry"

Shane's 'Heated Rivalry' Team Canada fleece is really being released (and it donates to charity)

Fans were desperate to buy the jacket worn at the fictional Olympic Games in “Heated Rivalry.” Soon, they can.

Atop a photo of a hockey rink are two Ottawa Senators jerseys. A black one has the number 81 and the name Rozanov, and a red one has the number 24 and the name Hollander, representing the hit show, "Heated Rivalry."

This NHL team is selling 'Heated Rivalry' jerseys. The proceeds will be donated to a queer and trans hockey league

After selling out almost immediately, the jerseys are now back in stock.

A crew of skateboarders in Uganda wait for their turn on a ramp at a skatepark hosted by Uganda Skateboard Society

From Gaza to Uganda, skateboarding creates a safety net for young people in need

For young people living under occupation or in poverty, skateboarding has become a saving grace.

A young Black woman in a purple dress ice-skates in a rink

This figure skating-STEM school hybrid breaks barriers for girls of color: 'They are changemakers'

Figure Skating in Harlem puts social injustice in sports on thin ice.

Women in a sports bar cheer excitedly

Everyone is watching women's sports. Here are 5 ways to keep their attention

73% of people now watch women’s sports, but over half of women’s sports fans say they began watching within the last three years.

A team of both boy and girl soccer players huddle together, smiling

Youth soccer club forms teams based on skill level – not sex or gender: 'The kids let go of the binary'

Discriminatory laws have led to lower sports participation among young trans athletes. So this independent club is giving them a space to play.

A sports fan uses a haptic feedback device while sitting in the stands of a baseball game.

Blind basketball fans can now watch the game 'through their fingers' — and 3 other ways sports became more accessible in 2025

2025 marked four significant innovations in the sports world, from adaptive Little League baseball diamonds to ASL sports coverage.

On the left, a blue shin guard being put on beneath a sock. On the right, a glass jar full of plastic bottle caps.

This Argentinian teen once turned a plastic bucket into shin guards. Now he’s donated 5,000 pairs to kids in need

As the founder and CEO of Fenikks, Tomás Machuca has helped over 56 communities across Argentina.

A golfer stands by a golf ball with a club at the ready.

This golf tournament is the largest zero-waste sporting event in the world

For 12 years, the “People’s Open” in Phoenix, Arizona has served as the largest zero-waste sporting event in the world.

An aerial view of Olympic housing in Cortina for 2026

2026 Winter Olympic villages debuted: Athletes to live in 'trailer park' village or try out Milan's subsidized housing

Sustainability guided the development of the 2026 Olympic living quarters, featuring temporary mobile home units and apartments that will be turned into subsidized student housing.

A young man takes a bike out of a shipping container and hands it to another person

These teens have refurbished 80,000 bicycles to help people in their community — and abroad

Bikes Not Bombs has been operational since 1984.

An illustration of a person wearing a blindfold under a hockey helmet

Hockey players skate blindfolded to raise funds for blind youth team: 'Understand what it's like for our players'

The event raises enough funds for the kids to learn how to play hockey every year.