Mid-Major Basketball Coverage

Canadian women's national team captain Christine Sinclair sits down with Waking the Red's western correspondent for an interview in Calgary to discuss life as the new face of Canadian soccer.

Equality isn't new in the world, but it's something that's only starting to come to the forefront in sport, especially soccer. Waking the Red has a Q&A with Outsports founder Cyd Ziegler to talk more about that.

Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean takes a look at why exactly NBC could run a documentary on the final Saturday of the Olympics and offers a suggestion for the future.

Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean shares some of his personal thoughts as London 2012 draws to a close.

Waking the Red wraps up its Olympic women's football coverage with an open appeal to Canadians to never forget what the women's team did, and to make sure they stay one of the world's best.

All of the best of Twitter from this morning's Canada-France Olympic women's soccer bronze medal final, Storify'd for your reading pleasure by Waking the Red!

Canada breaks French hearts everywhere with a stoppage goal, proving that justice is indeed for all. (Maybe not for France, though...) Waking the Red recaps the breathless bronze medal final.

Canada's last game at the 2012 Olympic women's soccer tournament.

What explains why the Olympics are so enjoyable and popular and why a soccer match is so fun? The crowds. Once there is a critical mass of fans, go ahead and try to not get caught up in the excitement.