The story has relevance because this years Olympic games will absolutely be a very controversial one. With the torch being passed throughout the country, drama is bound to explode. Human interest is an international news factor here, since teams throughout the world watch on the Olympics to root on their country. It has obvious prominence seeing that the Olympics only come once every four years and everyone's on end with the conflicts in China and obviously the Middle East.
Wednesday was the 61st anniversary of one of the first African American baseball, Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. As his late wife Rachel carries on his memory and the Jackie Robinson foundation to help students with money for school. People are very interested all over the world with international sports now that the Olympics are fast approaching. The story has oddity because you wouldn't realize that things so prominent in the U.S. would register so much in Canada.
Olympic diver Alexandre Despatie has broken his foot just four months before the Olympic games and worries about his performance in the games (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Olympics/article/415040). South Africa's motorsport team starts speaking out about the vote for a new organization president (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/415123). The Marlies team go on to the playoff's with lots of force behind their team (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Hockey/article/414904).
Golfer Tiger Woods has had his second knee surgery in five years that will take him out of his sport for at least one month (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Golf/article/414973).
The Dolphins first game out will prove to be the real test for the coming years (http://www.thestar/Sports/Football/article/414942).
