By CHRIS STEVENSON -- SLAM! Sports
SYDNEY -- As Canadian sculler Derek Porter turned away from what might have been his last interview as an Olympian, he blinked back tears and said to the reporters: "Sorry, guys."
Porter, the former world champ, had finished fourth in his event, another Canadian rowing hopeful whose medal hopes went to the bottom of Penrith Lake.
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By JIM KERNAGHAN -- London Free Press
Women's rowing coach Al Morrow says it's time to eject the excess athlete baggage.
Morrow left for London Monday convinced both rowing and Canadian amateur sport in general has to give a major rethink to how our Olympic forces are deployed after what is turning out to be a particularly unimpressive Games.
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By CHRIS STEVENSON -- SLAM! Sports
PENRITH LAKES, Australia -- They cried almost enough tears to float their boat.
And that was before Canada's women's eight won a bronze medal at the Olympic rowing regatta Sunday, preventing Canada's armada from being shut out on the pond.
Sept. 24:
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