NHL lockout benefits UBC Thunderbirds
The general consensus has been that nobody wins from the NHL’s current work stoppage. But it’s been a boon to the UBC Thunderbirds men’s ice hockey team in[…]
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Scalpers struggle during hockey lockout but get little sympathy
The NHL lockout is going to have a significant financial impact on many ticket scalpers. But hockey fans aren’t showing any sympathy towards the industry’s least popular profession,[…]
FIFA plays head games with hijabis
Sheereen Aminuddin has five brothers, all of whom play soccer. For years, she sat on the sidelines and watched their games. Last year, Sheereen decided she wanted in[…]
Blind hockey team Vancouver Eclipse finds Olympic home
The Vancouver Eclipse visually impaired hockey team has a new home at Hillcrest Community Centre. The building that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic curling competitions now[…]
Players rely on education, experience after CFL career
Gerald Roper played guard for 11 Canadian Football League seasons. He worked much of that time with a teammate at a nearby travel agency in the morning then[…]
SFU struggles early in U.S. collegiate play
Simon Fraser University’s first three months in the National College Athletic Association haven’t been easy. Stricter eligibility rules have prompted students to leave teams or have made them[…]
American athletic competition a constant in SFU history
Related: SFU struggles early in U.S. collegiate play Simon Fraser University’s recent move to the NCAA reflects the school’s history of offering student-athletes a Canadian education with an[…]
Winter Olympics ground model plane enthusiasts
Any given Saturday at Burnaby Lake Park, music professor Nikolai Maloff and computer programmer Geoff Dryer can be found engaging in a showdown of aeronautic spectacle. In the[…]
Olympic venue hosts wheelchair curling championship
One of the new 2010 Winter Olympic venues, the Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre, hosted its first competition in February 2009. The World Wheelchair Curling Championships were held[…]
Q&A: The Outgames
Vancouver’s gay community is disappointed that it may not get city funds for its international sporting event at a time when the city is spending millions on the[…]
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