BURNABY — Perception versus reality? Pose that question to Simon Fraser Clan head men’s basketball coach Steve Hanson as it pertains to where his team fits this season in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, and he acknowledges that the big picture he sees developing is not the same one on view to the loop’s 10 other […]
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Tessa’s Terms: Simon Fraser’s gutsy middle blocker on living a true May Day
BURNABY — Tessa May has struck a treaty with her aching shins, a peace accord of sorts that says she’ll do the hundreds of hours of physiotherapy as long as she gets to pull on her No. 21 game-day jersey with the Simon Fraser Clan volleyball team.
TSUMURA: My 5 Big Takeaways as UBC football edges Regina for Hardy Cup and national Final 8 berth
VANCOUVER — Blake Nill said it in the aftermath of of his team’s defeat back on Sept. 29 to the visiting Calgary Dinos: Everything his UBC Thunderbirds wanted to accomplish this season wouldn’t happen without first going through Calgary and finding a way to beat the Dinos.
Q&A: UBC’s big-play receiver Alex Morrison on getting wide, going deep and loving his football journey
VANCOUVER — Take a chance, head west young man. Alex Morrison did just, packing his bags in the fall of 2012 and leaving home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., for a brand new adventure in Vancouver. All these years later, he is the collegiate version of the pro’s pro.
Kardiac Kids? Mosher’s baby soccer ‘Birds leave nest in time to host Canada West Final 4
VANCOUVER — It seems fitting that if you had to pick one all-telling moment over the course of the regular season which best spoke to the identity of the 2017 UBC Thunderbirds men’s soccer team, it would involve one of the team’s gaggle of young players
With GNAC title resting on Fox Field matches, the history behind SFU Clan’s home-field dominance
BURNABY — Clint Schneider may be a native Texan, but ask him this week for directions to the green, green grass of home, and he won’t hesitate to point you to the turf at the top of Burnaby Mountain.
TSUMURA on UBC football: My Top 5 takeaways as ‘Birds prep for playoffs with 44-15 win over Regina
VANCOUVER — It was maybe the best quarter of regular season football the UBC Thunderbirds have played since Blake Nill hit these western shores in 2015.
Stan Stewardson (1938-2017): The passing of a pioneering B.C. basketball coach at North Delta, Simon Fraser
NORTH DELTA — B.C.’s tight-knit basketball community lost one of its true pioneers Thursday with the passing of Stan Stewardson one day before his 79th birthday.
TSUMURA: It’s all hands on deck for UBC’s decimated receiving core Saturday vs. Regina
VANCOUVER — Trivel Pinto and Alex Morrison are the veterans who know their time is now.
TWU’s Kathryn Harvey makes her move from lacrosse to soccer in dynamic fashion
LANGLEY — When your profession dictates that you observe human kinetics front-and-centre as part of your daily routine, as is the case for Graham Roxburgh, you develop a level of sophistication in terms of describing athletic variety.