BURNABY — Momentum is such a fragile intangible that once you’ve got it, you’ll do anything to keep it.
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Jenna Carpenter-Boesch: Her family ties bond UBC hockey
VANCOUVER — The rink in her home town, which is actually too small to be even called a town, was built from scratch
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SFU’s Sophie Swant: Zen and the beat of a basketball heart
BURNABY — Sophie Swant’s basketball heart has always ticked to the beat of a bull in a china shop
Herd the news? UBC can’t sleep on these dangerous Bisons!
VANCOUVER — Watch the game long enough and you know that there are certain types of scenarios, which when presented on larger stages, like the postseason, often times have the potential to produce unexpected results.
Small is big, really big, as Cap Blues’ top PacWest hoops table
NORTH VANCOUVER — In a figurative sense, when addressing the back-court of the Capilano University women’s basketball team, you might say that its made up some very small glasses of water.
Ellen Kett: Clan point guard talks about her record-setting night
BURNABY — One of those nights?When you’re a pass-first point guard with a penchant for getting your teammates involved like Simon Fraser Clan floor general Ellen Kett is, you know all the tell-tale signs.
Irvan Brar: One small step, one giant leap for ‘Birds star hitter
VANCOUVER — Place Irvan Brar against the standard measure of feet and inches as it pertains to the power-hitting forces in the world of Canada West men’s volleyball, and it’s easy to jump to conclusions.
TWU’s ‘Downtown’ Jessie Brown: A clinical approach to hoops and life
LANGLEY — Jessie Brown is a budding nurse, but she’s already got a doctorate in dialing from distance.
UBC and the RPI: Hanson looks for changes next season
VANCOUVER — UBC Thunderbirds head men’s basketball coach Kevin Hanson may well have coached the best 19-1, fourth-place team in the history of his sport.
UBC’s Elder 8 close out a chapter, coach Thomas says why
VANCOUVER — The picture, which adorned the front of the UBC athletics website on Sunday morning, was a simple one.