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With teammate Will Hunter (left) helping open a running lane, UBC's do-it-all three-phase wonder Jason Soriano peels off a 26-yard punt return in Friday's 35-25 win over the host Alberta Golden Bears in Edmonton. (Photo by Adrien Bazinet courtesy U of Alberta athletics 2024. All Rights Reserved)
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Despite gruelling stretch of road games, UBC football pushes win streak to four straight as Birds’ QB Rooker finds receivers McBean, Webb, Kapler and Hladik on highlight-reel gainers!

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024Howard TsumuraComment(0)

You might say that there is a penance to be served when a football team receives the first two games of its eight-game season-long schedule at home, then proceeds to lose them both, and by an average of almost 20 points per game.That’s what the UBC Thunderbirds did, way back in the early days of […]

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