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U SPORTS: 49 Answers Your Cancellation Questions
VANCOUVER, BC- A world with no balls to be kicked, no pucks to be slapped and no touchdowns to be celebrated. That’s the world of 2020 fall sports in the U SPORTS conferences of Canada West, OUA and AUS this year. This news leaves a lot of questions, so I’ve tried to answer those here. What about the two-semester (fall/winter) sports? The two-semester sports such … Continue reading U SPORTS: 49 Answers Your Cancellation Questions
What we know about the AUS return to play so far, rule changes, and more from a busy early June in the AUS
More information about how the 2021-22 season will look in Atlantic Canada. Continue reading What we know about the AUS return to play so far, rule changes, and more from a busy early June in the AUS
“I might have the best job in the world:” Acadia’s Kevin Dickie discusses athletics success, growth of program as he prepares to retire
49 Sports’ Luke Dyment chats with outgoing Acadia Athletic Director, Kevin Dickie. Continue reading “I might have the best job in the world:” Acadia’s Kevin Dickie discusses athletics success, growth of program as he prepares to retire
BREAKING: AUS announces plan for full return in 2021-22
HALIFAX, NS- Like U SPORTS’ three other conferences, the AUS intends to return to a full schedule in September, the conference announced Wednesday. The plan for a September restart will be dependant on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic at the time, but the AUS board of directors and executive director Phil Currie feel it would be safe for a return of sports by then. … Continue reading BREAKING: AUS announces plan for full return in 2021-22
How an OUA Football Player is looking to inspire future LGBTQ2IA+ athletes
The post sat there, the title staring back, “When I came out….” Continue reading How an OUA Football Player is looking to inspire future LGBTQ2IA+ athletes
Olympic hockey team to be led by legion of U SPORTS coaches and staff
Three current U SPORTS coaches and one former will lead Team Canada in women’s hockey in Beijing. Continue reading Olympic hockey team to be led by legion of U SPORTS coaches and staff
The Three Amigos: How a trio of U SPORTS players struck gold in England
Inside Nottingham’s EIHL championship win with former OUA players Kevin Domingue, Dominic Talbot-Tassi and Christophe Boivin. Continue reading The Three Amigos: How a trio of U SPORTS players struck gold in England
Former student-athletes launch networking platform for U SPORTS student-athletes
Vancouver, BC- When student-athletes reach the end of their U SPORTS careers, some will have professional opportunities, but for many, it is the end of their sporting careers. After four or five years of university athletics, nearly every athlete will have dedicated their lives to sporting excellence and have built their identity around a ball, puck or racket. Enter “The Playbook,” a new networking initiative … Continue reading Former student-athletes launch networking platform for U SPORTS student-athletes
31 U SPORTS players selected in CFL Draft
Vancouver, BC- In a draft year like no other, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats looked to the NCAA for the first overall selection in the CFL Draft. The Ticats selected former Boston College tight-end Jake Burt with the top pick, one of their two first-round selections. The first U SPORTS player to hear his name called was just one pick after, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders stayed close … Continue reading 31 U SPORTS players selected in CFL Draft
BREAKING: Canada West announce revised schedule plans for 2021-22 season
Canada West affirms intentions to return to sport in the fall of 2021. Continue reading BREAKING: Canada West announce revised schedule plans for 2021-22 season
WBB: Coaching legends leaving big shoes to fill across U SPORTS
Three of the top five winningest coaches in U SPORTS WBB history have retired since 2019-20. Continue reading WBB: Coaching legends leaving big shoes to fill across U SPORTS