CFL
The CFL’s first trans alum, Maven Maurer
January 22, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer On September 13, the BC Lions hosted the Toronto Argonauts and honoured some of their alumni for their Wall of Fame night. The 2000 Grey Cup-winning team were the special guests that night, with the team reuniting 24 years after taking their sub-.500 winning percentage team to the top of the Canadian Football League (CFL) — the first team to do so. It was also the first time Maven Maurer heard her chosen name over the loud speaker at BC Place, 15 years after retiring from the CFL. Maurer played 13 seasons in the CFL,…
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“Where football belongs:” Grey Cup Festival illuminates BC football
December 3, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor and Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Although the BC Lions encountered an early exit in the CFL playoffs this year, Vancouver still got to enjoy the energy of playoff football. From November 10 to 17, Vancouver…
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The Rundown: End of summer headlines
September 18, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer August 26 — Introducing Vancouver Rise FC Women’s professional soccer has a new home in Vancouver. The Northern Super League (NSL), which begins play in April 2025, will have teams playing in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal,…
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SFU’s sports archive
March 18, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Men’s basketball SFU took on UBC for the first time in any sport at West Gym on November 26, 1965, winning 61–51 in front of 2,200 fans. Coach John Kootnekoff made the inaugural 1965 team…
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Top 10 Canadian sports moments of 2023
January 7, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer January 5: Canada wins World Junior gold, Bedard MVP Arizona Coyote prospect Dylan Guenther lifts Canada to a 3–2 victory in OT against Czechia to win gold at the World Junior Hockey Championship. 17-year-old Connor…
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Sports quiz: fact or fiction
November 23, 2023By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer True or False: The Los Angeles Kings drafted a future Baseball Hall of Famer in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. True! Tom Glavine, who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher…
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SFU alum joins the Calgary Stampeders
March 31, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Former SFU quarterback J.R. Davies is set to embark on his first season as the running backs coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). A running back is an offensive player…
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SFU football players drafted to CFL teams
May 19, 2017By: Alexander Kenny When the Canadian Football League (CFL) draft rolled around earlier this month, the work of four SFU Clan football players came to fruition as they were selected to take the next big step in their football careers.…
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SFU football alumni impress at the CFL national combine
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2251" align="alignnone" width="1365"] Defensive back Matt Isherwood made a total of 62 tackles and caught three interceptions last season. Image credit: Austin Cozicar /The Peak[/caption] The two-day CFL national combine came to an end on Sunday, March 29 with…
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SFU football athletes participate at CFL regional combine
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1977" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Wide receiver Bibake Uppal notched a second-place finish in the three-cone drill. Photo courtesy of Surrey Now[/caption] Last Monday, six Clan football graduates headed to Edmonton to participate in the CFL regional combine. The players hoped…
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