Football
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March 20, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Word Bank: goalkeeper, airball, shank, 19th hole, double dribble, muff, cut shot, bunt, meet, nutmeg When a player stops dribbling and then begins again, or dribbles the basketball with two hands, they commit a ________ dribble. This soccer player usually wears a different colour than their teammates on the field. Time to relax and grab some lunch at the ________. When a football player makes contact with the football, without successfully maintaining possession of it. When a softball batter chooses to tap the ball instead of swing. A volleyball attack where the player spikes the…
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February 1, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Word Bank: 20, bullet, pick six, pommel horse, Christine Sinclair, skeleton, Peter Forsberg, football, 10, kiss and cry This athlete holds the record for most international goals. What sport is known as a “game of…
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January 25, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Word Bank: goalkeeper, airball, shank, 19th hole, double dribble, muff, cut shot, bunt, meet, nutmeg When a player stops dribbling and then begins again, or dribbles the basketball with two hands, they commit a ________…
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NFL star Christian Covington returns home to host annual free football camp
September 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Christian Covington, defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers in the National Football League (NFL), hosted his fourth annual football camp on June 26 at O’Hagan Field in Vancouver. The camp ran from 10:00 a.m.–2:00…
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January 27, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor A ____________ is worth 6 points 32 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists When a player enters an opponent’s blue line before the puck does NFL Championship Trophy Its rules are thought to have originated in Montreal…
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Kristie Elliott becomes first woman in Canada to play and score in a college football game
November 20, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On September 11, 2021, Kristie Elliott became the first Canadian woman to play and score in a National Collegiate Athletic Association football game. Elliott, the SFU football team’s kicker, scored two points in the…
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Peak Sports Reverse Mailbag: Favourite SFU Sports
January 25, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Hello readers of The Peak sports section, This week’s edition of the Mailbag is the first edition of the Reverse Mailbag, a new format which involves readers submitting answers to a sports-themed question. This week,…
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The week ahead in SFU Sports: November 25–December 7
November 22, 2019By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor With the Fall 2019 semester winding down, the week of November 25–December 2 offers an extremely limited schedule for fans hoping to cheer on the Clan. Men’s basketball and hockey are the only two teams…
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The week ahead in SFU Sports: November 11–17
November 8, 2019By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor With SFU’s volleyball, football, and men’s and women’s basketball teams all playing at home this week, Clan fans have a ton of opportunities to cheer on their team’s during the week of November 11–17. Here’s…
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The week ahead in SFU Sports: October 28–November 4
October 25, 2019By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor An extensive home schedule for multiple SFU Sports teams provides a lot of opportunities for Clan fans to cheer on their teams this week. Volleyball, football, wrestling, and men’s and women’s soccer are just some…
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