Football
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March 20, 2023Word 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 ball “at an extreme angle…
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February 1, 2023Word 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 inches?” There are typically ______…
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January 25, 2023Word 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…
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NFL star Christian Covington returns home to host annual free football camp
September 21, 2022Christian 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 p.m. and included a Q&A…
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January 27, 2022A ____________ 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 Five players on the…
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Kristie Elliott becomes first woman in Canada to play and score in a college football game
November 20, 2021On 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 team’s game against Oregon’s Linfield University.…
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World News Beats
June 24, 2018German football team defeated in opening match of the World Cup Previous World Cup champion Germany lost 1–0 to Mexico in their opening match of the World Cup after Mexican player Hirving Lozano scored a goal within 35 minutes of…
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SFU hires Thomas Ford to take over as head coach for SFU football
January 19, 2018After choosing to not renew Kelly Bates’ contract after three winless seasons for Simon Fraser football, the Clan now has their new man: Thomas Ford. Theresa Hanson, Simon Fraser’s senior director of athletics and recreation, made the announcement on Monday…
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SFU football players drafted to CFL teams
May 19, 2017When 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. The Calgary Stampeders…
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SFU football loses 37–26 to Western Oregon
November 2, 2015On Saturday, October 24, the SFU Clan football team played their penultimate home game of the season against the Western Oregon Wolves. The Clan for the most part were fully present for the game. However, it was the big plays…
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