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Catchphrases and quotes heard around the world
March 21, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: mention of homophobia. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” — Muhammad Ali, c. 1964 Before fighting the “unbeatable” world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston, Ali told the media he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” This quote remains one of Ali’s most famous, although it’s believed that the phrase was coined by Ali’s former cornerman, Drew “Bundini” Brown. The phrase has been referenced and parodied in many forms, including the 2006 Pixar film Cars, in which Lightning McQueen adapts it to “float like a Cadillac, sting like a beemer.”…
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The Rundown
March 19, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer February 15: Caitlin Clark sets NCAA women’s all-time scoring record Clark scored 49 points in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 106–89 defeat of the Michigan Wolverines. She took less than three minutes to score the eight points…
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Let there be fashion in sports
February 21, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer With her bright hair, long lashes, and stunning nails, Sha’Carri Richardson’s style is as flashy as she is. She told NBC during the 2021 US Olympic Track and Field trials she wanted the world to…
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The Rundown
January 31, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer January 13: Six Canucks headed to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game After defenceman Quinn Hughes was named in the NHL All-Star roster selections on January 4, a fan vote to fill the remaining roster spots…
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I went to a game from each of the biggest professional leagues
January 31, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer In 2023, I got the opportunity to see a game from each of North America’s four major sports leagues — Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Hockey League (NHL), and…
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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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Ranking the six sporting arenas I visited this year
September 14, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer This year, I’ve had the privilege of visiting six major sporting arenas across North America. I watched a Colorado Avalanche playoff game in Ball Arena, saw Pitbull (Mr. Worldwide himself) in concert at the Saddledome,…
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The second class treatment of first class athletes
March 2, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer In March 2019, members of the US women’s national soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against their umbrella organization, US Soccer. The lawsuit speaks to the systemic underpaying of US women soccer players in comparison…
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The Sports Peakbox: basketball
January 20, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Peekaboo! Guess what’s back other than midterm season? The PeakBox! Each week the Peak will answer student submitted questions about sports at SFU. This week, we asked students to pose questions about basketball. When was…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 5
September 28, 2019By: Brandon Braich, Peak Associate Hey Peak sports readers, My name is Brandon Braich, and I’m this week’s host for the NBA basketball themed Peak Sports Mailbag. Thanks so much to all of our readers for submitting their basketball-related questions,…
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