Sports
SFU club to host sold-out sports analytics hackathon
June 26, 2017A student-run sports analytics club will be hosting the inaugural Vancouver Sports Analytics Symposium and Hackathon (VanSASH), a two-day event running from July 8–9 at Harbour Centre. The event is currently sold out as students from SFU, UBC, BCIT, the University of Toronto, and the United States seized the opportunity to display their analytical skills. Sports analytics is a growing field that combines the fields of computer science and sports, according to SFU Sports Analytics Club president Dani Chu. “A lot of my classmates are coders and die-hard sport fans, but they don’t know that these two passions can be…
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NHL expansion is a risky bet
August 4, 2015The deadline for applications for expansion NHL franchises was Monday, July 20, and the two cities that have submitted a bid are Las Vegas led by business man Bill Foley and Quebec City led by media conglomerate Quebecor. The NHL…
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The Peak: Sports Podcast
June 10, 2015Peak Associates Nick Bondi and Austin Cozicar sit down to discuss this week's sports news. Created by: Paige Smith
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Rowing at SFU
May 22, 2015SFU's Rowing team gives some insight into what the sport is really like: extremely earlier mornings, intense work-outs, and team bonding.
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Predicting the Champions and Europa League semi-finals
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2448" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Credit: Glenn Harper (Flickr)[/caption] As we near the end of both of Europe’s continental soccer competitions, the Champions League and the Europa League, soccer fans have been blessed with four fantastic semi-finals. Here are my thoughts…
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Obsessed to the nines
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_952" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image Credits: Talha Qadir[/caption] About a year ago, I went out on a blind double date with a friend of mine, his girlfriend, and her friend. It was bound to be an awkward night, and as…
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If inspirational sports movie quotes were rewritten to be about tacos
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_892" align="alignnone" width="940"] Friday night delights || Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] Our deepest fear is not that our tacos are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that they are flavourful beyond measure. It is our taste, not our blandness, that…
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I am currently writing a script for what is sure to be the first critically acclaimed sports movie about badminton
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_913" align="alignnone" width="940"] Illustration by Esther Chang[/caption] For years, the action-packed sport of badminton has been without its own iconic feature-length film; a movie that accurately encapsulates the electrifying thrill of the game while balancing dynamic characters with an…
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Nobody pays attention to your workout clothes
February 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_323" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] In pursuit of that perfect sideways bathroom selfie, society today is told that simply exercising won’t cut it. We must also look the part as we strive towards a healthier lifestyle through…
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Statisticians give athletes a competitive edge
February 2, 2015Does the home team advantage exist? Can one estimate the performance trajectory of soccer players? When is the right time to pull a goalie in a hockey game? Tim Swartz, an SFU professor of statistics and actuarial sciences, gave a…
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