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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 know she’s “that girl,” and she certainly was. Richardson won the women’s 100m race to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Unfortunately, she was controversially left off of the American track and field roster due to testing positive for marijuana following the Olympic trial events. Nevertheless, Richardson set the women’s record for the 100m at the 2023 World Athletic Championships…
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Black excellence in sports as told through media
February 15, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Black racism and enslavement. Films and Documentaries Remember the Titans (2000) Where to watch: Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ Based on a true story in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971, Black football coach…
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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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Learning to take the good from my tennis experience
March 5, 2023By: Jeeya Parasbhai Khavadia, SFU Student I dreamed of becoming a professional tennis player when I was young. And no, I’m not a professional at this age, nor do I still compete at that level. But if I could go…
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We haven’t forgotten about Peng Shuai and Brittney Griner
November 13, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of racism and sexual assault Fifty years after Title IX, a groundbreaking law in the US that “banned sex discrimination in federally funded education programs,” the growth of women’s sports is undeniable.…
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Letter to a legend: Watching Serena Williams for the last time
October 1, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Serena Williams won her first major title at the US Open in September 1999. She was 17, and I was six-months-old. By the time I started watching tennis with my parents, Williams’ reputation at the…
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Connect the Lingo
April 1, 2022By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer Word Bank: over and back, love, yard sale, brace, technical fall, direct free kick, ace, Calder, face wash, drop shot When a soccer player scores twice in a game When an opposing player/team fails to…
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Do you know who this professional athlete is?
January 25, 2022By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer Welcome to the most challenging and intricate game you’ve ever played. This will test your intelligence, wit, and of course, your ability to use Google search. Will you be able to guess this athlete based on…
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