Category: Sports
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A team rebuilding
How the Laurier girls’ soccer team is focusing on bonding on and off the field The Laurier Brantford YMCA’s (LBYMCA) double gym is filled with laughter, the sound of running shoes scurrying…
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The Ballon d’Or ceremony 2024
A night of highs and lows The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony has finally aired. It was a night of celebration and controversy as the winners were selected to many spectators’ dismay and…
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The Game Plan: November Dates
Upcoming athletic tournament information Contributed Photo/ Megan Jacklin IMPORTANT DATES: Nov. 9 – Women’s flag football club travels to their 5v5 Championship at the McMaster University. Nov. 15 – Extramural men and…
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Has sports betting gone too far?
How Bill S-269 attempts to regulate sports betting advertisements in Canada Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer FanDuel, Bet365, DraftKings and BetMGM are just some of the few sports betting companies and platforms that…
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The meteoric rise of Caitlin Clark
As women’s college and national basketball rises in popularity, so too does the rising star, “CC” Contributed photo/ Paul Rutherford images, Sports IllustratedCaitlin Clark playing in a basketball game Over the last…
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Celebrating Imane Khelif
Algeria’s first women’s boxing Olympic gold champion Imane Khelif has become an international sensation. Everyone from a United States of America presidential nominee to one of the bestselling children’s authors of all…
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The Game Plan: October Dates
Upcoming tryout dates and HOCO information The Athletics and Recreation Department is housed in the Laurier Brantford YMCA, just across from Harmony Square. Your membership to use the facility and its amenities…
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The Ballon d’Or 2024
Who will claim the ultimate prize? Ever since 1956, the Ballon d’Or has been hosted annually by French football magazine, France Football, as the season’s best footballer is chosen for the prestigious…
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Laurier alumni Sam Schachter takes on Paris Olympics 2024
Beach Volleyball Olympian graduated from Laurier in 2016 and has represented Canada twice since then The sun is shining, the sand is warm and the Eiffel Tower is in the distance as…
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Paris Olympics 2024 recapped
Laurier Alumni shine in Olympics Games The 2024 Paris Olympics began on July 26 and officially finished on Aug. 21. Although Canada faced some less-than-ideal circumstances, including a drone spying scandal involving…
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A new golden age in Canadian football
The Canadian men’s national football team continues exceeding expectations In 2022, the FIFA World Cup took the world by storm as 32 nations from across the world travelled to the host nation…
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Brantford Bulldogs prepare for play-offs
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor The Brantford Bulldogs on the ice. It’s been an exciting opening year for the Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs to say the very least. The team had…
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The 2024 MLB season has begun
Contributed Photo / Chris ChowBaseball players. It’s been a long wait for Major League Baseball fans, but baseball season is just around the corner. After fans saw an entertaining 2023 year, the…
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Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII
Contributed Photo / Michael OwensThe Super Bowl LVIII stadium 2024. For the first time since the 2004 season, a team has won the Super Bowl in back-to-back years. In a thrilling back-and-forth…
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Will the World Cup revolutionize soccer culture in Canada?
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography FIFA reveals new details about the World Cup soccer games that will be hosted in two Canadian cities, Toronto and Vancouver. After the FIFA World Cup held…
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Laurier Brantford’s indoor soccer teams kick off seasons
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe LB men’s indoor soccer team. In late January, Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford’s indoor soccer teams took to the pitch in their first tournament of the season, hosted…
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A breakdown of the 2023-24 NBA rookie class
Contributed Photo / Joshua GateleyFrom left, NBA rookies Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama It feels crazy to say that we have officially reached the halfway point of the NBA 2023-24 season. Between…
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Laurier’s hockey teams play 2nd tournament at Fanshawe College
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe women’s team player #9 on the ice The Wilfrid Laurier University hockey season is well underway with the second tournament of the year at Fanshawe College on…
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NHL proposes “World Cup of Hockey”
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorHockey fans have mixed reactions to the new idea International hockey hasn’t seen a best-on-best men’s hockey tournament in almost a decade, but that may be changing next…
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A look at this year’s World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Contributed Photo / Habs Eyes on the PrizeTeam Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The World Junior Ice Hockey Championships are an annual tradition every hockey fan can look forward…
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NHL insights of the 2023-24 season
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography With the Christmas season now behind us, the NHL season has unofficially reached its one-third point of the 2023-24 season. It’s been a thrilling season so far…
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Homecoming in Hawk Dome gymnasium
Contributed Photo / UnsplashA basketball. Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford kicked off their homecoming weekend by hosting the second annual Alumni Basketball Game at the LBYMCA on Saturday, Oct.21. Laurier Brantford’s Extramural Men’s…
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Laurier Brantford hockey is back
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor #17 and #12 on the women’s hockey team mid-game. Hockey season is back, and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Golden Hawks are already getting it done. Both the…
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The first month of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ NHL season
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography The Toronto Maple Leafs 2023-24 season is well underway, with their first month of play recently wrapping up. The Leafs finished their opening month of the season…
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Indoor soccer teams prepare to kick off new season
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor Post-practice huddle for Laurier Brantford’s indoor soccer team. With Wilfrid Laurier University’s fall semester reaching its final weeks, Brantford’s indoor soccer team has been amping up the…
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An insight to Jonas Dewar’s senior year
Contributed Photo / Megan JacklinLaurier Athletics’ headshot for Jonas Dewar. Student athletes should always give it their all in their last season of competition, and Jonas Dewar made sure of that. Dewar…
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Brantford Bulldogs win home opener
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe Brantford Bulldogs’ game at the Civic Centre. The Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs won their home opener in a 5-2 victory over the Oshawa Generals on Oct.…
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Cross-country team prepares for provincial championships
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThird-year criminology student Hay Dewar. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford varsity cross-country team prepared hard for their provincial championships race, which took place on Oct. 28 at Conestoga College…
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The NBA is back
Contributed Photo / NBA The NBA season is back for a new season and it started just like it ended last year. A double-header on opening night featured the Denver Nuggets versus…
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Student-athlete spotlight: Jackson Rice
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorJackson Rice, fourth-year DMJ student and cross-country runner. Heading into his fourth year in digital media and journalism, Jackson Rice hopes to wrap up his cross-country career with…
