While not everyone celebrates in such a big way, Mexicans are brought together through football.
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Maybe you picked them in your bracket to get there, or maybe not, but both teams made history in their own right this year.
To be honest, I was never a big fan of soccer. However, since the start of the World Cup, all my friends and relatives (including my 70-year-old grandparents) turned themselves into enthusiastic followers of Cristiano Ronaldo. Why?
Camp Yoga wasn’t exactly the camp I had in mind as a kid. It also wasn’t the type of yoga I was expecting as an adult.
Snug Cove has always made me think that the land is hugging the ocean. Long rocky arms encircle the water, cutting it off from the rest of the world.
Four of those athletes selected are recent T-Birds.
The graduating team captain is set to play for Düren SWD Powervolleys of the volleyball Bundesliga.
The team sat a convincing 34 strokes ahead of the second place University of Victoria Vikes at +19 to claim top prize.
The UBC Thunderbirds men’s and women’s teams headed home for the NAIA Championships with third and second place finishes respectively.
There was a particularly embarrassing moment when a dog casually strolled past us, a humbling experience considering how much we were struggling.
MacDonald will remain with the Thunderbirds, though not in the head coaching capacity.
After impressing at the CFL Combine and the East Michigan Pro Day, Shepley’s work finally paid off with a pro contract.
Canada finished fourth on the overall medal tally, racking up 15 gold, 40 silver and 27 bronze medals for a final tally of 82.
It took a very long time for my teammates and I to digest what we had been told that day. Compelled by my sadness, I became committed to ensuring that no student-athlete at UBC would ever feel like they had no support through their mental health struggles.
The stadium completes a 10-year revamp of facilities between Thunderbird Boulevard and West 16th Avenue.