Attending an open tryout and making the team isn't the most conventional way to join a varsity team — or the easiest. But it's not unheard of.
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The UBC football program had some incredible successes this year, but none are larger than the 2024 NFL and CFL drafts.
As the 2024 NFL Draft draws nearer, the dream of playing professional football becomes more of a reality for teammates Theo Benedet and Giovanni Manu.
Since 2020, Gropper has improved meteorically, achieving a self-professed top speed of 100 km/hr. Last year, she finished third in Canada for women’s downhill racing, qualifying them for Team Canada.
For our final print issue of the 2023/24 academic year, we asked five Ubyssey sports writers the most important questions about the Thunderbirds' year.
On April 8, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that effective August 1, 2024, female transgender athletes will not be allowed to compete in female competitions.
Baseball fans at Tourmaline Stadium experienced déjà vu this weekend, as the UBC men’s baseball team swept Bushnell University Beacons in a four game series.
If you met Fareed Shittu, a forward for the UBC men’s basketball team, at the beginning of grade 10, you may be surprised to meet a serious soccer player.
The meet, held at the Rasphal Dillon Oval, was the first of the season for the Thunderbirds and showed promise for the rest of the year.
In many sports, the opportunities to play professionally only exist overseas. The Ubyssey spoke to three former UBC athletes to shed light on why they’re pushed internationally and how that process works.
The NHL’s choices echo the most toxic parts of the sport's culture, amplifying the voices that constantly say hockey is not for everyone.
While reaching the world’s top league is a dream for many players, the odds are slim, which leaves most looking for an alternative path. One of Canada’s premier major junior ice hockey leagues is looking to prepare its players for futures beyond the rink.
Every few months, I learn that another one of my former soccer teammates is Queer via Instagram.
It didn’t matter how hard I played in gym class, how tomboy-ish I dressed or how much I knew about a sport — everyone seemed to see my gender before they saw anything else.
When Amreen Aulakh started working as a personal trainer on campus, she began to notice the limited availability of cost-friendly fitness resources for women.