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Ikea withdraws wiener sausages as European horse meat scandal grows
Swedish furniture giant Ikea today announced it was taking wiener sausages off its menu in 5 western European countries, after tests came back indicating traces of horse meat were found in the product....
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UNI hoops notes 3.16.13: Clan roll at NCCAs; VIU, Langara men gold-bronze...
BELLINGHAM — The Simon Fraser Clan, getting its first chance to make a racket in the NCAA Div. 2 national women’s basketball championship bracket, is making itself heard. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe was near...
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How to win YOUR March Madnes pool
Every year when March Madness brackets come out, we are inundated with an unending stream of college basketball prognosticators giving us upset picks, formulas, percentages, and stats in an attempt to...
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It’s Head of the Class season: New group of 2013 honourees will join alums...
VANCOUVER — Here in the sports department at The Province, when it comes to our coverage of high school and university sports in B.C., it’s all about a four-season labour of love. First comes the fall...
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B.C. hoops all-star weekend: New Gaucho Hart caps prep career at Langley,...
High school basketball all-star weekend is upon us. Here’s my package to prep you for the big games. First a feature on Immacualta’s go-to-guy Alex Hart, who made his NCAA Div. 1 choice. Also, there’s...
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Alex Hart
ALEX HART BASKETBALL SCHOOL: Immaculata (Kelowna) FRESHMAN’S FUTURE: California-Santa Barbara Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry would be heartened to know that it’s not just guards...
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Clan men’s basketball 2013-14: Gonzaga first step as Simon Fraser hoops looks...
BURNABY — James Blake is anticipating calling a time-out not too soon after the opening tip on Friday evening, as much to re-confirm the excitement he has seen over his team’s first nine practices as...
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Sweet 16 run ends first NCAA chapter, Chambers the new leader of Simon Fraser...
BURNABY — Take one look at some of the most meaningful statistics from the 2012-13 Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball season, and it’s tough to comprehend that there were two more...
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Bandaged but unbowed, hoop ‘Birds won’t use wounded wings as crutch as TWU...
VANCOUVER — The injury situation is so ridiculous these days with the UBC Thunderbirds men’s basketball team that head coach Kevin Hanson can only laugh at its incredulity. Except Hansen won’t laugh,...
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Rebels win boys thriller, Bobcats cruise in girls final as Telus Classic...
Hey basketball fans, a fun evening at the 14th and final Telus Basketball Classic. Here’s what happened in the highlighted senior boys and girls finals: SENIOR BOYS BURNABY SOUTH 77 SIR WINSTON...
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Jadon Cohee: Private summer sessions with Nash an inspiration to WGSS’s...
LANGLEY — For a few incredible days this past summer, Jadon Cohee did his best to convince himself that what seemed so unreal, was indeed reality. “At first, when he called me, I didn’t believe it was...
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Pitt’s Smith puts Marauders under his wing, carries Fraser Valley power into...
PITT MEADOWS — Rich Goulet doesn’t know any better to describe the value that Graham Smith brings to his basketball team other than to make the following statement: “If it’s a game of significance, he...
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02.02.14: The Province’s weekend CIS and NCAA men’s and women’s basketball...
Here’s the story from men’s and women’s CIS and NCAA basketball on Saturday night: MEN’S BASKETBALL Josh Wolfram knocked down the shot of his life Saturday. The former South Kamloops Titans standout...
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02.02.14 Uni notes: UBC’s Luc Bruchet sizzles in U-Dub mile, plus volleyball,...
We’ve brought you women’s hockey, as well as the full picture in basketball. Capping off our extensive weekend of university sports coverage is the rest of the big news, from track and field, men’s...
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Eagles perched on solid ground, program turnaround has MEI girls eyeing...
ABBOTSFORD — Take a look at any successful high school basketball program, and you will discover a delicate balance at work. In ways not unlike an ecosystem, the best ones merge energy and environment...
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Matt Neufeld: Lambrick’s Lion King takes his place with BC’s best Sunday at...
VANCOUVER — Matthew Neufeld is more than happy to make one more trip back to the Langley Events Centre. Of course, it won’t be anywhere near as thrilling as the last time he played there, back on March...
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UFC Super Saturday: A Full Day of Fighting? Sign Me Up!
Full disclosure: I write features for UFC.com and also work for Sportsnet, the UFC’s television partner here in Canada. (Note: feel free to check out all my work, collected nicely for you at...
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Jonathan Kongbo
JONATHAN KONGBO FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL SCHOOL: Holy Cross FRESHMAN’S FUTURE: Wyoming SURREY — It’s hard to imagine anyone making the kind of debut Jonathan Kongbo did this past September, when on a whim,...
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RECRUITS 2014: No ‘easy’ decision, Bby. South’s Manhas chooses Langara hoops...
BURNABY — Basketball coaches are fond of using the term ‘easy baskets’ to describe the hoops every team is supposed to score over the course of a game. But analyze the term for any amount of time and...
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Hyper hoops, the new Clan style as SFU debut at D-1 Idaho features 93 field...
The stopwatch might not hold the offence of the Simon Fraser men’s basketball team to the title of a famous book, but if you look at the final box score Friday night, you know the Clan and head coach...
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