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OPINION: Sports community needs to talk about risks to high-level athletes

January 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

By JON HESHKA and JEFF JACKSON Max Burkhart, a 17-year-old German skier, was competing in the downhill event at the Nor-Am Cup in Lake Louise on Tuesday, Dec. 5, when he [Continue]

SPORTS – The sports world’s TV-fed money pipeline is drying up

May 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

By BRUCE DOWBIGGIN CALGARY, Alta. – The Toronto Blue Jays are nearing a point of decision on a number of their highly-paid players. Will the 2017 edition of the club be [Continue]

Talk about doing the heavy lifting

June 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

A lot of heavy lifting was done Saturday as contestants in the Kamloops Strongest Man competition hoisted huge stones, flipped giant tires and towed weight-laden sleds. In [Continue]

TRU curlers fall in final at women’s national championship

March 21, 2015 // 1 Comment

UPDATE — The Corryn Brown rink lost its first game at the Canadian Interuniversity Sports curling championships today and it was a heartbreaker. The team made it all the [Continue]

TRU curlers sitting at 4-0 in university championships

March 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

WATERLOO, ON — The Corryn Brown foursome continues to roll right along at the 2015 CIS/CCA University Curling championships. Brown is representing Thompson Rivers [Continue]

Corryn Brown rink brushing up for university championship

March 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Contributed: Thompson Rivers University SPORTS — The Corryn Brown Foursome has arrived in Ontario gearing up to battle for the 2015 CIS/CCA University Curling championship. [Continue]

Dylan Armstrong gets his medal

February 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

SPORTS — Dylan Armstrong finally got his Olympics bronze medal Sunday. Six and half years after the Beijing Olympics, Armstrong was presented with the bronze by four-time [Continue]

Kamloops’ Devon Moonie selected to cycling team

February 11, 2015 // 1 Comment

SPORTS — Kamloops cyclist Devon Moonie has been picked to ride for the Glotman-Simpson Cycling Team for 2015. The 20-year-old Moonie is a Kamloops-based cyclist and member [Continue]

Coach named to national development team

January 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

SPORTS — The head coach of the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack swim team has been named to Canada’s Junior National Development Team. Brad Dalke was chosen to be part [Continue]

Petition aiming for return of TRU men’s ice hockey

November 7, 2014 // 1 Comment

SPORTS — A petition is being organized to pressure the TRU ahtletic department into reinstating its men’s ice hockey team. TRU bowed out of hockey this past summer as [Continue]

Lions extend stay in Kamloops through 2017

September 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

SPORTS — The BC Lions Football Club has extended its training camp partnership with the City of Kamloops and Thompson Rivers University through 2017. “Extending our stay [Continue]

City to host 2016 women’s world hockey

September 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

SPORTS — Third try lucky. After losing out on bids in 1997 and 2013, Kamloops will host the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championships in 2016. The announcement was [Continue]

Efforts to resurrect TRU hockey program put on hold, says Olynyk

August 12, 2014 // 0 Comments

SPORTS — Efforts to resurrect the hockey program at Thompson Rivers University have been put on hold, says a Thompson rivers University spokesman. A group of players and [Continue]

TRU drops support of WolfPack hockey team

July 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

SPORTS — Thompson Rivers University (TRU), which is based in Kamloops, has dropped its support of the WolfPack hockey team after six seasons. The hockey program was [Continue]