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With community and star power, hockey tournament raises over $872k for homelessness

The organization has been helping address homelessness across Canada since 1996 but only started the tournament in Vancouver in 2008. The tournament coordinates former professional hockey players or Olympians as ‘star power’ to play alongside amateurs as a fundraiser.

Lauren Kasowski Sports December 1

Women’s volleyball improves to 9–1 in November, receives first CW loss

Coming off two weeks of games and a bye weekend, November has seen the UBC women’s volleyball team dominate Canada West (CW), only dropping one game since the season’s start. Here’s what you might have missed.

Iman Janmohamed Sports December 1

UBC Artistic Swimming Club is getting in sync with Shrek

UBC’s Artistic Swimming Club has been making national headlines in the world of artistic swimming for years now as a club with skill, heart and promise.

Katrianna DeSante Sports November 30

T-Birds’ Vanier Cup bid ends with heartbreaking loss to Montréal

On Saturday, the Thunderbirds failed to bring home the Vanier Cup after losing 16–9 in a defensive battle with the University of Montréal Carabins.

Annaliese Gumboc Sports November 29

Men's and women’s basketball host rival Vikes in Courtside clash

During the annual Courtside festival, the women's basketball team defeated the University of Victoria Vikes while the men's team came up short.

Ian French Sports November 29

Women's hockey bounces back after first regulation loss

The T-Birds fell to the Dinos 3–2 on Friday, but remained resilient, powering through to a 4–1 win on Saturday.

Olivia DeFehr Sports November 28

Vanier Cup preview: UBC football takes on Montréal for national title

They might be underdogs, but that hasn’t stopped them before.

Annaliese Gumboc Sports November 23

Rylind MacKinnon's hockey career at a glance

Serving as T-Birds’ reigning captain for the past two years and earning recognition from the likes of Canada West, the Vancouver Canucks and Hockey Canada, MacKinnon has undoubtedly made a name for herself.

Katrianna DeSante Sports November 22

Men’s basketball splits series with nail-biting games

The Thunderbirds visited the University of Saskatchewan Huskies for a two-game series, winning Friday’s game 82–78 but dropping Saturday’s action 78–75.

Ian French Sports November 21

T-Birds advance to national football championship

At Thunderbird Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the UBC football team claimed their first-ever Mitchell Bowl, breezing through the national semi-final with a 47–17 thrashing of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.

Annaliese Gumboc Sports November 21

Men's basketball splits weekend in heavyweight battle versus Winnipeg

The ‘Birds walked away with a 76–72 win during Friday’s game, while dropping Saturday’s game by a score of 84–78.

Ian French Sports November 15

Thunderbirds win Hardy Cup with unbelievable last-second play

On Saturday afternoon, UBC pulled off an incredible last-minute comeback against the University of Alberta Golden Bears, claiming the Hardy Cup with a 28–27 victory at Thunderbird Stadium.

Annaliese Gumboc Sports November 14

Women’s soccer gets Canada West silver after sudden death loss to Trinity Western

Last weekend, UBC had a 3–1 win over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies but lost to TWU in a 6–5 penalty shootout.

Annaliese Gumboc Sports November 9

Football comes back to defeat Bisons, advance to Hardy Cup Final

On Saturday, the Thunderbirds beat the University of Manitoba Bisons 29–21 in the Hardy Cup semi-final.

Caleb Peterson Sports November 8

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Men’s basketball starts the season with a series sweep

The Thunderbirds opened their season with 98–76 and 82–66 wins over the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns.

Ian French Sports November 7

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