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2022 U of T Sports Hall of Fame celebrates athletes, builders and teams
Posted:The annual event, put on hold over the last two years due to COVID-19, was once again held in person at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport on May 26. Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of KPE…
U of T celebrates student athletes with in person award ceremony
Posted:“These have been two long, extraordinary years,” said Gretchen Kerr, professor and dean at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) in her welcome address. “We missed celebrating all…
The Blues train with national soccer team day before they qualify for the World Cup
Posted:How did the training session with Team Canada come about? What role did the Blues have and what was that experience like for them?
We were invited by a contact of mine at the national team to help…
Yat family scholarship to support Black student athletes
Posted:“My hope is that this scholarship will help varsity students have the same rewarding experience I did playing competitive soccer through school, without the financial stress,” he said.
The Yat…
Black History Month feature: Marlene Donaldson
Posted:A member of the Varsity Blues from 1996 to 2000, Donaldson became the first University of Toronto student-athlete to earn CIAU all-Canadian honours in rugby in 1998. A four-year captain with the…
Safiya Muharuma, a common link between some of Varsity Blues’ most successful women’s hockey teams
Posted:Whether it is as a player or as an assistant coach for the past eight years, Muharuma has been a part of the last four Varsity Blues teams to win an OUA championship (2000, 2001, 2003, 2020).
As a…
“For a small guy, I made it to university (football) and the pros – pretty impressive” -Gerry Sternberg
Posted:History will reveal that he has had many indelible moments, from hoisting the first Vanier Cup, to playing on a Grey Cup championship team, and even challenging, as a lawyer, in the Superior Court of…
'Pretty surreal': Varsity Blues goalie serves as Maple Leafs' back-up
Posted:The 24-year-old signed an amateur tryout contract with his favourite hockey team and faced shots from star player Auston Matthews during the morning skate. While Bishop was not called on to play…
Blues Football Mourns the Loss of Bill Davis
Posted:U of T Remembers Bill Davis
The University of Toronto is mourning the death of former Ontario Premier Bill Davis – an alumnus who formed a lifelong relationship with the university and transformed…
Kylie Masse claims third medal as swimming wraps up at Tokyo Olympic Games
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Masse, who claimed individual silver medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke events earlier this week, got Canada out to a great start in the relay as Canada sat first after the…
She's done it again! Kylie Masse earns second Olympic silver medal in Tokyo
Posted:Masse, who was seeded fourth in the world going into Tokyo, bettered her own Canadian record, touching the wall in 2:05.42 to reach the Olympic podium for the third time in her career.
"I've been…
In nail-biting final, Kylie Masse takes silver in 100-metre backstroke at Tokyo Games
Posted:The 25-year-old from LaSalle, Ont., touched the wall in 57.72 seconds – three-tenths of a second behind Australia’s Kaylee McKeown – to finish second and earn her second straight Olympic medal in her…