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'Keep improving my game': Twin sisters set to soar with U of T Varsity Blues basketball squad
Posted:On a rainy afternoon on an outdoor basketball court in midtown Toronto, Nakeisha Ekwandja is taking the ball to the hoop, competing one-on-one against her twin sister. She sidesteps Mikhaela Ekwandja…
The Blues beat Windsor 54 to 26
Posted:"I think it was great for the guys. We needed that. We needed to taste victory. They've been working hard trying to get that one and it's nice to get it. And now that we've got one hopefully we can…
Masse repeats as World Champion
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BREAKING | Kylie Masse wins the 100m backstroke final at #FINAGwangju2019
Taylor Ruck finishes a close fourth.http://cbc.ca/1.5204543
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Varsity Blues Genich and McMurray earn bronze at 2019 FISU Games
Posted:Sitting in fourth after 350 metres, McMurray out-touched Russia's Mariia Baklakova by 0.23 seconds to wrap up Canada's swimming schedule at the 30th Summer Universiade. It was Team Canada's third…
Meet the U of T faculty, alumni and supporters named to the Order of Canada
Posted:From a critically acclaimed actor to a respected immunologist, the latest appointments to the Order of Canada include several members of the University of Toronto community, reflecting the range of…
Varsity Blues alum Jayna Hefford inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Posted:Most Canadians would find it hard to discuss women’s hockey without focusing on Jayna Hefford. Her achievements on the ice are dazzling. Hefford is among just five players in the world to win a gold…
U of T mountain bikers swap bikes for paddles
Posted:Marko Wright, youth volunteer, David Wright, head coach of the U of T mountain biking team, Brandon Fawkes, co-captain of the U of T mountain biking team, Samantha Athey, member of the U of T Trash…
Varsity Blues remember Andy Higgins
Posted:Under his leadership, the Blues won 21 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) track titles, six Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (recently renamed to University Sports) titles and 21 national…
U of T's Alina Dormann honoured at Rideau Hall for being elite athlete
Posted:Dormann was selected by the university sports governing body U Sports as one of Top 8 Academic All-Canadians for the 2017-18 season. In order to achieve academic all-Canadian status, athletes must…
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford breaks another Canadian record
Posted:On January 4, at her first race of the 2019 indoor season, DeBues-Stafford broke the Canadian indoor 5000m record at the GAA Miler Meet in Glasgow, Scotland, running 14:57.45 to smash the previous…
Top student-athletes celebrated with hearty breakfast and pins
Posted:“This morning we are celebrating student-athletes who have achieved honours standing at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning,” said Professor Cheryl Regehr, U of T's…
Dormann named U Sports Top 8 Academic All-Canadian
Posted:The elite group will be honoured on January 29 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada.
The Governor General's Academic All-…