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Saskatchewan selects Sprukulis in 2017 CFL draft

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Standing at 6-foot-5, 310-pounds, Sprukulis (Oakville, Ont.) has started in all eight regular season games for the Varsity Blues in the past four seasons. He was invited to the 2016 East West Bowl…

KPE alum Patrick Jachyra awarded prestigious Award of Excellence

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Currently in his third year of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Jachyra already has a long record of achievement and leadership. His PhD research at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute…

'The program meant everything to me'

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There is something wrong with this picture. The selfies that the coaches and players are taking show ecstasy – the triumphant 4-3 victory of the Nunavik Nordiks over the Sudbury Stars to win the…

Should athletes use caffeine to boost performance?

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That’s the question being answered by Toronto scientists, who are closer to defining the relationship between caffeine and genetics when it comes to improving athletic performance. Their research,…

Jenna Gilchrist one of top 25 finalists for 2017 Storytellers Challenge

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Gilchrist created a three-minute video, called Self-Compassion Protects Against Negative Emotions, to explain her research and show its impact on the sporting experiences of young adolescent girls…

Fueling young athletes: New study shows benefits of post-exercise protein

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“The growth of bone and muscle in children is related to how their body breaks down old proteins and rebuilds new ones. In order for children to grow, the balance between synthesis and breakdown has…

Ex/Cancer Symposium: the benefits of exercise after a cancer diagnosis

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Held on April 6 at the Isabel Bader Theatre, the Faculty’s tenth public research symposium welcomed over 300 attendees, including patients, caregivers, family members, friends, colleagues,…

From Toronto to the tundra: KPE researchers witness final Inuit select hockey camp

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How did you end up in Nunavik to witness the final girls select hockey camp? JC: When I heard Joé being interviewed on the radio, he said that the program was being cut due to a consultant’s report…

U of T's Kylie Masse now ranks number one in world for two swimming events

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Masse overtook the 200-metre Olympic bronze medalist Hilary Caldwell in the final few metres to win in 2:07.23 on April 8. Caldwell was just .06 behind. They were the two fastest times at that…

Masse books ticket to World Championships in Budapest

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Her swim of 58.21 marks the second fastest ever to be swum in the world, and the fastest to ever be swum in a textile suit. The two-time reigning U of T Varsity Blues T-Holder's female athlete of the…

U of T athletes, coach and alumni inducted into 2016 Sport Hall of Honour

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Rosie MacLennan was named the Athlete of the Year. MacLennan began competing internationally at eleven and was Canadian National Women’s Champion in 2005, 2009 and 2011. In 2006, she paired with…

It’s not all about the game, some of it has to do with money; KPE experts weigh in on NHL’s decision to skip the Olympics

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Peter, it has emerged that NHL club owners don’t want a three-week break in their schedule in order to accommodate some NHL players’ participation in the Olympics. What’s your take on that? PD:…