Sports and Recreation

Sport B.C. nominates best athletes in province

The women's varsity volleyball team at the University of B.C. is one of the most decorated teams in school history and next month they could add two more trophies-an individual honour and recognition for the entire roster-to the growing gilded pile.

Sports & Recreation

Buyer 'be aware, beware' when pilates shopping

Pilates instructor Yvonne Bray cautions that the pilates exercise commonly used as a warm-up in fitness classes and studios across the country is an intermediate sequence that beginners should approach...

Jock and Jill

The hockey legend widely regarded as the greatest allround player in the history of the sport, Gordie Howe, will be honoured Friday by the Vancouver Giants in their ongoing Legends Series. Howe, who is...

Friendship centre hosts workshop on Aboriginal Coaching Manual

The Aboriginal Coaching Manual is the result of 15 years of research about best applying First Nation cultures, values and lifestyles to sports education and training for non-aboriginal and aboriginal...

Wheel World: Trikes aren’t just for the kids

They say you never forget how to ride a bike. But what if you never learned?

Large crowds at women's soccer in Vancouver impresses FIFA whistleblower

One of the world’s most powerful soccer executives said big crowds for North and Central American and Caribbean women’s Olympic qualifying games mean B.C. Place Stadium is one step closer ...

Canucks become mindful on mental illness

Rick Rypien died before he could talk publicly about living with mental illness. The popular Canucks forward, who was traded to the Winnipeg Jets but never skated with the team, was diagnosed with depression...

A broom of their own

On one of eight ice sheets at the Vancouver Curling Club, Andrew Bass is taking a lesson from veteran curler Mark Bailey. The handsome younger man crouches in the hack, grips a stone and nearly keeps ...

Jock and Jill

The King George Dragons were sobered last week when their 27-1 record was sullied not just by a loss but by a blow-out of a defeat. On Friday night at Kitsilano, the No. 5 AA Dragons dropped a stunning...

Pool running paves way to fitness

If I told you about my workout—a 20-minute warm-up followed by 30 minutes of intense sprint intervals, concluding with a 10-minute cool-down—and said my feet would never touch the ground, ...

Singing Southsiders sweet on women's soccer

The soccer-loving Southsiders are turning in their white and blue to dress in the national flag of the Reds.

Nixon still all about the score

Winners of six straight, including their last four on the road, the University of B.C. men's basketball team is ranked third in the nation and Tommy Nixon is a large part of the success.

Demons vs. Dragons

One of the best high school city hoops match ups goes down Friday between the best in the west. The Blue Demons host the King George Dragons Jan. 27 at Kitsilano secondary school. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.

Gearing Up: Train today to avoid endurance race "sufferfest" tomorrow

The Road Racing Spring Series starts in six weeks! The first triathlon is in three months and the first Gran Fondo is in five months. Are you nervous?

Soccer's Woeller an 'unsung hero'

When Shannon Woeller is at the top of her game-and that's almost all the time-she never seems to run at full speed. She doesn't have to.

PHOTO GALLERY: Team Canada, soccer style

Team Canada, soccer style

Snowshoeing popular with runners and walkers

It's the season to be snowshoeing in Metro Vancouver.

Bodychecking banned in house hockey

Bodychecking will remain in the game for Vancouver’s rep peewee hockey players but will be debated again this summer and potentially eliminated following B.C. Hockey’s annual general meeting...