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Laurentian star Gray signs with CEBL’s BlackJacks

Laurentian Voyageurs standout Kadre Gray, one of the top players in Canadian university basketball for the last half-decade, will make his jump to the pro ranks this summer after announcing ...
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Princess of Pain, but in a good way

The fact that a good majority of her clientele, and the population at large, probably cannot distinguish between what differentiates an athletic therapist from a physiotherapist is not likely to ...
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That Sudbury Sports Guy: ‘I always come back to it’ — Shirlene McLean’s life-long love ...

Just a year removed from helping to lead coach Peter Ennis and their Laurentian Lady Vees basketball team to a national championship in March of 1990, Shirlene McLean was back ...
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Mount Allison recruits Lo-Ellen basketball star

Kaitlyn Simard heading to New Brunswick
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Bailey recalls Laurentian University basketball magic

Hall of famer reflects on career and coach Peter Campbell
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Ayim to retire after Tokyo Olympics

Miranda Ayim is preparing to close the book on her playing career.
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COVID puts London Lightning's milestone 10th NBLC season back on hold

The London Lightning will not hit the Budweiser Gardens hardwood this season, but vow fans haven’t seen the last of the National Basketball League of Canada franchise.
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‘Punch to the gut’ — Sudbury Five, NBLC cancel 2020-21 season

Logan Stutz’s mind had begun turning to next season already, but Friday’s announcement that the National Basketball League of Canada had cancelled the 2020-21 campaign still hit hard for the ...

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Away Games: Cornwall's LeGallais excels, Elie off to good start in AHL

St. Francis Xavier University Athletics has honoured its U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians for the 2019-20 year.
Basketball
Top recruit solidifies London basketball academy's elite status

Five years ago, Rob Angione aimed to build Canada’s top university basketball feeder network.If you rate such a reputation on the volume of Zoom calls and virtual school tours during ...
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Top recruit solidifies London basketball academy's elite status

Five years ago, Rob Angione aimed to build Canada’s top university basketball feeder network.If you rate such a reputation on the volume of Zoom calls and virtual school tours during ...
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Gray off to strong start at AmeriCup qualifiers

Laurentian coach impressed, though not surprised by guard’s superb play
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Sudbury Five see bright future, even with current season in jeopardy

Convinced his team has the best fan base in the National Basketball League of Canada, Bob Johnston believes the Sudbury Five will make a triumphant return to the court once ...
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Stutz’s Syrian journey cut short, but Five bench boss isn’t bitter

Logan Stutz had planned to travel to Doha, Qatar this week, and to spend the next several days guiding the Syrian men’s national basketball team in its pursuit of a ...
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Smrke taking rugged style to St. Clair

Grace Smrke ain’t no saint in the paintBy her own admission, the 17-year-old soon-to-be graduate of the Lo-Ellen Park Prep basketball program takes a great deal of pride with the ...
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Gray returns to world stage: Laurentian basketball standout joins men’s team for FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers

In a season where opportunities to play meaningful, high-level basketball games have been few and far between, Kadre Gray got a big one this week.
Basketball
WOLSTAT: Ironically, Raptors could sure use a big man like Jonas Valaciunas right now

We promise this column was scheduled to be written before Jonas Valanciunas nearly beat the Raptors by himself on Monday night.
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‘Give them smiles’ — Stutz hopes to be part of good-news story in Syria

Before departing for Syria last month, Sudbury Five head coach Logan Stutz received a crash course in the country’s culture, as well as some helpful advice, from Hussein Qarqouz, owner ...