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<p>The National Football League’s conference championship games fall this weekend, with only four teams remaining and two weeks until the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston, Texas. The National Football Conference game will be Sunday, Jan. 22 at 4:05 p.m. Atlantic time, followed by the American Football Conference game at 7:40 p.m. The top-seeded New England [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Hockey Jan. 14 vs. UPEI &#8211; 8-3 win Women’s Basketball Jan. 14 @ UKC &#8211; 63-61 loss Men’s Basketball Jan. 14 @ UKC &#8211; 77-75 loss Women’s Volleyball Jan. 15 vs. Sainte-Anne &#8211; 3-1 win Jan. 11 vs. UNBSJ &#8211; 3-1 win Men’s Volleyball Jan. 11 vs. UNBSJ &#8211; 3-1 loss UPCOMING GAMES Women’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The new year didn’t start off the way the St. Thomas University women’s volleyball team likely would have hoped. The Tommies were eliminated by the Holland College Hurricanes in the semifinals at the second annual STU-Canadian National Invitational tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 4 in Fredericton. The Tommies fell 2-0 (25-17, 25-16) to the Hurricanes in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Christmas holidays are over, and the world of sports continues to intensify as playoffs and trade deadlines approach. Currently, the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association sit second in the Eastern Conference and are about to begin a stretch of tough Atlantic Division games. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the rival Boston Celtics come [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies basketball teams received a loss and a victory against the Mount Allison University Mounties Saturday afternoon at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym. The St. Thomas University women’s squad (6-2) sealed the Mounties’ fate with a trey shot from Jayme Hunt in the last 12.5 seconds, leaving the score at 62-59. The STU men’s team [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies women’s hockey team picked up where it left off before the holidays in Atlantic University Sport action on home ice over the weekend. St. Thomas University (14-1-1) doubled the St. Francis Xavier University X-Women 6-3 Saturday at Grant-Harvey Centre in Fredericton before defending home ice Sunday with a 5-1 win over the struggling [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Hockey Jan. 8 vs. Dalhousie &#8211; 5-1 win Jan. 7 vs. StFX &#8211; 6-3 win Women’s Basketball Jan. 7 vs. MtA &#8211; 62-59 win Men’s Basketball Jan. 7 vs. MtA &#8211; 78-68 loss Women’s Volleyball Jan. 8 @ MtA &#8211; SCORE Jan. 7 @ Dal AC &#8211; 3-1 win Men’s Volleyball Jan. 8 vs. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The world of sports never comes to a halt, and this week has a full slate of great matchups. The National Basketball Association has a pair of premium contests on ESPN Wednesday evening. The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers head to the &#8216;big apple&#8217; to face the New York Knicks with a 9 p.m. start time. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies women’s hockey team entered the holiday break sitting in a pretty good spot nationally. St. Thomas University (12-1-1) moved up to second place in Canada in the U Sports Top 10 rankings for Tuesday, Nov. 29. “It’s great for our program to be recognized and to break records for our school,” said STU [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The first half of the 2016-17 St. Thomas University athletics season has featured a good mix of both victories and defeats. Several teams either struggled for their whole campaigns or have limped past the start line, while a couple others have gotten off to soaring starts. As the first semester of this school year winds [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Basketball Dec. 4 vs. UNBSJ – 80-50 win Dec. 2 vs. Crandall – 76-46 win Men’s Basketball Dec. 4 vs. UNBSJ – 75-71 win Dec. 2 vs. Crandall – 66-57 loss Women’s Volleyball Dec. 3 @ Holland College – 3-0 loss Men’s Volleyball Dec. 3 @ Holland College – 3-0 loss UPCOMING GAMES Women’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Four St. Thomas University records were broken at the Tommies track and field team&#8217;s first indoor meet of the season Saturday at base Gagetown. Shannon Morris is now the record holder in the women&#8217;s weight throw after posting a distance of 11.50 metres. Sarah Hickman set a new threshold in the 200-metre dash with a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Hockey Nov. 27 vs. MtA &#8211; 3-1 win Nov. 23 @ UdeM &#8211; 4-0 win Women’s Basketball Nov. 27 vs. UKC &#8211; 72-59 win Men’s Basketball Nov. 27 vs. UKC &#8211; 84-62 win Women’s Volleyball Nov. 27 @ MSVU &#8211; 3-0 loss Nov. 26 @ Dal AC &#8211; 3-2 loss UPCOMING GAMES Women’s Hockey [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies basketball teams had a strong showing at home Sunday afternoon. The St. Thomas University women’s squad downed the University of Kings College Blue Devils 72-59 before the Tommies men beat UKC 84-62 on Nov. 27 at Lady Beaverbrook Gym. With the win, the STU women improved to 3-2 on the season, and they’re [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The countdown to Christmas is on, and several pro sports seasons are in full swing, with jam-packed lineups for basketball, football and hockey over the next week. The Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association have a busy week ahead with a three-game home stand, including two games against Western Conference opponents. On Wednesday evening, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies women&#8217;s hockey squad added to its hold on first place in the Atlantic University Sport conference over its last two games. St. Thomas University (12-1-1) downed the Mount Allison University Mounties 3-1 on Sunday, Nov. 27 at Grant-Harvey Centre after shutting out the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues 4-0 on Wednesday, Nov. 23 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Both the Tommies basketball teams suffered somewhat lopsided losses on the road last weekend. St. Thomas University fell 101-64 to the Holland College Hurricanes in men’s action Saturday afternoon following the 64-42 defeat the Tommies women suffered against the Hurricanes on Prince Edward Island. With the loss, the STU men fell to 1-4 on the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After a 4-2 win over the Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleues Saturday at home, Tommies women’s hockey coach Peter Murphy wanted more out of his squad Sunday against the Mount Allison University Mounties on the road. Despite the hard-fought win the previous day at Grant-Harvey Centre, Murphy said St. Thomas University &#8211; which leads the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University women’s hockey captain Kelty Apperson and men’s basketball player Jeremy Speller were the Tommies Coors Light Athletes of the Week for Nov. 14. A fifth-year forward from Kingston, Ont., Apperson scored twice and added a pair of assists, along with 13 shots on goal, in the Tommies’ 5-3 road win over the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies track and field season is starting up for both the men’s and women’s teams this Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Gagetown Invitational. Alex Coffin, the head coach for both teams, said this year, he believes some St. Thomas University records will be broken by two rookies, Ryan Terry and Chelsea Hall. “We’re expecting [&hellip;]</p>