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<p>The game was tied at 69 with 37 seconds left. The St. Thomas Tommies and the Algonquin Thunder were both playing to go to the women’s basketball CCAA national championship finals. It was close, but earlier the game looked much different. St. Thomas had been struggling with their offense early. They dug themselves a hole [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was a fight to the very end in the CCAA women’s basketball quarterfinals between the St. Thomas Tommies and the Champlain St. Lambert Caviliers. St. Thomas came into the game second overall, while Champlain was ranked seventh. The Cavaliers are the hosts of this year’s women’s basketball nationals, and had a feisty crowd cheering [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies were looking for redemption, retribution and reward on Sunday afternoon. They got what they were there for. The St. Thomas women’s basketball team faced their rivals, the Holland College Hurricanes, in the ACAA playoff final in Truro on Sunday. The Hurricanes had beaten the Tommies near the end of the regular season, ending [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas men’s basketball team needed to give everything they had to beat the Crandall University Chargers Saturday night, but even that wasn’t enough. The Tommies had to beat the top in playoff basketball action on Saturday night if they wanted to advance to the finals. The first quarter was close. The Tommies were [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With the ACAA conference having the wild card spot for nationals, all the Tommies had to do was win one game at playoffs. The St. Thomas women’s basketball team had another successful year, only losing one league game all season. This gave them a pass for the first round of playoffs, putting them through the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was do or die time for the St. Thomas men’s basketball team Friday night. The Tommies traveled to Truro to compete in the ACAA conference playoffs, hosted by Dalhousie Agricultural College. In order for St. Thomas to advance, they had to get through the Mount Allison Mounties. Both teams came out strong. The Tommies [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas Tommies volleyball team hit the road for the ACAA playoffs tournament in Sackville this weekend. They came home one banner richer. After a nearly perfect season record of 11-1 the team were the favourites to win at the top of the standings. Picking up Coach of the Year, Francis Duguay was looking [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas women’s basketball team’s impressive winning streak came to an end Saturday afternoon. The Tommies lost to conference rivals the Holland College Hurricanes in their second-last game of the regular season. Previous to this game the Tommies had won 98 of their last league games. That includes three games this season against Holland [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As the saying goes, &#8220;rules are made to be broken.&#8221; But this year, figure skating at the Olympics seems to be taking that literally. Even before the Winter Olympics started a few weeks ago, reports were coming out of Sochi about how figure skating judges &#8211; Russia and the United States, to be specific &#8211; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After graduating from St Thomas in 2011, Jamie Ross spent years as a freelance writer, and what he calls a real “bumpy ride.” One day he had heard of a New Brunswicker, Gregory Chisholm, who worked on staff at MLB.com. Ross sat down with him and mentioned that he applied for a position with the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It’s Maggie Murphy’s first year of university-level basketball, and she is playing 2,400 km away from home. Murphy is from Thunder Bay, Ont., but calls Fredericton home, too. “At first when I heard about it I thought it was really far,” said Murphy. “But as soon as I came there was no question that Fredericton [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas women&#8217;s basketball team continues to dominate the ACAA. The Tommies played the Mount Allison Mounties on Saturday in their second last game of the season. At the start it seemed the Mounties were going make it a game, taking 12-6 lead in the first quarter. But St. Thomas reminded everyone why they [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was a tough end to the season for the men&#8217;s hockey team as they lost a 6-1 battle against Saint Mary&#8217;s on Saturday. Despite a hard-fought game against StFX the night before, the Tommies played a flat game, leaving the season on a sour note. Head coach Pat Powers said although it wasn&#8217;t the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Although there are still a few days left in the Sochi Winter Olympics, it&#8217;s been a wild ride for Canadians. It&#8217;s hard not to be proud of the men and women who have trained for this moment. Some moments have overshadowed others, such as Alex Bilodeau defending his gold from Vancouver, but every athlete deserves [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Despite the flurry of tweets from journalists showing how not good the Sochi Olympics are behind the scenes, as well as the still-hilarious fifth-ring failure, the Winter Olympics are captivating. Canada is predicted to win 33 medals at Sochi 2014. With 221 Canadians representing their country this year, as well as countless others who are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The dressing room, a place many athletes call their second home, can be an escape from the outside world and make athletes feel a stronger connection with the sport they love. But for some, the dressing room is only a place where they feel belittled. “It was hard to keep my passion for hockey when [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The final Battle of the Hill was too much for the Tommies to handle after a rough game led to UNB grabbing a 6-1 win at the Grant Harvey on Friday night. The major issue of the game for both teams was penalties. The game saw 12 ten-minute misconducts and three player ejections, two of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There is something about the Olympics that pumps maple syrup through my veins. It doesn’t matter what the sport is. I’ll watch the luge, figure skating and I’ll even watch hockey. As long as there is a Canadian athlete in it, I’m willing to watch it. I remember the year when Sidney Crosby scored the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It has been a cold, harsh winter this year, and many have taken to hiding indoors for fear of frostbite. But Fredericton&#8217;s 12th annual Winterfesthiver proved that winter isn&#8217;t just about shoveling driveways and slipping on ice. Winter can actually be fun! Winterfest offered many different things to do for young and old alike. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Men&#8217;s It&#8217;s been a mixed season at best for the Tommies. A new coach, a broken record, and a morale boost had everyone excited early in the season. But that hasn&#8217;t stopped the team from facing some serious issues this year. The Tommies started the year off right with new head coach Pat Powers. Powers, [&hellip;]</p>