Sports – Davie Village Post https://davievillagepost.ca News, Current Events Sun, 03 Jul 2016 18:18:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 CFL clothing deal with You Can Play aims to support LGBTQ inclusion https://davievillagepost.ca/5069/cfl-clothing-deal-with-you-can-play-aims-to-support-lgbtq-inclusion/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 23:05:49 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=5069 The CFL is teaming up with You Can Play on a clothing line supporting LGBTQ inclusion in sports. Hats, T-shirts and other items will be available in the colours of the CFL's nine teams and feature the You Can Play insignia.

The CFL is teaming up with You Can Play on a clothing line supporting LGBTQ inclusion in sports. Hats, T-shirts and other items will be available in the colours of the CFL’s nine teams and feature the You Can Play insignia. Twenty-five per cent of proceeds will go to You Can Play’s programs in Canada. ...]]>
Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association (ARGRA) Ceases All Operations https://davievillagepost.ca/4971/alberta-rockies-gay-rodeo-association-argra-ceases-all-operations/ Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:11:16 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=4971 5822

Economic Downturn is the Reason for the Cancellation of the Rodeo and Music Festival in Strathmore After cancelling the upcoming Canadian International Gay Rodeo Association on May 19th, 2016, word has finally come out today on the status on the Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association (ARGRA) and future rodeo events planned. ARGRA had replaced the ...]]>
Vancouver Tennis Association – Your LGBTQ+ Tennis Club – 25 Years Running! https://davievillagepost.ca/4362/vancouver-tennis-association-your-lgbtq-tennis-club-25-years-running/ Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:17:11 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=4362 DBLSTeam

  Tennis anyone? If you are even remotely interested in tennis, set your sites on The Vancouver Tennis Association (VTA). This fun, active club offers 50 weeks per year of scheduled programming for its membership. Currently sports-minded West End residents can find a wide range of sports clubs to keep them active like badminton, bowling, ...]]>
Michael Sam to be Accountable and Counted On https://davievillagepost.ca/4336/michael-sam-to-be-accountable-and-counted-on/ Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:42:39 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=4336 Michael_Sam wikipedia

Many of us watched Michael Sam, the highly acclaimed collegiate grid iron star, as he strategically orchestrated his coming out in public. It was done on ESPN and in The New York Times – so that he could enter the NFL on his own terms. Sam’s the first gay grid iron collegiate athlete to be ...]]>
Gay Sports – LGBTQ+ Sports https://davievillagepost.ca/4211/gay-sports-lgbtq-sports/ Sat, 13 Jun 2015 20:05:31 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=4211 baseball gloves

Gay Sports – LGBTQ+ Sports Vancouver’s Gay Sports have come a long way since the Gay Games were held in Vancouver in 1990.  7,300 athletes participated in 27 sports. Two World Masters records were set in swimming. The 2018 Gay Games will be held in Paris. Vancouver has a diverse and ever expanding LGBTQ+ sports ...]]>
FRONT RUNNERS DO IT AGAIN https://davievillagepost.ca/4089/front-runners-do-it-again/ Sat, 06 Jun 2015 07:01:56 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=4089 priderun2014074

Vancouver Pride Kick Off Event Vancouver Frontrunners are thrilled to announce the return of PRIDE Run & Walk for its 11th annual year, kicking off Vancouver Pride Societies Pride Week on Saturday July 25th. Before you know it Pride will be here and getting warmed up is the Vancouver Front Runners. How did this all ...]]>
FIFA FAN ZONE https://davievillagepost.ca/4065/fifa-fan-zone/ Thu, 04 Jun 2015 20:09:57 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=4065 fan-zone-landing

  Let’s celebrate the beautiful game together, Vancouver! The City and FIFA invite you and your family to join us at the Fan Zone in downtown Vancouver at Larwill Park during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015TM, June 6 – July 5. 12-day schedule Plan your visits now! The Fan Zone is open: June 6, June ...]]>
2015 Women’s World Cup Soccer – FIFA COMES TO VANCOUVER https://davievillagepost.ca/3969/2015-womens-world-cup-soccer-fifa-comes-to-vancouver/ Wed, 27 May 2015 18:35:29 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=3969 WomensFIFAtrophy

The excitement is building up to epic proportions for the 7th annual running of the Women’s World Cup, the International level of competitive soccer. For the first time, Canada will have the pleasure of hosting the event, although this will be the third time it has come to North America. Hearts and heads will be ...]]>