<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://tmubold.ca/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>TMU Athletics &amp;  Recreation</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for TMU Athletics &amp;  Recreation</description><atom:link href="https://tmubold.ca/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>TMU’s Luc Ihama Joins Cavalry FC for the 2026 CPL Season</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/22/soccer-m-tmus-luc-ihama-joins-cavalry-fc-for-the-2026-cpl-season.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/22/soccer-m-tmus-luc-ihama-joins-cavalry-fc-for-the-2026-cpl-season.aspx</guid><category>Soccer (M)</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Luc Ihama in game action" src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Luc_Ihama.jpg" /><br /><br />Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) men's soccer defender Luc Ihama has been signed to a Canadian Premier League (CPL)-U SPORTS contract with Cavalry FC for the 2026 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Luc_Ihama.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Luc_Ihama.jpg"><media:title>Luc Ihama in game action</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Luc_Ihama.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5371</s:story_id></item><item><title>Inside TMU Bold's Award-Winning Student Storytelling Team</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/20/athletics-inside-tmu-bolds-award-winning-student-storytelling-team.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/20/athletics-inside-tmu-bolds-award-winning-student-storytelling-team.aspx</guid><category>Athletics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025-26 OUA C.H.A.M.P. Awards Best Social Media Account cover photo" src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Champ_Awards_Web_Graphic.jpg" /><br /><br />Five letters, two words, one mantra.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Champ_Awards_Web_Graphic.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Champ_Awards_Web_Graphic.jpg"><media:title>2025-26 OUA C.H.A.M.P. Awards Best Social Media Account cover photo</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Champ_Awards_Web_Graphic.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:23:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5368</s:story_id></item><item><title>Asian Heritage Month Spotlight: Kristian Cuaresma</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/20/asian-heritage-month-spotlight-kristian-cuaresma.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/20/asian-heritage-month-spotlight-kristian-cuaresma.aspx</guid><category>Athletics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kristian Cuaresma at the Mattamy Athletic Centre rink for  Asian Heritage Month Staff Spotlight photo." src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/22/cuaresma_cover_take_2.png" /><br /><br />For our Asian Heritage Month staff spotlight, Kristian Cuaresma (TMU Bold Digital Marketing & Communications Administrator) tells his personal journey about a second pursuit of dreams, reconnecting with his culture, and the catalyst that set it all into motion.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/cuaresma_cover_take_2.png" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/cuaresma_cover_take_2.png"><media:title>Kristian Cuaresma at the Mattamy Athletic Centre rink for  Asian Heritage Month Staff Spotlight photo.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/cuaresma_cover_take_2.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:20:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5369</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bold Welcome OCAA Champion Nathaniel Savage to 2026-27 Roster</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/13/basketball-m-bold-welcome-ocaa-champion-nathaniel-savage-to-2026-27-roster.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/13/basketball-m-bold-welcome-ocaa-champion-nathaniel-savage-to-2026-27-roster.aspx</guid><category>Basketball (M)</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nathaniel Savage of TMU Bold Men's Basketball " src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/21/nathaniel_savage_cover.png" /><br /><br />The Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Bold men's basketball team is excited to welcome high-IQ point guard Nathaniel Savage to its 2026-27 roster. Savage joins the Bold following his 2025-26 season with Humber Polytechnic, where he helped the Hawks capture the 2025-26 OCAA championship.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/nathaniel_savage_cover.png" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/nathaniel_savage_cover.png"><media:title>Nathaniel Savage of TMU Bold Men's Basketball </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/nathaniel_savage_cover.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:32:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>17</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5366</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bold Add Elite Offensive Talent Anna McKee to 2026-27 Roster</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/13/hockey-w-bold-welcome-elite-offensive-talent-anna-mckee-to-2026-27-roster.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/13/hockey-w-bold-welcome-elite-offensive-talent-anna-mckee-to-2026-27-roster.aspx</guid><category>Hockey (W)</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Anna Mckee playing in a hockey game for the Fraser Valley Rush. " src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/15/mckee_cover.png" /><br /><br />The Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Bold women's hockey team has secured star forward Anna Mckee on their 2026-27 roster.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/mckee_cover.png" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/mckee_cover.png"><media:title>Anna Mckee playing in a hockey game for the Fraser Valley Rush. </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/mckee_cover.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:15:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5367</s:story_id></item><item><title>Aaron Rhooms Caps Historic TMU Career earning 2025-26 OUA Athlete of the Year Honours</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/12/basketball-m-aaron-rhooms-caps-historic-tmu-career-earning-2025-26-oua-athlete-of-the-year-honours.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/12/basketball-m-aaron-rhooms-caps-historic-tmu-career-earning-2025-26-oua-athlete-of-the-year-honours.aspx</guid><category>Basketball (M)</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Aaron Rhooms receives the 2025-26 OUA Men's Athlete of the Year award." src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/13/cover_photo_rhooms.png" /><br /><br />From being named OUA and U SPORTS Rookie of the Year in 2022 to earning 2025-26 OUA Athlete of the Year honours, Toronto native Aaron Rhooms closed his chapter with the TMU Bold having cemented one of the most decorated legacies in Bold athletics history and earning one of the highest honours in the OUA.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/cover_photo_rhooms.png" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/cover_photo_rhooms.png"><media:title>Aaron Rhooms receives the 2025-26 OUA Men's Athlete of the Year award.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/cover_photo_rhooms.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:48:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>17</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5364</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bold Welcome Former SFU Guard Tobe Ezeokafor to 2026-27 Roster</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/5/basketball-m-bold-welcome-former-sfu-guard-tobe-ezeokafor-to-2026-27-roster.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/5/5/basketball-m-bold-welcome-former-sfu-guard-tobe-ezeokafor-to-2026-27-roster.aspx</guid><category>Basketball (M)</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Recruit pic of Tobe Ezeokafor" src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/5/Tobe_2.png" /><br /><br />The Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Bold men's basketball team has secured a major addition for the 2026-27 season, bringing in sharpshooting 6'5" transfer Tobe Ezeokafor. Hailing from Oakville, Ont., Ezeokafor returns to Ontario after playing a season at Simon Fraser University (SFU).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/Tobe_2.png" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/Tobe_2.png"><media:title>Recruit pic of Tobe Ezeokafor</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/Tobe_2.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 5 May 2026 20:11:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>17</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5363</s:story_id></item><item><title>TMU Bold Women's Hockey Signs Jeevin Khehra</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/4/22/hockey-w-tmu-bold-womens-hockey-signs-jeevin-khehra.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/4/22/hockey-w-tmu-bold-womens-hockey-signs-jeevin-khehra.aspx</guid><category>Hockey (W)</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="TMU Bold Women's Hockey announce signing of forward Jeevin Khehra. " src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Jeevin_Khehra_Signing.jpg" /><br /><br />The Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Bold women's hockey team has announced the first official recruit of the 2026-27 class.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Jeevin_Khehra_Signing.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Jeevin_Khehra_Signing.jpg"><media:title>TMU Bold Women's Hockey announce signing of forward Jeevin Khehra. </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Jeevin_Khehra_Signing.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:40:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5361</s:story_id></item><item><title>Award Winners Celebrated at 2026 TMU Bold Awards</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/4/8/basketball-w-award-winners-celebrated-at-2026-tmu-bold-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/4/8/basketball-w-award-winners-celebrated-at-2026-tmu-bold-awards.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Myriam Kone and Aaron Rhooms smile with their Athlete of the Year Awards" src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Rhooms_and_Kone.png" /><br /><br />The Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Bold announced their award winners from the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, with basketball players Myriam Kone and Aaron Rhooms taking home athlete of the year honours.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Rhooms_and_Kone.png" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Rhooms_and_Kone.png"><media:title>Myriam Kone and Aaron Rhooms smile with their Athlete of the Year Awards</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Rhooms_and_Kone.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 21:11:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5360</s:story_id></item><item><title>TMU’s Aaron Rhooms, Ayub Nurhussien Sign with CEBL’s Edmonton Stingers, Niagara River Lions</title><link>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/4/8/basketball-m-tmus-aaron-rhooms-ayub-nurhussien-sign-with-cebls-edmonton-stingers-niagara-river-lions.aspx</link><guid>https://tmubold.ca/news/2026/4/8/basketball-m-tmus-aaron-rhooms-ayub-nurhussien-sign-with-cebls-edmonton-stingers-niagara-river-lions.aspx</guid><category>Basketball (M)</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Action shots of Aaron Rhooms and Ayub Nurhussien" src="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Aaron_Rhooms_and_Ayub_Nurhussien.jpg" /><br /><br />Toronto Metropolitan University men's basketball players Aaron Rhooms and Ayub Nurhussien have signed with Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams on the league's signing day. Rhooms is returning to the Edmonton Stingers for a third straight season, while Nurhussien is joining the Niagara River Lions]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Aaron_Rhooms_and_Ayub_Nurhussien.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Aaron_Rhooms_and_Ayub_Nurhussien.jpg"><media:title>Action shots of Aaron Rhooms and Ayub Nurhussien</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tmubold.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Aaron_Rhooms_and_Ayub_Nurhussien.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 13:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>17</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5359</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>