This year’s Golden State Warriors have been dominating whatever futile opposition their competition throws at them all season long and have lost only two games this season. Michael Jordan’s 72-win 1995-96 Bulls have long been recognized as the best team ever. Is it time to crown a new king? The[Read More…]
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Winter Team Previews: McGill Woodsmen and Woodswomen
Located on the Macdonald Campus, the Woodsmen have been part of McGill’s varsity tradition since 1954, when the Macdonald Aggies entered and won the McGill University Outing Club’s second annual Woodsmen competition. Women first entered the competition in 1971, and over the past 40 years, McGill’s teams have won over[Read More…]
McGill Tribune’s NFL Awards
Coach of the Year Bill O’Brien—Head Coach, Houston Texans The 2015 NFL season has seen extraordinary efforts by a multitude of head coaches around the league, all deserving of the award. Unfortunately for them, Bill O’Brien of the Houston Texans had a masterful season and deserves to be named Coach[Read More…]
10 Things: Cross-Country Skiing
Cross-country skiing has a bit of an obscure beginning, but experts agree the sport is quite ancient. It is believed to have originated in what is now France as a method of hunting over 22,000 years ago. In present-day China, it is used as transportation. By the time cross-country skiing[Read More…]
The Sport Authority EP. 2: The evolution of small ball
[audiotrack title=”The Sport Authority Ep. 2: The evolution of small ball” songwriter=”Aaron Rose” date=”January 12, 2015″ width=”700″ height=”200″ src=”https://24f2041bb5b609d25f1a97039f71682cc9154421.googledrive.com/host/0B9rQxTeDv2duM0FmSjBSYkZFS1k/Sport%20Authority%20episode%202%20small%20ball.wav” autoplay=”on”] At 35-2 the Golden State Warriors are the best team in the NBA by far. They’re revolutionizing the game in a way never seen before. For decades bigger was better,[Read More…]
Montreal out-shoot McGill in thrilling shoot-out
Is this one of the tightest RSEQ regular season hockey races in recent memory? “Absolutely,” Head Coach Peter Smith said after McGill’s hard fought 1-2-shootout loss to Montreal on Sunday in McConnell Arena. The first place Montreal Carabins (8-3-1) are only two points ahead of the third place McGill Martlets[Read More…]
Fantasy Football: Week 12 Takeaways
Week 12 was packed with primetime match-ups and exciting games. The Denver Broncos stunned the New England Patriots in overtime, and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Cleveland Browns on a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown as time expired. As per usual, there were some big performances across the[Read More…]
Tribune Sports Holiday Wish List
The winter holiday welcomes many things: Food, family, love, renewal, reflection, and the new year. As 2015 comes to close, here’s what people around McGill campus have on their holiday wish list. I wish for a few national championships for McGill in the Winter semester. Also, I really wish that[Read More…]
Simplicity in concept, duplicity in design: The precarious state of daily fantasy sports
I have never purchased a lottery ticket, gone to a casino, or joined any online poker site. I can count on my fingers the amount of times I have made serious wagers with friends, and raffle tickets have always revolved around the spirit of charity rather than the thrill of[Read More…]
10 Things: Unlikely sports journeys
Warren Moon (NFL QB; 1984 to 2000): Moon was the first player to be inducted into both the CFL and NFL Hall of Fame, but he went undrafted in the 1978 NFL draft. He joined the Edmonton Eskimos where he won five consecutive Grey Cups and earned a second chance[Read More…]
