1) The origins The Rugby World Cup, started in 1987, is a quadrennial international rugby championship contested by the top 20 national men’s rugby teams in the world. The 2015 tournament, which lasts six weeks, began on Sept. 18th and is being hosted by England. The final will be held[Read More…]
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The week that was for McGill Athletics: Sept. 21
In this week's edition of the week that was for McGill Athletics the McGill Tribune Sports team looks at Audrey-Ann Coughlan and Louis Brouillette, our athletes of the week, Martlet Soccer and Redmen Football, and our weekly edition of by the numbers. Beyond the box score MARTLET SOCCER Sophomore striker[Read More…]
Takeaways from month one of the Barclays Premier League
Month in brief August saw table-topping Manchester City kill the competition and Chelsea slump to seventeenth place. Manchester United and Arsenal overcame shaky starts to reach second and third, respectively.A mid-table team renaissance, however, saw Crystal Palace, Everton, Leicester, and Swansea nipping at United and the Gunners’ heels. Storied clubs[Read More…]
Fantasy Football: Keep calm, everything is fine
You’re excited. You spent all Sunday streaming as many games as your bandwidth could handle and now you’re about to overreact when it comes to your fantasy football team. Before you relegate Peyton Manning to the bench next week, make sure to take a step back and make sense of[Read More…]
Point Counterpoint: AL MVP Debate
The AL MVP debate has the Tribune Sports baseball experts charged up. Adrian Knowler thinks Josh Donaldson has the award locked down, but Sason Ross is not ready to count defending MVP Mike Trout out of the conversation. Click each perspective to read more Josh Donaldson Adrian Knowler At this[Read More…]
Fall 2015 team previews: Part 2
Redmen Soccer McGill Redmen soccer comes into the 2015-2016 season with a youthful and energetic team, looking to improve on last year’s fourth-place league finish. “Our team is young but talented,” Head Coach Marc Mounicot commented. “After four weeks of intense preparation, the players are ready for the season.” [Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: Sept. 15
In this week's edition of the week that was for McGill Athletics the McGill Tribune Sports team looks at Martlet and Redmen soccer Hover over the numbers to learn more. If you're on mobile all you have to do is click! By the numbers 15 The number of[Read More…]
Draft or drop: Fantasy football
Draft Sam Bradford Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles (average draft position (ADP) among quarterbacks: 14.2) Since Chip Kelly became the Eagles head coach in 2013, only Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Andrew Luck have had more fantasy points than the revolving door of quarterbacks taking snaps under centre in Philadelphia. Sam Bradford[Read More…]
Lacrosse: Redmen trounce Stingers in home opener
McGill Redmen 23 Concordia Stingers 0 It felt like summer never happened for the Redmen lacrosse team. McGill (2-0) picked up right where they left off[Read More…]
ICYMI: Summer sports roundup
Blue Jays heat up After a mediocre finish in 2014 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the team is on its way to securing a post-season spot this fall after an impressive summer showing. Trade deadline acquisition David Price has been tremendous on the mound, boasting the seventh-best ERA in the[Read More…]
