This is The Sport Authority, the McGill Tribune sports section's podcast. In Episode 1 Staff Writer Aaron Rose and Sports Editor Elie Waitzer get you prepared for the 2015-16 Toronto Blue Jays off-season amid swirling rumours swirling and a scorching hot stove. Will Marco Estrada be the first player ever to accept a[Read More…]
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Fantasy football: Week 9 Takeaways
With only four weeks to go until playoffs, fantasy football owners are in need of wins now more than ever. Week 9 showed that late-season pickups are the keys to success. Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams, playing in place of injured Le’Veon Bell, racked up 225 all-purpose yards and[Read More…]
The NHL has a character crisis
“Character” and “leadership” are terms thrown around a lot in professional hockey. Hockey culture expects players to fit into a specific mold of physical and mental toughness, applauding those who play through pain and injuries. Unfortunately, these expectations can condone violent, harmful behaviour while castigating players for things outside of[Read More…]
Know your athlete: Redmen Swimmer Kade Wist
Kade Wist is 17-years-old but, contrary to Ray Bradbury’s quote, he is not “17 and crazy.” In fact, Wist exudes maturity beyond the levels of most upper-year university students. A freshman for the Redmen swimming team, Wist competes in both the butterfly and free-style. Between the two strokes, he’s already[Read More…]
Lacrosse: Redmen capture second CUFLA Baggataway cup in four years
McGill Redmen 15 Western Mustangs 11 It took them three tries, but the Redmen (15-0) lacrosse team finally made it back to the promised land with a 15-11 win over the Western Mustangs (12-2) in the CUFLA Baggataway Cup on Sunday. McGill last won the title in 2012, when many[Read More…]
Hockey: Martlets split weekend against two cross-town rivals
McGill Martlets 3 Montreal Carabins 4 It was a women’s hockey double derby weekend in Montreal, with the McGill Martlets (3-2-0) welcoming challengers from two local universities: The Montreal Carabins (4-1-1) and the Concordia Stingers (2-2-1). The Martlets started on a[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: Nov. 9
In this week's edition of the week that was for McGill Athletics the McGill Tribune Sports team looks at Catherine Amyot and Anders Bjella, our athletes-of-the-week; Redmen lacrosse and Martlet volleyball; as well as our weekly edition of by the numbers. Beyond the box score Martlet Hockey The Martlet hockey team[Read More…]
Basketball: McGill Martlets pull away in fourth quarter during tight match against Laval
McGill Martlets 69 Laval Rouge Et Or 60 Following a silver-medal finish at the CIS Championships last February, the goal for the McGill Martlet basketball team (1-0) was clear: Win the first National Championship in the program’s history. During their season opener [Read More…]
Rugby: McGill cruise to 15th straight RSEQ finals
McGill Redmen 50 ETS Piranhas 0 The McGill Redmen (7-0-1) routed the ETS Piranhas (2-6-0) 50-0 in the RSEQ semifinals at Molson Stadium on Friday, despite having three Redmen leave the field injured and entering plays one man down due to yellow cards. The victory marks the[Read More…]
Lacrosse: Redmen overcome tenacious Badgers to make fourth straight CUFLA finals
The McGill Redmen (14-0-0) overcame a late rally by the Brock Badgers (11-4-0) to win the CUFLA Baggataway Cup semifinals 7-5 on Saturday evening. McGill raced to a 4-1 lead in the first quarter, with goals coming from senior midfielder Anders Bjella, junior midfielder Emile Sassone-Lawless and senior attackman Jake[Read More…]