In case you were too busy searching for Easter eggs or the afikoman, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … NHL HOCKEY – The NHL season wrapped up this past Saturday, with all playoff spots already locked down before the day’s last games. The[Read More…]
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Winter Sports Report Cards
Redmen Hockey: A+ No team in McGill Athletics has been as successful this year as the Redmen hockey team. They won the Winter Carnival Cup against Concordia, then won the Corey Cup against the Ottawa Gee-Gees, then won the OUA championship against UQTR, crowning them league champions. Then, they followed[Read More…]
10 questions with … Evan Vossen
MT: How did it feel to win the CIS championship? EV: It’s a great feeling. The way things happened in terms of the history of the franchise, the program-which is 136 years old-not winning after what we went through last year in terms of losing in the finals, and then[Read More…]
Top Ten Canadian Hopefuls for London 2012
1. Adam van Koeverden – Kayaking Likely Canada’s strongest Olympic hopeful, vanKoeverden is the reigning world champion in the K-1 1000m, and is a candidate to win a medal in the K-1500m as well. 2. Carol Huynh – Wrestling Huynh is the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 48 kg freestyle wrestling division, and heads to London as the 2011 Pan[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy trying to reclaim the Iron Throne, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … NCAA BASKETBALL — March Madness wrapped up this past weekend, as New Orleans played host to the Final Four. The favoured Kentucky Wildcats took care of business[Read More…]
Major League Baseball Season Preview
American League East 1. New York Yankees The Yankees bolstered their pitching rotation this year with the additions of Michael Pineda andHiroki Kuroda. Although Pineda is slated to open the season on the disabled list, the Bombers hold a slight advantage over the Red Sox rotation because of their ace,[Read More…]
Major League Baseball Season Preview
American League East 1. New York Yankees The Yankees bolstered their pitching rotation this year with the additions of Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda. Although Pineda is slated to open the season on the disabled list, the Bombers hold a slight advantage over the Red Sox rotation because of[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy trying to reclaim the Iron Throne, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … NCAA BASKETBALL – March Madness wrapped up this past weekend, as New Orleans played host to the Final Four. The favoured Kentucky Wildcats took care[Read More…]
Top Ten Canadian Hopefuls for London 2012
1. Adam van Koeverden – Kayaking Likely Canada’s strongest Olympic hopeful, van Koeverden is the reigning world champion in the K-1 1000m, and is a candidate to win a medal in the K-1500m as well. 2. Carol Huynh – Wrestling Huynh is the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 48[Read More…]
A look at the upcoming NHL Awards Ceremony
As the NHL season grinds to a close, it’s fitting to take a look toward summer in Las Vegas, where the NHL awards will be given out to a multitude of deserving players around the league. Of course, some of the top nominees for these awards are not surprising-players like[Read More…]