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Laval upsets top-seeded McGill

Holly Stewart Through three quarters, Laval was so hot from the field that it’s excusable if anyone thought they were the cause of the alarms ringing in Currie Gym. The culprit was in fact a faulty detector, but that didn’t stop the entire complex from being evacuated for 20 minutes[Read More…]

Martlets win sixth consecutive QUHL championship

Elisha Lerner Elisha Lerner The McGill Martlets are champions of Quebec once again. The top ranked Martlets continued to utterly dominate their provincial opponents as they captured their sixth consecutive Quebec University Hockey League championship this past week. McGill swept the Montreal Carabins with wins on Thursday and Friday night[Read More…]

With forwards few, McGill looks to the blue

Holly Stewart Until last month, Ryan McKiernan hadn’t played as a forward in over six years and was having one of the best seasons of any rookie defenceman in the country. In the 18 games before Christmas he notched 12 points—the fourth-most by any OUA freshman defenceman—as his McGill Redmen[Read More…]

UFC: Ultimate Fighting Conversion

Last Saturday night, from the friendly confines of my living room, I experienced my first Ultimate Fighting Championship event. I had seen a few Mixed Martial Arts fights before, but had never watched a live pay-per-view. The show, it turned out, was spectacular. And that has a lot to do[Read More…]

Carabins sweep Martlets in semi-final series

Adam Scotti A chance to extend their semifinal series against the Carabins slipped through the Martlets’ grasp as the match point found its way through libero Daphnee-Maude André-Morin’s outstretched hands. “We gave it our all and it came down to a fourth set, 24-23, for the other team and one[Read More…]

Paying for the win: the new reality of the EPL

The January transfer window was off to a slow start for most European soccer leagues, until the last day of the month, when the headlines were flooded with unforeseen transfers of epic prices. Notably, Chelsea paid £58.8 million for striker Fernando Torres—breaking his long-term contract with Liverpool prematurely and becoming[Read More…]

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