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The McGill Tribune end-of-season athletic awards
2017-2018 Martlet Awards Team of the year: Martlet basketball The Martlets’ 2017-18 season couldn’t quite follow up on their prior campaign’s record highs—including a first-ever national championship title. Regardless, this year should be considered a success. Led by veterans Alex Kiss-Rusk and Frederique Potvin, among others, the Martlets made it[Read More…]
Sun Youth: Levelling the playing field for the community
Montreal organization shines its light far beyond sport.
Join the pack: Skating through the Montreal roller derby scene
A look inside the city’s vibrant derby community.
SwimAbility Montreal helps children with disabilities feel safe in the water
McGill students help make a splash in the Montreal community.
Intramurals at McGill: The social side of sports
Given that over 40,000 students attend McGill every year, it’s not surprising that many were athletes before coming to McGill. For some, sports were not only a passion growing up, but a way to connect with peers. While McGill has a variety of varsity and club teams, not every student[Read More…]
Hoopin’ with the fellas: In conversation with Harlem Globetrotter Briana “Hoops” Green
Briana “Hoops” Green first picked up basketball to be more like her older brother when she was four years old. Twenty-four years later, she’s still sharing the court with her brothers—but now there are nine more of them. They’re called the Harlem Globetrotters. Hoops was the 15th woman named to[Read More…]
A behind-the-scenes look at coaching through the offseason
After building toward a championship victory for months at a time, the end of the season leaves players and coaches alike in a trance—the championship hangover. Coming off his team’s fourth straight CCBA championship, Redmen baseball Head Coach Jason Starr confirmed this predicament to The McGill Tribune. “Two weeks,” Starr[Read More…]
Impact: Concussions in youth and collegiate sport
The changing landscape in concussion diagnosis and treatment.
DeMar DeRozan, Kevin Love, and opening up about mental health in the NBA
Athletes do not often publicly expose their perceived weaknesses, physical or otherwise, for others to see. So when Toronto Raptors superstar shooting guard DeMar DeRozan tweeted about his struggle with depression during the NBA All-Star Weekend in February, his words sparked a difficult—and extraordinary—discussion. With that red-eye tweet during a[Read More…]