McGill’s own Valerie Grand’Maison took home two swimming silver medals this week at the Paralympic Games in London. Her first came on Sunday in the 50-metre freestyle. On Monday, she was looking to improve on her second place performance in Beijing 2008 in the 100-metre freestyle, but fell short—missing out[Read More…]
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NHL Playoff Preview
The days are getting warmer, clothes are getting lighter, and starting Wednesday, news junkies will no longer be able to catch Peter Mansbridge on their local CBC stations: the NHL playoffs are upon us. Eight teams from each conference and their fans begin their bearded quests, praying that they will find that magic elixir[Read More…]
NHL Playoff Preview
The days are getting warmer, clothes are getting lighter, and starting Wednesday, news junkies will no longer be able to catch Peter Mansbridge on their local CBC stations: the NHL playoffs are upon us. Eight teams from each conference and their fans begin their bearded quests, praying that they will[Read More…]
Observations of a new England patriot
The ref made two diagonal motions towards the turf, raised his hands in a point above his head, and with that the crowd was lost. Or maybe they were just falling asleep. Such was my experience on Super Bowl (mostly) Monday at an Australian pub … in England. Although[Read More…]
Cubs decide on a fine Shiraz
sports.espn.go.com picasaweb.google.com A B.Com. from McGill’s management program, an MBA from Columbia, and experience as a commodities trader: not exactly the credentials one would expect from a high-ranking member of one of baseball’s premier front offices. While Shiraz Rehman may not fit our traditional idea of what makes a mover[Read More…]
Cheap seats travel guide
1. Winter Classic The NHL will further prove it has a Pennsylvania fetish on Jan. 2 (the NFL gets New Year’s to itself because it’s a Sunday) as the Flyers host the New York Rangers in the league’s showcase event at Citizens’ Bank Park. The Flyers are participating in their second Winter[Read More…]
Martlets Capitalize in Ottawa
Five was a significant number for McGill on Sunday as the women’s hockey team won their fifth game in a row with a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the nation’s capital. Leslie Oles led the way with two goals and an assist while first-year forward Mélodie Daoust contributed[Read More…]
2011 CIS Women’s Soccer Championship preview
Alberta Pandas Conference: Canada West Why they’re here: Conference runners-up Regular season record: 9-4-1, 3rd place National championships won (last): 3 (2001) Leading scorer: Heather Lund, 11 goals Head coach: Liz Jepsen Fun Fact: The University of Alberta has won more national championships in all sports combined than any other[Read More…]
Capolungo caps successful season for McGill
Sam Reynolds While McGill and Percival Molson Stadium play host to the CIS Women’s Soccer national championship tournament, another team of red-and-white-clad soccer players will be gunning for glory on the other side of the continent. A late goal from Yohann Capolungo made the difference as the Redmen secured their[Read More…]
Injuries plague Martlets, Redmen in exhibition tourney
Ryan Reisert Ryan Reisert Love Competition Hall may be McGill’s home court, but it didn’t feel that way this past weekend. Hoops fans from six other schools invaded the gym to cheer on their teams in the 17th annual McGill Redbird Basketball Classic. While McGill fans were few and far[Read More…]
