In a 1987 interview with Wilt Chamberlain, Roy Firestone asked the legendary big man about the secret behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s unparalleled ability to score. What made him so fundamentally different than all the other freakishly athletic seven-footers who couldn’t cut it in the NBA? “I believe they have athletic ability,[Read More…]
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Martlets dispatch lowly Stingers
McGill Redmen 65 Concordia Stingers 54 How do you stop the Martlets’ junior centre Alex Kiss-Rusk? The Concordia Stingers (4-8) certainly didn’t have an answer to that question Thursday night, as the McGill Martlets (11-1) downed their opponents 65-54 in Love Competition Hall. While their 11-point[Read More…]
Martlets can’t find mojo, fall flat against Carabins
McGill Martlets 0 Montreal Carabins 3 The McGill Martlets (11-6) fell to the Université de Montréal Carabins (14-3) 3-0 Friday. Despite strong teamwork and a hot start, the Martlets could not overcome the Carabins’ potent attack, dropping all three sets. As the match started, the Martlets seemed confident, especially after[Read More…]
Record-breaking weekend at McGill Team Challenge
McGill Martlets 9th McGill Redmen 6th Ten records were broken at the 20th McGill Team Challenge at the Richard Tomlinson Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday. The indoor track meet lasted two days and is the largest indoor meet[Read More…]
Martlets gear up for playoff race
The McGill Martlets (4-3-2) soccer team converted on a myriad of offensive opportunities in the second half to best the UQTR Patriotes (1-4-2) 2-0 at Molson Stadium Thursday evening. The first half of the game was dominated by the Martlets as they continuously out-ran the UQTR defence to create scoring[Read More…]
