[audiotrack title=”The Sport Authority Ep. 6: Evaluating the Barclays Premier League” songwriter=”Zikomo Smith and Simon Thara” date=”April 6, 2016″ width=”700″ height=”200″ src=”https://24f2041bb5b609d25f1a97039f71682cc9154421.googledrive.com/host/0B9rQxTeDv2duM0FmSjBSYkZFS1k/Tribune%20prem%20podcast%20%282%29.mp3″ autoplay=”on”] The Barclays Premier League is winding down, and upstarts Leicester are firmly at the top of the league. Is their 2015-16 success story instructive for other teams[Read More…]
Tag: soccer
Know Your Athlete: Sarah Dubois
Sarah Dubois is the type of person who is at ease in any setting—at one moment, she’ll be talking seriously about her passion for environmental sustainability; the next, she’ll put on a Quebecois accent and tell a funny story about a teammate at practice. Dubois sees life as a balance[Read More…]
Soccer: Coughlan comes through in the clutch to sink Concordia
McGill Martlets 2 Concordia Stingers 1 I t has become routine, almost inevitable. She slips through defenders like a spectre, haunting the opposing 18-yard-box with her[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: Oct. 5
In this week's edition of the week that was for McGill Athletics the McGill Tribune Sports team looks at Nicolas English and Michelle Blair , our athletes of the week, Martlet soccer, Redmen lacrosse and Redmen football, and our weekly edition of by the numbers. Beyond the box score MARTLET SOCCER[Read More…]
Soccer: Redmen fall to Rouge et Or, move to sixth in RSEQ
McGill Redmen 0 Laval Rouge et Or 3 The McGill Redmen (1-4-0) soccer team fell to the Laval Rouge et Or (1-3-0) 3-0 on Friday night[Read More…]
Soccer: No. 1 ranked Rouge et Or overpower Martlets
McGill Martlets 1 Laval Rouge et Or 3 The Laval Rouge Et Or (5-0-1) overpowered the McGill Martlets (3-2-1) 3-1 on Friday night at Molson Stadium. The Martlets struggled to[Read More…]
Takeaways from month one of the Barclays Premier League
Month in brief August saw table-topping Manchester City kill the competition and Chelsea slump to seventeenth place. Manchester United and Arsenal overcame shaky starts to reach second and third, respectively.A mid-table team renaissance, however, saw Crystal Palace, Everton, Leicester, and Swansea nipping at United and the Gunners’ heels. Storied clubs[Read More…]
The greater goal of the Women’s World Cup
It amazes me when girls, many of whom play soccer themselves, say matter-of-factly that they do not like watching women’s soccer as much as men’s. Perhaps those who watched this year’s Women’s World Cup, held in Canada, might now say otherwise, yet by simply looking at my own experiences, it’s[Read More…]
From the Cheap Seats: Team Canada at the 2015 Women’s World Cup
As hosts of the 2015 Women’s World Cup, Canada has the luxury of playing a home game every time it steps onto the pitch during the month-long tournament. The electric atmosphere and the added pressure of playing in front of friends and family can be a volatile combination; the latter[Read More…]
Seeds of Change seeks community for growth at McGill
McGill University Advancement, which promotes the university through fundraising and alumni-engaging activities, launched an online crowdfunding initiative named Seeds of Change in May 2014, which has since raised more than $50,000 and funded nine projects. “We wanted to help students to get the exposure they need to maintain and expand[Read More…]
