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McMaster hit with player eligibility violation for second time in 2022-23

TORONTO, ON  – The McMaster Marauders men’s basketball team were rolling this season, but they’ve been given a setback.  On Saturday, U SPORTS and the OUA announced the Marauders had played an ineligible player in two of their games in the 2022-23 season, featuring a  76-69 loss on Jan. 18 to the Brock Badgers and a 101-56 win over the Algoma Thunderbirds Jan. 21 McMaster … Continue reading McMaster hit with player eligibility violation for second time in 2022-23

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UQTR men’s hockey player accused of misconduct, temporarily suspended

Player suspended pending investigation into allegedly operating an Instagram account used to grade women and reveal their personal information according to a report from TVA Nouvelles An undisclosed member of the UQTR Patriotes men’s hockey team has been placed on administrative suspension pending an investigation from the athletic department after it emerged they allegedly hosted an Instagram account on which they publicly graded women, some … Continue reading UQTR men’s hockey player accused of misconduct, temporarily suspended

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AUS cancels sanctioned winter competition

Halifax, N.S.- The AUS will not sanction a winter season or any conference championships for the 2020-2021 season. After an Oct. 15 announcement of the development of a Return-To-Play Committee, and thus a spark of optimism, the AUS was faced with challenges in the last couple of weeks. Those include delayed responses from the four provinces regarding their return to play plan and, of course, … Continue reading AUS cancels sanctioned winter competition

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Five uOttawa football players test positive for COVID-19

Vancouver, BC- Hours after the OUA cancelled the remainder of the 2020-21 athletics season, it was reported that five members of the University of Ottawa football team had tested positive for COVID-19.  The news was first reported by CTV Ottawa, and all Gee-Gees football training has been suspended until further notice. In a statement, the university revealed that some student-athletes had been found not obeying … Continue reading Five uOttawa football players test positive for COVID-19

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BREAKING: Winter sport canceled outside of AUS

Vancouver, BC- There will be no competitive university sport in much of Canada for the 2020-21 school year. The OUA and Canada West conferences announced Thursday the cancellation of all sanctioned sports for the Winter semester. The RSEQ has announced the cancellation of sporting activity until Jan.15, 2020. The cancellation of winter seasons comes after the fall seasons were previously wiped with an announcement on June … Continue reading BREAKING: Winter sport canceled outside of AUS

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