Monday Morning Coffey: The AUS mascot battle
The AUS has some of the better mascots in all of U SPORTS, but hypothetically, who would win in a fight? Continue reading Monday Morning Coffey: The AUS mascot battle
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CEBL Notebook #6: Top 5 U SPORTS moments from the Summer Series
The 2020 CEBL Summer Series showcased a ton of U SPORTS talent, but there were some moments that stood out from the rest. Continue reading CEBL Notebook #6: Top 5 U SPORTS moments from the Summer Series
Monday Morning Coffey: Every OUA mascot in one sentence
Mascots can be cute, weird or downright frightening, but how would you describe the OUA mascots in one sentence? Continue reading Monday Morning Coffey: Every OUA mascot in one sentence
What’s Up With U? Podcast: Farewell Fall 2020 Ft. TWU Spartans Broadcaster Bailey Broadbent
Vancouver, BC- This week on the What’s Up With U? Podcast, it isn’t a very happy episode. As most of our readers know, U SPORTS is cancelled outside of Quebec until the beginning of 2021, and that’s the focus of today’s podcast. LISTEN HERE Other than lamenting about lost moments and breaking down what’s to come, we chat with Trinity Western Spartans hockey broadcaster Bailey … Continue reading What’s Up With U? Podcast: Farewell Fall 2020 Ft. TWU Spartans Broadcaster Bailey Broadbent
BREAKING: Canada West, OUA, AUS Cancel 2020 Fall Sports
Vancouver, BC- There will be no fall sports in the U SPORTS Canada West, OUA or AUS conference in 2020. The three governing bodies issued a statement at 10amPT that all first semester sports seasons had been cancelled. Cancelled sports include football, soccer, field hockey and rugby. As for the others such as hockey, volleyball and basketball, the plan is to start these seasons in … Continue reading BREAKING: Canada West, OUA, AUS Cancel 2020 Fall Sports
U SPORTS: A Season of Improvements for the Waterloo Warriors
Toronto,ON- It’s an uncertain time for university athletic programs everywhere. For the Waterloo Warriors, though, this upcoming season could have shaped up to be the year that a number of their programs had turn-around seasons. Their football and rugby programs had postseason performances that could easily have been built upon. Taking a look back at the 2019-20 season, it’s easy to see where the Warriors … Continue reading U SPORTS: A Season of Improvements for the Waterloo Warriors
U SPORTS: Acadia’s Best Stories of 2019-20
There were a lot of great moments and stories from across U SPORTS this past year. In this series, 49 Sports takes a look at each school’s best moments. Although there were many great accomplishments, we have kept it to two per school. Enjoy. Vancouver, BC- A great year cut short. It’s the story that so many people are feeling right now, and it is … Continue reading U SPORTS: Acadia’s Best Stories of 2019-20
U Sports MHKY: Did “Puck Luck” Impact the Western Mustang’s 2020 Queen’s Cup Run?
“Puck Luck” has often been critical to winning hockey games, and this was evident throughout the last season of U SPORTS hockey. In his latest project, Rich Coffey examines some of the biggest wins in U SPORTS this season, and how advanced analytics and puck luck affected their possibilities. Toronto,ON- For the second part of this series we flip to the men’s side of the … Continue reading U Sports MHKY: Did “Puck Luck” Impact the Western Mustang’s 2020 Queen’s Cup Run?
What’s Up With U? Episode 6: Schedules, Funding and Ryerson’s Kyle Bollers
Vancouver,BC- With a new week comes a new podcast! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Monday morning saw the Canada West conference of U SPORTS release their shortened schedule formats in anticipation for a season that will feel the effects of COVID-19. Ben and Justin talk about what this means for the integrity of competition, as well as how other conferences may or may not follow in … Continue reading What’s Up With U? Episode 6: Schedules, Funding and Ryerson’s Kyle Bollers
Finding the Best U Sports Hashtag: Canada West
Vancouver, BC- We have done the OUA, we have done the AUS, now we take a trip out west to Canada West and the 17 schools scattered across 4 Canadian provinces. This was much improved over the unoriginality seen in the AUS but was it as good as the OUA, we are going to leave that up to you the reader to decide a little … Continue reading Finding the Best U Sports Hashtag: Canada West