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An unstoppable force and an underdog: Previewing the 2024 OUA East Playoffs

TORONTO, ON – The OUA’s best are ready to fight. The 2024 Queen’s Cup playoffs are finally here.  With the defending back-to-back champs, one of the hottest teams in the country, and the rest with reasons to be optimistic, the OUA East playoff matchups will be ones to watch from start to finish.  Thanks to their red-hot final few weeks, the McGill Redbirds clinched the … Continue reading An unstoppable force and an underdog: Previewing the 2024 OUA East Playoffs

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Hockey, Men's Hockey

James Mayotte plays the hero and Carleton escapes with a win over McGill

Ottawa, ON – After blowing a multi-goal lead on Friday, the Carleton Ravens needed someone to save their night. With their 5-4 overtime victory against the McGill Redbirds, the Ravens had a saviour on this night. Still, they had it re-emphasized that some of the mistakes they have continued to make in the early part of the OUA season need to be addressed.  The Ravens came … Continue reading James Mayotte plays the hero and Carleton escapes with a win over McGill

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Men's Basketball

Victoria sneak past McGill, take the second spot in the Final 8 fifth place game.

Edmonton, AB – A beautiful aspect of sports is the ability to create pressure in ways we might not expect. The consolation semifinals, on the surface, are not a pressure-filled situation but rather the opposite. By all accounts, the four teams that participate in the two consolation games are playing for pride and for nothing more than the opportunity to potentially leave the Final 8 … Continue reading Victoria sneak past McGill, take the second spot in the Final 8 fifth place game.

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Men's Basketball

Alberta throttle McGill in front of raucous home crowd at Men’s Final 8

Edmonton, AB – “They laughed at Louis Armstrong when he said he was gonna go to the moon Now he’s up there, laughing at them” – Will Ferrell Blades of Glory (2007) In the Friday night quarterfinal matchup at the Men’s Final 8 between the host Alberta Golden Bears and the McGill Redbirds, a Blades of Glory homage was just one of the many stunts … Continue reading Alberta throttle McGill in front of raucous home crowd at Men’s Final 8

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Men's Basketball

Queen’s keep dream season alive, take down Dalhousie at Men’s Basketball Final 8

Edmonton, AB – A couple of weeks ago, the Queen’s Gaels shocked the U SPORTS basketball world with an 86-80 win that sent the Carleton Ravens crashing out of the Wilson Cup playoffs. In their 90-80 quarterfinal victory over the #4 Dalhousie Tigers on Friday afternoon, Queen’s proved they aren’t entirely done being the surprise of U SPORTS basketball. The #5 Gaels came into their … Continue reading Queen’s keep dream season alive, take down Dalhousie at Men’s Basketball Final 8

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Rich’s U SPORTS MBB Final 8 Predictions

Edmonton, AL – Who doesn’t love sports brackets? Everyone gets way too invested, people way so smug when they predict something correctly, you get to feel like an idiot when the 3-seed takes down the 6-seed you were confident was going all the way in the quarter-final. For most of March, the world has been focused on March Madness in the NCAA, where the odds … Continue reading Rich’s U SPORTS MBB Final 8 Predictions

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