Professional level stadiums and picturesque pitches highlight the U SPORTS National Soccer Championships. Continue reading U SPORTS M/W SOCCER: A Look at the National Championship Hosts for 2021-23
Vancouver, BC- Online and streamed nationally, the U SPORTS Lieutenant governors awards were handed out on CBC Sports. The awards, usually held in person, were forced online due to the novel coronavirus and health restrictions in the Province of Alberta, however, that doesn’t mean that the show was lacklustre. Alberta Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell read out the winners, while notable U SPORTS alumni such as … Continue reading U SPORTS: An Olympic Hopeful and a CPL Player, the 2020 Athlete of the Year Awards
St. Catharines, ON- It’s a mystery, to some, how the Brock University Badgers wrestling team manages to win championships year after year after year in the cyclical world of university sports. To those who’ve seen the Badgers up close though, it’s obvious. Culture, teamwork and hard work. The Badgers wrestling program has a list of accomplishments so long that it might get boring to read. … Continue reading 30 Years of Championships; How the Brock Badgers Continue their Wrestling Dynasty
How do the words of a. former Liverpool head coach fit into U Sports hockey? Read to find out. Continue reading U Sports MHKY: Huskies beat UBC, move within of the Canada West Championship
The art of the sport. It’s a broad idea, but there is no sport that displays the artistic nature of athletes as well as figure skating. Dr. Hans Gumprecht, a proffesor at Stanford University broke down sport into seven specific fascinations. Three of his seven fascinations are extremely present in figure skating, so much so he even used the sport as his example in his … Continue reading Figure Skating: Toronto win their fifth straight OUA Championship
It’s been another year of exciting hockey in the Canada West conference of U Sports, but as the season nears its end, the playoff picture begins to form. While some of the standings may look similar to past years, there is still a heated battle closer to the bottom for the final post-season slots. Of the eight teams in Canada West, six qualify for the … Continue reading U Sports Hockey: The playoff race in Canada West is heating up
Athletes are talented, especially the ones who have made it to the elite levels of the game. U Sports is one of those levels, but the talent is often overlooked. However, that’s not to say that the unbelievable doesn’t happen. In this column, 49 sports will go into the shots, goals and other plays of the week as well as the more “off-script” events which … Continue reading U Sports: Skills, shots and other plays of the week in Canada
The Western Mustangs’ women’s hockey team visited the Ryerson Rams for an afternoon game in support of the Do it for Daron foundation (DIFD) in support of mental health awareness. Historically, the Mustangs have always had success against the Rams, with their all-time record being 16-1. However, Ryerson entered the game with an 8-2 record in their last 10 games and were looking to continue … Continue reading U Sports WHKY: A win is a win, but Western don’t exactly gallop to victory
Hockey is a fast sport, but games featuring eleven goals are pretty unusual, that’s what made Thursdays night 6-5 win for the Ryerson Rams over the Guelph Gryphons stand out. Not only was it a barnburner, but it was also the annual Aggies night for the Gryphons, as they packed their arena with a record-setting crowd of nearly 800 fans and supporters. Captain matt Mistelle, … Continue reading U Sports MHKY: The Guelph goalfest
Calgary faces Montreal for the Vanier Cup, U Sports most famous championship. Continue reading U Sports Football: Vanier Cup weekend is upon us
