UFC bringing bloodsport to the Peg on June 15
The Octagon is coming to Winnipeg! The Ultimate Fighting Championship will host UFC 161 at the MTS Centre on June 15, as the UFC tries…
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Not your childhood toboggan: Beausejour hosts 51st annual Canadian Power Toboggan Championships
Snow machines scream around an ice oval, filling the air with the smell of burning engine oil. Such was the atmosphere on Mar. 2nd and…
Bison athlete profile: Wilfred Samking, sprinter
In his third year at the University of Manitoba, Wilfred Samking has proven himself as one of the fastest sprinters in the CIS, and the…
Selfish decision plagues Canada at World Baseball Classic
In the months leading up to the 2013 World Baseball Classic, it seemed as though Baseball Canada might be able to field a truly competitive…
Nine Bison athletes receive recognition at year-end
With their seasons over, several Bison athletes picked up year-end awards and honours. Stephan Walton was named as 2012-13 Canada West Men’s Basketball Second Team…
Bombers content to suck again
While the Bombers are all set to move into the new Investors Group Field on the University of Manitoba campus this summer, the Bombers’ front…
From tragedy to triumph: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl’s return to the KHL
September 7, 2011 was the saddest day in hockey history. On that day, the plane carrying the members of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey…
Sometimes, life’s a ditch: Architecture keep Ditchball tradition alive
For the 35th year in a row, students from the faculty of architecture congregated around an icy ditch carved right through a huge mountain of…
Hockey prophets: Bold predictions for the second half of the NHL season
Chicago’s on fire It’s hard to determine exactly when the Chicago Blackhawks will suffer their first regulation loss; through 22 games, they’ve only lost three…
The unlikeliest of Olympic competitors
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the first Winter Olympics held on Canadian soil. From February 13-28, 1988, 1,423 athletes descended onto Calgary for…