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Yakking with Yantz

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Mike Still
Jordan Yantz has football success written all over him. It has carried over to whatever province he’s travelled – whether that be with Winston Knoll Collegiate in Regina, the Vancouver Island Raiders in British...
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Bring on the bikes

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Mike Still
From June 16-22, Winnipeg will transform into a mini cycling hub, as part of the inaugural Winnipeg Bike Week, a weeklong celebration of people riding bicycles. The event will involve activities each day, for various...
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The British Columbia connection: Bison football players share their experiences playing...

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Mike Still
If you look at the 2013-14 Bison football roster, a recruiting trend might stand out: the number of players from B. C. This past season, a whopping 23 players are either British-Columbia-born or have...
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A formula for success: Bison football head coach Brian Dobie talks...

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Mike Still
When current Bison football head coach Brian Dobie took the helm of the University of Manitoba football team in 1996, he inherited a team that had struggled for decades. At that time, the team’s...
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The best in brown and gold: 2013-14 Bison student-athletes’ contributions celebrated

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Marc Lagace
Brittany Habing and Anthony Coombs were named the 2013-14 Bison Sports Athletes of the Year at the Brown and Gold Banquet on March 29. Also named the women’s volleyball MVP, Habing played a crucial role...
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Curling take-outs: Big changes coming to Canadian curling contenders

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Call it a game of musical brooms. As a new Olympic quadrennial begins, this curling off-season will see great lineup changes, both in number and in significance. While teams adding and dropping players is a...
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Quite the body of work: U of M Asper student Matt...

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Mike Still
Bodybuilder Matt Sherman has had quite a unique journey. The 24-year-old Winnipegger originally grew up in Oak Bluff, Manitoba, but was forced to move around quite frequently due to his father’s occupation as a...