Bison athlete profile
At this time of year, most students are gearing up for the assault of classes and coursework. For Al Turnbull, fall semester holds the requisite…
Sports
FIFA faux pas
Next July, the soccer world will turn its attention to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. In my mind, Brazil is to soccer what Canada…
Fill the house
Once you add up tuition, books, and parking, it is nice to hear something is free. Bison Sports recently announced that all University of Manitoba…
No more passing the Buck
Only six weeks into the 2013 CFL season, and unfortunately for the Bombers and their fans, the biggest news stories surrounding the team have occurred…
A farewell to Jay and Dan
America has always made a point of poaching the most talented Canadians – whether it’s talented athletes like Wayne Gretzky or Sidney Crosby, or cultural…
Blue blunders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ head coach Tim Burke was apologizing last week for emotional comments made about backup safety Dan West following an incident at practice…
Colour Me Rad rundown
A number of Winnipegers were stained different shades of the rainbow this past Saturday and Sunday in the Colour Me Rad charity run at the…
Extraordinary sport
On the off chance you ever find yourself in the billiards room in an air force base officer’s mess hall, you should take a moment…
Bison Briefs
Beach volleyball After a successful first season with the Bisons, left-side hitter Taylor Pischke and her match partner Melissa Humana-Paredes of York University won the…
Failure to launch
Investors Group Field opened with a bang last Wednesday, but it wasn’t an opening drive touchdown for the home team. No, it was more like…