Bison Briefs: Awards and recruits
Bison Sports have announced Rachel Cockrell and Blair Macaulay as the 2012-13 Bison Sports Athletes of the Year. After struggling with injuries through last year,…
Sports
Esther Vergeer amazing win streak ends via retirement
The year 2013 has been the year of “the streak.” The Chicago Blackhawks went 24 games without losing in regulation time to start the season,…
Student-athletes and social media: How concerned should universities be with what athletes post online?
Social media and the sports world have endured a somewhat rocky co-existence, ever since phrases like “tweets” and “status updates” became socially accepted parts of…
Big changes coming to Brier format
The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) confirmed on Mar. 10 that the winner of the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier will receive an automatic berth into the…
U of M Climbing Club pushes it to the limit!
If you’re looking to push your workouts to new heights, you should head down to the Frank Kennedy Centre climbing wall and check out the…
Former Bison goalie Jesse Deckert goes pro in Florida
As the Bison men’s hockey season was winding down in late January, the Manitoban got in touch with goalie Jesse Deckert for an interview. Deckert…
The 2013 Manitoban Hockey Pool brought to you by Source for Sports
We’re more than halfway through the NHL season (and into the last month of the hockey pool) and things are certainly heating up in both…
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…
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…