A new hope
With the convoluted details of the new collective bargaining agreement and the condensed free agency frenzy dealt with, we, as a small segment of NBA…
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Jets fly high in December
December was a good month for the Winnipeg Jets. They managed to shoot up the standings in the Eastern Conference, from No. 13 on Dec….
Bison briefs
Hockey The Bison hockey teams get right back to work on Jan. 6 and 7, as they continue to pursue the post-season down the stretch….
A hero’s welcome
For most NHL regular season games, hockey fans are solely focused on cheering their team on to a win, securing the two points in the…
A Christmas Day buzzer beater
The “nuclear winter of basketball” has been averted. The owners and the players’ association ratified a new collective bargaining agreement in early December with the…
Five-minute major
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the release of probably the greatest hockey movie of all-time, Slap Shot. For the uninitiated, the film stars…
Handling life’s hurdles
John Akii-Bua likely never intended to become a hurdle runner. Born in 1949, he arrived in Kampala, Uganda to join the police force at age…
Winning in a winter wonderland
At this point in the season I’m not going to predict that the Winnipeg Jets will make the playoffs. But with the way this team…
Playing political games
A few weeks ago I sat down for an interview with Russell Field, a professor in the University of Manitoba’s kinesiology department, to talk about…
Rivalry renewed
The cross town athletic rivalry between the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg was renewed Dec. 1, as the basketball portion of the…