Sports

Are blue skies ahead?

As the first quarter came to an end in the 99th Grey Cup, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were down 11-0 to the BC Lions, in…


Bison Briefs

Basketball On Nov. 24, the Bisons basketball teams went to the Duckworth Center at the University of Winnipeg to play their crosstown rivals, the Wesmen….


Rallying for first place

The Bisons men’s volleyball team find themselves in a tight race at the midway point of the Canada West season. After getting off to a…


The new Winnipeg workhorse

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers left Toronto back in week 13 having lost a pivotal game to an East rival, but more importantly having lost the…


Blue and Golden

At the beginning of the 2011 season, there wasn’t an unlikelier team to reach the Grey Cup than the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. They finished the…


Gonzo winter sports

It’s that time again, Winnipeggers. The snowy weather our city is famous for has arrived. It will be cold, windy and melancholic for the next…


The new era of NHL discipline

Brendan Shanahan’s reign as the NHL’s chief disciplinarian, which started earlier this summer when he took over from Colin Campbell, has received positive reactions from…


High stakes boredom

I check the clock and can’t believe what time it is. It all started innocently enough. After watching the Nov. 8 Winnipeg Jets game, I…


’Bow knows

It’s officially Tebow time! After the first five games of the 2011 NFL season, the Denver Broncos had a 1-4 record with veteran quarterback Kyle…


Sports opinions

Since July 1, the NBA owners have locked out their players, cancelling all pre-season and several regular season games in the 2011-12 season. Now, with…