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…
Sports
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…
Bison briefs
Hockey The Bison women’s hockey team travelled to the University of Alberta to play two games against the Alberta Pandas, while the Bison men’s team…
Know your history
Hockey has its roots as an amateur game played across Canada. Amateur hockey leagues were first formed in Manitoba during the early 1890s. For the…
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…