Getting warmed up
It was only an exhibition game in the pre-season — and a split-squad game at that — but the MTS Centre seemed abuzz with an…
Sports
Stadium on schedule
For those who have been patiently waiting for more details to be released about the new Blue Bomber stadium being built on campus, your wish…
Statistical advantage
Last Friday, the movie Moneyball debuted in theatres. It is based on Michael Lewis’s 2003 best-selling book of the same name and focuses on the…
Gazing into the (silicon) crystal ball
With NHL training camps and the pre-season wrapping up over the next week, hockey analysts from across the land are speculating how the season will…
Home sweet homecoming
The University of Manitoba Bisons football team added to their first win of the season last week, coming back from a first half deficit to…
It’s Canada vs. the world
Much like soccer, rugby is a sport beloved by most of the world but widely under appreciated in North America, which is bizarre considering the…
Bison Briefs
Hockey The men’s and women’s Bison hockey teams played non-conference games over the past weekend in preparation for the regular season, which begins on Sept….
Professional basketball … Canada-style
Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian phys-ed instructor, and therefore considered a Canadian invention. It’s so Canadian that a Canadian Heritage…
It’s a touch . . . back?
During the NFL owners’ meetings last March, the league decided to make a seemingly innocuous change to the kickoff for the 2011 season. The kickoff…
Life on the road
Hitting the road to follow your favourite team, no matter the sport, can be an almost spiritual pilgrimage for some, and simply an excuse to…