Paralympics receive less fanfare
Following the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver hosted the tenth edition of the Paralympic Winter Games. From March 12-21, approximately 600 athletes from 44 countries stormed…
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Let’s go back to basics
The act of eating has become something more than nourishing our body; it is a bad habit which promotes excessive intake of food. In 1998,…
Riding with pride
The Olympics have come and gone. And now the Paralympics are over as well. Amid all of the controversy, calamity and triumph, there is a…
Hips don’t lie
Belly dancing classes can be found nearly everywhere these days, at almost every recreation centre or dance studio in cities across North America. Even my…
Bison briefs
Football Last week the Bisons announced two new additions to the football club as high school prospects Evan Gill and Thomas Miles have committed to…
Will these shoes ever get old?
I recently met a kid wearing Reebok Pumps. Nostalgic images of Michael Jordan in his prime flashed in my mind as I recalled the days…
Formula One: The soap opera of sports
Every second Sunday morning between March and October I get up at the crack of 5 a.m., turn on the coffee maker, and watch cars…
Legends of the Periphery: King of Iron Chefs, Hiroyuki Sakai
From time to time even some of the greatest and most prolific heroes in all of sports fall through the cracks of obscurity and are…
Making a good impression: How finding a gym is the first hurdle
Joining a gym can be an intimidating and uncertain process. A membership costs a lot of money, and it’s a big commitment to make on…
For all the marbles: Bisons battle Golden Bears for conference title
This past weekend the men’s hockey team lost their best-of-three conference final series against the University of Alberta Golden Bears two games to one. Manitoba…