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…
Sports
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…
Hot yoga just got hotter
Accessibility, community and environment are three pillars of Moksha Yoga. The philosophy of karma, a component of all three foundational values, has inspired unique music-related…
Tiger Woods: the robot
How many articles have been penned about Tiger Woods throughout his decorated career, referring to him as a “man-of-steel,” an “ironman” or some other term…
NHL trade deadline fallout
Last week NHL general managers (GMs) managed to break an all-time record for most trades in any single trade-deadline day. A total of 31 trades…
The Gruesome twosome
If exercise has never been a part of your life in the past and you’re struggling to bring it into your routine, there are several…
Bison briefs
Hockey The women’s hockey team ended their 2009-10 season with silver medal honours this past weekend as they were eliminated in the final round of…
Thousands of athletes compete in track and field at the U of M
The Boeing Classic, one of the largest indoor track meets in the prairies, took place at Max Bell Centre over the weekend. Thousands of athletes…
Medal count shuffle
It never fails, watching the Olympics is like a practice in remembering something you only barely learned four years earlier. There are always some constants…