Bison briefs
Last month Bison Sports released the full conference and non-conference schedules for all University of Manitoba based teams for the upcoming 2010-11 season. The following…
Sports
The giant snake cometh
Just as Blue Bomber quarterback Buck Pierce took the snap, pulled back into the pocket and surveyed the field for a catch that would give…
Asian silver carp massacre on the Illinois River
We were cruising up the Illinois River, compound bows drawn and waiting for the appearance of our prey, the Asian silver carp. The sun was…
Hippies and guns
“Ready!” someone calls from behind me. I’m nervous, shaking in that way that is imperceptible to everyone but you; no one else notices, but to…
Vuvuzela!
I can’t see it but I know it’s out there. I know it’s out there because I can hear it from far away, both beckoning…
Worshiping the wind
They worship the wind. They wake up in the morning and check the trees outside of their windows to gauge how much wind is blowing…
Bison briefs
Cheerleading The Bisons cheerleading team got a chance to showcase their talent earlier this month as the squad performed during the halftime intermission of the…
Legends of the periphery
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…
‘Ball’ golf meets Frisbee
Presuming that we will not be greeted by another fresh dumping of the white stuff in early April; which, dare I say, is probable, the…
Take off your shoulder pads and skates
The National Basketball Association — ever heard of it? Take your shoulder pads and skates off for a moment, put that Tim’s cup down and…