Sports
The end of an era
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Michael Phelps was a disappointment in these London Olympics; his medal total was four gold and two silver.
Remarkable for almost any other athlete, but the words “Michael Phelps” and “silver” leave a bitter taste...
Shuttlecock scandal
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It’s hard to imagine that a sport more associated with gym class and backyards—at least in North America—would cause such a scandal in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The sports world was stunned to hear...
U of M alumnus heading to London
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Winnipegger and University of Manitoba alumnus Meghan Montgomery is currently on her way to London, England for the 2012 Paralympic Games in the Mixed Coxed Four, Leg, Trunk, and Arms (4+ Mixed LTA) adaptive...
Olympic soccer bronze good as gold
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The Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team was never expected to be gold medal contenders in London. The team had put in a disastrous performance at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany, and...
Legends of the periphery: Martin Strel
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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 lost to the world at large. Legends of the...
Stadium anticipation continues . . .
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When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their first home game of the 2012 season on July 26, I’ve got a song suggestion for them to play just before kick off: “The Waiting” by Tom...
