Sports
Boxer walks 150 km to Winnipeg . . . and back
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Running down the highway on a hot, sunny day, followed by a caravan of family, friends, and supporters, Richie Goosehead is an impressive sight. A boxer, artist, and carpenter, he is over six feet...
Defying gravity and stereotypes
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It is the mark of good cheerleading to make gravity defying stunts appear effortless and enjoyable to a crowd of sports fans. Yet behind their grins and aura of ease, cheerleaders are athletes who...
Legends of the Periphery: Food Hurricane, Takeru Kobayashi
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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...
Ultimate fighting in the streets
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In the past three years, groups where young men consensually fight each other have emerged in various parts of North America. Some find joyful rewards while others suffer bloody, horrifying consequences.
After looking further...
Herd the news about Bison hockey?
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The 2009-10 regular season is shaping up to be an interesting affair for both the men’s and women’s Bison hockey teams. With the men’s team now in full swing and the women’s team gearing...
Wesmen defeated at Duckworth Challenge
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The cross-town rivalry between the University of Winnipeg Wesmen and the University of Manitoba Bisons flared last week at the 19th annual Duckworth Challenge. The Challenge involved both men’s and women’s volleyball and basketball...
From Bombers to Bisons
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I had it all planned out. Actually, I had the whole thing written: an article highlighting the dismal failures of the 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It was chock full of delicious puns, devastating burns...
