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Bison Briefs

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Marc Lagace
Hockey The men’s and women’s Bison hockey teams played non-conference games over the past weekend in preparation for the regular season, which begins on Sept. 30 for the men and Oct. 14 for the women. The...
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Professional basketball … Canada-style

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Marc Lagace
Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian phys-ed instructor, and therefore considered a Canadian invention. It’s so Canadian that a Canadian Heritage commercial was based on it. But through the 20th...
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It’s a touch . . . back?

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Adam Peleshaty
During the NFL owners’ meetings last March, the league decided to make a seemingly innocuous change to the kickoff for the 2011 season. The kickoff would be held at the kicking team’s 35-yard line,...
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Life on the road

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Marc Lagace
Hitting the road to follow your favourite team, no matter the sport, can be an almost spiritual pilgrimage for some, and simply an excuse to party and get rowdy for others. Several bus tour...
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Ready for takeoff

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Marc Lagace
With just over a month to go until the first NHL regular season of the reborn franchise, the Winnipeg Jets unveiled their jerseys in a stylish fashion at 17 Wing Winnipeg. On a beautiful...
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Game, set and match

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Adam Peleshaty
For the better part of the last two decades, the profile of Canadian tennis had been buoyed by the success of doubles player Daniel Nestor; winner of over 800 career ATP Tour doubles matches,...
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Bison athlete profile

By
Marc Lagace
Anthony Coombs played high school football at Sturgeon Heights before being recruited by the University of Manitoba in the spring of 2010 and was a redshirt during his freshman year with the Bisons. Coombs...

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