Sports
Asian silver carp massacre on the Illinois River
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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 shining, sweat pouring in the sticky 33 C heat....
Hippies and guns
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“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 you it feels like you’re in an earthquake. “Pull!”...
Vuvuzela!
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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 to me and haunting me. It’s the dull, aching...
Worshiping the wind
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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 and from which direction. They consult multiple weather sources...
Bison briefs
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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 Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ June 13 exhibition game.
The Bomber fans, not...
Legends of the periphery
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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...
‘Ball’ golf meets Frisbee
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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 breed of athletes known as golfers are making their...
