First flight
On Oct. 9 it had been 15 years, five months and 11 days since a team called the Winnipeg Jets played a significant game of…
Marc Lagace
Conservatives to the left of me . . .
The 2011 Manitoba provincial elections concluded last week, with the New Democrat Party of Manitoba securing 37 seats for their fourth consecutive majority government. As…
Movin’ on up
If passing by the stadium construction site on University Crescent and seeing a new section of the stadium going up makes you a tad giddy,…
Bison athlete profile
The Bison women’s soccer team came home from their Sept. 24-25 road trip in Regina with their first wins of the season. Both wins were…
Getting warmed up
It was only an exhibition game in the pre-season — and a split-squad game at that — but the MTS Centre seemed abuzz with an…
Stadium on schedule
For those who have been patiently waiting for more details to be released about the new Blue Bomber stadium being built on campus, your wish…
Gazing into the (silicon) crystal ball
With NHL training camps and the pre-season wrapping up over the next week, hockey analysts from across the land are speculating how the season will…
From real-life to fantasy
Betting on professional football has to be the most diabolical invention ever created; if you’ve ever bought a sports-betting ticket, you’ll know what I’m talking…
It’s Canada vs. the world
Much like soccer, rugby is a sport beloved by most of the world but widely under appreciated in North America, which is bizarre considering the…
Bison Briefs
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….