Category: Sports

  Laurier’s basketball and hockey teams are in the final stretch of the regular season and all are on pace to make the playoffs. Here’s a quick recap of every team’s season…

  Laurier Brantford’s women’s extramural hockey team will be looking for some purple and gold support in the stands as they host a tournament in town on Friday. The tournament will be…

Let John Scott play. The ninth year NHL journeyman defenseman or winger, neither position he isn’t particularly good at either, was voted in as a captain for the NHL All-Star game and…

[starbox]     The Rams are back! Not back as in they didn’t exist for a while, or that they are good again, unfortunately. But back in the sense that the NFL just…

  So here we are again, face to face with a new year ahead of us and resolutions we’re determined to stay on top of. Some people may look to spend more…

Congratulations sports fans, we have all proven to be completely irresponsible and not worthy of having a vote in deciding who goes to all-star games. Sure, we could blame the leagues for giving…

[starbox id=”devon_devon”] Next Monday, a match-up between #1 Clemson (14-0) and #2 Alabama (13-1) will feature two teams that appear to be polar opposites. Fans of spread offenses will be able to…

A third of the way through the season, the Laurier men’s basketball team is leading their division with a 4-3 record. They have had a large turnaround after struggling last season and…

[starbox] With the Canadian dollar continuing to decline, the Toronto Blue Jays’ window of opportunity inches closer to closing. On December 18, the dollar closed under 71 cents American for the first…

It’s that time of year again. The NFL playoffs are here and begin Jan. 9 with the Wild Card Round. Below is a playoff preview to get sports fans caught up with…

Do you ever dream about gliding and twirling over a sheet of glimmering ice? For the Laurier Brantford Figure Skating Club, this dream will soon be their reality on the competitive level.…

  Less than a month ago, UFC fans were witnesses to the biggest upset in the young sports history as Holly Holm defeated the then seemingly unbeatable Ronda Rousey.   Fast forward…

On Boxing Day, the annual tradition of Canadians cheering for a group of 18 and 19 year old hockey players will continue.   The annual IIHF world U-20 championships provide Canadians a…

A small campus, no varsity teams, a small athletics facility – how does one experience the joy of sports at Laurier Brantford? Let’s just say yes, Laurier Brantford is indeed a satellite…

On Friday Nov. 13, a loud cracking sound could be heard within the Stade de France‎ while the French and German national teams played an international friendly. Suddenly, a second loud pop…

With a chance to advance to the finals, the Laurier-Brantford dodgeball team appeared to run out of steam in a 5-1 loss to Humber North. Laurier appeared to run out of steam…

Laurier’s women’s soccer ended their season at the CIS Championships in Vancouver on Friday.   A 1-0 loss to Laval University in the quarterfinals on Thursday sent the Hawks to the consolation…

This is the full version of the article Provincial rivalries headline the east and west division finals as a spot in the Grey Cup awaits the winner. The Calgary Stampeders are set…

On Saturday, Nov. 21, a national rivalry is reignited inside the ring as Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) steps into the ring with Puerto Rican Middleweight Champion Miguel Cotto (40-4,…

The sprint that is the NFL season is half-way over. Every team has played eight games now, allowing for some consistency to show through their performance. Some of you may be looking…

The Royals won the world series to prove that their run from last year was not a fluke. But the style in which they won still leaves some doubt as to if…

With the regular season over, the playoffs have begun for Golden Hawk teams. The football team was lead by a record breaking performance from Dillon Campbell. An upset over McMaster means that…

The Laurier men’s hockey team brought a taste of varsity sports to students at the Brantford campus for Homecoming on Saturday, October 24.   Having no varsity sports teams to cheer on…

Most teams would be satisfied coming off a second straight division title and a franchise record 49 wins, however that is not the case for the Toronto Raptors as they begin their…

Concussions began as something resulting from violent hits in football and hockey. However, scientists have now discovered that repeated injuries to the head can lead to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive…

For the first time since 2005, the Laurier women’s rugby team entered the OUA playoffs with a winning record.   Starting outside centre is Tamika Marks-Grant, a fifth-year student who has been…

Sports are a common part of life as a high school or university student, but here’s the question: do sports relieve stress or add to it?   Many students have been involved…