Category: Sports

After the UFC 151 fiasco finally ended, Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort were left for UFC 152 in Toronto. It’s a solid and exciting fight that represents how far the UFC has…

Homophobia and the use of gay slurs, although very much diminished in western society, are still prevalent – especially in the world of sports. This was made clear on Sept. 15 when…

On Thursday, September 6, the Wilfrid Laurier men’s baseball team played the Ontario Blue Jays in a friendly exhibition match at Arnold Anderson Stadium in Brantford. A large number of Laurier fans…

After a disappointing 19-0 loss at the hands of the University of Toronto to start the season on Sept. 3, things got worse after the Golden Hawks lost their home opener on…

I’m not going to sugar-coat anything. The 2012-2013 NHL season is in serious jeopardy. For the readers who don’t understand the terms of the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement), I’ll try to keep…

As most of you have heard, UFC 151 was cancelled. Dan Henderson sustained a knee injury that may require surgery. Many of the fights have now been relocated to cards coming up…

On this year’s NHL draft day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it was not only fresh-faced rookies that will be donning new jerseys for the upcoming season. Major trades were also happening at the…

Laurier Brantford has many high-end facilities on campus, but what the school lacks is a full-sized, dedicated athletic complex. The university currently does offer students the ability to work out and take…

Even with a campus of fewer than 2,500 students, Laurier Brantford’s student athletes are holding their own against the likes of Humber, Seneca and Sheridan colleges, and have their sights set even…

– Kyle Morrison, staff In what is seemingly a season filled with win after win, one loss is all it takes, and Laurier’s women’s hockey team knows this sentiment all too well.…

– Kyle Denton, Sports editor 2011-2012 was a groundbreaking year for Laurier Brantford. With nine different teams participating in extramural sports, the future looks bright for Laurier Brantford athletics. Here is a…

– Craig Hagerman, staff Extramural Female Athlete of the Year It was a very good year for the Laurier Brantford’s women’s hockey team. The team had a shot at two championships, losing…

– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor Over the past few years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has quickly become extremely popular, a sport that some argue has become more popular than boxing. It…

– Kyle Morrison, staff Winning isn’t always everything when you’re a young team in its first year of competition. The Laurier Brantford men’s extramural basketball team learned that lesson Friday when they…

– Craig Hagerman, staff Women’s Team The Golden Hawks women’s basketball team had their season come to an abrupt end after a loss to Brock University in the quarterfinals of the Ontario…

Kyle Morrison, staff After finishing the regular season with a dismal 9-17-2 record, the Golden Hawks’ men’s hockey team managed to squeak a playoff date with Western, the top team in the…

Anthony Fusco, staff There is one thing dreaded by sports fans across the world. Every single team in their history has had at least one underachieving player who disappoints. I’ve compiled a…

Kyle Denton, Sports Editor The Laurier Brantford ringette team travelled to St. Catherines Monday night to face off against the Brock Badgers, and although the Laurier Brantford girls came away with a…

– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor Sometimes, the best team doesn’t always win. That seemed to be the case last Friday when the Laurier Brantford men’s extramural hockey team lost to eventual champions,…

– Kyle Morrison, staff It is only the first year of competition for Laurier Brantford’s co-ed extramural soccer team, but they are showing that they can hold their own against some tough…

– Anthony Fusco, staff One could call UFC 143 a disappointment after Carlos Condit defeated Nick Diaz via unanimous decision to become the interim welterweight champion at the main event of UFC…

– Craig Hagerman, staff The Laurier Brantford women’s extramural hockey team was in action in their third tournament of the year on Friday at Conestoga College, where the lady Golden Hawks lost…

– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor The Laurier Brantford women’s extramural hockey team hosted an eight-team tournament on January 20, and although they had some early success, playing five games in one day…

– Anthony Fusco, staff On January 29th, the UFC was live on FOX from the Windy City, with a card that looked to be one of the most electrifying cards in recent…

– Craig Hagerman, staff The Laurier Brantford extramural dodge ball team was in action on Thursday at George Brown College, with them being able to finish in second place, preventing an all…

Kyle Denton, Sports Editor Rugby falls rather far down the list of popular sports in Canada, but there’s a new derivation of the British sport that’s making quite the splash at Laurier…

Kyle Morrison, staff This past weekend the Lakehead University Men’s basketball team travelled to Waterloo to face the Golden Hawks in a huge matchup between the only two remaining 9-1 teams in…