Category: Sports

Laurier’s football team is still waiting to hear an ineligibility decision that could cost Laurier their victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues earlier this season. Following that game, it became known that…

I don’t have time to exercise. I make time. Balancing one’s schedule is a constantly evolving art. Working out tends to be easy to de-prioritize, coming second to the un-negotiables: things like…

In this past weekend’s matchup, the Golden Hawks traveled to the national capital to face the highly rated Ottawa Gee-Gees, and Brad Sinopli, considered one of the best quarterbacks in all of…

Students at Carleton University may not have to go without a football team for much longer, with some slating the possible return of Ravens football as early as the 2012 season. There…

In arguably their most important game of the season to date, Laurier’s football Golden Hawks kept the No. 10 Guelph Gryphons out of the endzone on the way to a 36-2 victory.…

After dropping the first two games of the season, the Golden Hawks men’s football team seems to be back on track after taking down the York Lions by 68-14 on Saturday to…

Last week, New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards was arrested for driving under the influence. This happened just one week after the Jets instituted a new car service, and took place…

Simon Fraser University’s athletic teams have created a debate about the future and competitive level of Canadian university sports, by becoming the first foreign member to join the U.S.’ National Collegiate Athletic…

Politics on the pitch? Opinions in the outfield? Airing your governmental grievances on the gridiron? Since the announcement of Arizona’s immigration legislation, which states that immigrants must carry documentation at all times…

Coming off an impressive 2009 season that saw Laurier’s Golden Hawks finish second in OUA regular season play, the pressure is on for the Hawks to improve upon last year’s early playoff…

The great outdoors. Mother Nature. The wilderness. This may come as a surprise to you but in Brantford, there is no shortage of flowing rivers, scenic views or things to do outside.…

In terms of getting involved in athletics and recreation, there are four different streams that students can enter. The first and most obvious is intramural sports. There is an assortment of different…

So you are settling into university living just fine, and you and your new roommates are looking for a way to burn off some energy or to get the floor together for…

Unbeknownst to many, Brantford has a rich sporting tradition. Of course, Brantford is the birthplace of “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky, and is known as the Tournament Capital of Ontario, due to…

I would like to preface this article by saying that I am a die-hard Kansas Jayhawk fan. I was overjoyed when the NCAA committee selected Kansas to be its overall number one…

Spring training is finally underway for Major League Baseball, and that means that the Toronto Blue Jays are back on the diamond getting themselves ready for the upcoming season. Coming off a…

Ottawa Senators: The Sens currently sit fifth in the east and look to continue their strong play in the post-season. Led by a tough blue-line with the likes of Anton Volchenkov, Chris…

The Olympic Winter Games have returned to Canada after more than a 20-year absence. Previously held in Calgary, Alberta in 1988, the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are now on every channel, in every…

There was much debate earlier this year when the IOC decided to scrap the women’s ski jumping event from the Vancouver games, with the organizers claiming it was not competitive enough, and…

The announcement that the Brantford Galaxy would compete this summer came little more than a week ago from Andrew Pilkington, the man behind the effort to bring the team to Brantford, and…

Canadians love their Olympic athletes and teams, but the love and expectations are found no higher than on the men’s hockey team. With the games taking place on home soil with a…

LAURIER’S ANNUAL POWDER PUFF TOURNAMENT BRINGS THE INTENSITY, COMPETITION AND PHYSICALITY TO GIRL’S FLAG FOOTBALL It was fourth and two. There was time left for just two plays, the team on offence…

LAURIER BRANTFORD CRUSHES MOHAWK Jesse Herman scored a natural hat trick in the first period to put the 7th Annual Charity Hockey Game out of reach early as Laurier Brantford defeated their…

Canadians love their Olympic athletes and teams, but the love and expectations are found no higher than on the men’s hockey team. With the games taking place on home soil with a…

Heroes are a lot different nowadays, with most young, enthusiastic sports fans trading in the cape-and-mask brand for those wearing padding and jockstraps. In fact, I can say safely that Steve Yzerman…