Sometimes lost in the October hoopla of the baseball playoffs, a thrilling NFL season, and an idiotic NBA lockout is Canada's favourite of sports. The NHL dropped the puck for its regular season on October 6th, giving us Canadians are crucial fix of the sport on ice. Although it's early, there are a few things I may or may not have learned. Beginning with...
Convincing a student to come to a school of just over 2000 students can sometimes be difficult. Convincing an athlete is a completely different task altogether. As alluring as Bishop’s is, recruiting for athletics proves exceedingly difficult when an athlete is faced with a countering prospect of competing at a large school, feeling more equipped to make a name for themselves.
A look back at Gaiters all-stars from 2010/2011
It feels like such a distant memory now: the days when Tiger Woods was given roughly the same odds as the entire field of opponents to win a major tournament. That time when the signature fist pump showed up on the Sunday night highlight reel at the close of every golf weekend.
A successful season for the Bishop's Polar Bears came to a close March 20th at the Maritime Intercollegiate Hockey Challenge Cup in New Brunswick. The Polar Bears competed against four schools over the course of the weekend: University of New Brunswick, Acadia University, Cape Breton, and Sainte Anne.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement is a mess; the owners are unhappy, and the players are infuriated. I’m not sure the magnitude of these events has completely sunken in with every fan though. But with the 2011 season currently locked out indefinitely, you might want to ask yourself these 25 questions, and begin to wonder what it really will be like...
The Lady Gaiters basketball season can best be described as a rocky road. They had tremendous results early, rough patches of losses mid-season, and a finish to the year which left them on the brink of winning crucial games.
Sitting down with Jessy Roy of the women’s basketball team. Roy had a terrific season, averaging 12.3 points a game, as well as 3.6 assists. Roy reflects on the season, and what the future of basketball holds for her.
As college basketball’s NCAA tournament approaches, I can’t help but feel reminded of the three weeks of the year that madness comes in the form of sport.
Barry Bonds has always been a man trapped within his own skin; no one else around him matters. The outside world is simply full of decoys and people standing in his way. If your name is not Barry Bonds, you don’t matter. And cheating doesn’t matter. Steroids don’t matter. Lying to federal officials doesn’t matter. Because he’s Barry Bonds.
