How to get better at shooting a basketball
By Gage Smith, Staff Writer When you think of basketball, you think of shooting. More than ever before, excellent shooting is becoming an expectation of every player at every position. If you’re not a...
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Loturi and Keen to represent Mount Royal in CPL after being drafted by Cavalry FC
By George Potter, Staff Writer Two players from the Mount Royal Cougars men’s soccer team have been drafted by Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) U SPORTS Draft. Unfortunately, both players were...
Hometown talent set to make waves during 2021 MLB season
By Zac Worden, Sports Editor With the 2021 MLB season fast approaching, teams across the league are finding out which players are going to make the opening 26-man rosters for opening day on April...
How do the Cougars stack up? Ranking the best nicknames in the Canada West
By Zach Worden, Sports Editor With university sports in Canada on hold until (hopefully) the fall of 2021, athletics programs across the country have had to find a way to get by until their...
With COVID-19 restrictions lifting across Alberta, junior hockey finding a way to return
By George Potter, Staff Writer With the Alberta government rolling out plans to slowly return to normal across the province as COVID-19 cases drop, junior hockey players and leagues are implementing plans of their...
Calgary Flames deal with an up-and-down start to the 2021 NHL season
By Gage Smith, Staff Writer In the movie The Dark Knight Rises, our hero Bruce Wayne (spoiler alert: Batman) gets obliterated in a one-on-one fight with Bane, his nemesis. Bane really hates Bruce, and...
NBA players push back against idea of holding All-Star Weekend during COVID-19 pandemic
By Gage Smith, Contributor In the last 365 days of the NBA, we’ve seen a lot of firsts. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to undergo an unprecedented shutdown in March 2020, only to re-open...
2021 Super Bowl sees Tampa Bay Buccaneers blowout Kansas City Chiefs 31-9
By Brendan Makay, Contributor The biggest sporting event of the year was played this weekend in Tampa Bay — that event, of course, is the Super Bowl. This year’s game pitted the ageless wonder Tom...
Sports movies you should add to your “to-watch” list this Valentine’s Day
By Zach Worden, Sports Editor With COVID-19 restrictions keeping most of us inside this Valentine’s Day, some sports fanatics may be looking for creative ways to celebrate with that special someone. If typical rom-coms aren’t...
Former NBA MVP dealt to Brooklyn Nets in four-team trade
By Zach Worden, Sports Editor Trade rumours had been swirling in Houston even before the 2020-21 NBA season started. Rockets star guard James Harden made headlines by not reporting to training camp on time...
