Curling rocks!
Laugh, slide and stumble into the sport today Amanda Ducheminsky Staff Writer Whether you think curling is lame, boring or strictly for old people, curling can be an incredibly social, active and...
Category: Sports
The XXII Winter Olympics Games: Canada’s take
Gold heroics, booze at 5 a.m. and a great showing for Canadian athletes Bobby Danger Jones Sports Editor No country has ever placed better in the winter Olympics following a games hosted...
Cougars’ Corner: MRU’s faint playoff hopes die out
No cause for alarm despite few playoff games and fewer wins Nathan Ross Web Editor Mount Royal won a third of its total playoff games this year — which is the optimist’s...
Jays still not flying in 2014
Lack of off-season shuffling could be a concerning sign that not much will change Bobby Danger Jones Sports Editor For the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans, 2013 was supposed to be the...
Inside the issues of Sochi
The politics of sport Amanda Ducheminsky Contributor From Russia spending $51 billion, to Putin stating, “there are no gay people in Russia,” this year’s Olympics in Sochi have been mired in controversy....
The torch is lit for Sochi
The athletes are what really matters when it comes to the Sochi Winter Olympics Bobby Danger Jones Sports Editor The XXII Winter Olympic Games should be celebrated for the games, not condemned...
Cougars split two-game series with Dinos; men still in playoff hunt
CIS West attendance record smashed previous record set in 2013 Bobby Danger Jones Sports Editor The Mount Royal Cougars men’s hockey team defeated the University of Calgary Dinos at the Scotiabank Saddledome...
The one ring to rule them all
Calgary hosts world’s largest ringette tournament Hannah Cawsey Photo Editor The 28th annual Esso Golden Ring tournament brought more than 2,000 ringette players and 175 teams to Calgary, with participants playing a...
Cougars’ Corner: Crosstown Smackdown
Crowchild Classic expected to surpass 2013’s record-breaking numbers Bobby Danger Jones Sports Editor Feb. 6 marks the second annual Crowchild Classic which features both men and women’s hockey teams, and goes down...
Sledge hockey: a game for all
MRU student and war-veteran Mark Fushko discusses the sledge experience Bobby Danger Jones Sports Editor If you’re passing through the halls of Mount Royal University and tried to pick out Cpl. Mark...
