Quidditch makes its way
Harry Potter’s magical game now a reality Lauren Gilbart Contributor Athletes race from one end of the field to the other with sweat pouring down their faces. Sheer determination reflects in their...
Category: Sports
Grappling with an affinity for pro wrestling
WWE culture overshadowing athletic skill Todd Colin Vaughan Sports Editor “STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!” I still remember Jim Ross, ring announcer for the then World Wresting Federation, screaming into...
Todd’s Nods: Fight your bear
On Feb. 8, the New Orleans Hornets basketball club featured a new announcer for their starting lineups. Former ABA basketball player Jackie Moon introduced the players from the Hornets and the visiting Chicago Bulls....
The Cougars have their man
7-foot-2 Grigor Kartev to lead MRU to volleyball championship Todd Colin Vaughan Sports Editor Grigor Kartev has come a long way to get where he is. The seven-foot-two Mount Royal University...
More than money
Hockey agent Neil Sheehy talks about putting players first Derrick Newman The Agents of Change Neil Sheehy a Harvard graduate, former NHL defenceman and a father to nine kids, is an NHL...
Cougars’ upcoming home games
Men’s hockey Feb. 17 vs. SAIT 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24-Mar. 25 ACAC Playoffs (Hosts TBD) Women’s hockey Feb. 18 vs. Grant MacEwan University, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-Mar.18 ACAC playoffs Basketball Feb. 17...
Let our Cougars roar
A mountain lion represented by 20-somethings Samara Hawkins Staff Writer Let’s go Cougars! Let’s go Cougars! Oh sorry was that offensive? Chanting the name of our varsity teams shouldn’t be...
Comrades in victory
Teammates make the best friends Todd Colin Vaughan Sports Editor Sport is based on love. No, seriously. Stereotypically, the dominant view of a sports team is an enclosed system of...
All-star game a bust
NHL’s mid-season showcase needs to change Drew Henn Contributor With boos, cheers and heckles raining down from a boisterous Ottawa crowd, the NHL All-Star weekend took place on Jan. 26. Or,...
Todd’s Nods: Pigskin Party
Super Bowl XLVI will be played in Indianapolis on Feb. 5. The game features the high-flying offenses of the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, with quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli...
