Less than two weeks before McGill24—the university’s annual day of giving each March 11—McGill’s Field Hockey team received an email that changed everything. After submitting their McGill Crowdfunding proposal, they learned the team could no longer participate because they were not managed by a McGill unit. The notice came from[Read More…]
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RSEQ basketball champion Martlets return to national stage
The McGill Women’s Basketball Team capped their 2025-26 season with a return to the national spotlight, winning the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Championship before finishing fourth at the U SPORTS Final 8 in Quebec City. The run combined defensive grit, timely performances, and a young core that[Read More…]
McGill launches Athletics Strategic Planning Task Force following varsity program cuts
On Feb. 27, McGill University announced the launch of the Athletics and Recreation Strategic Planning Task Force to oversee the next five years of McGill’s Athletics and Recreation with a focus on uniting students, faculty, and alumni from across campus. The Task Force will be co-chaired by Chancellor Pierre Boivin,[Read More…]
JT coming: The return of Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum returned from injury to the Boston Celtics after 298 days out with a torn Achilles tendon, which required reconstructive surgery. As impressive as it is that Tatum—someone who is 6’8” and 210 pounds—was able to return in under a year, what is more impressive is that the Celtics[Read More…]
Fasting at full speed: The extraordinary challenge of Ramadan for Muslim athletes
Picture this: You wake at 4:30 a.m. to eat a pre-dawn meal, knowing it’s your last chance to eat or drink until sunset. By evening, you will have run 10 kilometres or competed in front of millions of spectators, all without a single sip of water or morsel of food.[Read More…]
China’s Eileen Gu carves a new path at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
On Feb. 22, the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics came to an end. While the Olympic Games featured talented athletes from all over the globe, some aspects of the event sparked controversy. One of these conversations was centred on American-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu. Gu is an international superstar: A[Read More…]
The Olympic prescription?
Popularized between 2021 and 2023, GLP-1 drugs have become all the rage. As the new band-aid weight-loss solution, products such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Ro have moved from pharmacy counters into mainstream media, promising quick and efficient ways to keep the weight off. During coverage of the 2026 Milano Cortina[Read More…]
Respectability politics in football
On Feb. 17, Sport Lisboa e Benfica (S.L. Benfica) hosted Real Madrid CF in Lisbon for the first portion of a two-leg Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League playoff. Real Madrid’s Vinicius “Vini” Jr. opened the scoring in minute 50 of the game before running towards the corner[Read More…]
McGill track and field shines at RSEQ Indoor Championships
Athletes from 11 universities competed at the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Indoor Track and Field Championship meet on Feb. 20 and 21. Hosted at McGill’s Tomlinson Fieldhouse, the meet featured 82 McGill athletes with impressive results from both the Redbirds and the Martlets. As the final home[Read More…]
Sport and politics are inseparable at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
During the opening weekend of the 2026 Winter Olympics, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett made a post on X, writing, “Shut up and go play in the snow.” His jeer was in response to comments made by American skier Hunter Hess, who said that “it brings up mixed emotions to represent[Read More…]
