McGill Redmen 62 Bishop’s Gaiters 59 “We don’t like them and they’re probably not big fans of us either,” second-year swingman Michael Peterkin said after back-to-back wins against the pre-season conference favourite Bishop’s Gaiters. After the Dalhousie Rod Shoveller Tournament in Halifax, the Redmen returned from the winter break red-hot,[Read More…]
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10 Things: Weird sports
Headis is a combination of tennis and soccer. It is played with two players, a ping-pong table, and a seven-inch rubber ball. The rules are identical to those of table tennis with one catch: the players can only serve, volley and hit the ball with their heads. The sport was[Read More…]
Sylla reaches milestone in lopsided win over Gaiters
McGill Martlets 85 Bishop’s Gaiters 30 Coming off a narrow defeat at the hands of No.1-ranked Windsor over the break, the McGill Martlets (6-0) reasserted their place atop the RSEQ Conference, blowing out the Bishop’s Gaiters (0-6) 85-30 at home Thursday night. The Martlets were led by Mariam Sylla, who[Read More…]
Cloutier sinks Concordia with career performance
With one second left on the shot clock, Carolann Cloutier let it fly from beyond the arc and drained a three to widen an early lead for McGill.
From the cheap seats: The changing landscape of Ohio sports
It’s not easy to be a loser. Trust me, I’ve been an Ohio State Buckeye fan for as long as I can remember and while the Buckeyes have been a powerhouse in the NCAA, professional sports in Ohio haven’t shared the same fate.
Redmen top Rams, Varsity Blues in weekend sweep
It’s been three seasons since the McGill Redmen (11-3-0) won its only CIS University Cup.
McGill keeps calm to blow out Concordia
Despite going punch for punch with the Redmen (2-1) through two hard-fought quarters, the final score read 69-38 in an embarrassing road loss for the Concordia Stingers (2-1).
10 Things: Turning points in Montreal sports history
March 3, 1875: The first organized game of indoor ice hockey was played at the Victoria Skating Rink on René-Lévesque between Drummond and Stanley, where the Sheraton Hotel now stands. Civil engineering student James Creighton organized the game, and many of the players were McGill students. The current standard dimensions[Read More…]
2014 holiday wish list
I wish that the Knicks master the triangle offense and the Zen Master brings in a competent partner for over-used Melo; for the Red Bulls to convince superman Thierry Henry to stay on board until he’s 50; and for the Giants to stop being associated with the terms “losing streak”[Read More…]
Martlets fly past Ravens
McGill Martlets 6 Carleton Ravens 2
