MT: When did you start playing basketball? VD: I started when I was probably four or five years old. I’ve been playing my entire life; I played club ball in high school and elementary school—I’ve always played with my older brother too, so that helped a lot. I’ve just always[Read More…]
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Tears flow as season ends for Martlets
Tears flooded the court at the conclusion of the McGill Martlets’ last volleyball match of the season on Saturday evening. Although the Martlets fell in straight sets, the loss was not the main source of this outpouring of emotion. As with the end of any season, the Martlets had to[Read More…]
Redmen slam rivals in full-house thriller
After a difficult loss to Bishop’s on Wednesday, the McGill Redmen were hungry to bounce back. The team battled the No. 10 Concordia Stingers on Friday night at Love Competition Hall. McGill Athletics chose the right contest for its annual “Pack the House” game, and the capacity crowd experienced a[Read More…]
Chris Bosh: the ultimate ‘third-wheel’
My Toronto Raptors fandom was born when Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady first flew through the newly opened Air Canada Centre, leading what was arguably the most exciting young team in the NBA. Admittedly though, my clearest Raptor memories are rooted in the Chris Bosh era, when mediocrity was the[Read More…]
Records fall at biggest indoor track meet in Canada
Famous Canadian sprinters Bruny Surin, Nick Macrozonaris, and current Olympian pentathlete Jessica Zelinka hold all-time records in the Tomlinson Fieldhouse in their respective events. Over the past weekend, further history was made, as McGill played host to the 18th Annual McGill Team Challenge Meet—the largest indoor track meet in Canada.[Read More…]
SSMU drops ball, should have dropped puck
“The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places—the school, the church, and the skating rink—but our real life was on the skating rink.” Last week, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held a week of events to better inform McGill students about the[Read More…]
Superbowl Preview
49ers Offence All the talk surrounding the San Francisco 49ers is focused on quarterback Colin Kaepernick—and rightfully so. The 2011 second round pick has sent former starter Alex Smith to the bench, just like Tom Brady did to Drew Bledsoe back in 2011. When Kaepernick beat Brady in Foxborough in[Read More…]
Around the water cooler
In case you were too busy a) freezing at Igloofest b) pretending you were part of the United Nations or c) sending a monkey to space, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports TENNIS — The year’s first major tournament ended on Sunday, as familiar[Read More…]
Weekend of woe: Redmen drop two more
The McGill Redmen entered McConnell Arena on Friday evening hoping to bounce back after a tough 3-2 overtime shootout loss to UQTR last Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Redmen, history repeated itself, as the Concordia Stingers outlasted McGill 3-2 in another overtime shootout. Despite falling behind just 22 seconds into[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy a) being a victim of a helmet-to-helmet hit from Bernard Pollard; b) doing carnival; or c) Lennay Kekua, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Last week, we told you about how the world became[Read More…]
