Francois Lacasse / NHLI The third period was more than half way through, and the Habs had just tied the game at three against their detested rivals, the Boston Bruins. The crowd around me were on their feet and sounding their satisfaction towards the home team’s strong play during the[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune The Redmen and Martlets were in playoff mode during reading week as both teams began their respective quests for their league championships. The Redmen began playoffs with a semifinal best-of-three matchup against the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The first game began with[Read More…]

Adam Scotti / Flickr   As this year’s CIS swimming championships drew to a close on Saturday, it was clear that the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbirds had dominated. The three-day swim meet at the University of Montreal CEPSUM pool saw the T-Birds win both men’s and women’s banners as[Read More…]

In case you were too busy building a moon colony, here’s what you missed this week in the world of  sports … TENNIS — The Australian Open wrapped up this past Sunday. The men’s semifinals consisted of the four top-ranked players (Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray).[Read More…]

Two contributors give their take on the rematch of Super Bowl XLII by identifying the key offensive and defensive matchups while giving their own X-Factors …  Giants Offence The talk about quarterbacks leading up to the Super Bowl will undoubtedly favour the prowess of Tom Brady, but the fact of[Read More…]

Steven Lampert, Sports Editor:  Giants 24, Patriots 21 Christopher Nardi, Sports Editor:  Patriots 35, Giants 24 Ryan Taylor, Managing Editor:  Patriots 26, Giants 23 Shannon Kimball, Editor-in-Chief:  Giants 35, Patriots 28  Iain Macdonald, Production Manager: Patriots 1, Giants 0 Nick Petrillo, A&E Editor:  Patriots 49, Giants 24  Richard Martyn-Hemphill,  Opinion Editor:  Giants 14, Patriots 7 Tribune[Read More…]

I’ve been through the heart of darkness: I’ve sat through an entire New England Patriots game with my dad and his buddies. I’ve seen Tostitos get double-dipped, heard grown men refer to the Patriots as Brady’s B­unch, and witnessed 50-year-olds go for high fives only to whiff completely, attempt a[Read More…]

Alexandra Allaire and Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune Martlets On Thursday Jan. 26, the annual ‘Pack the House’ basketball double-header took place at McGill’s Love Competition Hall, with both the Martlets and the Redmen emerging victorious over UQAM, with scores of 77-52 and 71-61, respectively. Lately the Martlets have been[Read More…]

Images from Images from With the hockey season well under way, fantasy team managers are all looking for those hidden gems that will provide the extra punch they need for the upcoming fantasy playoffs. In this first installment of From Fantasy to Reality, I will identify an undervalued player from[Read More…]