Ryan Reisert Ryan Reisert The tenth-ranked McGill Redmen registered their second regular season victory in a fan-filled Molson Stadium for their home opener last Friday evening. Fifth-year striker George Banks proved unstoppable, lighting up the scoreboard with three headers that found the back of the net. Head Coach David Simon[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert In case 24/7 coverage of the MUNACA strike prevented you from following sports this week, here’s what went down… RUGBY­ Canada got their World Cup campaign underway Wednesday with an impressive win against Tonga. A late try by Phil Mackenzie sealed the deal for the Canadians and the[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert Ryan Reisert Building on a pair of Quebec semi-final finishes last year, the Redmen and Martlets will look to challenge for league honours this season. After a tough pre-season, the Redmen and Martlets both look ready. “It has been a tough pre-season with strong opponents. I felt that[Read More…]

Redmen Basketball *Illinois State – L 66-90 *Central Florida – L 58-100 *Akron – L 57-85 *Albany – L 58-93 *New Hampshire – W 77-74 *Niagara – W 78-71 Redmen Soccer *@ Southern NH – T 1-1 *@ Boston U – L 0-2 *Queen’s – W 4-1 *Cape Breton –[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds As the sun rose on a new McGill lacrosse season, the Redmen confirmed what froshies learned all weekend: It’s better to be a Redman than a Bumblebee. A stunning 18-4 rout of their cross-town rivals signaled that McGill has reloaded and is gunning for glory in the upcoming[Read More…]

With the end of the baseball season near, many of the playoff races have already been wrapped up, and it’s now time to turn to the major awards and evaluate who the front runners are for the MVP and Cy Young, and if the season were to end today, who[Read More…]

As the relaxing summer comes to an end and the school year at McGill begins, a wave of responsibility hits students solidly in the face. I almost feel bad that while my friends are devoting their time to making sure they picked the right classes, I devote it to picking[Read More…]

Two years ago I spent months engaged in a heated debate about why I love sports. “You should be doing something more important and worrying about the many problems facing the world today,” argued my friend. I responded by saying that sports are a way to escape the trials and[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds The McGill Redmen defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles 78-71 on Saturday evening, improving their record to 2-4 against NCAA Division I opponents this pre-season. This is the first time the Redmen have posted consecutive victories against American teams in seven years spent competing against teams from south of[Read More…]