Maxime Sawicki The Martlets Cross Country Team was finally able to bring back the QSSF title this season. The team had won that title for 20 consecutive years heading into the 2008 season before losing it in 2009. The season started strong and the Martlets became regulars on the CIS[Read More…]
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Around the Water Cooler
For those of you who don’t keep TSN as your home page or Sports Illustrated as your bedtime reading, we know sports can be hard to understand. This section is for you. Laval wins Vanier Cup over U of Calgary CIS FOOTBALL: The top ranked Rouge-et-Or won their sixth Vanier[Read More…]
Gause shines as Redmen top UQAM Citadins at home
Holly Stewart The McGill Redmen defeated the UQAM Citadins 78-67 at Love Competition Hall on Saturday night to improve to 3-1 on the season. The team now shares the QUBL division lead with Laval (3-0) and Concordia (3-1). Sophomore centre Greg Gause scored a career-high 24 points and standout freshman[Read More…]
Basket-nomics
What’s going on with the Miami Heat? Following the acquisition of Lebron James and Chris Bosh this summer, the Heat became the consensus favourite of pundits and fans across the league to win the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. However, the heated discussion that ensued wasn’t reserved for whether they would[Read More…]
Last minute comeback keeps undefeated season alive
Holly Stewart All the Martlets want for Christmas are two more wins to keep their regular season record unblemished going into the winter break. On Saturday, they took a step towards that goal by beating the UQAM Citadins 76-70 to improve to 4-0. Even when the pressure was on, the[Read More…]
Rowing – B+
Adam Scotti As the year’s first snowfall blankets the city, and the water is drained from the rowing basin in Parc Jean Drapeau, McGill’s Crew season comes to an end. The McGill rowers, under the guidance of Head Coach Philip Hedrei, trained nearly every morning since late August and had[Read More…]
Redmen Football – D
John Kelsey Entering 2010, expectations were high for the Redmen football team. By all measures, however, the season was a big disappointment. During the 2009 season, the Redmen made huge strides under Head Coach Sonny Wolfe and actually won a couple games. However, this year started off terribly, as sophomore[Read More…]
National Football Conference – North
Green Bay Packers: Expectations are high for the 2010 Packers, and they should be. Aaron Rodgers is a top-five quarterback in this league, and he will throw to one of the best receiving corps in the NFL. Protection is a concern, but the addition of first-round pick Bryan Bulaga should[Read More…]
National Football Conference – South
New Orleans Saints: The defending Super Bowl champs will not make it back to the big game, but they have enough firepower to repeat as NFC South champions. Drew Brees leads an impressive passing attack while the running duo of Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush rounds out a high-octane offence.[Read More…]
Redmen lose quarterback in 50-9 loss to Laval
The Redmen football team had a tough day in Quebec City Sunday, dropping their season opener 50-9 to the Laval Rouge et Or and losing quarterback Jonathan Collin to a knee injury. The Redmen are awaiting the results of an MRI to determine the extent of Collin’s injury, but initial[Read More…]
