Let’s start with the truth about Major League Baseball: 1) We’re still in the “Steroid Era.” 2) We’ve always been in the Steroid Era. This week’s example: a player under suspicion of juicing has been retroactively accused and it may jeopardize his Hall of Fame chances. Stop me if you’ve[Read More…]
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Tennis Preview: Australian Open
The first Grand Slam event of 2011 began Sunday evening on the hard courts of Melbourne Park, Australia. While you’re shivering in front of your TV and watching the temperatures at centre court rise as the mercury in your apartment plummets, check out some of our picks for the men’s[Read More…]
Basketball Martlets hoping to score a slam dunk against breast cancer with Thursday’s charity game
This Thursday night, the McGill Martlets will take on their local rivals, the Concordia Stingers, in their first ever fundraiser game for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. The “Shoot for the Cure” event aims to raise between $1,500 and $2,500 for the cause. The game is part of a larger[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
The past year was filled with many memorable sporting moments. With the arrival of the New Year, it is time to reflect on what went right and what went wrong in the wild world of sports in 2010. 2010 was an incredibly disappointing year in sports. It wasn’t just because[Read More…]
McGill rallies from early deficit to easily defeat Ottawa
Adam Scotti Adam Scotti The McGill Martlets found themselves in unfamiliar territory after the Ottawa Gee-Gees scored a goal 81 seconds into Friday night’s game at McConnell Arena. Despite the initial setback, things settled down as the Martlets rallied to win 5-1 and extend their Quebec University Hockey League winning[Read More…]
Get off my bandwagon; a guide to picking the right team for the NFL playoffs
No one likes a bandwagon jumper, but with the NFL playoffs underway, this unfortunate group of individuals is growing. The trend culminates on Super Bowl Sunday when everyone and their grandmothers latch onto one of the remaining survivors and becomes a die hard fan for the day. This upsets those[Read More…]
Redmen send Bengals back home with tails between legs
Alice Walker McGill’s Olivier Bouchard curls off a screen, sets his feet for an instant, rises up, and, with a flick of his wrist, sends the ball sailing through the cylinder. That’s the image seared in defenders’ minds after Sunday’s game against the University of Maine at Fort Kent Bengals,[Read More…]
Incongruous feline nolo contendre gratuitous
This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good[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…]