By Amanda Hu
The world record for the 100 metre sprint is 9.74 seconds, which is, admittedly, pretty fast. But, wouldn’t it be even better if that was 0.974 seconds? Steroids are the solution. Steroids have been a contentious issue in the sports world for years. Most recently, track star Marion Jones admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during… Continue reading Sportspinions: steroids are the answer
The University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs are starting to show fleeting signs of last year’s disappointments. The Dinos opened a home-and-home series against the University of Alberta Golden Bears with a 3-4 defeat in front of 437 fans at Father David Bauer Arena Oct. 12. A change of scenery didn’t help the Dinos win column… Continue reading Game foreshadows hockeysaurs’ potential demise
The University of Calgary women’s field hockey team scored a combined one goal in their weekend matches against their provincial rivals, the University of Alberta Pandas. It was a weekend characterized by the Dinos’ defensive miscues leading to Pandas’ scoring opportunities. In the Sat. game, the first half saw a defensive struggle with few scoring… Continue reading Dinos field hockey ladysaurs forever lost
The Calgary Oval X-Treme team is gearing up for another successful season. While most of the roster is composed of familiar faces, a few new players are eager to enter the Oval mix. Having started the WWHL season with a victory on the road against the Strathmore Rockies, the girls are sharpening their blades for… Continue reading An X-Treme team
Two down, twenty to go. This past weekend, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team started its 2007-08 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference season with a bang, grabbing victories in both games of their opening home-home series versus the MacEwan College Griffins. The Dinos showed signs of rust in their season opener Friday night in… Continue reading Women’s hockey team takes double weekend wins
By Amanda Hu
The University of Calgary women’s soccer team faced two disappointing shutouts against two B.C. teams Oct. 13 and 14. Saturday’s game saw an unsurprising 4-0 loss for the ladysaurs against the top-ranked University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. UBC asserted early offensive control in the game, with a quick goal at 15 minutes by Kristen Zoller.… Continue reading Soccersaurs get completely shut out
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team captured several victories at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport basketball tournament the Naismith Classic in Waterloo Oct. 12-14. They made it to the championship finals but unfortunately lost in overtime to the University of Toronto Blues. The annual tournament is a round robin and invite only. The invited teams… Continue reading B-ballas may have been winning the roster
By Amanda Hu
What do 10 girls on a track, wearing miniskirts and roller skates and beating the shit out of each other amount to? The most violent sport your parents could watch on TV in the ’70s. Originating from Chicago in the 1930s, roller derby has become a cult favourite to diehard fans as well as an… Continue reading Rollin’ with the derby girls
The lady basketsaurs geared up for the regular season when they hosted the University of Calgary Women’s Invitational basketball tournament Oct. 12-14. The Dinos battled and dominated two of their three games through injuries with an overtime loss sandwiched in the middle. The weekend started out well with a 98-81 win over the York University… Continue reading Ladysaurs gearing up for the season
By Jon Roe
Three years and 23 games–a long time to go without a win. But that’s what the Simon Fraser University Clan football program has been through since the end of the 2004 season. “We’ve been eating humble pie around here for so long, we forget what victory tastes like,” said first-year Clan head coach David Johnson.… Continue reading SFU on a 23-game losing streak