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Sports briefs
By Jon Roe
Men’s rugby The Dinos men’s rugby club team made their way to the west coast for two tournaments on back-to-back weekends. During the first tournament, the Dinos faced off twice against the University of British Columbia. In the first game, on March 4, the Dinos’ red squad were down 15-3 at half time and ended… Continue reading Sports briefs
Woodson drafted by Winnipeg Blue Bombers
By Jon Roe
Anthony Woodson will have his shot at the pros. After missing all of last season and half of the season prior, the Dinos running back was still invited to the CFL combine and did well enough for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to take a chance on him in the fifth round at 29th overall. “For… Continue reading Woodson drafted by Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Year in review: banner year for the Dinos
By Jon Roe
The Dinos had a fantastic 2009-10 season, capturing three Canadian Interuniversity Sport titles. It was the second best year in Dinos history, behind only 1989, a season in which they captured five national titles. The University of Calgary was tops in the country in swimming, both men’s and women’s, and men’s volleyball. Following a Canada… Continue reading Year in review: banner year for the Dinos
Glavic nominated for BLG award
By Jon Roe
The accolades keep piling up for Erik Glavic. The University of Calgary Dinos quarterback’ was announced Wednesday as one of the four finalists for the BLG award, handed out to the male Canadian Interuniversity Sport athlete of the year. Eleven Dinos have been nominated for the award since its 1993 creation and a record six… Continue reading Glavic nominated for BLG award
The chase for the cup
By Jon Roe
The east This is either the most predictable first round of the playoffs ever, or everyone is underestimating the bottom four teams in the east. I prefer to think along the lines of the former, because with the exception of Philadelphia, I have no faith in Ottawa, Montreal or Boston. [1] Washington vs. [8] Montreal… Continue reading The chase for the cup
Dinos hand out hardware
By Jon Roe
The Dinos celebrated a year of three national championships and numerous external awards with their own annual awards night Tuesday at the Red and White Club. The Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championship-winning Dinos swim team swept the women’s side of the major awards, taking both the Dr. Dennis Kadatz award for athlete of the year… Continue reading Dinos hand out hardware
Record-breaking Effah fastest man in CIS history
By Jon Roe
Sam Effah is not only one of the most decorated athletes competing for the University of Calgary. He’s also the fastest man in Canadian Interuniversity Sport history. “That’s kind of a cool label to have,” says Effah. “That means a lot, knowing that somebody from Calgary has that. Short sprints are definitely centred in Ontario.… Continue reading Record-breaking Effah fastest man in CIS history
Dinos fall in national semi-finals again
By Jon Roe
Game 1, Dinos versus Capers OTTAWA — The Dinos men’s basketball team ended the Cape Breton University Capers hoop dreams Friday. In the opening game of the quarterfinals of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championships at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, the seventh-seeded Dinos won 82-74 over the second-seeded Capers. The win matched them up again against… Continue reading Dinos fall in national semi-finals again
It’s time for a buzkashi field on campus
By Jon Roe
Have you ever felt like there weren’t enough sports in the world that could focus your manliness on the goal of using a stick to put some balls into a hole? Boy, do I have the sport for you: buzkashi, the national sport of Afghanistan. Horse riders must take a mutilated goat corpse from a… Continue reading It’s time for a buzkashi field on campus