By Josh Truba
One of the hottest topics of debate in Canada recently has focused around Canadian NHL teams and whether or not they should be receiving government subsidies in order to assist them in preserving a competitive team and to ensure that they remain located in Canada. The lines have been drawn regarding the argument, and no… Continue reading Save the NHL!
By Josh Truba
Year in and year out the University of Calgary Dinos maintain a strong swim team composed of a number of high calibre athletes who challenge for the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union Championship. Former Dinos such as Curtis Myden, Mark Tewksbury and Tom Ponting moved on from the Dinos to become successful Olympians. While this is… Continue reading Time for swimming
By Josh Truba
There were two mammoth wrestling extravaganzas this weekend. One was the WWF’s Survivor Series live from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The other was an early season international tournament at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. While the competition in both events was fierce, the event in BC was especially important to the… Continue reading Erica Sharp could kick the Rock’s ass
By Josh Truba
As a result of an ill-timed trip to the pretentious and overbearing city of Toronto (more appropriately known as T-dot), it’s been a fortnight since I spoke to anyone associated with the University of Calgary men’s soccer team. When I left, the Dinos were 1-4, but still in the hunt for a playoff spot. In… Continue reading Win keeps hopes alive
By Josh Truba
The Dinos men’s soccer team came through with a solid performance a few weeks ago in the People’s Republic of British Columbia playing two close games against two of the country’s finest soccer teams. With this in mind I was expecting an excellent showing by the Dinos last weekend at home. They had the University… Continue reading Soccer men not as bad as their record
By Josh Truba
I will never forget my introduction to the World Cup of Rugby. The year was 1995 and I was living in Brisbane, Australia. It was around dusk and I was taking a leisurely walk down the quiet inner-city neighborhood of Hawthorne. As I was enjoying the evening and my surroundings I noticed a poorly dressed… Continue reading The World Cup of Rugby
By Josh Truba
It was almost two weeks ago when I last spoke to Andy Gibbs, the University of Calgary men’s soccer coach. At that point he was anxiously awaiting the start of the season despite the reality of being a true underdog in the Canada West division. Gibbs was still excited about the prospect of the year… Continue reading Men off to a fine start
By Josh Truba
It was a lovely midweek afternoon here on campus when I had the occasion to speak with Andy Gibbs, the head coach of the Dino’s men’s soccer team. My day up to that point had seemed so perfect–sleeping in, no scheduled classes, an unusually warm and sunny day, and a supersized "Two Cheeseburger Value Meal"… Continue reading Sorry, folks, men’s soccer anticlimactic
By Josh Truba
Don King once said "the man with no creativity stands on the earth, he has no wings, he cannot flyI am soaring!" This statement has never been truer than it is today. King is on top of the world.Saturday night saw King orchestrate one of his finest schemes yet. According to virtually every boxing expert… Continue reading Don King’s Style:
By Josh Truba
While many of us focussed our attention on the start of the National Hockey League season and the Calgary Flames’ vaunted trip to the land of the rising sun for that battle of the titans with the San Jose Sharks, the University of Calgary Dinosaurs men’s hockey team was quietly getting their regular season under… Continue reading Dinos get pucked