By Ryan Laverty
We are all about to embark on new lives.We’ve spent the majority of our time on this Earth preparing for the next, all the while ignoring the now. With four weeks until graduation I feel ready for the next inevitable step into the working world. As much as I am prepared for the rest of… Continue reading The uneasy onset of nostalgia
By Ryan Laverty
For some people, rolling around on the ground is a sign of pain or agony. For these guys it is a sign of happiness and bliss.On the heels of a women’s overall title and a men’s silver medal performance at the Canada West final Feb. 16 at the University of Regina, the University of Calgary… Continue reading Wrastlin’ brood roll into nationals
By Ryan Laverty
Winterpeg brought a blizzard into the Jack last weekend-but the Chinook came just in time.On Fri., Feb. 8, the two teams met for the last couple of games of league play. Dinos fans were treated to a tight game, dominated by Calgary guard Natalie Hudec’s 18 points and Winnipeg guard Sally Kaznica’s 12.At the break… Continue reading Women’s Basketball
By Ryan Laverty
The sport of hockey is being corrupted. Corrupted by the dirty, selfish, money-grubbing Euros. They spend their formative years under the guise of sweet, innocent children but in reality they are simply plotting their careers of terror in the National Hockey League. Growing up they were pampered by communist governments who ensured that anything they… Continue reading The problem with international hockey
By Ryan Laverty
Consider the average Canadian hockey player. The lumbering beast weighs in somewhere between a fattened swine and a small Japanese vehicle. His wit is dulled by the genetically engineered Saskatchewan wheat he consumes and he has two natural habitats: the hotel room and the ice.On the ice he’s a menace to all but himself. He… Continue reading The problem with international hockey
By Ryan Laverty
Like Jay Leno collecting sports cars, Dinos football Head Coach Tony Fasano is assembling a nice assortment of running backs.In addition to starters Luke Mayer, Jeff Williams, Scott Wenz and Stephen Hughes, there were guys like Jacques-Ol Lumbala, Kyle Maclean and Evan Koebel who never even saw the field last year. Despite the abundance of… Continue reading Football team announces more RPMs
By Ryan Laverty
No one expected much when the season began, but that doesn’t mean there is no disappointment now that it is over.The Dinos women’s hockey team’s first three games were indicative of how their season would go. Dropping all three away from home, the young hockeysaurs seemed destined for another tough journey through the Canada West… Continue reading T-Birds book hockeysaurs a tee time
By Ryan Laverty
The University of Calgary women’s basketball squad came, saw, but forgot to conquer the brood from B.C.No one said that the Simon Fraser University Clan would be easy to defeat, but hardly anyone expected the two games to be David against Goliath. Apparently, this time David left his sling at home.On Fri., Feb.1, the Clan… Continue reading Women’s Basketball
By Ryan Laverty
An air of confidence rises from him as he sits alone at the table. With mics propped in front of him, lights glare in his eyes, cameras capture his every movement, his every expression. It is fitting situation for one of Canada’s best individual athletes.Speed skater Jeremy Wother-spoon has seen it all before and he… Continue reading The Spoon ready to eat competition
By Ryan Laverty
"I don’t run without a goal. And I don’t box by beating my fists in the air. I keep my body under control and make it my slave, so I won’t lose out after telling the good news to others." –Corinthians (9:26, 9:27)Athletes face adversity off the field as much as on it. Their resiliency… Continue reading Athletes say a little prayer for you