By Scott Lepp
As we enter another exciting regular season of NBA basketball we can finally feel proud to cheer for our Canadian teams. The Toronto Raptors finished in third place in the Central division last season with a solid 45-37 record. Last year wasn’t nearly as successful for the Vancouver Grizzlies, who finished 22-60 which earned them… Continue reading Magic 8-ball predicts basketball future
By Scott Lepp
The Dinos women’s basketball team opened the regular season with a very convincing sweep over a not-so-strong Brandon University squad. This week the Dinos set their sights on doing the same to the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, a team who would pose far more of a threat than Brandon. The Dinos came into the… Continue reading Good teams find ugly ways to win
By Scott Lepp
The University of Calgary’s Men’s Hockey team made a first attempt to follow up last year’s exciting season this weekend. The Dinos finished with a record of 16-9-3 during the 1999/2000 campaign and put on an excellent performance at the CIAU national championships, falling just short in both games. Calgary played their third pre-season game… Continue reading Hometown meltdown
By Scott Lepp
After a stellar high school career as a starting guard for Calgary’s own Dr. E.P. Scarlett Lancers, Jen Elford committed to bring her basketball game across town to the University of Calgary. "The Dinos have one of the best programs in the nation," says Elford. "I love the team and the coaching staff and I… Continue reading Swish! Dinos land high school prodigy
Men’s Hoops – Lawrence Bailey Talent: B+ A recruiting coup brought highly-touted Whit Hornsberger to join prolific scorer John Riad in the Dinos backcourt this season. With a solid cast of returning players the stage was set for a breakthrough. While this didn’t happen, the talent cannot be blamed. Solid all-around seasons were turned in… Continue reading Hoop dreams, injuries
It’s been fun–seriously, it has. Even though you see me running around all stressed out, and even though I curse, yell and threaten all of you, it’s been a blast. Gauntlet sports editor is the funnest (is funnest a word?) job on campus because of you. Not you, the reader. I like you too, but… Continue reading Out to pasture, but still giving thanks
A couple of weeks ago Rockfest was supposed to be the rocking-ist festival of the summer. All the bands were booked, all the tickets were sold, but in the end there was only half a concert because organizer disappeared with all the cake. Sure Def Leppard and Loverboy played for half their going-rate (which for… Continue reading The great rock n’ roll swindle