Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gees were ranked second going into the women’s championship games. However, the team bounced back to reel off two consecutive victories, which were enough to secure a third-place finish.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesYou may ask why this is such a hot take—well first, he’s a quarterback, and second he’s a young black man.
Reading Time: 2 minutesExplaining the war against one-day fantasy leagues There is no two ways about it, sports betting will always be present regardless of its legality. The FBI has launched an investigation into whether or not one-day fantasy sports sites based in the United States, like FanDuel and DraftKings, are illegal gambling operations. What these new sites …
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou might be right to call Greg Hardy disgusting and completely lacking in remorse for his actions. However you should have been calling for his head from the start.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn most leagues, using video review during the game is a no-go, so coaches are starting to use photographs to analyze players’ position to prepare a winning play.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough the nutrition and physical aspects are commonly always present an athlete’s life, it’s the mental aspects that are sometimes overlooked.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith involvement in organized sports rising globally, there is also a rise in the number of youth sports injuries and a drop in the age of young athletes with overuse injuries.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor those who find going to the gym uninspiring, fitting in the time to exercise may seem even more daunting. Here are some alternative ways to get your daily dose, all while avoiding the gym.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSports media, love it or hate it, is a vital facet of the sports landscape. Unfortunately, sensationalism sometimes overshadows what otherwise would be a fantastic medium of expression.
Reading Time: 2 minutesToronto had gone 50-51 by the All-Star break and needed at least 90 wins in the season to secure a spot in the playoffs, which meant that they would have to win 65 per cent of their remaining 60 games.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 18-year-old is working towards the Provincial-National-Worlds cycle of competition for rhythmic gymnastics, and is qualified for the Special Olympic National 2016 Winter Games that will take place in Newfoundland next March.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDrawing inspiration from his many hobbies including skiing, BMX, mountain biking, and surfing, the idea came naturally. He designed a product that would make filming extreme sports a whole lot easier than it had been in the past.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFive years ago basketball dethroned hockey as the most popular youth sport in the nation, due to these factors, and it should be no surprise.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRegardless of what games you choose to attend, there are some rules that cannot be ignored: show up, wear the colours, and be loud, bold, proud, and unafraid to get silly.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMultiple current and former U of O athletes scorned the idea of having a relaxing summer, instead choosing to take an opportunity to represent Canada on the world’s stage.
Reading Time: 3 minutes120 Minutes. That is all that separated me from being part of a Stanley Cup Champion organization when I interned for the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2014-15 season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year, two University of Ottawa students began what they hope will be the “unifying” initiative for student athletes in need of mental health resources. Women’s basketball shooting guard Van Slingerland who went through her own mental illness two years ago, and co–founder graduate Samantha DeLenardo are now hosting Make Some Noise in order to educate coaches, athletes, and sports administrative population about Student Athlete Mental Health Initiative (SAMHI).
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSix-dozen students from the University of Ottawa’s intramurals program rallied together for an evening of fun and competitive matchups in support of Relay for Life.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It truly was a team effort,” he said. “We are more of a team this year than perhaps other years. Other years we may have had more individual talent, but collectively this team has really performed well all season.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Top six at the provincial level gets us a spot at the nationals, so for both teams, that’s definitely the goal” – Scott Hitchcox
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor the first time in my life I could run in comfort and ease, and not worry about a thing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“People of all shapes and sizes can come in. You don’t need to be in shape before you get started—you get fit while doing pole.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Jennifer Bushell isn’t just busy helping the Gee-Gees as one of the University of Ottawa’s athletic therapists, she’s training to compete in triathlon competitions all over North America.
Reading Time: 2 minutesABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CUP)—Spectators are often envious of professional athletes. The player has gotten to make a living out of doing something they love, and they’re also getting way overpaid for it. However, they may now groan at doing what used to be something they loved in the morning after their routine sawdust-flavoured power shake. This is what we call intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDrake was on his worst behaviour during the closing of his star-studded concert at the October’s Very Own festival in Toronto.
