Sports

All athletes, professional or recreational, risk injuries when they’re training or playing on the field. Certain maladies are more common than others. Who can forget about the Sidney Crosby concussion saga of last year?

“I’ve been happy with what I have been able to achieve at the U of O,” said Owen McMorris, a fourth-year health sciences student and captain of the men’s rugby team. “But I want the new guys coming in to be able to get more from it than I did, and that means going varsity.”

Right now I’m working on perfecting my own version of Gangnam Style (stay tuned at future games for my breakout performance).

The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees men’s hockey team suffered two losses this weekend against the York University Lions (4-3) on Saturday, Nov. 3, and then against the University of Guelph Gryphons (4-3) on Sunday, Nov. 4.

After performing in an undefeated season and staying on top of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) rankings for over half of it, the Gee-Gees were the team to beat during the 2012 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoff tournament on Nov. 3 and 4.

You’ve probably been watching your kid play soccer their whole life and have a good grasp of the rules, so why are you contesting a foul when I just saw your player steamroll one of ours?

If outrageous prices alone don’t stop you from guzzling any of the aforementioned drinks, maybe reading up on the calorie counts of these liquids will convince you to stick to what Mother Nature is serving up: good old H2O.

“No big deal,” I thought as I swung open the door. Looking back at me were some extremely fit women, and I was intimidated, to say the least.

The University of Ottawa held its 38th annual Jack Donohue basketball tournament last weekend, hosting the Université du Quebec à Montréal Citadins, the Bishop’s University Gaiters, and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.

What your body needs is food packed with nutrients and energy to keep you going without crashing after a few hours.

“At the most basic level, everyone knows a hockey fan … It’s intense to think about how popular hockey really is in this country and to see all the little ways it’s tied into our lives.”

“We’ve been preparing for this since last year, so it is an amazing feeling knowing that we have a chance to go back to nationals.”

The Gees didn’t fall easily in the shootout—it took Concordia nine attempts before left-winger Veronique Laramee-Paquette got a shot past Gees goaltender Cassie Seguin.

After winning an emotional game against crosstown rivals the Carleton University Ravens on Oct. 26, the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team lost their second game of the weekend to the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières (UQTR) Patriotes 3-2.

Schwarzenegger might be a little too [much] muscle for some parts of the sport! He’s just too buff for us.

The goal of the varsity recognition program is to increase the national recognition of the university through student-athlete success. The program committee claims this recognition will benefit the university by increasing national visibility and attracting top-quality professors, students, and student-athletes.

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