Reading Time: 3 minutesLast year we did the NHL All-Star game and got to perform for the fans there. That was the coolest thing ever; I felt like I could do that for the rest of my life.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteResults from the OUA track and field championships and the CIS swimming championships.
Reading Time: 5 minutesTHE U OF O women’s hockey team has ended their season in the first round of playoffs, losing two consecutive games to the Université de Montréal Carabins in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) semi-finals.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThink you know your Gee-Gees sports? Think again! Tweet your answers to @Fulcrum_Sports to receive a prize!* 1. The annual football game against Carleton University—a tradition that will resume with the comeback of the Ravens football program—was called what? a. The Bubba Bowl b. The Capital Hoops Classic c. The Badger Bowl d. The …
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo say that this past week has been a good one for Karina Krueger Schwanke would be an understatement.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe stereotype of the dumb jock has consistently been perpetuated by mainstream media. Some people can’t help but wonder, “All these people do is skate around a rink or kick a ball, so how smart can they really be?”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s a great feeling to get this win for our program and for the guys who did so much for our program 20 years ago,” said Berhanemeskel after the game. “They did so much for this team’s culture and history.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is described as the art of motion, but in layman’s terms, it’s that cool sport where people run from point A to point B doing amazing flips and stunts along the way.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEmma Galbraith ecently broke a school record at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational meet in New York City, running 1000 metres in two minutes and 46.89 seconds—a time that also puts her on top of the Canadian Interuniversity Sports rankings for that race. Think you can beat her time? We dare you to try.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat better way to demonstrate your fandom than plastering it all over your beautiful face? Use face-paint sticks—conveniently available in our school colours at Dollarama—for best results.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust like in other team sports, whether you play well or not, your teammates are there to pick up the slack if you had a bad round. We win together and lose together.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global climate change is threatening this activity, and to play hockey or go for a skate on a frozen lake or pond may soon be a thing of the past.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDon’t be fooled by the fluffy name of the tournament, either—the She-Gees are a force to be reckoned with. Last year, they competed with 27 teams from across Ontario and won the annual Powderpuff tournament hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“These players have been playing for fifteen or more years, so they’re aware of those dangers,” said hockey coach Yanick Evola. “We just try to talk to them and give them a couple of exercises here and there to help prevent [concussions]. It happens quite a bit.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesMiss a game last weekend? Here is your one stop shop for updates on all Gee-Gees sports from Jan 25-27.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom about Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, the most exercise I got was unwrapping presents really fast and lugging my suitcase on and off of Greyhound buses.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“If we look at the amount of sugar in a child’s breakfast cereal, you might as well be rolling up the kid’s sleeve and putting in heroin because [the strength of addiction is] the same.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesI can say with authority that when it comes to whipping someone into shape, this guy knows what he’s talking about. He sat down with the Fulcrum and explained the most common mistakes that people make when starting a new workout regimen.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor me, coming from a different country, I never felt lonely being here. I just love my team so much, and it’s amazing how we have each other.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O Jockey Club is only one example of a spirit group that is seemingly shrinking, though. Many schools—including some National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) teams that can draw tens of thousands of fans to games—have seen a decline in student participation over recent years.
Reading Time: 6 minutesRead up on all the action of the seventh annual Capital Hoops Classic here!
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s totally different than [playing in an] association, because you can actually see people on campus, and we’re around each other most days of the week. There’s that whole mentality of student athletes. We understand that we’re balancing school and sports.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This is where I went to school, I understand what winning means here —for the kids, for the players, for the community, and for the alumni.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany hockey fans have been livid over the past few months as the Fehr-Bettman duo have deprived them of their favourite Saturday night activity. Many have even said they will boycott the NHL for the rest of the season.
Reading Time: 3 minutes60 per cent of New Year’s resolutions declared in 2012 were to lose weight and improve diets. Statistically speaking, most people give up on their self-improvement promises by Jan. 9, less than a third of the way through the month.
