Reading Time: 3 minutesDoping continues to be a threat to the integrity of all kinds of sports, and collegiate athletics in Canada are not free from the potential of performance-enhancing substance use among their ranks.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring the dog days of summer, a relative veil of silence falls upon the four major professional sports leagues: Major League Baseball (MLB) is in the thick of their season, but the National Football League (NFL) is in pre-season stages; games in the National Basketball Association (NBA) seem far away; and no one wants to think about the cold winter season associated with the National Hockey League (NHL). Although it may be a slower time of year, there are always storylines being played out on the field.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTORONTO (CUP)—Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) will allow post-secondary schools to give female hockey players full-ride scholarships in an effort to keep more talent at home.
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 minutesLast season the Gees posted a 5-3 record that led to a squandered playoff berth with a first-round exit. Their offseason was one of change, as they lost their starting quarterback to graduation, and their star running back to the Canadian Football League draft.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe women’s fastball club has struck out on national playoffs this year, not because they didn’t make the cut—but because they can’t afford it.
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe three Gee-Gees will row for Team Canada this September during the University Rowing Championships at the Aa River in the countryside of northern France.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs football season approaches and the Gee-Gees gear up to hit the field once again, let’s take a look at some former Gees that are now suited up for CFL squads.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf someone asks you what you would bring to a desert island, your answer should be blueberries. You can eat them with everything, and they are guaranteed to make your meal better.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s not just another game on the schedule—the Panda Game is an event engrained deep in the fabric of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor me and countless other like-minded enthusiasts, the beginning of the sports schedule means one thing: the return of soccer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith OC Transpo and my bicycle as my only means of transportation, I always thought Gatineau Park was way too far. I was also certain nothing could live up to my expectations of the beautiful mountains of Alberta. But this spring, I decided I had to make the trip out to Gatineau Park and cross it off the bucket list.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLeBron James chose to throw away the comfort of his home to compete for championships with the Miami Heat.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStrawberries and spinach can actually go together: a summer salad that’s easy and affordable.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat 2014–15 will bring for the fans.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFast forward to 2014, and the environment has completely changed. The streets are awash with advertising and genuine fervor for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In a way, it is a romantic event with the special relationship Brazil has with football, but this alone could not explain the incredible boom in interest for this specific World Cup. Many were intrigued by how South Africa would cope under the global spotlight with all its social issues and lack of infrastructure. Brazil bore a similar tale this year, only one crystallized with dollops of soccer mysticism.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHighlights: Top ten best & worst of the Gee-Gees
Reading Time: 2 minutesStill, this summer I felt the magic of the World Cup everywhere I went. The same broadcasters of 2010 were now excited for the game coverage, and viewers could watch more matches and other content than ever before.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThese pre-season exhibition matches are a valuable time to learn and grow while gaining needed game experience against high-level squads on both sides. The Gee-Gees have to adjust to the size and speed of their American counterparts and NCAA teams will have to get used to a faster paced game, mainly due to a shorter 24-second shot clock.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the first match of a four-game pre-season series where the Gee-Gees will face teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the garnet and grey defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 109-101 in a packed house at CÉGEP Champlain in Longueil, Que.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe expect ourselves to be the best nation at any competition, but must we tarnish the names of young athletes, some of which who just received their driver’s licence? Next time Team Canada does not perform well at the World Juniors, look at Twitter, web forums, and articles for comments about the tournament. The vitriol aimed at the young men who proudly represent us to the best of their ability is sickening.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFormer varsity basketball player plans to manage fashion, sports, and music Photo by Moussa Sangaré-Ponce Dimitrios Seymour plans to be a star manager. The fashion, sports, and music industries are some of the biggest factors in today’s modern pop culture. Some have conquered one of them and even fewer have conquered all three. The entrepreneurship student …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball season can be described with three P’s: pain, progress, and perseverance.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMEET CENTRE-MIDFIELDER Julia Francki, a third-year communications student, and forward Lili Wong, a fourth-year human kinetics student; both play for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s varsity soccer team. These two dynamic women have a great friendship on and off the pitch that began due in part to their love of soccer.
