Bison football alumnus making inroads in the NFL
This past Thursday, March 16, former Bisons football star and University of Manitoba alumnus David Onyemata signed a three-year US$35 million contract with the National…
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A poor man’s guide to March Madness
It’s March. It’s that time of year when we foolishly hope the snow will be gone by April, and when we all take a keen…
Celebrities have inevitably disappointed us yet again
The Golden State Warriors have found themselves in a media frenzy after their starting forward Draymond Green punched teammate Jordan Poole at practice. Rumors of…
Sporting organizations right to penalize Russia
By not treating these issues equally, sporting groups demonstrate the lack of concern they have for racialized people. Those who are complicit in murdering the innocent and pursuing wars of conquest have zero place in athletics. It is time that the Olympics, FIFA and the rest of the sporting world take a stand against large-scale violence. If nations forge a path of destruction and division, then they should not be permitted to participate in the unifying nature of sports.
Wagner’s 2020 NHL mock draft
With the NHL entry draft on Oct. 9 and 10 set to feature some of the league’s next big talent and the teams they will…
The world of sport haunted by ghost of Spanish flu
While other leagues are all right calling it a year, the NHL will explore every option to crown a Stanley Cup champion — because it’s already gone through this once before.
Growing support for medical pot use in sports
This week, Canada will join Uruguay, South Africa, Georgia and nine U.S. states as a jurisdiction where it is legal to use weed for recreational…
Fighting the good fight
As UFC fighters suffer the exploitation of the UFC their shared experience with the working class provides the fighters with insights into how to fight back.
Former Bison named first Indigenous Olympian in women’s hockey
Former Bison Brigette Lacquette stood alongside her 22 teammates onstage during a roster unveiling by Hockey Canada on Dec. 22 for the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Rush returns to the ring
After months of speculation and verbal jabbing through the media, Georges “Rush” St-Pierre is returning to the octagon.