After capturing QSSF crown, McGill looks for first CIS title
For the second consecutive year, the McGill Martlets are QSSF champions and are the favourites to claim the national championship. The Martlets swept the Quebec conference final, posting 2-0 and 8-1 victories over the fourth-ranked University of Ottawa Gee-Gees and advance to the CIS National Championship Tournament in the nation's capital as the number-one seed.
There are a lot of things that I like about the "new NHL," -the speed and the scoring in particular. Those are due to the rule changes implemented after the lockout that cracked down on obstruction, reduced the size of goalie equipment, etc. Overall, the game has become much better to watch.
McGill fails to medal, sets personal bests
A fast track and an electric atmosphere contributed to a record-breaking weekend at Tomlinson Fieldhouse as McGill hosted the 2007 CIS Track and Field Championship. Two CIS and nine Fieldhouse marks fell during the first two days of the event as the top university athletes in the nation convened for the four-day long meet.
You know you've made it in sports when you coin a catch-phrase. It is a gift that does not come easily, but once developed, it guarantees its creator a spot in sports lore. Many have been tried and failed miserably, while some have caught fire-literally in the case of whoever turned "on fire" into a compliment.
Talented Martlet has Olympic dream
All young Canadian hockey players dream of pulling on a red and white maple leaf crested jersey and representing their country at international competitions such as the Winter Olympic Games; there are very few, however, who have the rare combination of ability, passion and commitment necessary to make that dream a reality.
Martlets Ice Hockey-CIS National Championship Tournament; March 16-19, Ottawa The McGill Martlets go into the tournament as the number one team in the country and the overwhelming favourites to come away with their first national championship in the tournament's nine-year history.
This Week's Winner: Ron Artest-Guard for the Sacramento Kings
It seems as though there are some athletes that just can't help but get in trouble: Owens, Irvin, Strawberry and now Ron-Ron. Truly, Artest finds himself in illustrious company. You'll remember Ron from such previous exploits as skipping training camp to work on his budding rap career, climbing into the stands to fight Detroit Pistons fans and butting heads with teammates and coaches pretty much wherever he goes.
Nathifa Weekes becomes first female all-Canadian baller in a decade McGill's Nathifa Weekes received second-team all-Canadian honours at the CIS women's basketball major award gala in St. John's, Nfld., Thursday. The 5'7" guard became the first McGill player to earn all-Canadian status since Anne Gildenhuys in 1997-98.