Redmen rugby, soccer bring home gold and silver
Ask most Canadians what comes to mind when they think of McGill University, and their answers will invariably be the same - academics, Montreal, Harvard of the North. After the events of the past weekend, though, there's another association that's quickly catching on: home to championship-caliber sports programs.
Inexperience on display as McGill blows early lead
For the first 35 minutes of action at Love Competition Hall on Saturday night, the McGill women's basketball team held their own against the visiting Concordia Stingers. In a game that featured eight ties and six lead changes, the finishing touches belonged to the more experienced visiting squad.
If I had to compile a top-10 list of jobs I would hate to have, refereeing would certainly make the cut, just above working in a morgue, and right below being Kanye West's publicist. Having played a variety of sports at reasonably high levels over the course of my high school and university career, I've come to realize that referees are some of the most universally detested individuals around.
McGill caps off banner-raising ceremony with solid win
With all the festivities surrounding the banner-raising ceremony at McConnell Arena on Saturday night, it was hard to tell that the McGill women's hockey team still had a game to play. The 2008-2009 CIS champions were honoured at centre ice for their undefeated season last year, and got a chance to reunite with past players and coaches.