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Basketball’s Baker named best in sports for Gateway’s seventh-annual sports awards
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
Andrew Jeffrey, Sports Editor
Atta Almasi, Sports Staff
The Gateway’s picks of the best and worst of U of A sports from 2011-12.
Help wanted: hockey Bears search for new head coach
As Stan Marple fills new spot as Golden Bears general manager and works on filling the stands, a new bench boss needed
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
There are some changes coming to the Golden Bears hockey program for next season and fans are going to want to be first in line to see them in action.
Para-athletics looking for athletes to compete in track and field
Andrew Jeffrey, Sports Editor
Track and field events require extreme muscle strength, speed and endurance. After all, the original Olympians competing in these events were the greatest of athletes.
Around the world in 80 plays on educational trip
Students prepare for a summer in southeast Asia teaching and learning from kids in the art of playing sports and games
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
Travelling to the other side of the world for a play date is a dream come true for Jane Erdmann.
Bears quarterbacks step behind the bench in off season
Andrew Jeffrey, Sports Editor
In the midst of a long off-season that will last another five months, many of the football Golden Bears are honing their skills and staying involved in the sport, not just through training and practice, but also in coaching camps and clinics.
The ring should be the only place for political smack talk
Atta Almasi, Sports Staff
If you’ve ever watched Question Period — the daily war of words between the political parties in the House of Commons — you know that sometimes things can get pretty nasty and heated inside the hallowed halls of government. In fact, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae, who participated in the U of A’s massive dodgeball game back in February, joked about the striking similarity between the sport of dodgeball and Question Period.
CIS officiating continues to be a problem
Inconsistent refereeing took centre stage once again at women’s hockey finals
At the 2007 women’s hockey national championship, Rick Osborne and Howie Draper each received disciplinary messages from Hockey Canada after speaking out about the tournament’s sub-par officiating.
Réal Cyr is top drawer in CIS goaltending
Andrew Jeffrey, Sports Editor
At the end of the 2010-11 CIS hockey season, Réal Cyr was essentially the Golden Bears’ backup goaltender. First-year goalie Kurtis Mucha had won the starting job with an outstanding rookie year that saw him finish first in the Canada West conference in shutouts, and it looked as if Cyr, being two years older, would play more of a mentoring role that season.
Hockey Bears’ Lazo credits great coaching for his ice advantage
Remi LeBlanc, Sports Writer
Johnny Lazo may be small for a hockey player, but thanks to an inspirational coach, he’s learned to use that to his advantage.
Canada should look south for gender equality in athletics
Atta Almasi, Sports Staff
With the recent proposed cutting of field hockey on our campus, you can’t help but wonder if the attitude towards female athletes would change if Canada had a Title IX of its own. Although the Golden Bears field 12 varsity sports and the Pandas 13, the Bears outdraw the Pandas in every varsity team sport except for soccer
Winning at cheating: a not so comprehensive guide
03/30/2012
Life is hard. There’s no secret or manual — we’re all just sort of playing it by ear. There’s no right or wrong way to go through life, just an easy way and a hard way. The hard way involves work, dedication, motivation, aggravation, archaeological excavation, rhyming skills, etc. So we can all agree the hard way is way too hard. It’s clear you need to take the easy way out. After all, with great effort comes great responsibility.
New Dean of Science has high hopes for his faculty
05/20/2012
Artificial intelligence has been the focus of Jonathan Schaeffer’s research during his past 28 years at the University of Alberta, but his new role as Dean of Science will rely solely on his own intelligence.
The Gateway Opinion Podcast Sells Out!
For the final show of the year, Ryan, Darcy and Adrian sit down for an hour and talk about stuff they like.
