WINNIPEG – The Goldeyes celebrate Canada Day with a 4-2 win over the Saint Paul Saints at Shaw Park on Sunday afternoon. With the Saints leading 1-0 into the bottom of the fifth, Matt McCann hit a leadoff single to left field. Josh Romanski followed up with a single down right. Romanski capitalized on a…
Trainer Juan Pablo Silva is in Winnipeg to win
As wonderful as the city might be, Silva is a veteran thoroughbred racing trainer from Turf Paradise in Phoenix, who came to Winnipeg with 17 horses in his stable and one goal in mind – to win horse races. “Yeah, I’m here to win,” said Silva, who grew up in the family horse racing business…
Bombers Have no Answer for Masoli in Loss to Tiger Cats
WINNIPEG – Just like many other teams in the CFL, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers couldn’t find an answer for the red-hot Jeremiah Masoli and fell to the Hamilton Tiger Cats 31-17 at Tim Hortons Field Friday night. The Ti-Cats quarterback threw for 369 yards on the night, surpassing the 300-yard passing mark for the eighth…
Paralyzed Broncos Says – “It’s a different curve that maybe God has chosen for me”
PHILADELPHIA — The steady footsteps heard coming from the physiotherapy room at Philadelphia’s Shriners hospital belong to paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki. “It’s just hard to keep my neck up,” he said during a session this week. Straschnitzki clenched his fists as he took a stroll on the TheraSlide — a device that…
Friday is a Litmus Test for the Bombers
On Friday night, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head into Hamilton to face an interesting, if not stellar, Hamilton Tiger-Cats outfit. For the Bombers, and their 23-year-old quarterback, Chris Streveler, this will be a test. Both teams are 1-1 and both teams looked much different in Week 2 than they did in Week 1. Not just…
Town Celebrates Selection of WIllie O’Ree to Hockey Hall of Fame
FREDERICTON — A packed Fredericton diner erupted in joyous cheers Tuesday as a prominent son of New Brunswick — Willie O’Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League — was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Friends of O’Ree packed The Cabin restaurant, where they chanted his name after the selection was…
Bison Volleyball Home Opener is Oct. 27 vs MacEwan
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Bisons men’s and women’s volleyball schedules were released for the upcoming season. The men and women will start their season on the road, playing the Mount Royal Cougars on October 19th and 20th.. Manitoba will play their home openers versus the MacEwan Griffins at Investors Group Athletic Centre on October 27th. They…
A Derby Preview with Scott Taylor
WINNIPEG – It was a preview. With the $75,000 Manitoba Derby and $30,000 Manitoba Oaks just six weeks away, it wasn’t a definitive preview, but it was, if nothing else, a good chance to cheer on the locals. This past weekend at Assiniboia Downs, the second of this year’s three big three-year-old Derby Preview races…
Sport Manitoba Hands Out $22,500 in Scholarships
WINNIPEG – Sport Manitoba handed out $22,500 in academic scholarships to Manitoba Athletes and coaches. The scholarships were presented to eleven high school students, eight university students, and four Manitoba coaches. The presentations included the Manitoba Foundation for Sport Scholarships, Bud Tinsley Sport Leadership Scholarship, Coaching Manitoba Bursaries, and Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarships. Manitoba…
Bison Basketball Home Opener is Nov. 2 vs Mount Royal
WINNIPEG – Both Bison basketball teams, women and men, will start their season on the road, travelling Highway 1 to play Brandon on October 26th and 27th. Then the teams are back on the court Friday, November 2, to play their home openers versus the Mount Royal Cougars at Investors Group Athletic Centre (IGAC). They…