U SPORTS CANCELS FALL SEASONS

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WINNIPEG – U Sports and Canada West have announced the cancellation of all fall sports in 2020 and more sports could get the same news soon. This means six national championships won’t happen including the Vanier Cup. Brian Dobie coaches the men’s football team at the U of M and he calls this a tough…

Seven Bisons Selected in 2019 CFL Draft

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WINNIPEG, MB — Seven Manitoba Bisons were selected in the 2019 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft on Thursday, May 2, tied for the second-most ever (2002) in program history. Offensive lineman Zack Williams led proceedings for Manitoba, as he was picked 28th overall in the third round by the Calgary Stampeders. Receiver Shai Ross was…

Kelsey Wog Qualifies for Team Canada at 2019 World Championships

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TORONTO — At the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials in Toronto on Wednesday, Bison third-year swimmer Kelsey Wog qualified for a spot with Team Canada at the 2019 FINA World Championships, racing to a 2:22.82 in the 200-metre breaststroke final. The time was good for silver in the event, as Sydney Pickrem won the gold narrowly…

Bison Women’s Hockey Begin 2019 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship

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CHARLOTTETOWN – The defending national champion Bisons begin their 2019 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship, hosted by UPEI, this Thursday. No. 6 seed Manitoba takes on OUA champion and No. 3 seed Guelph in the quarter-finals at 3 p.m. AST. The single elimination game will be streamed on USPORTS.live (pay-per-view) with a home broadcast available…

Kelsey Wog and Simon Berube are Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week

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WINNIPEG — After a gold medal weekend at two separate championships, Kelsey Wog from women’s swimming and Simon Berube from men’s track and field have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 26, 2019. This weekend was the feather in the cap of an outstanding campaign,…

Manitoba’s 2-1 win over UBC secures sweep, trip to Canada West Final

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WINNIPEG— With Saturday night’s 2-1 win over the No. 3 seeded UBC Thunderbirds, the No. 2 seeded Manitoba Bisons swept the Canada West Semifinals and are headed to compete for the conference title for the second straight season. Coming off an intense matchup from the previous night which saw it all — a called-off goal,…

Rashawn Browne Named as 2018-19 Canada West Men’s Basketball Third Team All-Star

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WINNIPEG — The 2018-19 Canada West men’s basketball all-star and all-rookie teams were announced by the conference on Thursday, with Bison fourth-year guard Rashawn Browne being selected as a Third Team All-Star. This is the first all-star selection for Browne in his Bisons career and the fourth consecutive season that a Bison men’s basketball player…

Cassie Bujan and Dustin Spiring are Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week

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WINNIPEG – After a pair of standout performances in the final weekend of the regular season, Cassie Bujan from women’s volleyball and Dustin Spiring from men’s volleyball have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 19, 2019. Needing a strong weekend of play to get into…

Bison Cassie Bujan selected Canada West Female Third Star of the Week

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WINNIPEG – After a weekend that saw her surpass two Canada West season records, Bison women’s volleyball fifth-year libero Cassie Bujan has been named the conference’s Female Third Star of the Week. On the road against the No. 5 ranked Trinity Western Spartans, Bujan racked up a total of 47 digs in two matches. The…