By Brad Halasz
The University of Calgary Dinos men’s hockey team combined for 12 goals in two exhibition games last weekend, while their opponents managed only four. Hockey fans got their first glimpse of the 2008-09 incarnation of the Dinos when the team beat the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns 6-3 at Father David Bauer Arena. The game was… Continue reading Men’s hockey team prepares for start of season
By Brad Halasz
They are young, they are competitive, they are naive. That’s the message University of Calgary men’s soccer coach Andy Gibbs sent after his team failed to clinch their first win of the season last weekend. “We’re getting killed on mistakes and we are not creating enough opportunities,” he said. Gibbs believed a win was within… Continue reading Dinos soccer team learns to deal with growing pains
By Brad Halasz
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? She’s here, at the University of Calgary, and there’s nothing tragic about her as she makes unprecedented waves across campus this fall.The list of accomplishments for 15-year-old Carolina Romeo is long, but you can bet being the youngest athlete to don a Dinos uniform is at the top–… Continue reading Falling in love with Romeo
By Brad Halasz
The University of Calgary Dinos held a coming out party, invited the undefeated University of Manitoba Bisons to McMahon Stadium on Saturday and then proceeded to beat the snot out of them in a 37-17 tilt that broke a two-year winning streak for the 2007 Vanier Cup Champions. The convincing win is the first time… Continue reading Dinos feast on barbecued Bison
By Brad Halasz
Three inducted into U of C Athletic Hall of Fame Peter Connellan, Wendy Carson and Robert Laycock were inducted into the University of Calgary’s Athletic Hall of Fame during a dinner at the Roundup Centre on Wednesday.Connellan was inducted in the builders category for his tenure as Dinos football coach (1977, 1983-95), one of the… Continue reading Sport shorts
By Brad Halasz
It was supposed to be a routine play, but for University of Calgary Dinos running back Anthony Woodson, it was potentially a season ending one. The All-Canadian is out indefinitely after suffering at least one broken rib, which punctured his lung during the dying minutes of the Dinos 37-17 win against the University of Manitoba… Continue reading Dinos’ star back sidelined indefinitely
By Brad Halasz
With pressure to win the highest it has been in recent memory, the University of Calgary Dinos football team collapsed during their first game of the season, walking away wounded from a 25-0 romp against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon on Aug. 29. “It was very disappointing, there’s a lot… Continue reading Dinos scoreless in Saskatchewan
By Brad Halasz
There are not many things you can do in one-tenth of a second. You could blink, burp or make love to your girlfriend, but that’s about it. For an Olympic athlete though, they have the opportunity in that time to either achieve greatness or fade into the shadows. For University of Calgary swimmer Mike Brown… Continue reading Sportspinions: fourth place is not first loser
By Brad Halasz
Still unsure if it’s harder to play or pronounce, several spectators flocked to the Volleydome to check out the sport of sepak takraw as the Canadian Open was held Aug. 29-31. The rules are similar to volleyball; you have to hit the takraw (which is a cantaloupe sized woven plastic ball) no more than three… Continue reading Malaysia’s sepak takraw is just for kicks
By Brad Halasz
The 2008 incarnation of the University of Calgary Dinos men’s basketball squad made their debut this weekend losing to the University of Montana Grizzlies twice in close games during the Battle of the Border tournament at the Jack Simpson Gym Aug. 30-Sept. 1. The Grizzlies, who play in the Div. 1 NCAA Big Sky Conference,… Continue reading Battle of the border a benchmark for ballers