10) Mike Weir Mike Weir is one of the country’s greatest golfers and athletes of all-time. Weir is the only Canadian male to ever don the prestigious Masters’ Green Jacket, which he did in 2003 with his enthralling playoff victory over Len Mattiace. A winner of the Lou March award […]
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Top 10: March Madness Moments
10) Super Mario 2008 Down two against the University of Memphis with 2.8 seconds left to play – and future NBA MVP Derrick Rose at the free throw line – all appeared lost for Mario Chalmers and the Kansas City Jay Hawks. After Rose made one of two free throws, […]
New Bill Could Bring Back Firing Squad to Utah
Shortage of lethal injection drugs said to be criteria behind bill With frustrations mounting nationwide over recently botched executions and a worrisome shortage of lethal-injection drugs, a bill was passed in the Utah state Senate on Tuesday, March 10 that would allow Utah to use firing squads to execute certain […]
Top 10 Trade Deadline Moves
A look at the biggest newsmakers of the 2015 Trade Deadline 10) Jordan Leopold’s Daughter The trading of Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Leopold to his hometown Minnesota Wild offered up a more human look at the league. Spurred forth by an impassioned and adorable handwritten letter sent to the Blue […]
Goaltending Great Retires
Martin Brodeur takes off the pads after 22 NHL seasons The National Hockey League’s all-time goaltending leader in wins and shutouts officially takes his leave after 22 years in the league. On Jan. 27, goaltending great, and all-around fan-favourite, Martin Brodeur, announced his retirement at a news conference in St. […]
Successful Sting Busts Biker Gangs in Saskatoon
Police seize arrest prominent members of the Hells Angels and Fallen Saints bike gangs When one thinks of large-scale drug busts and rampant gang activity, the quaint city of Saskatoon is far from the first place that comes to mind. Most famous for being the Canadian city with the greatest […]
Gryphons Win Big Against RMC
Gryphons score seven unanswered first period goals in 11-1 blowout victory After being stymied offensively in a 5-2 home loss to the Carleton Ravens on Jan. 9, the Guelph Gryphons men’s hockey team responded with a bang in their next game against the Royal Military College Paladins (RMC); they scored […]
Former Puslinch Mayor Brad Whitcombe Passes Away
Whitcombe, 64, dies after contracting flesh-eating disease On Sunday, Nov. 16, the community of The Township of Puslinch was dealt a tragic loss by the sudden passing of former mayor and Wellington County Warden Brad Whitcombe. Whitcombe, 64, died of necrotizing fasciitis – more commonly known as flesh-eating disease – […]
Gryphons Basketball get Two Big Wins over Algoma in Home Openers
Women topple Thunderbirds 89-44, men win 89-61 After starting off the 2014-15 seasons winless on the road with a combined 0-3 record, both the Gryphons men’s and women’s basketball teams returned home to the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre on Nov. 15 for their respective home openers. Both teams handily defeated […]
Top 10: World Series Storylines
10. Paul Rudd Most MLB teams boast at least one celebrity fan, however, you’d be hard pressed to find one more affable and charming than Kansas City Royals fan Paul Rudd. Whether leading a rousing seventh-inning stretch, or inviting fans to a celebratory “kegger” at his mother’s house in a […]
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