The ramifications of drug culture in sports

Drug culture is something everyone comes into contact with at some point in their lives. It can be a minor occurrence, or blow up into something bigger depending on the situation. For athletes, drug culture is a huge problem. When…

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Men’s hockey team outmatched at Fanshawe

The Laurier Brantford Men’s Extramural hockey team knew they had a tough task in front of them. They needed to impress in their second tournament of the season. The squad travelled to London, home to Fanshawe College to test themselves…

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Laurier Brantford’s extramural volleyball team is ready to win

Ahead of their tournament on November 28, I talked with co-captains of the extramural volleyball team Brian Kloet and Lindsay Goudie. Both have been longtime volleyball players who continued to play the sport once they arrived at university. For Kloet,…

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Golden Hawks hope to improve on semi-final finish at George Brown

Every new school year, students set new expectations for themselves. Some want to get higher marks, for others, it’s about putting yourself out there and trying new things. But for Blake Dionne, it’s a little bit different. As the new…

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The troubling issue of teammates fighting teammates

Percy Harvin is a dynamic football talent. He has blistering speed, excellent hands and is a versatile game-breaking player. That sounds like a pretty good package to have in an athlete right? It definitely is, but there was one outstanding…

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Ray Rice and domestic abuse in sports

Professional athletes are often in the public eye. It comes with the territory. They are paid millions of dollars to play the sport that they love in front of droves of adoring fans. They are looked upon as heroes, inspirations…

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Leafs Nation update

Few Leafs fans will be able to forget the game seven meltdown against the Boston Bruins in last year’s playoffs. It was a traumatic moment that set the stage for a summer of big changes in the Leaf Nation. General…

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Men’s basketball team preps for charity game

The Laurier men’s extramural basketball team will have a very unique and interesting opportunity coming in the near future later this month. They will be playing a game against the Brantford Emergency Services, consisting of the police and firefighters of…

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UFC 157 makes history in women’s mixed martial arts

UFC 157 provided many memorable moments. This fight card had it all: a potential fight of the year between featherweights Matt Grice and Dennis Bermudez, Canadian Sam Stout won his bout against Carlos Fodor, and Lyoto Machida earned himself the…

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Ronda Rousey breaks into male-dominated UFC

The UFC has made many significant changes to its organization in the recent past. They opened a flyweight division and now have the organizations first champion of that weight class. They recently have confirmed that a strawweight division is in…

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Men’s basketball team satisfied with tournament results

The Laurier Brantford extramural basketball team travelled to University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus last Friday to participate in one of the last tournaments of the season. They started off the tournament by dominating the U of T Scarborough Racoons before…

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The return of hockey

When the lockout ended on January 12, many NHL hockey fans had to grapple with the question of “To watch or not to watch?” The lockout was a grueling process that stretched from September to January. The league ended up…

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UFC 115 year end recap

The annual year end UFC event went off with a bang. UFC 155 brought fans many great bouts and an immeasurable amount of action. The flyweights started off the action as John Moraga defeated Chris Cariaso via guillotine choke. Hawaiian…

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LB hockey teams prepare for upcoming tournaments

Extramural hockey at LB is booming. Both the men’s and women’s teams have tournaments this coming Friday, November 23. The team captains are excited to play and have high hopes for their respective squads. Dave Howe, the men’s extramural captain,…

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LB extramural soccer

Extramural soccer at Laurier Brantford is growing in popularity. There was a tremendous turnout  this year and especially among women, according to captain Lauren Hutton. “The turnout was great for both genders but, there was definitely an increase in the…

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Homecoming heartbreaker

The Laurier homecoming game ended in a bit of heartbreak. With just 14 seconds left on the clock Guelph kicker Daniel Ferraro made a nine-yard field goal that put the Gryphons up 22-19. Three plays later and the game was…

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Laurier Hawks come up short against Ontario Blue Jays

On Thursday, September 6, the Wilfrid Laurier men’s baseball team played the Ontario Blue Jays in a friendly exhibition match at Arnold Anderson Stadium in Brantford. A large number of Laurier fans showed up, many of them first year students…

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