Neate's take
Neate Sager offers his insight on the big issues in Canadian university sport.
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Ottawa fans attend CIS Final 8 dressed as empty seats?
By on March 21 2010
There's never any one reason or excuse for a lukewarm turnout at the CIS Final 8. Here's a few.
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Steely Dan is headed to Hogtown
By on March 16 2010
Vanier Cup-winning quarterback Danny Brannagan has signed with the Toronto Argonauts, who recently went back to the drawing board with their QB situation. Any time a Canadian pivot gets a CFL opportunity it's newsworthy, but this time Brannagan has joined a team which is as unsettled at quarterback as any CFL team in relevant memory.
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Skeats' hat trick spares Laurier some ignominy
By on March 13 2010
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks pulled out a 3-2 win over St. Francis Xavier, meaning it's likely to be in Sunday's bronze-medal game at the CIS women's hockey championship after finishing with 1-1 in Pool B.
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Thoughts on day one from the CIS women's hockey championship
By on March 12 2010
The Alberta Pandas 1-0 victory over Laurier probably was not the game anyone hoped to watch. It was, to be honest, a pretty dull defensive game, with Alberta sitting on a lead
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Regional disparity in CIS ball
By on March 11 2010
Having the women's basketball Final 8 in Ontario when an OUA team has never, ever won* lends itself to asking, "Why?"
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Breaking down the top 10
By on March 08 2010
Perish the though the University Cup should just be awarded to Alberta. McGill has also qualified, with Lakehead's sweep of Western resulting in a rare third-place game.