Sports
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Sports‘Deflated’ Bees
For the fifth consecutive time in the past two seasons, Concordia’s women basketball team came up short against UQAM as they lost 60-44 this past Thursday night. Following the game, Stingers head coach Keith Pruden expressed his displeasure with the officiating. Again.
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SportsThe Right Fit
Concordia student and two-time Olympic gold medalist Alexandre Bilodeau understands the struggle of growing up with physical or intellectual disabilities. The former freestyle skier has a younger brother, Frédéric, who was diagnosed at a young age with cerebral palsy, an illness that causes permanent movement problems.
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SportsThe Pope of Peace Park
“Boots” sits as if he has just realized the full weight of his decade-long labour of love. He won’t even crack a smile. I cannot fathom how such a curmudgeonly man could be so admired.
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SportsMovie Review: Arctic Swell
The Arctic is not only rough but magical. The film, Arctic Swell – Surfing the End of the Earth, immediately instills this sense right from the opening overhead shot of an individual carrying a surfboard through sub-zero snowy conditions.
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SportsFlag Plus Ingenuity
About 10 years ago, flag football had no home in Montreal. The ability for a casual fan to partake in a non-violent rendition of the game responsible for the patronage decline of Sunday church service was lacking and, in some cases, non-existent.
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SportsStingers Survive the Gaiters
Fans at the Concordia Gymnasium received a treat last Thursday night when the Concordia Stingers and the Bishop Gaiters men’s basketball teams clashed. Despite missing two starters, Mukiya Post and Michael Fosu, the Stingers still beat the Bishop’s Gaiters 86-84 in overtime.
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SportsBeyond A Sting Of Doubt
The Stingers women’s basketball team wasted no time showing off their talent versus Bishop’s Thursday night, blowing out the Gaiters with a score of 69-32.
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SportsThe Longest Dream In The World
In February 2014, Jakub Muda, a student at Concordia University, was looking to embark on a grand adventure. By the time you read this article, Muda will be preparing for an expedition that has been described as “the longest dream in the world.”
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SportsFrom The Slopes to the Silver Screen
This coming Wednesday evening, outdoor sports fans can partake in a cinematic experience that will bring together adventure and sport, which is sure to bring a thrill to all movie-goers.
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SportsWelcome To The (Battle) War
Standing at five-foot-ten and 140 pounds in the confines of Foufounes Électriques, James McGee, better known as Twiggy, isn’t your prototypical wrestler. Donning shades, a Michael Jackson jacket from the “Thriller” music video, a red headband and red, white and black chaps, he resembles a trick-or-treater more than your average wrestler.

