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Puppy Bowl VIII: the biggest little game of the year

by on February 3, 2012 in Sports

This Sunday marks another year of high stakes collision on the gridiron with two staunch rivals leaving it all on the field. In the grand tradition of organized football, the two best teams in the league will take the field, and play their hearts out to prove once and for all who is top dog.

The eighth annual Puppy Bowl kicks off Sunday Feb. 5 on Animal Planet and it promises to be just as heated, intense and confusing as the previous years. There aren’t many rules to the Puppy Bowl, but it involves 10 adorable puppies at a time taking to a miniature football field with the hopes of dragging a chew-toy across the goal line — or falling asleep.

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BRIEF: Heenan to suit up for Shrine game

by on January 8, 2012 in Sports

Huskies football offensive lineman Ben Heenan will join two other CIS players Jan. 21 as they compete in the 87th East-West Shrine game in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The game, which raises funds for Shriners Hospital for Children, features 100 of the United States’ top college players and acts as a showcase for future NFL and CFL talent. Every year since 1985, two or three CIS players are also invited to the game.

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Ex-Huskie Jade Etienne flying high with Blue Bombers

by on December 2, 2011 in Sports

Two years ago, Jade Etienne’s name likely wasn’t topping the Canadian Football League’s scouting list. Fast forward to last weekend, however, and Etienne was only 11 points shy of hoisting the league’s championship trophy.

The former University of Saskatchewan Huskie was part of the Winnipeg Blue Bomber team that lost to the B.C. Lions in the 99th Grey Cup on Nov. 27. 2011 was Etienne’s rookie season in the CFL.

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Enough about Paterno: focus should be on disregard for victims in Penn State sex scandal

by on December 1, 2011 in Sports

Unless you live underneath a rock, you’ve probably heard of the Penn State sex abuse scandal that has rocked the football-centric Pennsylvania State University. It has ended football coach Joe Paterno’s 46-year career, and university president Graham Spanier has been fired over it. I’m not a follower of college football or football in general, but I’ve been following this story with unwavering attention. Watching the details of this case unfold, I got spitting mad.

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McMaster takes Vanier Cup in double OT thriller over Laval

by on November 30, 2011 in Sports

A wild back-and-forth game for the biggest prize in Canadian university football ended with a huge redeeming field goal.

A 20-yard field goal in overtime by Tyler Crapigna gave the McMaster Marauders a 41-38 Vanier Cup victory over the Laval Rouge et Or on Nov. 25. The victory was McMaster’s first Canadian Interuniversity Sport football championship, and it didn’t come easily.

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Red hot Mac to meet stalwart Laval in Vanier Cup

by on November 25, 2011 in Sports

Kyle Quinlan has seen just about everything this season.

Since late August, the star McMaster Marauders quarterback has dealt with lofty expectations for his team, a crushing early-season loss to Ontario powerhouse Western and a three-game suspension after an altercation involving an undercover police officer. But in Friday night’s Uteck Bowl, all that mattered was what Quinlan saw on the scoreboard.

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Huskies football post-season ends early after loss to UBC

by on November 9, 2011 in Sports

The Huskies gave all they had in the Nov. 5 Canada West semifinal match-up against the UBC Thunderbirds, but saw their playoff dreams dashed by the number six ranked team in Canadian university football.

The game played at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver was a back-and-forth brawl that started slow but picked up momentum in the second half, ending with a 27-22 final score.

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Offensive woes continue for Huskies following loss to Dinos

by on October 19, 2011 in Sports

The fireworks in Griffiths Stadium provided more of a spark than the University of Saskatchewan Huskies offence Oct. 14 in the Dogs 20-8 loss to the University of Calgary Dinos.

“I think we dropped five or six passes. We didn’t run hard, we didn’t block anybody, and it was pretty much a total offensive collapse,” said Huskies coach Brian Towriss.

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Huskies hope home turf helps avenge past loss to Calgary

by on October 12, 2011 in Sports

The Huskies are hoping that their luck on home turf continues Oct. 14 when they line up against the league-leading Calgary Dinos for their final home game of the season.

Saskatchewan has yet to lose inside Griffiths Stadium this year, but they will be greatly tested by the undefeated Dinos — earlier this year, the Dinos beat the Dogs 38-24 in Calgary.

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Ben Coakwell returns to stop Huskies’ losing skid

by on October 4, 2011 in Sports

Ben Coakwell’s presence was exactly what the University of Saskatchewan Huskies offence needed to get out of their slump.

The running back rushed for over 200 yards and had two touchdowns in the Huskies’ 36-33 win over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds at Griffiths Stadium Sept. 30. It was only his second game of the season as he was sidelined early in the year with a shoulder injury.

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