After stellar collegiate career and international success, Ashton Bell plans to play professionally

Deloraine’s Ashton Bell had the golden touch in 2021 and 2022.

Canada rugby women return to action in Spain

Four months after finishing fourth at the Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, Canada returns to action Saturday.

The fourth-ranked Canadians face No. 13 South Africa before opening the Pacific Four Series against the seventh-ranked U.S. on April 1. Both matches will be played at Estadio Nacional de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

The Americans are using a match Saturday against No. 11 Spain to prepare for Canada.

While the Canadian women beat South Africa 53-15 the last time they played, at the 2013 Nations Cup in Colorado, Canada coach Kevin Rouet expects an improved South Africa side given recent investment in the team.

Canadians ready for gruelling Boat Race challenge

Canadian Alexander Bebb knows what awaits Sunday when he lines up for Oxford against Cambridge in the 168th edition of the men's Boat Race.

Pain.

"It's almost a war of attrition," said the 25-year-old from Vancouver.

"It's quite gruelling," he added. "From stroke (No.) 10 onward, it's as painful as you can imagine. You just sort of ride that out and hopefully you're in the lead by the end."

Lancers repeat as provincial champs

The Dakota Lancers were not accustomed to adversity. The defending provincial AAAA champs hadn’t lost a game on a Manitoba court in more than two years and Monday’s provincial varsity girls basketball final against a pesky Garden City Gophers squad planted a seed of doubt.

Winnipeg teen holds four national wrestling titles

Connor Church is enjoying a two-year run that’s seen him become one of Canada’s premier young grapplers.

Bisons denied bronze

The Manitoba Bisons — who could rightly be called the cardiac kids of the Canada West women’s volleyball — nearly served up another heart-stopping victory Sunday night.

UBC Thunderbirds upend Manitoba Bisons in tense semifinal showdown

The UBC Thunderbirds rallied to upend the Manitoba Bisons 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-14 in a tense semifinal showdown at the U Sports Women’s Volleyball Championship in Vancouver Saturday night.

Lancers steamroll Spartans

The Dakota Lancers loved winning the provincial AAAA varsity girls basketball championship so much last season they’ve decided to do it all again in 2023.

Manitoba nose tackle turning NCAA heads

When Sean Sevillano Jr. moved from West St. Paul to Florida less than two years ago, he had visions of an NCAA football scholarship in his future.

Canada's Howden takes gold to secure Crystal Globe

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Reece Howden and Brady Leman sat down beside each other in the Craigleith Ski Club's south lodge on Friday to peel off their gear after the penultimate race of the World Cup season.

The Canadian ski cross teammates took a moment to lean back in their chairs and exhale.

Howden was riding high after a victory that gave him the Crystal Globe as overall season leader. Leman, the 2018 Olympic gold medallist, was soaking in the atmosphere at his final event before retirement.

Two champions with different emotions at a World Cup Finals neither will soon forget.

Passion powers Huskies in victory over Trojans

It was a game in which the lead was never more than four points entering the fourth quarter and lived up to the expectations of a final-four matchup. In the end, the Sturgeon Heights Huskies kept their undefeated streak alive.

Renards reach pinnacle of women’s high school hockey

Equipment littered the ice as a sea of black and orange embraced at Dakota Community Centre. The wait was over, the Centre scolaire Leo-Remillard (CSLR) Renards were champions at last.

Bisons seeking upsets at national volleyball tourney

The Manitoba Bisons put in an extra effort, winning a five-set Canada West bronze-medal battle with the Winnipeg Wesmen last week to earn their place at the U Sports women’s volleyball national championship.

Churchill rebounds to stave off elimination

A few minor tweaks produced season-saving results for the Churchill Bulldogs on Tuesday night.

Huskies look to top undefeated season with provincial title

Win together today, walk together forever: it’s a quote Stephen Tackie has reinforced to his varsity boys as they prepare for the biggest moment of their basketball careers.

Top hoopster getting better all the time

Ramogi Nyagudi is 6-10 and still growing.

Dennis to represent Canada on World Rugby Council

Rugby Canada board chair Sally Dennis has been appointed Canada’s representative on World Rugby's Council.

Dennis succeeds Dr. Pat Parfrey, who is stepping down after having served as Canada's World Rugby representative since 2015.

Parfrey, 72, has been a major presence in Canadian rugby over the years. A key figure in Newfoundland and Labrador rugby, the kidney specialist and former Irish international previously served as coach of the Canadian men’s rugby team and president of Rugby Canada.

The World Rugby Council is World Rugby’s highest decision-making body, made up of 52 members from 18 countries and six regional governing bodies. It decides such issues as the hosting rights and competition structure for the Rugby World Cup.

Underdog Sabres shock Gophers

It was a brutally physical storybook ending to Steinbach Regional Secondary School’s Cinderella run. The team wouldn’t have it any other way.

Lawrence, Bisons shine at national track and field championships

University of Manitoba Bisons student-athlete Madisson Lawrence won a pair of gold medals and was named female athlete of the meet at the 2023 U SPORTS track and field championships in Saskatoon over the weekend.