The NHL season has returned! After 113 days the NHL and NHLPA have come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Scream and shout until your voice is sore, let your feelings of relief and happiness shoot to the skies, and hug your friends and family. Once you have let you’re bottled up feelings [...]
If you’re like anything like the rest of us, you might agree that working out as a student can be a challenge! Getting motivated, staying motivated or making the most of your time exercising can be hard. Finding time to work out within a busy school schedule is often easier said than done, and fitness [...]
There are tons of reasons why exercising for at least a half hour everyday (or even five days a week) is great for your body and your mind. But here are ten of the top reasons why moving your body, either by walking, jogging, dancing, biking, yoga, or using machines at the gym will help [...]
So you think it’s easy to be a soccer fan in a Canadian university? Think again. It’s actually more difficult than you’d expect, especially if you live in North America, where hockey is the most popular sport. Two years ago, I moved to study at a university in Canada and found it incredibly difficult to [...]
For the second time in six years, and the fourth time in two decades, the NHL is flirting with the idea of a total season lockout. It is still somewhat unclear whether the entire NHL season will be scrapped, or like the NBA last year, the season will just be postponed. Either way, don’t hold [...]
It seems only fitting that we end our journey of unique, odd, and unheard of sports right where we started, in England. We began our voyage around the world with the outlandish sport of shin-kicking that takes place in Chipping Camden in the Cotswold area of England, and we finish off with the ridiculous “sport” [...]
When travelling in Ireland most people want to see the typical sightseeing spots: the Guinness factory, the Cliffs of Moher, the Blarney Stone etc. These are fabulous sights to go and see, but they do not really give the traveler a full grasp of the Irish culture. Now we have all heard the stereotypes of [...]
With the London 2012 Summer Olympics only a few weeks away I thought it only fitting that our next “sport” share some of the characteristics that are found in the Olympic Games. One of the great things about the Olympics is the display of pure athleticism and hard work; to see an athlete push themselves [...]
One of the most popular travel destinations for university students has to be the gorgeous country of Australia. With its pristine beaches, phenomenal weather, fantastic people and close proximity to other exotic countries, how could you resist this great country? As well, Australia has one of the largest fan basis for sports entertainment, specifically for [...]
As we have seen with Chess-Boxing and Bossaball (Trampoline Volleyball), combining characteristics of different sports can lead to a great new game. We love these sports because they allow us to use the wide variety of physical talents that we all have at our disposal. These types of games also allow us get away from [...]
When we were kids inventing our own games was probably more fun than organized sports. You would combine different parts of your favourite sports into one giant intermingled game with some odd name that you created. No one besides the inventors would know (or understand) how to play. These games would be extremely fun, but [...]
Sometimes the hardest part of being active when you are with a group of friends is finding a sport that fits everyone’s skill set. Some people are better at the physical games such as rugby, football or ball hockey; while others seem to be better at the more mentally fatiguing games such as crib or [...]