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Win over Guelph crucial
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The Laurier Golden Hawks women’s basketball team had an unkind welcome to 2013. With two of their first three games of the new year coming against the 11-0, defending Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) champion Windsor Lancers, it was no surprise they were looking to get back on track Saturday versus the Guelph Gryphons. And that’s…
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A new shade of purple
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Four years ago, Laurier football supporters would have greeted Michael Faulds with anything but applause. But on Tuesday afternoon Faulds was the man of the hour as the former Western Mustangs star, was introduced as the new head coach and manager of football operations at Laurier. This will be the first head coaching gig for…
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Laurier football introduces new head coach
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At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, the Laurier Golden Hawks officially named Michael Faulds as Gary Jeffries’ successor as football head coach. Faulds was hired following what Laurier athletic director Peter Baxter called a “national search” that included 25 applicants. Faulds has spent the past three seasons as the Offensive Coordinator for the York Lions,…
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Dear Life: Dec. 19
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Dear first-year self, Why didn’t you study this hard in first year instead of getting blackout every other night? Sincerely, Could’ve had a 10 GPA Dear automatic toilets, When I’m in the bathroom at the gym because I don’t want to change in front of a million people, I appreciate you flushing three times.…
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Alum seeking apology from Laurier
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All Scott McAllister wants is for someone to say they’re sorry. McAllister, who graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2010, was among the 1,189 former and current kinesiology students who in mid August received word that they may be at risk of transmitting Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV as a result of taking part…
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Raptors Report: Week 3
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The Raptors started their week at home against the Utah Jazz. This was easily the craziest game of the season so far, so we will fast forward to the fourth quarter in this one. The Raptors held a three-point lead with 16 seconds left on the clock. After Utah misfired on their first attempt, they…
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Raptors Report: Week 2
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The Raptors opened the week on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, taking on the defending Western Conference champion Thunder. After reaching the NBA Finals a season ago, OKC traded a key piece of the puzzle in James Harden to Houston in exchange for Kevin Martin and others. The Raptors looked to take advantage early in…
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Raptors Report: Week 1
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At last, the 2012/2013 NBA season is upon us. The new look Toronto Raptors tipped off their season against the Indiana Pacers on Halloween night at the Air Canada Centre. The Pacers gave the Miami Heat all they could handle in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and are certainly going to be in the hunt this…
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Going ‘on’ the record
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Michael Landsberg still remembers the moment when he was, as he calls it, “on the edge of the mountain.” It was Grey Cup week 2008, and Landsberg, the host of TSN’s Off The Record, hit a low point in his 15-year struggle with depression. “It was 3 a.m. on the Tuesday night and I remember…
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The rise and fall of Jeffries’ Hawks
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2002 A staff strike at Laurier forces head coach Rick Zmich to join the picket line, Jeffries takes over as interim head coach midway through the season. Star QB Ryan Pyear goes down with a knee injury. Laurier stumbles to a 1-7 record. 2003 Jan. 2003: Zmich steps down. Rick Zmich resigns after 12 seasons,…
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