THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

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  • By October 30, 2011

    Despite a perfect weekend, playoffs were just out of reach for the Huskies women’s soccer team.

    Going into their final two games of the season, the Dogs needed two wins and required both the University of Calgary and the University of Victoria to lose all their remaining games in order to secure the Canada West’s fourth and final playoff spot.

  • Experts debate how to properly neutralize concussions in youth hockey

    By October 30, 2011

    In January of last year, Sidney Crosby — the undeniable face of the NHL — was concussed during a hockey game, calling athlete safety in hockey into question.

    Rising concerns about concussions among children playing in youth hockey leagues has led to some ideas for reform — chiefly, raising the checking age.

  • The undiscovered majesty of freestyle canoe

    By October 29, 2011

    On placid lakes and untamed streams across North America, a small but impassioned group of flat-water aficionados are dedicated to mastering the art of obedience lessons for the canoe. Practitioners learn moves like the Axle, Sideslip, Christie and Wedge before putting it all together and setting it to music. It’s the dance sensation that’s sweeping the nation.

  • Huskies men’s hockey redeems surprising loss to Pronghorns

    By October 28, 2011

    The Huskies men’s hockey team was caught off guard this past weekend at the Credit Union Centre as the Dogs suffered a surprising loss to the Lethbridge Pronghorns Oct. 21 and were forced to redeem it with an overtime victory on the next night.

  • Huskies men’s soccer eliminated from playoff contention; women left with slight chance

    By October 28, 2011

    There is only one weekend of regular season Canada West soccer action left and it looks like it will be up to Lady Luck to keep the Huskies’ playoff hopes alive.

  • Huskies football clinch playoff spot

    By October 27, 2011

    Few teams can figure out how to win when they fumble the ball nine times in one game, but the University of Saskatchewan Huskies weren’t afraid to try on Oct. 22 under the lights of Mosaic Stadium in Regina.

    The Huskies, who were lucky that the Regina Rams only recovered three of their nine fumbles, barely hung on to clinch a playoff spot in a 16-15 victory over the Rams.

  • Huskies take third straight title at Graham Shootout

    By October 26, 2011

    With its superstars out of the lineup, the Huskies men’s basketball team still managed to win its third straight Graham Shootout title this past weekend at the Physical Activity Complex.

    The Shootout is an annual preseason round-robin tournament in which the Dogs host four top-10 teams from throughout Canada. Graham Construction has sponsored the tournament since 2008.

  • Soccer roundup: Huskies men’s playoff hopes slipping, while the women sit one point behind top four spot

    By October 21, 2011

    The Huskies men’s soccer team lost a crucial game this past weekend in Calgary, meanwhile, the Huskies women’s soccer team fared slightly better with a tie game.