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.

Sports & Health

  • By November 4, 2011

    After an absolute romping of the Alberta Golden Bears, the Huskies landed in third place in the Canada West standings and will travel to Vancouver this weekend to take on the second-place University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in a conference semifinal match.

  • Gallery: Huskies volleyball lose openers, but remain optimistic about the upcoming season

    By November 3, 2011

    The Huskies volleyball teams did not win in their home-opening games Oct. 28 and 29, but they are still optimistic about the upcoming season.

    Last season, the men’s and women’s teams finished the year with a combined five wins. But with emerging young players and new coaching, the Dogs look to improve upon last year’s dismal finish.

  • Flinton scores first goal of university career as Huskies make history

    By November 2, 2011

    Julia Flinton’s first-ever goal in her university hockey career will go down in history.

    Her overtime winner from just inside the blue line against the University of Alberta Pandas marked the first time ever that the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey team swept Alberta in a weekend series at home.

  • The fight over high school ‘Redmen’ name and ‘Indian head’ logo is not going away

    By November 2, 2011

    The ongoing fight over a Saskatoon high school logo is not going away.

    The controversy erupted last month over the name “Redmen” and the logo — a red-skinned man with braided hair — used to represent Bedford Road Collegiate sports teams.

  • file photo of Elizabeth Hudon
  • Despite two wins, women’s soccer miss playoffs by one point

    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.