Sven StammbergerDalhousie University, BasketballFifth year, Masters of business administration With three captains from last year’s AUS championship Dalhousie Tigers graduating, it’s Sven Stammberger’s time to lead the quest for a fourth-straight title. The fifth-year small forward was in a leadership role last year but now, as a captain, he’ll have more responsibilities. “I’ve noticed a […]
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Let’s change our commentary around women in sport
[Image-1] Every two years, people around the world gather to watch the best athletes in their country compete in dozens of events, and witness the pinnacle of amateur sport—the Olympic Games. Why is it that a lot of folks who don’t normally follow sport tune in to watch? We want to see athletes run faster, […]
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Halifax business owners will back Rainmen replacement
[Image-1] The future of professional basketball in Halifax remains uncertain with the start of the National Basketball League of Canada’s season just over two months away. According to league commissioner Dave Mangley, next week a group of local businesspeople will announce a new Halifax team set to play this season. The city’s previous team, the […]
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How to stop your nipples from bleeding this weekend
[Image-1] Jogger’s nipple, it’s called. Also known as “runner’s nipple, red eleven, raver’s nipple, big Q’s, red nipple, stingers, weightlifter’s nipple and gardener’s nipple.” It’s the painful fissure of the nipple that some runners might find themselves experiencing during this weekend’s Blue Nose Marathon. Nip chaffing is common for men in the summer, especially during endurance […]
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The Oval’s $2.5-million pavilion
[Image-1] Feast your eyes on the swank new multimillion dollar pavilion set to rise up beside the Oval next winter. Approved by city council earlier this week, the building is part of phase two of the Oval’s construction on the North Common. Once complete, it will house equipment, staff offices, washrooms and skate rental and […]
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Street snowboarders are riding high in Halifax
[Image-1] Near the old oil refinery on the Dartmouth waterfront, two men in safety vests approach a group of young guys shovelling snow at the base of a concrete wall. The shovellers freeze. “What are you guys doing? Shovelling snow?” one of the men calls out. Relieved, the guys trip over each other to respond. […]
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Badminton—a darn Canadian sport
[Image-1] In a national gold medal match a few weeks ago, a badminton player earned a red card when he told the umpire—a petite gray-haired woman—to “keep track of the fucking score.” Yes, the sport can get more intense than a birdie going ping, leaving welts on faces and tearing skin from knees. But at […]