The Toronto Raptors’ incredible season could end tonight with the first-ever NBA championship for the team—and the country. And in the city where the Raps played their first-ever game, Jurassic Park Halifax will be the centre of the action. “People are coming from Moncton, from PEI,” says Gab LeVert, one of the people making JPH […]
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Noon Hoops is anyone’s game
“Game!” a booming voice yells out with a hint of pride laced with exhaustion. At that moment, 22 people playing basketball end three simultaneous matches in the middle of a Friday work day. It’s Noon Hoops at the Dalplex and the four letter word signals that it’s time to switch it up and start a […]
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Sport stars for the win
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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Lindell Wigginton shoots, scores
No player from the Maritimes has ever made it to the NBA. Lindell Wigginton is looking to change that. Born into a basketball family, the 19-year-old who grew up in Uniacke Square and North Preston just finished three years of high school ball at Oak Hill Academy prep school in Mouth of Wilson, Virgina. Wigginton […]
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Before the murder and after, the life of Tyler Richards
In the mural painted in his honour, Tyler Richards looks out over his community with a pensive, protective glare, a basketball clenched between his palms. He can see the Steps—the childhood meeting place where he and his friends would congregate and play, a place Mulgrave Park kids before Richards’ generation and after have used as […]
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Playoffs happen live tonight: Bayside Jaguars VS Deep Chaos
Tonight at the Halifax Grammar School’s Atlantic Street Campus (5750 Atlantic Street, 8pm sharp), you can take part in the conclusion of one of the most legendary basketball games to ever hit Halifax. The East Coast’s Sobey Art Award nominee Lisa Lipton invites you to the Hoop Dreams Playoffs between the Bayside Jaguars and Deep Chaos, two rival […]
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It’s Raining Men (and tall drinks)
Forget the Leafs. Halifax basketball fans will be breaking out the blue and white this week as the Rainmen kick off their pre-season games. To honour these towering men, we’re featuring a few bars where you can reach for a tall drink. Niche At a vertiginous 7’3″, centre Shagari Alleyne is the tallest player on […]
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Hot Summer Guide: Sporting events
Johnny Miles marathon June 21 Victoria Day weekend delivers an annual disincentive for HRM’s would-be marathoners, as hordes of Bluenosers (often sporting toques and mittens) stand grim-faced at the starting line, contemplating the 42.4 hilly kilometers in their immediate futures. Fear not, oh hesitant ones—it doesn’t have to be that way. You can run in […]
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Halifax indoors: 14 tips to well being
Besides choosing to take the stairs rather than the elevator or having a lot of sex, many of us become sedentary during the winter months. This year, The Coast offers suggestions for those who’d rather not sweat outdoors, but who still want to get the blood flowing.