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Summer 2017’s races, obstacle course and sporting events
June 17-18 Play On Just when everyone’s amped up from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the world’s largest street hockey tournament lands in Halifax, taking over the the street at the Halifax Common with over 400 teams, 6,000 players of all levels and a whole lot of hustle. Whether you’re pounding the pavement too, or cheering […]
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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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Hidden Haligonians: Matthew Trivett
Ukraine, Finland and Korea are just a few of the places of the places Matthew Trivett has travelled for his job, shoutcasting (that is, commentating) for esports. Esports are professional video game competitions—you may have seen ads for events hosted by Cineplex the last time you were at the movies. “I always kind of harp […]
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Davis Cup tennis getting served up in Halifax mid-September
Embed from Getty Images It’s crunch time for Canada’s men’s tennis team. After losing already in the Davis Cup tournament—basically the Stanley Cup or men’s World Cup of professional tennis—the Canucks face relegation from the Davis cool kids’ club if they lose their next match-up. And that’s happening in Halifax in a couple weeks. Earlier […]
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Off-campus athletics for the offbeat sports fan
[Image-1] PLACES TO PLAY Lions Arena Gym (Spryfield): Roller derby If you’re 19 or older, identify as female and want to experience the thrill of the contact sport roller derby, then the Anchor City Rollers are worth checking out. The non-profit organization runs a league with anywhere from two to four teams—including travel teams that […]
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Three sports in the Halifax hipster olympics
[Image-1] 1. Hardcourt bike polo It’s been 108 years since bicycle polo made its one and only appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. A modern variation of the game, hardcourt bike polo, is played in Halifax every Thursday at 7pm on the outdoor arena behind South Street’s Gorsebrook […]
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Who was lobbying Nova Scotia to eliminate our athletes’ minimum wage protection?
[Image-2] Last week’s announcement that junior hockey players would be dealt out of any chance of qualifying for minimum wage protection came to many as a bolt out of the blue. It only surfaced in a government press release that quoted the president and majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads welcoming the change. So what is […]
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The summer’s best sporting events
To August 27 Anchor City Rollers The 2016 season of hell on wheels, AKA the Anchor City Rollers, spun into gear in May, but just because you missed the opportunity to hoot and holler at the season opener doesn’t mean you can’t for the rest of the summer. Almost as great as watching the violent […]
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Gavin Tucker is hungry for a fight
[Image-1] In a powerful burst, Gavin Tucker’s left leg lifts off the ground and kicks his opponent’s left hand. The leg has barely returned to the soft blue training mat when Tucker’s right arm, covered in tattoos and dripping with sweat, sails through the air. It lands in the same spot his foot was a […]
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Shannon Park stadium fantasies need more study
[Image-1] The Halifax stadium struggle is real. A report headed to Halifax Regional Council next week is again recommending additional study is needed before HRM can commit to a sports stadium at Shannon Park. Prepared by acting supervisor of community planning Carl Purvis, the report recommends HRM continue working with the Canada Lands Company on […]
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Photos: Saturday night’s NHL Preseason Game
The Carolina Hurricanes won 5-3 against the New York Islanders last night at a special NHL Preseason Game in the recently renovated Scotiabank Centre. Over 4,000 people turned up to check out Eastern Conference stars like Islanders captain John Tavares, Canes captain Eric Staal (and assistant captain Jordan Staal), new Hurricanes Kris Versteeg (just copped from the Chicago Blackhawks with Joakim Nordstrom), returning Cane Jay McClement […]