Eight and eight. This is how we finished our regular season. Eight wins and eight loses. I’m not sure there was a single soul that thought we would make it to Nationals. Quite frankly, we spent most of our time worrying about whether we’d make it through playoffs let...
For the love of sport
The Nugget sits down with NAIT Athletes to find out why their love their sport.
Handball takes on the sand
By Daniel Eisenhut The beach has become a place to get knee deep in sand sports. Countries with a beach lifestyle, like Brazil, are taking some traditional court sports outdoors. Beach Handball, similar to traditional handball, is becoming increasingly popular. Brazil...
Niche Sports that Are Slowly Capturing the World’s Attention
To conceal dark circles from binge-watching “The Office” this pandemic, many have turned to hobbies. If by chance there are people still scouting for a hobby or are down for some outside-the-box activities, you’re in good company. Not everyone loves to paint, throw...
Editorial: A begrudging gap year
This pandemic has altered people’s realities. It’s changed the way entertainment is consumed, and it’s strongly impacted the way athletes can play their sport. The lost opportunity to compete on a court or pitch has limited many athletes to training only in and around...
Editorial: You’ve got a right to watch fights in hockey
By Adel Ahmed Dropping the gloves to fight has been a part of hockey since the game was first introduced. Fighting was something that teams would take pride in and was prominent throughout the early 90’s. Teams would have enforcers on their roster to protect players...
Editorial: The ides of march
It was almost a year ago that the sports world was upended by the coronavirus pandemic and gymnasiums everywhere were closed as a public health measure. What have we learned in this year of social solitude? The predominant narrative around sports in its isolated state...
International Women’s Week: Women in sports
International Women’s Day calls for recognition to all the women who have impacted the world of sports. From those who have played the game to those who have refereed it, they’ve all managed to be an influence to those watching. These are women who have had...
Editorial: Black excellence in Canadian sport
By Orrin Farries At the end of this black history month, it’s important to keep the same energy as the beginning, looking at the historical struggles, the groundbreakers, and the successes that today are rightly marked as “black excellence.” While Canada might not...
Editorial: The Game of Love – The Best of Love and Sport
By Orrin Farries Love has been called a battlefield, and sport is certainly a battlefield. As much as sport is divisive and the fanaticism over what colour of laundry you cheer for has often spilled over into violence in its many forms, sport is as much about coming...