Category: Sports

By Fatima Najm More than 100,000 Torontonians took $9 detour to china last weekend to celebrate the lunar New Year at Exhibition Place. As dragons and drums ushered in the New Year amidst a flurry of red and gold, a sea of people, mostly members of Toronto’s diverse Asian community, roamed the 275 stalls in […]

By Joe Friesen Undaunted by the regal pretension of Kingston, Ont., the men’s basketball team produced a pair of much-needed victories last weekend to keep their championship dreams alive. The Rams breezed past Royal Military College 64-53 and overthrew Queen’s University 71-57. Guard Errol Fraser struck a decisive blow for Ryerson’s anti-monarchist campaign, leading the […]

By Don McHoull Ryan Vandenburg lay sprawled on the gym floor, his crumpled 6-foot-10 frame a picture of dejection. In his mind the volleyballer replayed the match that his team had just lost to York University. His mistakes would haunt him for days. The missed blocks. The botched serves. “I take it on myself,” said […]

By Adam Button Tonight will be the best or worst part of the men’s volleyball team captain Elisio Subranni’s career at Ryerson – and he won’t even be on the volleyball court. Sometime around 10 p.m. tonight, the middle in his final year of eligibility will check the Ontario University Athletics’ website to find out […]

By Joel Wass It took a woman to inspire Errol Fraser to become the Man for Ryerson’s men’s basketball team during last Saturday’s game against Brock University. “My mom said that if I lose again, [not to] come home or to stop playing basketball,” said Fraser, who netted a career high 38 points, while leading […]

By Adam Button Even Tony Hauser’s infamous post-game brownies couldn’t get the bitter taste out of the mouths of Ryerson’s men’s volleyball team after losing in three straight games to the Windsor Lancers on Sunday (25-22, 25-23, 2523). Hauser, the father of Ryerson’s top hitter, Anton, bakes the Rams a box of brownies for every […]

By Adam Button Last year, Ryerson women’s volleyball head coach Arif Nathoo did what a lot of people said was impossible. At Christmas his team didn’t look like it was going to make the playoffs, but his Rams went on a run, winning six of their final eight games to make the playoffs. He had […]

By Joel Wass Volleyball has its share of hitting and bumping, but it is far from the roughest sport in Erin Gallagher’s life. “Gaelic football gets pretty physical,” says Gallagher, the left side hitter on Ryerson’s women’s volleyball team and a mid-fielder on Canada’s national women’s Gaelic football team “I’ve seen one girl roll her […]

By Tresanna Hassanally Is joining a gym your New Year’s resolution? As titillating as the idea of a washboard stomach is, you’ve probably already given up the hope of your Buddha belly ever turning into a stomach fit for a Greek god. The perfect, flat stomach is becoming more visible as various celebrities, such as […]

By Joel Wass Ryerson’s women’s basketball team is renowned for sideline chanting, but they were left singing the blues last Saturday following a 78-73 overtime loss to the University of Toronto. The game was not a must-win, but the Rams have been hoping to run-over the inter-city rival since the Varsity Blues eliminated them in […]

By Joel Wass Jodie Collins faces some big ballers while travelling with Ryerson’s women’s basketball team, but her toughest competition lies in her own backyard. “My dad shows no mercy,” says the 6-foot-1 forward when discussing her one-on-one basketball battles at home in Lindsay, Ont. with her father Doug, a former professional football player. “He […]