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The ultimate distraction

A big year for Canada

By Josh Martin, Sports Editor

S | o matter where you are

in life, there are always
ups and downs. Whether
you're busy with studying
for the next exam, working,
or working at trying to find
a job, there has to be some
sort of “out.” For some, this
means screaming the lyrics
of Weezer’s “Say it Ain’t So,”
at the top of their lungs in
the passenger seat of their

friends mustang. For others,
this means watching a live
performance of Cats while
indulging in some buttery
popcorn. And for the rest,
it means sitting down to a
good old-fashioned game of
football / baseball / hockey /
whatever else fits your fancy.
With the Toronto Blue
Jays deemed as being the
World Series favourites and
being in the discussions of the
championship for the first time
since they won it in back-to-
back seasons in 1992 and 1993,
sports fans across Canada are
jumping on the bandwagon.

The Jock Trap:
Who Is your favourite all-time athlete?

By Josh Martin, Sports Editor

Ticket sales and prices have
risen with hype surrounding
the team of the off-season
12-player blockbuster trade
that the Blue Jays made with
the Miami Marlins.

In the NHL, the playoffs
are right around the corner,
with what looks like for the
first time in seven years, four
Canadian teams playing
in the post-season. With a
handful of games left in the
regular season, the Vancouver
Canucks, Ottawa Senators,
Toronto Maple Leafs, and
Montreal Canadiens all have
promising positions.

Last week in the world of
tennis, Milos Raonic helped
team Canada advance to the
semi-finals of the Davis Cup
for the first time in Canadian
history. They defeated Italy
and will face Novak Djokovic
and team Serbia in the
World Group semifinals in
September.

For all you sports fans out
there, this is an all-you-can-
eat buffet with drinks on the
house. School is coming to an
end and soon it'll be T-shirt
and shorts weather. Indulge,
enjoy, and be proud to be
Canadian. This is your “out .”

 

Holly Withers

Second-year history major

46 Ié probably say Wayne Gretzky. He’s one of the
Canadian heroes, and I’m Canadian, and out of all

the many sports out there, hockey is the one that I
really follow. As a person and as an athlete, I really
respect him a lot. He knew what he was doing and
understood commitment and understood that you
needed to be a team player and it isn’t just about
yourself and that you need to make sure everyone is
succeeding with you. J learned from him that you’re
not always on top and you're not always the number
one person. There’s always going to be someone out
there who’s better than you, but that’s no reason to not
try and be the best that you can be. J

 

   

 

Third-year psychology student

 

   

Chelsea Stamp-Vincent

66 [ would have to be Cody Hodgson. He was pretty
awesome when he was on the Canucks and I think

he’s really going to prove himself to take over the
Buffalo Sabres as captain in a couple of years. He’s
really cute and he has the drive to do it. J think that
the Canucks really underplayed him when they had
him and they’re going to regret it. I think he’s nowhere
done peaking, | think he'll peak in his 30’s. He’s got
a really good career ahead of him and brings [a great
asset] in being able to play multiple positions.

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