Volume 57, Issue 11 Thursday, October 21, 2004 |
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Sports headlines: It’s Friday night and I have a mission. I also have beer.
Somewhere out there, in the deepest depths of Victoria, sharks are
lying in wait for unsuspecting prey.
U.S. popular culture has traditionally welcomed the end of summer
for two reasons: the new fall television lineup and a plentiful
harvest of sporting events including MLB playoffs, the NFL season
and the NBA preseason.
Being a Canadian soccer fan is painful. With last Wednesday’s
3–1 defeat to Costa Rica, the national men’s team failed
to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. This comes as no surprise, as
it is ranked 95th in the world. In fact, the only time Canada qualified
for the men’s World Cup was in 1986 and ended up losing all
three matches in the tournament.
Despite a good showing by the Vikes, the James Bay men’s
rugby squad walked away from MacDonald Field on Saturday with a
clear victory. Final score: 48–9.
Mark Tewksbury. There was a mystery at Centennial Stadium this past Saturday as
the Vikes men’s soccer team matched up against the UBC Thunderbirds.
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