David Song

"Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it's bobsled time!"  Perhaps Shane Pitter, Andrae Dacres, Junior Harris and Tyquendo Tracey were telling each other those very words going into Nov. 24's North American Cup (NAC). Or, perhaps not. In any case, they've made history by locking down Jamaica's first gold medal at any international bobsleigh race. The quartet rocketed down Whistler's fast ice in a two-run combined time of one minute and 45.88 seconds.

Mere months ago, few people would have had "Emil Johansson defeating Timothé Bringer at Red Bull Joyride" on their Crankworx bingo card.  These slopestyle titans are worthy rivals for one another, but had been trending in different directions. Johansson was coming off his third surgery in a year, the latest necessitated by a punishing error in Cairns that broke his rib and collarbone. Prior to that accident, he injured his shoulder at Joyride 2024 and had his hand operated on last December. Conversely, Bringer was gunning to join Nicholi Rogatkin, Johansson and Dawid Godziek as the only men to ever lock up a Triple Crown. Bringer had already won in Rotorua and Cairns, breaking the 92-point barrier each time. Sunday morning's duel of elite mountain bikers was one to remember as Johansson wasted no time igniting the Boneyard with 720s, tailwhips and a giant frontflip. He then observed 13 others fail to match his score of 91.00.

CHICAGO – The Jayhawks are riding a Kansas gale all the way to New Orleans. No. 1 seed Kansas channeled the intensity of its old fight song in Sunday’s Elite 8 matchup to vanquish No. 10 seed Miami, 76-50. By winning their 13th NCAA Midwest Region title, the Jayhawks qualify for the 16th Final Four in school history. Their record improved to 24-0 when holding foes under 70 points this season.

CHICAGO — Jim Larranaga has coached the Miami Hurricanes to 226 wins and counting, more than any of his peers at “The U”. None of those victories had ever come in a Sweet 16 matchup — until Friday night, that is. No. 10 seed Miami triumphed over the No. 11 Iowa State Cyclones 70-56 to advance to the first Elite Eight in program history. Upperclassmen Kameron McGusty, Jordan Miller and Sam Waardenburg combined for 56 Miami points, equaling Iowa State’s total scoring output, as the Hurricanes pulled away late in a hard-fought contest.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Michigan Wolverines just keep climbing higher. Bolstered by a dominant defensive effort, No. 2-ranked Michigan disposed of the No. 13-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 42-3 in Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Wolverines (12-1) won their first conference championship since 2004, the longest span without winning or sharing a Big Ten title in the 123 years since the first triumph. Michigan’s victory, in its first-ever Big Ten title game appearance, positioned the Wolverines for their first trip to the College Football Playoff.

Hatton secured his first BMW PGA Championship title on Sunday, which is also his third Rolex Series win. The Englishman once visited Wentworth Golf Club as a five-year old boy with his father, sparking a boyhood dream of one day winning the European Tour’s flagship event. Now 28 years of age, the dream has become reality. “It’s unbelievable,” said Hatton. “This was a goal of mine, to win this tournament in my career, and part of me is sad that I didn’t get to experience the crowds and stuff with the grandstands, but it’s just amazing to win this trophy.”

INDIANAPOLIS – History was made at the Indiana Farmers’ Coliseum on Tuesday afternoon as the top-ranked IUPUI Jaguars capped off a groundbreaking season with the first Horizon League Championship in program history. The Jaguars relied on their relentless defense to smother the second-seeded Green Bay Phoenix in a 51-37 victory. Now, IUPUI turns toward uncharted territory, having earned its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.

For seven of the previous 10 seasons, the top four-seeded teams reached the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship semifinals. But on Monday afternoon, for the fourth time in five tournaments, there will be a party crasher. No. 6 seed Cleveland State, which eliminated defending champion Wright State by upsetting the third-seeded Raiders on Thursday night, will join first-time regular-season champion IUPUI, No. 2 seed Green Bay and No. 4 seed Northern Kentucky at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Depth, mental resilience and strong two-way play were huge for the University of Calgary Dinos as they knocked off the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 90–75 last Saturday to claim their third Canada West title in four years. The Dinos tallied 14 steals, 25 bench points and 35 points from turnovers, snuffing out a late comeback attempt en route to a well-rounded victory.

The 2019 Crowchild Classic bucked a recent and incredible trend in the event’s history. For the first time in four years, the men’s edition of the cross-town showdown did not extend to double overtime. Instead, the University of Calgary Dinos were able to close out the match in regulation, downing the Mount Royal University Cougars 2–1 on a last-second power play goal by third-year Riley Sheen.

Hardy Cup 2018: Despite a competitive first half, the Calgary Dinos fell to the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies 43-18 in this year's Canada West football final. Dominating the field with a clinical and efficient offence, the Huskies capitalized on the Dinos' errors throughout the game to claim their first Hardy Cup since 2006.

Crowchild Classic 2018: Once again, the men's hockey Crowchild Classic between the Calgary Dinos and the Mount Royal Cougars turned into a double-overtime classic at the Scotiabank Saddledome. After four lead changes and a multitude of special teams heroics, the Dinos prevailed 6-5 on a goal by Cain Franson.