On Saturday at Richardson Stadium, the women’s soccer team overcame a ferocious defensive effort from the Trent Excalibur to claim a 2-0 victory in their home opener and move to 2-0 on the season.

This weekend was a baptism by fire for new Queen’s men’s soccer head coach Carlo Cannovan and his team, who opened their regular-season campaign Saturday at Richardson Stadium with a 2-1 victory over the Trent Excalibur.

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men’s rugby team went all of last season without a single win, but the Gaels showed no sympathy for their situation, pounding them 86-3 in front of a rowdy and spirited crowd at Kingston Field on Saturday.

The men’s basketball team tested its mettle against some American talent, contesting four preseason games last month against National Collegiate Athletic Association teams.

The women’s soccer team began their regular-season campaign with a bang, notching a 2-0 road victory over the Royal Military College Paladins Wednesday night at RMC.

As part of the Department of Athletics and Recreation’s large-scale rebranding effort, Queen’s sports teams gained new uniforms and lost a description.

Looking like they were out to show that last year’s 6-2 record was no fluke, the football team gave the McMaster Marauders a 35-11 pounding in their first game of the season Monday.

As the Beijing Olympics draw closer, there will undoubtedly be much wailing and gnashing of teeth about the degree to which politics has entered the games.

Strength in numbers is the theme of many of this years rookie classes. Here’s a look at some of the most promising additions to this year’s rosters.
For many interuniversity programs, a strong crop of recruits can make a big difference.
Women’s soccer coach Dave McDowell hopes his will be one such program. The team finished second in Canada two years ago but crashed out of the playoffs in the first round last year.
McDowell said he’s bringing in a lot of new recruits, and he has high expectations for them.

Queen’s Athletics and Recreation has announced three of their varsity coaches will have their contracts upgraded to full-time status, which means they will now be solely responsible for coaching their teams instead of having to balance coaching work with other departmental responsibilities.

When watching the Olympics this month, Queen’s students might see a familiar face or two in the crowd of athletes sporting the Canadian red and white.

Ireland A and the United States went head-to-head in Kingston on Wednesday, June 11 as part of the Barclay’s Churchill Cup.

On June 11, Richardson Stadium played host to four international rugby teams and thousands of enthusiastic spectators as part of the Barclays Churchill Cup, a six-team international competition featuring the national teams of Canada and the U.S. as well as A sides from England, Scotland, Ireland and Argentina.

SEATTLE—There’s a dark shadow hanging over this city that makes the omnipresent rain clouds seem all sweetness and light by comparison. The prospect of losing the city’s beloved NBA franchise has come into stark focus during the court case between the city and the owners of the Seattle SuperSonics, who want to move the team to Oklahoma City.