For many people, sports are a crucial part of everyday life. When they gather such a wide global audience, it is important to recognize that professional athletes have very powerful voices. Their voices are heard by millions of people, so they have the ability to cause positive changes in society. Because of this, it is…
Group dances, big tackles, short shorts, funny hats, soccer cleats, lifting to form pyramids; hip hop, American football, volleyball, golf, soccer, cheerleading? Nope. Just Rugby Union.
I was one and a half quarters late to the Seattle-Carolina playoff game, and when I did finally tune in, it reminded me uncannily of the Brazil-Germany playoff game from the 2014 World Cup. Similar to the crushing 5-0 scoreline in favor of Germany after just a third of the game had passed, Carolina led 31-0…
The Grey Cup is plays a special part in the identity of sport in Canada. In celebration of the 103rd Grey Cup championship, played last night between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Ottawa Redblacks, here is a short rundown of how this iconic trophy came to be synonymous with Canadian football. 1909 – The Grey Cup comes…
Have nothing to do this weekend? Have no fear, Youth Are Awesome is here to help you plan an amazing weekend. Calgary has so many awesome and cheap events as it is, but with Halloween just around the corner; I can assure you your weekend will be action-packed! 1. Halloween Events Whether you want a…
The World Cup in the past week has been a really exciting event. So here are just some of my top 10 choices of pictures from FIFA 2014 so far. 10 : English Fans Cheering 10 : Ecuadorian Fan Cheering 8: Two Japanese Fans kissing replica of the FIFA trophy 7: Brazilian Fan holding up…
At the start of the shortened NHL season I participated for the first time in a fantasy sports league with my friends. Before, the term ‘fantasy sports’ left me with an “unimpressed” and “lame” attitude towards the whole idea. Maybe its because the term ‘fantasy’ left negative connotations with me, especially since playing sports is…
Referee’s undoubtedly are a major component of any sport. They manage the game so that it can be played fairly and that the right team takes the win. However let’s take a look at another lockout. This time a far more rarer occurrence than a player lockout, a referee lockout. What really gets under my…
A closer look at some of the common themes between the most popular tweets in the year of 2011!
Suzanne Alexander is known at Bishop Carroll as a yearbook photographer and general school club enthusiast. She’s also a member of the Bishop Carroll Youth for Justice club, the school spirit club (Casey Council), the girls’ rugby team, and the drama productions. YAA: What’s it like being a yearbook photographer? I saw you get right…
This daring football player, Jason Garza from Driscoll Middle School, took the opposing team by surprise when he walked through the line of scrimmage and dashed away! [youtube jhP-1sJ6pU4]