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Well-rested Saskatoon Blades face uphill climb in chase for east's fifth seed
Lengthy breaks and late season scheduling in the Western Hockey League very rarely mix. The push towards WHL playoffs often means tight turnarounds and limited time to heal up season-long injuries. Th...
Mar 13, 2026 Saskatoon Blades forwards Cooper Williams (left), Rowan Calvert (middle) and David Lewandowski (right) celebrating a goal in the team's 3-2 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on March 4, 2026. (Saskatoon Blades/Steve Hiscock)
Huskies great Gage Grassick pens memorable final chapter as U Sports basketball champion
The clock read 2.3 seconds left as Gage Grassick stepped up to the foul line in Quebec City, Que., on Sunday night. Knowing her University of Saskatchewan Huskies were moments away from capturing thei...
Mar 12, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies star guard Gage Grassick (left) holding the 'Bronze Baby' trophy after securing a second straight U Sports national championship over the University of New Brunswick Reds on March 8, 2026 (Laval Rouge et Or / Mathieu Belanger)
Passing the puck: Hockey hero Wickenheiser mentors young Sask. girl
Nine-year-old Ella Kautzman lives and breathes hockey. She's a left wing with the U11 Bengals in Warman, wearing number three on the ice. Her long ponytail flies behind her as she skates, moving with ...
Mar 12, 2026 This International Women's Month, Saskatchewan hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser (left) shared some hockey wisdom with 9-year-old Ella Kautzman (right) of Warman, inspiring the next generation of female players. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Redemption for USask alumni Kurt Oatway at 2026 Paralympic Games
Sitting in the start gate at a Paralympics wasn't new to para skier Kurt Oatway, but it's a feeling he hadn't experienced for quite some time. Last weekend, the 42-year-old Calgarian finally had the c...
Mar 11, 2026 Canadian Paralympian Kurt Oatway celebrating his bronze medal won in men's sitting downhill at the 2026 Milan Paralympics on March 7, 2026. (Canadian Paralympic Committee/Angela Burger)
Golden Huskies receive warm welcome after U Sports women's basketball title repeat
As the final seconds ticked down on the clock at Amphithtre Desjardins in Quebec City, Que. on Sunday night, University of Saskatchewan Huskies forward Ella Murphy Wiebe barely contained her excitemen...
Mar 09, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies teammates Gage Grassick (left) and Ella Murphy Wiebe (right) returning from U Sports women's basketball nationals with gold medals on March 9, 2026. (Scott Roblin/650 CKOM)
Back-to-back: Huskies women's basketball team repeats for gold at U Sports nationals
Championship material is baked into the DNA of the University of Huskies women's basketball team and on Sunday they proved why. For the second year in a row, the Huskies are national champions defeati...
Mar 08, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team celebrating their 77-68 victory over the University of New Brunswick Reds in the 2026 U Sports women's basketball championship game on March 8, 2026 (Laval Rouge et Or / Mathieu Belanger)
Gold, silver, bronze take Canada's Paralympic medal count to six
B.C.'s Natalie Wilkie, who won a silver medal on Saturday in the women's sprint standing biathlon at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, added a gold medal in women's individual standing ...
Mar 08, 2026 Natalie Wilkie took the gold medal in the individual biathlon at the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Val di Fiemme on Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Canadian Paralympic Committee website)
Huskies capture Canada West men's hockey title for second straight year
Nothing quite like going back-to-back for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team. For the second consecutive season, the Huskies are the best in Canada West after a 4-2 victory in Ga...
Mar 08, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies are Canada West men's hockey champions for the second year in a row beating the Mount Royal Cougars 4-2 on March 7, 2026 (Canada West / Adrian Shellard)
Huskies survive low-scoring affair, advance to U Sports women's basketball championship game
Not many positives to speak of Saturday for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team, but they did just enough to book their spot in the U Sports national championship game. The ...
Mar 07, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies teammates Andrea Dodig (left) and Gage Grassick (right) embracing after their 55-43 U Sports semi-final victory over the Laval Rouge et Or on March 7, 2026 (Laval Rouge et Or / Mathieu Belanger)
Huskies chasing championship game berth at U Sports women's basketball nationals
It's a tournament University of Saskatchewan Huskies star Gage Grassick has played in several times before, running onto the court at U Sports women's basketball nationals. Like they've done for so ma...
Mar 07, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies guard Gage Grassick (left) driving the lane against UBC Thunderbirds guard Jade Huynh (right) in a 71-55 victory in U Sports national quarter-finals on March 5, 2026. (Laval Rouge et Or/Mathieu Belanger)
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