Carleton University Ravens claim 18th (yes, 18) U Sports Cdn men’s basketball championship,defeating Bishop’s Gaiters 78-75 in thrilling tournament final at Calgary. Aubrey Dorsey-Havens was the scoring star, pouring in 35 points.

Sunday final against winner of Bishop’s/Victoria semifinal will be at 7 pm et on Sunday.

Carleton University Ravens men’s basketball team will play for what would be an 18th U Sports Cdn championship. Ravens defeated Toronto Metropolitan University Bold 58-52 in a Saturday semifinal at Calgary. Opponent in Sunday final tbd.

Carleton University Ravens basketball team wins consolation final (fifth place) of U Sports Cdn championship at Quebec City 60-58 in overtime against Toronto Metropolitan University Bold on Saturday.

Tragedy on the Rideau: More to the story than a memorial plaque Rémi Hotte, Sylvio Desjardins and Gaston Joly perished during night-time ice-blasting on March 7, 1974. Two other men barely survived.

Since I wrote this story that was published five years ago, March 7 has remained a solemn anniversary date for me.

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Carleton U Ravens men’s basketball team opens its U Sports Cdn championship tournament at Calgary with an 85-69 win over Laval Rouge et Or. Sets up Saturday semifinal rematch with Ontario conference champs TMU Bold.

Carleton U Ravens women’s basketball team will play in consolation final of U Sports Cdn championship at Quebec City on Saturday. Carleton defeated McGill 64-62 on Friday.

Off to the consolation side for the Carleton U Ravens women’s basketball team, which lost to UNB Varsity Reds 81-63 at the U Sports Cdn championship tournament at Quebec City on Thursday.

Tough doubleheader for the Carleton University Ravens basketball teams against the Toronto Metropolitan University Bold on Saturday, losing both women’s and men’s Ontario conference finals. Fortunately, Carleton had already locked up the second OUA berths at nationals in Quebec City and Calgary.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & Brazil’s Luisa Stefani defeated 6-7 (2), 6-3, 4-6 of Australian Open women’s doubles semifinals by Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina & Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic in Melbourne on Thursday. Dabrowski & Stefani split semifinal prize of $190,048 Aus.

Into the Australian Open women’s doubles semifinals for Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & Brazil’s Luisa Stefani after a 6-1, 7-6 (5) win over Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh & Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko at Melbourne on Wednesday. Next up: Kazakhstan’s Anna Danalina & Serbia’s Alessandra Krunic.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & UK’s Luke Johnson lose in first round of Australian Open mixed doubles 6-2, 6-7 (10) to Aussies Maya Joint & Matthew Romios in Melbourne on Sunday. Dabrowski in women’s doubles quarterfinals with Brazil’s Luisa Stefani.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & Brazil’s Luisa Stefani into quarterfinals of Australian Open women’s doubles after 6-4, 6-3 win over Spain’s Cristina Bucsa & American Nicole Melichar-Martinez in Melbourne on Sunday.

Another Australian Open women’s doubles win for Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & Brazil’s Luisa Stefani, 6-2, 6-4 in the second round vs France’s Elsa Jacquemot & Colombia’s Emiliana Arango on Friday at Melbourne.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & Brazil’s Luisa Stefani win first round Australian Open women’s doubles match 6-4, 7-6 (3) against Americans Jessica Oegula & McCartney Kessler on Wednesday in Melbourne.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski, a 2018 Australian Open mixed doubles champion, is played in this year’s event with UK’s Luke Johnson. First match vs Aussies Maya Joint & Matthew Romios.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski, a four time Grand Slam doubles tennis champion, has joined up again with Brazil’s Luisa Stefani to start the 2026 season. They are fifth seeds for the Australian Open, facing Americans Jessica Pegulan& McCartney Keller in the first round. #ausopen

New Year’s Day at the golf course. No golf, but good snowshoeing in a beautiful setting.

New Year’s Eve day on the Rideau Canak Skateway. Confirms that it really is winter in Ottawa.

Happy holidays!
Christmas Day 2025 walkabout. Over the Rideau River in Ottawa on the Adawe Bridge.

The half share of the winners’ prize is worth $500,000 to each champion, the largest single prize ever for each of them.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & NZ partner Erin Routliffe win US Open women’s doubles final 6-4, 6-4 against top-seeded Katerina Siniakova & Taylor Townsend in New York on Friday. Second US open title for Dabrowski & Routliffe, fourth Grand Slam title overall for Dabrowski.

A win would give Dabrowski & Routliffe their second US Open title (first was in 2023), and it would be Dabrowski’s fourth Grand Slam tennis title overall, second most ever for a Canadian athlete.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & NZ partner Erin Routliffe reach US Open women’s doubles final with 6-4, 6-3 win over Italy’s Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini. Big challenge in Friday final: top seeds Taylor Townsend & Katerina Siniakova.

Dabrowski & Routliffe will face second seeded Italians Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini in the semifinals.

On to the US Open women’s doubles semifinals for Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & NZ partner Erin Routliffe after Tuesday’s 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Slovakia’s Timea Babos & Brazil’s Luisa Stefani. Next opponents TBD. Dabrowski/Routliffe were 2023 champions in the event.

2023 champions and 3rd seeds this year, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & NZ partner Erin Routliffe reach US Open women’s doubles quarterfinals with 6-4, 6-2 win over Spain’s Cristina Bucsa and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez on Monday. Next: Hungary’s Timea Babis & Brazil’s Luisa Stefani.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & NZ partner Erin Routliffe, 3rd seeds & 2023 champions, win 2nd-round US Open women’s doubles match 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 over American Quinn Gleason & Brazil’s Ingrid Martins. Next match: Apain’s Cristina Bucsa & American Nicole Melichar-Martinez.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & NZ partner Erin Routliffe, the 2023 US Open women’s doubles champions, into second round of this year’s event after 6-3, 6-0!win over Czechs Miriam Skoch & Marketa Vondrousova on Thursday. Next: American Quinn Gleason & Brazil’s Ingrid Martins.

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski & NZ partner Erin Routliffe seeded No 3 in US Open women’s doubles. First round opponents are Czechs Miriam Skoch and Marketa Vondrousova.