Drafts, transfers add depth to Lancers men's basketball By Michal Tellos Sports Editor May 14, 2008 Athleticism and offensive depth has been kept in mind thus far, as freshman pick-ups and veteran transfers in the off-season have added to the quick and agile Windsor Lancers men’s basketball team.
 Coach Chris Oliver has kept busy since the end of the season, making several additions to the team. Players brought to the Lancers have been drawn from near and far, and Oliver has created niches for each of them to fill.
Oliver stated that “adding a point guard was a priority,” later adding that this has been accomplished with Ellis Ffrench, a Nova Scotia native. With veteran point guard Ryan Steer graduating this year, Ffrench is expected to compete for a position on the starting line up. >> | Stephenson drafted by Blue Bombers By Michal Tellos Sports Editor May 14, 2008 The Lancers all-time rushing leader has been drafted to the CFL.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 30 drafted Daryl Stephenson, a Lancer running back, in the third round, 24th overall.
The London native led the CIS in rushing on two occasions, shattering any previous Lancer rushing records.
 Stephenson was only a few hundred yards away from breaking the all-time CIS rushing record, and is the only CIS running back to ever rush for 1,000 yards in three straight seasons.
Stephenson was one of the most awarded and recognized athletes in CIS football. In addition to his rushing numbers, he was awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy as the CIS Most Outstanding Player in 2006. He was also named a CIS first team all-Canadian in 2005 and 2006, rookie of the year in 2004, when he broke the rookie rushing record. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | Laying down on the job: field gets new turf By Michal Tellos Sports Editor May 14, 2008 The Prestige XM turf, the university stadium's new turf, is still on track for completion in mid-June, as construction began recently. The old field was torn up, and the new turf will be laid soon.
The turf, which will cost nearly $1 million, was paid for mostly by the Windsor Alumni Association, which donated $500,000.  Also, the Windsor Essex Catholic District Schoolboard, will give an annual fee of $25,000 for 10 years.
Among the donators was Richard Peddie, who gave $100,000. Peddie is the President of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, and a Windsor alumnus.
The new field turf will be invulnerable to weather, which has often adversely affected sports such as soccer, football, and rugby. By comparison, too, the new turf will require little to no maintenance.
One of the reasons Gord Grace, Director of Athletics, chose this turf was finance, because, in addition to requiring little maintenance, the turf could also generate revenue. >>
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