Robson to miss Whitecaps’ Seattle game for ‘aggravated dissent’
Major League Soccer’s disciplinary committee has suspended Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Barry Robson one game, and fined him an undisclosed amount, for “aggravated dissent” against a referee’s...
View ArticleAshleigh McIvor and Jay DeMerit are engaged
Let the Super Baby jokes commence. Whistler’s own Olympic skicross gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor and Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit are engaged. DeMerit popped the question over the weekend...
View ArticleWhitecaps start selling playoff tickets
In a move that will no doubt startle their most superstitious fans, the Whitecaps on Wednesday made 2012 playoff tickets available to season ticket holders. They’ll go on sale to the general public on...
View ArticleHertzog’s pain is likely Mattocks’ gain
Darren Mattocks has watched the better part of two games from the substitutes’ bench, but the Whitecaps’ young Jamaican seems poised for a return to the starting eleven in Dallas on Saturday (5:30 p.m....
View ArticleDallas coach critical of Whitecaps replays
FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman didn’t take kindly to the scoreboard operators at B.C. Place on Saturday. “You guys do a great job of showing videos when your team gets fouled, but you don’t show any...
View ArticleWeekend Warmup: DeMerit rides Camaro into the sunset. What now for the...
On Thursday night, the Edmonton Eskimos lost their first game of the season. But to the 40,000-plus at Commonwealth Stadium, that didn’t seem to matter. After all, there was a sensational 50/50 prize...
View ArticleA goal, a goal, my kingdom for a goal: Whitecaps Weekly for September 11
A goal, a goal, my kingdom for a goal! The Whitecaps finally burst their 450-minute long donut. They scored once. They scored twice. Patrick Johnston and Marc Weber are still agape. Time to chat, of...
View ArticleWeekend Warmup: Lions, Whitecaps, Davis Cup, PGA, Blue Jays … and Mark Messier?
Yeah, hockey! It’s not the NHL’s rookie camps that I’m excited about this weekend. It’s the launch of The 101 Greatest Canucks, our intensive project that kicks off Sunday at provincesports.com....
View ArticleWhitecaps pre-game: Pondering Pedro, points and risk
Good day from overcast Frisco, Tex., where the cityscape is as uninspired as the cuisine (OK, they’ve got BBQ nailed) but you wouldn’t want to say that to anyone’s face, lest they be packin’. (Note: To...
View ArticleGoal time? Really? Province Sports Radio: Whitecaps Weekly
Two goals. A win. And goals left begging. Let’s focus on the positive. That was the quintessential ‘good for confidence’ win for the Whitecaps last weekend against Real Salt Lake. They went down a goal...
View ArticleProvince Sports Radio: Big performances will mean a big finish for the Whitecaps
Big performances all around last week in the win against FC Dallas. That’s keeping the Whitecaps in a whole bunch of mixes – most pressing, of course, is the Western Conference playoff race. Patrick...
View ArticleWhitecaps’ Robinson not bothered by other results
Dallas’s come-from-behind win over the high-flying L.A. Galaxy on Sunday all but killed the Caps chances of finishing fourth in the west and hosting a first-round playoff game. Caps’ coach Carl...
View ArticleIs it the manager or the players? Province Sports Radio’s Whitecaps Weekly...
One game left – or will there be more? The home teams has just as many points as a season ago, yet the mood seems different. It’s been a compelling season for the Whitecaps. They managed to avoid the...
View ArticleOff to Dallas, back with a win for the Caps…really? Whitecaps Weekly does...
“Frisco, here I come!” exclaimed Marc Weber. You’re forgiven if you couldn’t hear the Province’s Whitecaps reporter during the pandemonium at BC Place on Saturday. There was a buzz in the building –...
View ArticleLaser pointer fired at Whitecaps goalie David Ousted during crucial penalty kick
TSN sideline reporter Perry Solkowski was the first to note it – what was a brief green flash in behind David Ousted during the game winning penalty kick by Michel from Wednesday night’s 2-1 MLS...
View ArticleWhitecaps re-sign midfielder Nico Mezquida
The Whitecaps have re-signed midfielder Nico Mezquida, the club announced on Thursday. The diminutive Uruguayan made 17 appearances in 2014, his first season in Vancouver. He started 4 of his 14 MLS...
View ArticleThe Morning Skate, April 6: Who’s your cup contender, will Canucks vs. Kings...
Torts told us to stop talking about 2011. We’re going to talk about 2011. As someone who’s been watching the Canucks for a very long time, I’d become used to the idea that no matter what happened, this...
View ArticleThe Whitecaps Weekly podcast: what happened in KC should stay in KC
If you’re just waking up: no it wasn’t a dream. The Whitecaps were looking great against Sporting Kansas City…and then it all fell apart. Marc Weber joins Patrick Johnston to take stock of the...
View ArticleThe Morning Skate: Who hates the Canucks? TSN 1040 fights, best uniforms,...
Rivalries. They make sports more fun. It’s one thing to win a game, it’s another to beat a team you hate. The Whitecaps play Dallas on Saturday at B.C. Place, and it is a bit of a rivalry game. The...
View ArticleThe Whitecaps Weekly podcast talks championships and emotional highs
Marc Weber and Patrick Johnston make it official: Whitecaps Weekly is a championship calibre show. Thanks, Whitecaps. About that final…it meant a lot to the players. It meant a lot to the fans. What...
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