Kicking of their second season of their MLS era, Whitecaps FC repeated the opener from last year by beating their Canadian rival. Last year it was Toronto FC, this year it was MLS new boys Montreal Impact in a 2-0 victory. While last year was at the temporary Empire Field to start the season, this…
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Recipients of First Annual Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards Announced
Winners of the inaugural Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards were announced Thursday January 26th, recognizing excellence in sports broadcast and journalism in the Vancouver marketplace across nine categories of radio, television and print. The 2012 finalists were named from a list of nominees compiled by a multi-media panel assembled by “Friends of Paul Carson”…
CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Kicks Off
Thursday evening the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament kicked off at BC Place in downtown Vancouver. From January 19 to 29, eight teams are competing for the two spots available to represent the CONCACAF region at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Two groups of 4 teams…
Finalists for inaugural Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards announced
The nominees for the inaugural Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards were announced Wednesday January 18th, recognizing excellence in sports broadcast and journalism in the Vancouver marketplace across nine categories of radio, television and print. The Vancouver sport scene lost a friend, advocate and legend when Paul Carson passed away in December 2010. Carson was…
Whitecaps FC & MLS Announce 2012 Season Schedule
MLS soccer unveiled its 2012 schedule this week, with 323 matches spread over 267 days it is the longest MLS regular season in league history and promises to be action packed. Aimed at reducing the heavy travel burden for the geographically largest league on the planet, local rivalries will heat up as teams within the…
Grey Cup Festival 2011
This weekend marked the CFL’s 99th Grey Cup Championship, held in Vancouver for the 14th time, this edition ended in storybook fashion with a home team win for the BC Lions, 34-23 over Winnipeg Blue Bombers. One of the first major tests for the new and improved BC Place stadium, although due to very unpredictable…
What’s On Weekend – November 24-27, 2011
The Biggest Event this week has to be Grey Cup 2011; BC Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Canadian Football League championship. Thurs Nov 24 – Grey Cup fever is alive and kicking, after the days CFL Player Awards, there are a host of Team Parties throughout the city. – It’s Thursday so that…