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Kevin Sousa / REUTERS Canada’s Cyle Larin’s tying goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina Friday gave life to co-host’s knock-out round push.

Canadian men have momentum in Group B after late Larin goal

Jerrad Peters 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 12, 2026

It was a draw that felt like a win.

Had Canada lost to Bosnia-Herzegovina Friday afternoon, its home World Cup would not have been guaranteed beyond next week.

Instead, the pressure is a little bit less. And in a tournament where margins matter, less is preferable to more.

Just contemplate what almost was.

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Moises Castillo / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spain is one of the favourites to win the 2026 World Cup. But even if the team cruises to a Group H win, history tells a different tale about tourney juggernauts. Thomas Padilla / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Head coach Didier Deschamps (right) looks to lead World Cup co-favourite Kylian Mbappé (left) and France to football’s promised land.

May the best team win… maybe

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May the best team win… maybe

Jerrad Peters 7 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2026

The best team doesn’t always win the World Cup.

The Netherlands knows this; Hungary, too. And Brazil, the only country with five stars on its shirt, might be forgiven for wanting seven.

Those are the most famous examples, and we’ll get to them. But a number of others deserve recognition as well — none of it detracting from the teams that actually lifted the trophy.

Like Austria, for example.

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Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2026

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NSL PHOTO FILES Kaylee Hunter’s (right) breakaway strike for AFC Toronto against her hometown club on Sunday was a beauty off perfect tick-tack-toe passes from teammates April Lantaigne and Nikayla Small.

Around the NSL: Heavyweight clashes; a passing clinic; and the new race for first place

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Around the NSL: Heavyweight clashes; a passing clinic; and the new race for first place

Grace Anne Paizen 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

Remember the early edition of this column from last week? Well, how ’bout that thrilling clash between the Halifax Tides and Ottawa Rapid?

The saves from Kitchener, Ont., product Rylee Foster and Swedish phenom Mollie Eriksson alone were worth the watch.

Then the Rapid’s Jyllissa Harris banked in a rebound off a perfectly placed high boot from teammate Jung Min-Young. Then came Dorchester, Ont., native Julia Benati’s ball that bent over the fingertips of Eriksson as the home side tied the game at one-all.

Then in the chaos of the 88th minute, with Foster scrambling for a stop, the goalkeeper fumbled the save in front of Delaney Baie Pridham’s foot — who made sure to launch a strike into the net for Ottawa to take control of the game in the dying minutes.

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Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

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NSL PHOTO Halifax Tides’ Cho so-Hyun (left) and Ottawa Rapid’s Jung Minyoung race to the ball in Week 1 action. The two club’s clash for the third time this season in a much-anticipated Friday matinee tilt.

Around the NSL: Vancouver rising; a tale of three strikes; Tides turning

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Around the NSL: Vancouver rising; a tale of three strikes; Tides turning

Grace Anne Paizen 5 minute read Thursday, May. 28, 2026

Welcome to an early edition of View from Row Z! There’s a fantastic Friday night match-up in the works and it would be remiss to not give the contest a proper hype up before kickoff.

Before getting into that, let’s give some credit where credit is due: Vancouver is finally rising in the ranks.

Once again head coach Anja Heiner-Moller threw Jessica Wulf into the net and again the Japanese phenom proved the right choice.

Wulf withstood 16 shots from AFC Toronto with the Rise managing just six. The young goalkeeper also survived all five corners from the Mighty Maroons and only relinquished a goal in the second minute of added time to Richmond Hill, Ont., product Cloey Uddenberg’s foot.

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Thursday, May. 28, 2026

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Oak River Dodgers pitcher Anthony Friesen delivers a pitch to Brandon Cardinals hitter Brady Nault during South West Baseball League action on Sunday afternoon at Andrews Field. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun) May 24, 2026

Oak River strikes late to top Cards

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Oak River strikes late to top Cards

2 minute read Monday, May. 25, 2026

The Oak River Dodgers started strong and ended strong as they overcame a four-run deficit to beat the host Brandon Cardinals 10-8 during South West Baseball League action on Sunday afternoon at Andrews Field.

The Dodgers raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but in what proved to be a wild afternoon at the ballpark, the Cardinals were up 7-3 after three complete innings.

After both teams scored once in the fourth inning, the Dodgers posted three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings as the bats of the Cardinals went cold.

Riley Shamray earned the victory in relief of Dylan Schrader and Ty Paddock, allowing just one hit in 3 2/3 innings of work, while striking out five. Anthony Friesen came in for the final batter for the save.

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Monday, May. 25, 2026

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BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS Sea Bears guard Teddy Allen (right) passes the ball while River Lions forward Kameron Warrens covers him during first quarter action.

Sea Bears feast on River Lions

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Sea Bears feast on River Lions

Ben Little 4 minute read Saturday, May. 23, 2026

It was a magical night at Canada Life Centre — both as the theme night, and for the roaring crowd of 6,700. Fans had much to cheer about as the Sea Bears recorded their third win of the season, downing the Niagara River Lions 97-71.

The club remains unbeaten at home this season.

A three-pointer from Winnipeg’s own Simon Hildebrandt opened the first quarter.

From the tip-off, the Sea Bears’ physicality seemed to overwhelm the defending CEBL champions, earning five steals and holding the River Lions to under 30 per cent shooting from the field in the first quarter.

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Saturday, May. 23, 2026

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BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS Winnipeg Sea Bears guard Nathan Bilamu (left) drives against Niagara River Lions forward Nathan Cayo.

Sea Bears feast on River Lions

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Sea Bears feast on River Lions

Ben Little 3 minute read Friday, May. 22, 2026

It was a magical night at Canada Life Centre — both as the theme night, and for the roaring crowd of 6,700. Fans had much to cheer about as the Sea Bears recorded the third win of the season, downing the Niagara River Lions 97-71.

The club remains unbeaten at home so far this season.

From the tip-off, the Sea Bears’ physicality seemed to overwhelm the defending CEBL champions, earning five steals and holding the River Lions to under 30 per cent from the field in the first quarter.

Winnipeg recorded 38 points in the opening frame, shooting 58.3 per cent the field. Teddy Allen’s three first quarter assists led a total of nine for the Sea Bears, who recorded nine points off of turnovers.

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Friday, May. 22, 2026

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KEVIN SOUSA / NSL Montreal’s Noémi Paquin (right) celebrates teammate Elyse Bennett’s (left) goal Sunday against AFC Toronto. Bennett has had a goal a game so far — including two in the season opener — for the Roses.

Around the NSL: Vancouver falling, Bennett’s boot, Montreal still perfect

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Around the NSL: Vancouver falling, Bennett’s boot, Montreal still perfect

Grace Anne Paizen 4 minute read Friday, May. 15, 2026

IT’S fine and dandy to be accused of being a broken record, because… to go from the best to the worst? In one season? What’s up with that, Vancouver Rise?

Do the Calgary Wild also have zero points so far this season? Yes. But no one was necessarily expecting the Wild to come tearing out of the gates.

The defending Matheson Cup champions? Yeah, fans were expecting more from them — and rightly so.

The Rise led the league in clean sheets last season. Goalkeeper Morgan McAslan recorded nine shutouts and received the 2025 Golden Glove award.

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Friday, May. 15, 2026

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