Canadian Olympic soccer spy scandal expands to John Herdman, men’s team, World Cup qualifiers
TSN's Rick Westhead reported on former CanWNT coach John Herdman showing drone footage to CanMNT players in 2021 while he was coaching them.
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A drone spying scandal is rocking Olympic soccer, and leading to Connor Stalions jokes
A Canadian analyst and assistant coach have been sent home, with the former also receiving an eight-month suspended sentence from French authorities.
Argentina’s official team account dropped a ‘Not Like Us’ Drake insult after Copa América win over Canada
"Not like us, not with us."
Canadian politicians call ‘defund CBC’ over NHL playoffs, push for them to air games they’re already broadcasting
Umpires toss Canadian baseball PA announcer over sound clip following questionable call
"Did they throw Jeff out?"
Nate Silver gets roasted for latest Canadian sports error
Silver, of "Sudbury/Thunder Bay" infamy, mixed up how "college" is used in Canada.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau ‘furious’ at ‘garbage decision’ by Bell for mass layoffs around record Super Bowl ad sales
"I'm pretty pissed off about what just happened."
U.S. and Australia feeds of Christine Sinclair sendoff match crashed, replaced by Skip Bayless funeral ad on FS2
Both the U.S. and Australian feeds of this match hit issues, with FS2 not returning to the match for 20-plus minutes.
College radio announcer goes viral for ‘NOOOOOOO!!!’ call of heartbreaking loss to rival
Jesse Bell's "NOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOO!!!" call of Queen's last-second loss to Western drew wide attention.
Super Bowl viewership up six percent in Canada, TSN and RDS set streaming record
Bell Media's CTV/TSN/RDS broadcasts of Super Bowl LVII averaged 8.6 million viewers.
Tennis fans roast Sportsnet for losing feed right ahead of Canada’s Davis Cup win
The Canadian men's tennis team won the Davis Cup for the first time Sunday, but viewers in Canada couldn't see it live thanks to Sportsnet losing their feed.
Croatian tabloid has wild cover comeback to John Herdman’s ‘F*** Croatia’: ‘You have the mouth, do you have the balls?’
Canadian manager John Herdman's post-match "F*** Croatia" has led to a lot of discussion, and now an unflattering Croatian tabloid cover.
Canada’s John Herdman’s ‘I mean no disrespect’ follow-up to his earlier ‘F— Croatia!’ was perfect
"And when you're asked a question, 'What did you say in that huddle?', it's what I said. ...I mean no disrespect to the Croatian team and Croatian people, but at the end of the day, it's a mindset Canada's got to have if we're going to have three points against one of the top teams in the world."
The Parleh’s James Sharman will host daily soccer series ‘Room 4-4-2’ on Anthem’s Game+ network
"There’s a huge appetite for soccer coverage in this country right now."
Bell Media extends exclusive Canadian TV deal with NFL, adds RedZone, International Series games, and new MNF games, keeps Thursday Night Football
A notable part of this deal sees Thursday Night Football and the Oct. 30 international game set for linear TV in Canada, even though they'll be streaming-only on the U.S. side of the border.
Amazon signs five-year broadcast deal with ONE Championship for at least 12 exclusive events per year in U.S. and Canada
"We believe our collaboration with Prime Video will allow us to reach a wider North American audience that is hungry for an authentic and differentiated product you simply can’t get with any other organization."
Sportsnet radio changes see many let go in Toronto and Vancouver, new programming approach focused on podcasts
Sportsnet is going for a lot of changes here, both in personnel and in platform focus.
Canadian over-the-top channel OneSoccer has also landed in the traditional cable/satellite universe with Telus
"From the beginning, OneSoccer’s goal has been to be everywhere, in every home, and accessible to as many Canadians as possible – and this is a significant step in that regard."
Cabral “Cabbie” Richards returns to Canada, joins Sportsnet for betting-focused coverage
Richards worked in the Canadian sports media world from 2001-19, but then headed to the U.S. with Turner and Bleacher Report. He's now back in Canada with Sportsnet.
TSN’s Darren Dutchyshen announces he has cancer, will be off SportsCentre as he undergoes treatment
"I'm getting incredible treatment with some amazing doctors and can't wait to return."
Many TSN and CTV channels went off the air for more than an hour Monday in Canada thanks to a power outage
This national outage for several TSN channels impacted their carriage of the Patriots-Chiefs NFL game, as well as the French Open.
TSN’s Dan O’Toole posts on Instagram that his one-month-old daughter is missing
"I have a one month old child, and I don’t know where she is."
ESPN wildly misplaced Abbotsford, B.C. on a graphic about Chase Claypool
No, Abbotsford is not near the Alberta border.
FloSports’ 2020 FloBikes schedule includes exclusive Tour de France rights in Canada, the first time that event has been a digital exclusive
Streaming company FloSports picked up another $47 million in Series C funding last June and has struck deals...
The Weather Network’s Chris Murphy got knocked over by a massive gust of wind during a Newfoundland storm report
"I'm okay! The wind just blew me down!"
