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Soccer fan columnist: On Van Persie, Man City and Chelsea Schmelsea
Jason McWilliams is the Whitecaps fan columnist for Province Sports. His first column of the year will appear in the season-opening Goal! section on Feb. 28. In the meantime, here are some of his...
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Champions League: bits and bites going into this week’s second leg
Jason McWilliams writes a Whitecaps fan column for Province Sports, and blogs on all things soccer. With the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 underway Tuesday, McWilliams looks back with...
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And then there were eight: A look at the Champions League quarterfinalists
Jason McWilliams is Province Sports’ Whitecaps fan columnist. As the Champions League quarterfinals get underway Tuesday, he looks back at the round of 16 … This is why I love the Champions League, for...
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The 2 O’Clock: Isco struts his stuff for Real Madrid’s fanatics, remembering...
Welcome to The 2 O’Clock for Wednesday, July 3. I hope you’ve had a wonderful day. I know, I know, it’s only 2. (Heck, it’s closer to 3. Am I late for everything? Don’t say a word!) I have to be honest...
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The 2 O’Clock: You wouldn’t want to play soccer against Luis Suarez, but...
Do you ever have one of those days? We’re having one of those days. It’s quiet around here, too quiet, and our efforts to stir up a quiet day are being met with even more quiet. (Cowbell would help.)...
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The 2 O’Clock: The greatest Yankees, the greatest Dodgers, and we recommend...
Hey everyone. It’s time for the 2 O’Clock and you know, since I published the 10 O’Clock this morning, I’ve had a couple of people talk to me about the topless women who were on Jericho Beach Sunday...
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The 2 O’Clock: A-Roid makes some jokes at Dempster’s expense
That A-Rod. Always trying to be the centaur of attention. When Gibsons, B.C.’s Ryan Dempster plunked him during a game earlier this week, everyone assumed it was some kind of public payback for Alex...
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The 2 O’Clock: Lleyton Hewitt’s luck runs out, and don’t worry, we’re sure...
A very happy Monday afternoon and welcome to the 2 O’Clock. You know, I’m keeping half an eye on the Lleyton Hewitt-Mikhail Youzhny match at the U.S. Open. Winner goes to the quarterfinals. And what a...
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The 2 O’Clock: Tom Brady’s anger and agony, and Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be...
Occasionally I hear the laughs. That I need to wear a watch. That I have no concept of time. That the 2 O’Clock should really be called the 3 O’Clock. You’re right. On all fronts. I am a horrible...
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The 2 O’Clock: Mike Brown, we salute your moustache. Does it have a Twitter...
When my six-year-old’s hockey organization announced that the kids would have three ice times a week this season, I must confess I had mixed feelings about it. Three times a week? Is that really...
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The 10 O’Clock: It’s always fun to be in New Orleans, but doubly so when the...
Happy Monday morning. As I write this, looking out the window of my office at the base of Granville Street, Vancouver looks a bit menacing. The sky is grey and darkening. If you didn’t know what time...
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The 2 O’Clock: World Series a matchup of some of the greatest beards in pro...
Tomorrow is a big day in The Province newsroom. We’re having an in-house open house — meaning that employees from other departments get to come into the newsroom to see how we do things. I get to talk...
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The 10 O’Clock: Blatter can’t just talk about Ronaldo, he has to talk about...
I don’t know Ken Charko personally, but I like what he stands for. He owns the Dunbar movie theatre, and no doubt refuses to yield to the advances of developers as he keeps a lovely, character,...
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The 2 O’Clock: Hockey Night in Canada still stirs something, and watch out,...
Sometimes you just need Teddy to set things straight. Teddy is 94. He’s a retired allergist. He’s my mom’s cousin, by marriage, and he’s been a big part of my life as long as I can remember. He and his...
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The 10 O’Clock: Was the Seahawks’ defensive performance the greatest in Super...
Where’s the killer instinct? I thought about that last night, as a big lead in my tennis league match was slipping away. I’d been up 5-1, needing just one more game to take the match, and I was, for...
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The 10 O’Clock: And just like that, Kenny Miller bolts Vancouver
Look, I have been very, very good recently. I did the 12-day Wild Rose cleanse. I eat a lot of quinoa, and fend off the raccoons for the kale growing in the backyard. I drink smoothies and I somehow...
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Weekend Warmup: Indy 500, Heat and Pacers, Habs and Rangers, Champions League...
What’s the best month in the sports calendar? It’s a debate that crops up all the time. Here at Province Sports, it’s one of those subjects that seems to constantly get attention — particularly when...
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The 2 O’Clock: Weise, quite simply, a monster. Might not have worked for the...
Eugenie Bouchard won her second-round match Wednesday morning at the French Open, beating Belgium’s Julia Goerges in three sets. Court 7, where the match took place, is a lovely mini-stadium, with a...
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Forbes’ most valuable sports franchises: Sorry, Yankees, you don’t even make...
Forbes.com released its annual ranking of the 50 most valuable sports franchises on the planet Wednesday, and it shows what everyone outside North America already knows: Soccer — er, pardon us,...
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12 Bells: The reverse-objectification of Rory, and James Rodriguez joins his...
A regularly recurring subject in the world of sports is the objectification of female athletes. Why, back in the old days here at Province Sports, we would regularly run photos of Anna Kournikova...
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The Morning Skate March 27: Canuck crunch, Cupcake weakness, UFC cavalcade...
It’s everywhere this morning. Yesterday in the Morning Skate the esteemed Erik Rolfsen suggested if the Canucks lost in the Maroon and Cream unis, that it was time to ditch them. Not only did they...
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The Morning Skate, Sept. 2: How kids learn, the slow return to Canucks...
Wanna see what happens when parents let go and let their kids just play? That’s amazing. These are eight- and nine-year-olds — and they’re stepping back, waiting their turn. It can be done. Local...
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The Afternoon Skate, Feb. 17: How to label Canucks’ twins, plus hot Johnny...
“They’re second-line players,” someone told me at Rogers Arena on Monday night. “That’s all they are.” That would be Daniel Sedin, who spent much of the season among the NHL’s top 10 scorers, and his...
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The Afternoon Skate, Feb. 23: Raffi and the Canucks’ sad class of 2011;...
At least someone got excited by the prospect that Raffi Torres could one day pull on an NHL jersey again: Cups coming to Toronto now with Raffi Torres in the lineup #GameChanger — Futh (@ericfuther)...
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Whitecaps 2016 position-by-position preview
The Whitecaps’ core remains the same, but they’ve made some interesting additions for the 2016 MLS season. Here’s a look at all the players. GOALKEEPERS Name Age Nationality Status Acquired David...
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The Afternoon Skate, May 30: Do you watch NBA’s seventh? Or Stanley Cup’s...
It should be close, but it’s not even close. I got up this morning and thought, “What should I watch tonight? Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final? Or Game 7 of the NBA’s Western Conference final?” It...
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