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Category: Sports

Soccer

Atlético Ottawa upset Pacific FC, collect three crucial points in tight playoff race

Atlético Ottawa pulled off a huge upset on Sunday, defeating league-leading Pacific FC 1-0 in a true full-team effort at B.C.’s Starlight Stadium in a defensive masterclass. With the win, Atlético climbed to fourth place in the Canadian Premier League with a win-draw-loss record of 8-4-7  for 28 points. Pacific (9-5-5 for 32 points), Calgary’s Cavalry FC (8-6-5 for 30)...
Soccer

Altético Ottawa make it five home wins in a row — jump back to fourth in CPL

Atlético Ottawa secured their fifth straight win at home on Saturday against Cavalry FC, holding the visitors from Calgary scoreless while protecting an early lead. The game’s fate was sealed in less than 10 minutes. Atlético’s Zach Verhoven sliced a through ball to striker Sam Salter, whose clean finish would give his team a quick lead that lasted for 80-plus...
Basketball

BlackJacks lose heartbreaker to Bandits, face semi-final fight to vie for East title

Two weeks ago, the Ottawa BlackJacks defeated the Scarborough Shooting Stars to secure their eighth consecutive win after a strong defensive performance and with a dynamic offence that saw three players score at least 17 points. Ottawa held a 12-5 record and looked to have first place in the Eastern Conference of the Canadian Elite Basketball League all but locked...
Football

Redblacks win OT thriller against Stamps after Crum, receivers make clutch plays

Another week, another win — and another Crumback. The Ottawa Redblacks edged the Calgary Stampeders 43-41 on Monday in a thrilling back-and-forth affair to win their second straight game in overtime. The Redblacks victory came after the visitors from the capital made another come-from-behind surge to deeply disappoint the Stampeders and more than 21,000 of their fans at McMahon Stadium....
Soccer

Atlético Ottawa fall to 6th place after 1-0 loss to rising Wanderers in defensive tilt

Atlético Ottawa’s win streak is over. Their three-game spell of success has been snapped by the Halifax Wanderers after a strong 1-0 performance in the Nova Scotia capital on Sunday earned them a franchise record of five consecutive home wins. Halifax now has a win-draw-loss record of 5-7-4 (22 points). They’ve leap-frogged Ottawa for the final playoff spot and sit...
Soccer

Atlético — the CPL’s hottest team — defeat Vancouver, move to 4th in league

Atlético Ottawa’s winning streak continues. After three straight victories — the latest against Vancouver FC on Sunday, July 16 — the club is currently the hottest team in the Canadian Premier league and fourth in the standings. A win Saturday in Halifax against the Wanderers could lift Ottawa to third place. Ottawa recorded an emphatic 3-1 win over Vancouver in...