Author: Virginia Whitehead

“To have effect, you must remove the name Impact.” In the name of this unlikely logic, Joy Sapoto, holder of the Montreal Impact franchise in Quebec for the Major League Soccer (MLS), announced on January 14 that he would change his team name. Founded in 1992, The Impact is now called Club de Foot Montreal, or CF Montreal.And not doing things in halves a few days later, Club Montreal unveiled a similarly radical slogan in its simplicity: a snowflake stylized in a blue-gray-black circle colors from the franchise, registered with MLS since 2012. Designers see water, ubiquitous , Full of…

If some still doubt the souring relationship between Pierre-Luc Dubois and John Tortorella, Thursday’s match confirmed this. And not nearly. Dissatisfied with the midfielder’s outfit during the encounter between Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning, the head coach made him sit on the bench for most of the match. In fact, Dubois played 3.55 minutes early in the first half before falling into the middle of the bench, going on for 46 minutes and 49 minutes remaining of the match. It must be said, however, that the Blue Jackets striker appeared uninterested several times early in the first half.…

Less than two months after suffering a fractured two vertebrae, Michael Kingsbury is already preparing to return to competition. Posted Jan 21, 2021 at 10:01 am Updated 11:20 am Simon DrouinJournalism Barring a turnaround, Olympic freestyle skiing champion at the World Cup will line up in Deer Valley, scheduled for February 4-5. Kingsbury exits a training camp with the Canadian team at Val San Como, where he spent 10 days at the Mughal poles without much pain. On Saturday, he will fly to Calgary, where he will attend another camp for a week before heading to Utah. One and a…

Even if the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in Quebec, the Alouettes leaders are already preparing for the next season of their training. However, many questions remain unanswered at this time. Also read: Aloyte: New Agreements for Two Quebecers General Manager Danny Maciocia continues to shop for a competitive team in the field. On Wednesday, Alouette announced seven deals with Canadian players, including Quebec Jean Samuel Blanc and Felix Faubier-Lucier. Football operations go almost as usual. Despite the small team, the same situation prevails on the second floor with President Mario Cecini. Next month, he is scheduled to meet the…

Elizabeth Rancourt has been hosting National Hockey League (LNH) matches at TVA Sports since last week, with teammates Louis Jean and Michel Goodboot. A rare woman to earn this title, the caller works to remove prejudices, one by one. Because there is still … She admits bluntly: Back in 2021, she and her fellow sports journalists sometimes receive comments like “Come back to your boiler” if they’re unfortunate enough to stutter at the sentence curve. However, Elizabeth Rancourt knows her characters, just as Chantal Machape – her best friend – and her other companions paved the way for her. Fortunately,…

In Beachhay, Hawaii, a gironde surfer took an incredible wave. His performance, illustrated, is amazing. Last november, I am astonished everyone in Nazareth. On Saturday, Justin Dupont did it again in Bayahy, on the island of Maui (Hawaii), where she tamed one of the world’s most legendary waves: the jaw. 29-year-old Girondin managed to surf for several seconds in a huge tube before heading out. The achievement video shows how big the water monster can be. Irony: She wrote on her Instagram account that her goal is “to achieve great success”. She herself did not expect to take such a…

In their first game of the season with the Senators, former Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk made sure to make a good impression with his powerful play goal in a 4-3 overtime loss to Gates on Tuesday, in Ottawa. The third overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft fired a shot received in the middle of a showdown circuit that left goalkeeper Laurent Brossuit no chance. Jalchenok, who has been wearing the colors of a fifth team in less than three years, started the season with the reserve team. Tuesday, the injured Tim Stotzel was replaced in training. Nikolai Eilers scored…

Tiger Woods suffered a setback in his rehab. The golfer admitted Tuesday that he had to undergo a fifth back surgery, which would prevent him from undergoing alongside the rest of the court for next season’s PGA Tour. Posted on January 19, 2021 at 5:51 pm Updated at 18:01 Doug FergusonNews agency Woods will not compete next week in the Open Farmers Insurance at Torrey Pines, a tournament he won seven times, the last in 2013. He also won the US Open at that tournament in 2008. He will be Torrey Pines. Hosting major tournament again next June. The golfer…

Wanting to “get things right,” Mike Babcock gave his first interview since his dismissal, just days before his appearance as an analyst for NBC. The former coach admitted to making some mistakes and claiming that some facts are wrong. Babcock was previously at the helm of the Toronto Maple Leaves, from 2015 to 2019, and is noticeably reverting to the criticism formulated by Johan Franzen, who directed him with the Detroit Red Wings, and on this other story about Mitch Marner, with Toronto. Remember, the daily Toronto Sun reported last November that Babcock asked Marner, during his debut with Maple…

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 12:03 a.m. (Update : Tuesday, January 19, 2021. 1:01 am) Jacob Markstrom comes to chase his former team again as he stood in front of his own net to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Former Canucks goalkeeper Markstrom saved 25 times to claim the victory. Johnny Godrow was the perfect attacker for Alberta, with both a goal and an assist. The striker ensured a reply to Jake Virtanen midway through the second half when he redirected Sean Monahan’s pass behind Thatcher Demko. Mikael Backlund gave the Flames…