Gemma Karstens-Smith
@gks.bsky.social
Vancouver-based sports reporter for The Canadian Press. Tired mom of two. She/her. Tell me a story: gks@cp.org
Thomas Muller says he’s weighing a lot of different factors as he ponders his playing future, including how his body feels. #mls #vwfc www.tsn.ca/soccer/artic...
Whitecaps star Muller offers ‘no concrete answers’ on playing future
Thomas Muller says he hasn’t decided whether he’ll continue his playing career after the current Major League Soccer season comes to an end.
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Not often you can call a draw epic but Canada and England just did so with a titanic 26-26 finish. England women unbeaten in 40 matches now, but Canada did what no one else has done — not lost to England. An all-time test. Daleaka Menin picked as player of the match and for good reason.
As the Vancouver Canucks begin their rebuild, the team’s young stars are learning big lessons. #Canucks #NHL ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/young-p...
Young players picking up lessons with rebuilding Vancouver Canucks
PENTICTON — Braeden Cootes is getting used to living out of a suitcase.
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From bag skates to broken glass, the Vancouver Canucks have officially kicked off the Manny Malhotra with training camp. #canucks #nhl www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/new-h...
New head coach Manny Malhotra brings intensity to Vancouver Canucks training camp
PENTICTON - Manny Malhotra has been waiting for this moment a long time.
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With training camp set to open on Thursday, some of the longest tenured Vancouver Canucks are embracing new roles as team veterans. ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/were-ch... #Canucks #NHL
'We're in a new chapter now': Veteran Vancouver Canucks embracing team's rebuild
SURREY — Brock Boeser didn't expect to be embarking on a rebuild in his 10th NHL season.
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Former defensive back Ryan Phillips joins the B.C. Lions’ wall of fame tomorrow. It’s an honour he doesn’t take lightly. #BCLions #CFL www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/...
'This is everything': Former Lions defensive back Phillips cherishes wall of fame nod
The former defensive back was stunned to learn his name would soon be enshrined alongside players he holds in high regard, from legendary kicker Lui Passaglia and CFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dave Dic...
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#Canucks winger Brock Boeser believes his friend and teammate Elias Pettersson is in “a way better headspace” going into a new #NHL season. www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/...
‘A fresh start’: Boeser sees an inspired Pettersson ahead of Canucks’ camp
Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser is convinced Elias Pettersson is doing all he can to rediscover a breathtaking on-ice mojo that earned him the biggest contract in franchise history.
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Oilers GM Stan Bowman was asked during the Mike Babcock press conference in June if the team cares about public perception in light of some of their hirings and signings: www.nytimes.com/athletic/738...
Casey Stoney believes she hasn’t seen the best of her Canadian women’s team — but she expects that to change soon. More on a crucial fall for the head coach and entire #CANWNT : www.tsn.ca/soccer/artic...
Canada’s women’s soccer team looking to build in return to home soil
Casey Stoney hasn’t yet seen the best possible version of her Canadian women’s soccer team.
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Arsenal’s Olivia Smith has always had big dreams. Now the 22-year-old Canadian striker is on the cusp of making some of those ambitions a reality. #CANWNT www.thestar.com/sports/socce...
Canadian striker Olivia Smith continues making history with WSL’s Arsenal
VANCOUVER - Olivia Smith has always had big dreams.
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I had got a chance to chat with @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social forward Jenn Gardiner about Olympics, hiking, mentoring the next generation and more. Take a read: www.tsn.ca/pwhl/article... #PWHL
Goldeneyes forward Gardiner growing after wild year
Jenn Gardiner still can’t quite believe she’s an Olympian. The Vancouver Goldeneyes forward often finds herself scrolling through photos from her time in Italy, a reminder that she was really there, f...
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Sandy Brondello just invited me to come play for the Toronto Tempo. So my life has been made.
@pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social goalie Kristen Campbell attributes her work ethic to her mom, Janet. For more than 25 years, Janet has battled Multiple Sclerosis. www.tsn.ca/pwhl/article... #PWHL
Mom’s MS journey an inspiration for Vancouver Goldeneyes G Campbell
As Kristen Campbell battled on the ice, Janet waged her own fight against multiple sclerosis. She was diagnosed with the neurological disease in 1999 when her daughter was about two years old.
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Concacaf drops a hammer on Gianni Infantino: "This recent unilateral and egregious act of poor governance and leadership follows a pattern of missteps and similar behaviour. A comprehensive reckoning with this presidency is imperative." www.concacaf.com/news/concaca...
Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations welcome the withdrawal of the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise | Concacaf
Concacaf Statement
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I'll say it over and over again: there are more than 500,000 student athletes across all NCAA sports. There are fewer than 10 that publicly identify as trans. That's 0.002% of NCAA athletes. It's culture war nonsense designed to distract us from real issues
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Despite Nathaniel Brown addition – Bayern rule out Alphonso Davies transfer #CanMNT Details for @transfermarkt.de www.transfermarkt.us/despite-nath...
Despite Nathaniel Brown addition – Bayern rule out Alphonso Davies transfer
Bayern Munich have ruled out a potential departure of Canadian men’s national team left-back Alphonso Davies this summer. “I can rule out a move for Alphonso Davies,” Bayern Munich director Max Eberl ...
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The biggest FIFA World Cup ever has come to an end. Canada’s star in the constellation of soccer nations has never burned brighter. lethbridgeherald.com/news/nationa...
'The best is yet to come': Canada dubbed a soccer nation as FIFA World Cup ends
EAST RUTHERFORD — Canada's first appearance at the centre of soccer's biggest showcase has come to an end. The largest-ever FIFA World Cup came to a close
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Two Bayern Munich legends, Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski were expecting to face-off against each other in Chicago for Lewandowski's MLS debut but the game was cancelled. That wasn't going to keep the two friends from seeing each other 🙌 #MLS
What is Canada to be? The answer shouldn’t be left to Bay Street and certainly shouldn’t be left to Silicon Valley. theprovince.com/sports/sport...
Sportsnet 650's demise reminds us that lack of competition is bad for Canadians
Patrick Johnston: Where is the Competition Bureau? Who thought sports ownership consolidation would be good for the rest of us?
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A dispatch from my final game of this World Cup. What a run it’s been. ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/didnt-f...
'It didn't feel like home': Switzerland prevails amid hostile Colombia-friendly crowd
VANCOUVER — Manuel Akanji knew the crowd inside BC Place would be anything but welcoming.
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It’s still a lame way to settle a game but PKs are still hard to beat for tension and drama
Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue says the co-host nation's World Cup run was successful "on a variety of fronts." It's also just the beginning. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/07/06/c... #CANMNT #FWC26
Canada Soccer CEO Blue says World Cup enthusiasm must translate into lasting support
Watching Canada embrace the FIFA World Cup has been a “breathtaking” experience for Kevin Blue. The co-host nation rallied not only behind the tournament, but truly celebrated the country’s team, said...
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When I was in sports journalism school it was drilled into me that there's no cheering in the press box. Indeed, serious sports journalists shouldn't betray any kind of bias. But that's a very North American view and this World Cup has seen that cultural norm challenged www.cp24.com/news/sports/...
No Cheering In The Press Box: Cultures clash in World Cup media centres
It’s an adage in North American sports journalism that there’s no cheering in the press box.
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Canada’s World Cup team echoes the country’s rich multiculturalism — and that isn’t lost on the players. #CANMNT #FWC26 www.tsn.ca/soccer/fifa-...
Canada's FIFA World Cup team reflects country's vibrant multiculturalism
Donning the Maple Leaf was a conscious decision for many of the athletes representing Canada at this summer’s FIFA World Cup.
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"Really, it's magical." Canadian players hope to inspire others with historic World Cup run. #CANMNT #FWC26 www.tsn.ca/soccer/fifa-...
Canadian players hope to inspire others with historic World Cup run
After yet another historic performance on Sunday, head coach Jesse Marsch told his team they’re all Canadian heroes.
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What a game. Another historic day for Canadian soccer. #CANMNT #FWC26 lethbridgeherald.com/sports/natio...
Eustaquio nets 'moment of magic,' Canada advances with 1-0 win over South Africa
LOS ANGELES — Even after scoring one of the biggest goals in Canadian soccer history, Stephen Eustaquio remained humble. The 29-year-old midfielder played
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He may be leading Canada through a historic FIFA World Cup run, but head coach Jesse Marsch is not about to commit the Canadianism of saying sorry. ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/canada-... #CANMNT #FWC26
Canada won't underestimate South Africa ahead of World Cup knockout game
VANCOUVER — He may be leading Canada through a historic FIFA World Cup run, but head coach Jesse Marsch is not about to commit the Canadianism of saying sorry.
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They wont have the home soil advantage they were gunning for, but Canada still earned its first ever spot in a World Cup knockout game. #CANMNT #FWC2026 www.tsn.ca/soccer/fifa-...
Canada advances to World Cup knockout round despite loss to Switzerland
Canada is through to the knockout round of the FIFA World Cup despite falling 2-1 to Switzerland in their final game of the tournament’s group stage on Wednesday.
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