{
  "id": 6840262,
  "title": "Around the NSL: Record broken; standings rocked; Calgary a wild watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/around-the-nsl-record-broken-standings-rocked-calgary-a-wild-watch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T02:06:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/2026/09/11/around-the-nsl-record-broken-standings-rocked-calgary-a-wild-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Northern Super League has seen record-breaking attendance and a series of upset results. After breaking the league's attendance record with 17,077 fans at Stade Saputo on August 29, the Calgary Wild has maintained an impressive streak, not losing a match since Week 15. The team's recent victories include a 1-0 win over the Halifax Tides, and they're now five points clear of second place. The Mighty Maroons, on the other hand, have been on a mission to prove their inaugural season wasn't a fluke, winning two and drawing two of their last four games. The Ottawa Rapid, once untouchable, has since lost every game except for a 2-2 draw with Toronto. With only six weeks left in the season, the jostling for playoff positions is intense, with the Tides and Rapid just a few wins apart.",
  "summary": "Records were broken, the standings were rocked and the Calgary hasn’t lost a match since Week 15. The last two weeks of the Northern Super League have been electric. With […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Record attendance of 17,077 fans at Stade Saputo on August 29",
    "Calgary Wild maintains perfect record since Week 15",
    "Ottawa Rapid has lost every game except a 2-2 draw with Toronto"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Calgary's sustained winning streak and Halifax's and Ottawa's recent losses shake up the standings, intensifying the playoff push with six weeks left in the Northern Super League season.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Calgary Herald",
        "title": "Wild ride: Calgary turns lost NSL season into late-summer surge under new head coach Leah Blayney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/wild-ride-calgary-turns-lost-nsl-season-into-late-summer-surge-under",
        "published": "2026-09-11T21:41:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}