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Week 4 NFL Capsules
New Orleans Saints (2-1) at Atlanta Falcons (1-2), 1 p.m. ET,New Orleans lost for the first time last week as the Eagles made the Saints' offense appear mortal following thrashings of the Panthers and Cowboys. Scoring (34.3 points per game) wasn't an issue for the Saints in the first two games of th...
Galaxy pull away in West with victory over Whitecaps
Gabriel Pec scored his 13th goal of the season and added a pair of assists to lift the LA Galaxy to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in Carson, Calif. ,Pec also was instrumental on the sequence leading to a second-half own goal by Vancouver that put the Galaxy (17-7-7, 58...
Galaxy can draw closer to clinching West's top seed vs. Whitecaps
The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to edge closer to securing the top spot in the Western Conference on Saturday night when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (16-7-7, 55 points) took charge of their West fate by rallying from two goals down to a 4-2 victory over LAFC last S...
Week 3 NFL Capsules
NY Giants (0-2) at Cleveland Browns (1-1),If must-win territory can be reality in September, the Giants are ready to cross the border. They lost their first two games of the season to the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders. If they lose to the Browns, things really get dicey. New York then ...
Brian White, Whitecaps pull out draw with Dynamo
Brian White scored in the 73rd minute in his first match action since Aug. 27 to lift the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.,The Whitecaps (13-8-7, 46 points) remained a point clear of Houston (12-8-9, 45 points) in a Western Conference standings, with b...
Whitecaps, Dynamo jostle for playoff position in West
The Vancouver Whitecaps travel to Houston to battle the likely short-handed Dynamo on Wednesday in a late-season Western Conference clash with huge playoff implications.,The Whitecaps (13-8-6, 45 points) are a point clear of Houston (12-8-8, 44 points) with a match in hand. Vancouver is sixth in the...
Yohei Takaoka's 3rd straight shutout leads Whitecaps past Earthquakes
Fafa Picault and Stuart Armstrong scored goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps post a 2-0 home victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Ryan Gauld had both assists to raise his season total to 12 for the Whitecaps (13-8-6, 45 points), who moved into fifth place in the Western Confere...
Whitecaps battle for playoff positioning vs. lowly Earthquakes
The Vancouver Whitecaps continue their pursuit of a playoff spot when they host the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night in British Columbia.,The Whitecaps (12-8-6, 42 points) are in sixth place in the bunched-up Western Conference. Vancouver is just two points behind the fourth-place Colorado Rap...
Week 2 NFL Capsules
Buccaneers at Lions, 1 p.m. ET,Another playoff rematch awaits the Lions, who went to overtime to knock off the Rams at home in the regular-season opener (26-20). QB Jared Goff isn't fretting the matchup, especially if safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is out. Goff has at least 350 passing yards and multip...
FC Dallas earn road point in 0-0 draw with Whitecaps
With both sides down key players on international duty, the host Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday night with late drama., ,Vancouver (12-8-6, 42 points) hit the woodwork on three separate occasions, but couldn't find the back of the net. Without leading goal scorers...
FC Dallas have opportunity against short-handed Whitecaps
Fighting to get into the playoff picture, FC Dallas could benefit against a short-handed Whitecaps roster Saturday in Vancouver.,The Whitecaps (12-8-5, 41 points) enter the weekend in fifth place in the Western Conference and fresh off a 1-0 win over Austin FC, but they will have five starters missi...
Whitecaps sign Scottish M Stuart Armstrong as DP
The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Scottish midfielder Stuart Armstrong as a designated player on Tuesday.,Armstrong, 32, was a free agent after helping Southampton FC earn a promotion to the Premier League.,Signed through 2026, he joins countryman Ryan Gauld and Paraguay's Andres Cubas as Vancouver's D...
NFC East: 2024 Outlook, Preview, Predictions
NFC East division preview,2024 predicted order of finish, record,Philadelphia Eagles (12-5),If Saquon Barkley stays healthy, Philly avenges last year's collapse to extend the trend of a different division winner every year since 2004., ,Dallas Cowboys (11-6),MVP runner-up Dak Prescott and three-time...
NFC West: 2024 Outlook, Preview, Predictions
NFC West Division preview,2024 predicted order of finish, record,San Francisco 49ers (12-5),The 49ers have plenty of playmakers and signed "hold-in" WR Brandon Aiyuk to an extension. But LT Trent Williams remains a holdout and without him the line might not give Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, Dee...
Pedro Vite scores as Whitecaps blank Austin FC 1-0
Pedro Vite scored the only goal Vancouver needed as the visiting Whitecaps FC defeated offense-challenged Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday in a Western Conference match., ,Vite used a nifty give-and-go play with Ryan Gauld to beat the Verde defense and besieged Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver low to the righ...
Road-tested Whitecaps look to add to their success at Austin FC
Something has to give when the Vancouver Whitecaps, one of MLS's best road teams, travels south and east to battle Austin FC, one of the toughest sides at home, on Saturday in a Western Conference match.,The Whitecaps (11-8-5, 38 points) head to the capital of the Lone Star State on the heels of a 1...
Leagues Cup roundup: LAFC, Pumas UNAM advance to Round of 16
Denis Bouanga and Cristian Olivera scored to lift Los Angeles FC to a 2-0 victory against visiting Austin FC in a knockout-round match of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday.,LAFC will host either Necaxa or the San Jose Earthquakes in the Round of 16 after goals in the 11th and 61st minutes.,Hugo Lloris ma...
Real Salt Lake claim ex-Whitecaps D Javain Brown
Real Salt Lake claimed defender Javain Brown off waivers from the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday.,Brown, 25, recorded two goals and nine assists in 93 MLS matches (73 starts) with Vancouver from 2021-24.,"I've always felt that RSL is a top club, in which I see a team and staff who have a great col...
Cleveland Browns training camp capsule
CLEVELAND BROWNS (11-6),OPEN CAMP: July 23, Berea, Ohio,LAST YEAR: Injuries threatened to wreck the Browns' season before a rescue from a couple of unexpected names: QB Joe Flacco found the Fountain of Youth from the futon and turned in a borderline miraculous four-game winning streak backed by Clev...
Cincinnati Bengals training camp capsule
CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-8),OPEN CAMP: July 23, Kettering Health Practice Fields, Cincinnati ,LAST YEAR: The Bengals went 4-3 to finish the season with Jake Browning throwing up impressive numbers -- 12 touchdowns compared to Joe Burrow's 15 in the first 11 games -- after the QB1 was lost to a wrist in...