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Whitecaps up for sale, could approach $500 million
The Vancouver Whitecaps are up for sale and could fetch close to $500 million.,Majority owner Greg Kerfoot and his group that includes former NBA star Steve Nash have retained Goldman Sachs to oversee the process. Sportico pinned the franchise's value at $470 million in January.,The plan is to sell ...
Week 15 NFL Capsules
Dallas Cowboys (5-8) at Carolina Panthers (3-10) 1 p.m. ET, FOX,What are the odds the Carolina Panthers are favorites in a game this season? This is the week. Oddsmakers for the first time since December 2022 are giving the Panthers the edge -- they're 2.5-point favorites as of Friday afternoon -- o...
Week 14 NFL Capsules
New Orleans Saints (4-8) at New York Giants (2-10), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,The Giants lost their seventh game in a row last week and New York is mathematically eliminated from the playoff race. New Orleans won its first two games under interim head coach Darren Rizzi before losing to the visiting Los Angele...
Week 13 NFL Capsules
Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) at Atlanta Falcons (6-5), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,Atlanta holds a one-game lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South but lost the last two games. The Falcons are seeking their first winning season and playoff appearance since 2017. Prior to the bye last week, Atlanta lost...
NFL Thanksgiving, Black Friday Capsules
NFL Thanksgiving, Black Friday capsules,--Thursday,Chicago Bears (4-7) at Detroit Lions (10-1), 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS,With a nine-game winning streak and 2-0 record in the division, the Lions are no easy prey for the Bears in the first game of the holiday tripleheader on Thursday. Chicago lost another ...
Whitecaps seek 'fresh and new energy' in coach search
After another early playoff exit, the Vancouver Whitecaps are looking for a coach with "fresh and new energy.",The Whitecaps parted ways with Vanni Sartini on Monday after four seasons.,The 48-year-old Italian compiled a 57-51-39 record across all competitions, leading the Whitecaps to the MLS Cup P...
Week 12 NFL Capsules
Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) at Carolina Panthers (3-7), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,At Buffalo last week, Kansas City came out on the losing end of a game for the first time since last Christmas. The Chiefs don't lose, so it stands to reason they almost never drop back-to-back games. Kansas City lost back-to-back g...
Week 11 NFL Capsules
Green Bay Packers (6-3) at Chicago Bears (4-5), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,Green Bay hopes to roar out of the bye week and keep its dominance of the Bears on trend. Head coach Matt LaFleur is 10-0 against the Bears and counterpart Matt Eberflus is 0-4 in his career against the Packers. Since their bye week, the...
Mateusz Bogusz lifts LAFC over Whitecaps, into West semis
Mateusz Bogusz scored in the second half and top-seeded Los Angeles FC protected the lead to notch a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night and win the decisive third game of their Western Conference first-round series.,Bogusz scored in the 62th minute for top-seeded LAFC, who won ...
Week 10 NFL Capsules
Week 10 NFL Capsules ,New York Giants (2-7) vs. Carolina Panthers (2-7) at Munich, Germany, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network,A change of scenery awaits two teams tied for the NFL's worst record as embattled quarterbacks Bryce Young of the Panthers and Daniel Jones of the Giants meet in Munich. New York has...
LAFC focused on task at hand in Game 3 vs. Whitecaps
All the pressure is on Los Angeles FC as they host the Vancouver Whitecaps in Game 3 of a Western Conference first-round series on Friday night.,Top-seeded LAFC were supposed to cruise through the best-of-three series but are now locked up in a winner-take-all battle against the eighth-seeded Whitec...
Ryan Gauld scores again as Whitecaps blank LAFC, even series
Ryan Gauld scored his fifth goal of the playoffs and was involved in two more as the Vancouver Whitecaps beat visiting LAFC 3-0 to even their Round 1 series Sunday evening.,Western Conference-leading LAFC committed two own goals against the eighth-seeded Whitecaps, who snapped a seven-match winless ...
LAFC eye Round 1 sweep of Whitecaps in Vancouver
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to avoid a second Round 1 series sweep at the hands of LAFC in as many seasons when they host Game 2 on Sunday evening.,The eighth-seeded Whitecaps have played top-seeded LAFC more than any other opponent during the past two seasons, with nine fixtures in total acros...
Week 9 NFL Capsules
WEEK 9 NFL CAPSULES,Denver Broncos (5-3) at Baltimore Ravens (5-3), 1 p.m. ET,The Week 9 Broncos-Ravens capsule will move at 4 p.m. ET Friday due to uncertainty around the status of QB Lamar Jackson.,Dallas Cowboys (3-4) at Atlanta Falcons (5-3), 1 p.m. ET,The first-place Falcons are running toward ...
Denis Bouanga scores 8th playoff goal as LAFC top Whitecaps in Game 1
Denis Bouanga scored his eighth career MLS Cup Playoff goal on a first-half penalty kick, and LAFC defeated the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Sunday evening in Game 1 of their Round 1 Western Conference series.,Cristian Olivera doubled the lead after halftime for top West seed LAFC, which is s...
LAFC may have Carlos Vela for playoff rematch vs. Whitecaps
Los Angeles FC will begin their 2024 MLS Cup playoff run the same way they began their 2023 postseason, as they are set to face the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday evening in the opener of a first-round series. ,And just maybe, Carlos Vela will once again be involved for the Western Conferenc...
Week 8 NFL Capsules
Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-4), 1 p.m. ET,If Saquon Barkley's mission was to prove the value of the running back position, he's on the right path. He had 176 yards rushing on 17 carries with a touchdown in a 28-3 rout of his former team, the New York Giants, last weekend in Ne...
Ryan Gauld's hat trick fuels Whitecaps' rout of Timbers
Ryan Gauld scored a hat trick for the first MLS Cup playoff goals of his career and the eighth-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps romped to a 5-0 victory over the ninth-seeded Portland Timbers on Wednesday night in the Western Conference wild-card game.,The match was held in Portland because Vancouver's sta...
Whitecaps, Timbers scuffling ahead of do-or-die wild-card match
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to reverse their late-season slide in Wednesday's Western Conference wild-card match when they visit a Portland Timbers side coming off one of its most dramatic results of the season.,Vancouver limps into the postseason having lost four in a row and is winless in its...
NBA season-preview capsules: Northwest Division
1. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER,Predicted 2024-25 record: 62-20,Last season: 57-25, 1st in NBA Western Conference. Lost 4-2 to Dallas Mavericks in conference semifinals.,Last time ... the Thunder won 60 games in a season was 2012-13, when Kevin Durant helped Oklahoma City post a 60-22 record. The franchise...