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VANCOUVER — By clinching a Major League Soccer playoff spot, the Vancouver Whitecaps have reached "the minimum expectation" for their season, says striker Ryan Gauld. The Whitecaps scored three second-half goals to defeat St.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — For the fourth time this pre-season, the Canucks were outscored by their opponents, leaving their head coach looking for more from his players.

SASKATOON — Brandon Lisowsky scored a hat trick to lead the Saskatoon Blades to a 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday night.

EDMONTON — Connor Brown has made his presence felt for the Edmonton Oilers. Brown had two goals and an assist while Connor McDavid added a goal and three assists as the Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 7-2 on Wednesday.

GATINEAU, Que. — Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored twice to help the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies earn a dominant 7-3 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Wednesday night.

MONTREAL — Lassi Lappalainen scored a 97th-minute equalizer as CF Montreal played to a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night and earned a crucial point in the Major League Soccer playoff race.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Toronto FC coach John Herdman got a firsthand look at the massive repair job in front of him as Toronto FC was thumped 3-0 by Charlotte FC on Wednesday.

SARNIA, Ont. — Adrian Misaljevic scored a goal and added an assist as the Kitchener Rangers defeated the Sarnia Sting 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday night.

MINNEAPOLIS — The early hook for Jose Berrios will be a hot talking point as the dust settles on another Blue Jays post-season that ended in a first-round sweep. All the pitching moves in the world won't matter if the offence doesn't deliver.

VICTORIA — A large, fierce-looking marine reptile with a mouthful of pointy teeth that made its home about 80 million years ago in Vancouver Island waters could soon become British Columbia's official fossil emblem.