Soccer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mateusz Bogusz scored early in the second half and Hugo Lloris made it stand up as Los Angleles FC defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Friday night to win the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Barbra Banda scored two goals and the Orlando Pride opened the National Women's Soccer League playoffs on Friday night with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Red Stars.

CALGARY — Can Cavalry FC finally "slay the dragon" that is Forge FC for the Canadian Premier League championship? Hamilton-based Forge is a title machine having won the CPL crown four of the five years of the league's existence.

CALGARY — The Canadian Premier League intends to expand by two teams in 2026. The league is in discussions with groups in Edmonton, Laval, Que., Kelowna, B.C., Kitchener, Waterloo and Windsor, Ont.

MADRID (AP) — Las Palmas snatched a 3-1 win at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Friday, when Colombia star James again only made a substitute appearance.

As the Canadian Premier League wraps up its sixth season on Saturday in Calgary, it can thank the world governing body of soccer for help getting there.

LECCE, Italy (AP) — Argentine forward Santiago Pierotti scored his first goal for Lecce to help stave off another Serie A defeat with a 1-1 draw against Empoli on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marseille slumped to its second successive French league loss at home when Auxerre grabbed a 3-1 win at the Stade Vélodrome on Friday.

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Soccer Association says an independent review confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep.