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VANCOUVER — Despite tough travel and punishing weather, the Vancouver Whitecaps know they have the upper hand as they prepare for CONCACAF Champions League play this week. The team also knows it has to treat the edge in competition with respect.

TORONTO, Ohio — Toronto FC added some depth at fullback on Tuesday by acquiring Cristian Gutierrez on waivers from the Vancouver Whitecaps. The 26-year-old spent three seasons with Vancouver, with six assists in 42 MLS games — mainly as a wingback.

TORONTO — Decorated Canadian curler Ryan Fry has indicated on his social media accounts he's stepping back from competitive curling.

What began as a way to remain involved in football and develop young players has blossomed into something unique for Brad Black and Blair Atkinson.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on Nome’s main street. Redington, 40, is the grandson of Joe Redington Sr.

WINNIPEG — If Willie Jefferson needed any motivation to keep playing for the Blue Bombers, he received it with Tuesday’s official announcement that the 2025 Grey Cup will be held in Winnipeg.

TORONTO — Two Proline retail customers parlayed their soccer knowledge into impressive payouts last week According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., one customer turned a $10 bet into a $12,288 windfall on an eight-pick soccer parlay.

Richard Hastings thought he was getting on a Canada Soccer call with former teammates Paul Stalteri and Julian de Guzman to reminisce about the 2007 Gold Cup.

TORONTO — Star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who hobbled off in Toronto FC's season opener, is expected to miss the next three to four games after aggravating his groin injury.

Purdue's Zach Edey and Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third straight year with multiple first-team Associated Press All-America picks, while Kansas had a second straight first-teamer in Jalen Wilson.