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LAS VEGAS — Timing is everything, and doubly so for an NHL goaltender. Laurent Brossoit spent much of this season outside the NHL, but the 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., is a playoff starter for the first time in his career.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are presenting a united front. Despite going unbeaten in league play throughout April, the Whitecaps last won back on April 8 — with a 1-0 victory over Cascadian rivals the Portland Timbers.

PITTSBURGH — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed reliever Zach Pop on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.

BURNABY, B.C. — The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society outlined details Friday of a proposal it sent to the school regarding the future of its football program.

TORONTO — The stoic, high-intensity style of hockey coaches who barely blink on the bench after a big goal may be changing somewhat in this NHL post-season. And Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe appears to be leading the way.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe's tone when he spoke to media on Friday was a far cry from the one he had less than 24 hours prior.

Canada 15s captain Sophie de Goede, a nominee for World Rugby’s Women’s 15s Player of the Year award in 2022, will make her HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut next week in France.

TORONTO — Football Canada has partnered with NFL Canada to support and grow the sport in this country.

TORONTO — Quarterback Arnaud Desjardins ended last season celebrating a Vanier Cup championship with the Laval Rouge et Or. He will start the '23 campaign at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' training camp.

TORONTO — Bob Bradley and Bruce Arena face off as coaching rivals for the seventh time Saturday, the latest chapter in a relationship that stretches back some 40 years. Both are focused on the present rather than the past, however.