National Sports

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.

Toronto forward Matthew Knies has been ruled out of the Maple Leafs' next two playoff games with a concussion and is unlikely to return during their second-round series, head coach Sheldon Keefe said Friday.