National Sports

TORONTO — Steven Beitashour, Drew Moor, Armando Cooper and Benoit Cheyrou, who all saw action for Toronto FC in Saturday's MLS Cup final win over Seattle, have been left unprotected in the MLS expansion draft.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The snow sure suits Shady.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dwane Casey's 500th career game as Toronto's coach had plenty of moments to go sideways, especially after his team let a 15-point lead slip away in the first half.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Canada just missed out on third place, losing to host South Africa 19-17 on Sunday in the bronze-medal match at the Cape Town Sevens rugby tournament.

MANCHESTER, England — Surely nothing can stop Manchester City now.

TORONTO — When fans look back at Toronto FC's 2017 championship season, they will recall Jozy Altidore's goalscoring heroics, Sebastian Giovinco's magic moves, captain Michael Bradley's unflinching leadership and Greg Vanney's cerebral coaching skill

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired striker Kei Kamara on Sunday in a trade with the New England Revolution.

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have placed forward Jaden Schwartz on injured reserve with a right ankle injury, and he will re-evaluated in six weeks. The Blues made the move Sunday, hours ahead of their game against the Sabres.

TORONTO — Back in August 2006 when Mo Johnston was named Toronto FC's first head coach, the former Scottish standout player promised his MLS expansion team would be good from the get-go and that its stadium is "going to rock.

WINTERBERG, Germany — Two of Canada's top bobsleds plowed through heavy snow and a deep international field to finish in the top-five on Sunday at a World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany.