Ita€?s must-win time for the Vancouver Whitecaps, as the club finds itself two points out of the final playoff spot in the MLS Western Conference heading into tonighta€?s match in Seattle. TSN1410 prematch coverage begins at 5:00, Pete Schaad and David Norman have the call at 7:00. The Whitecaps have won their past two matches after managing just three wins in a 14-match stretch from July to September, and find themselves two points back of Portland for the final playoff spot in the West with three matches to go. The Timbers jumped past Vancouver with a 3-0 win over San Jose on Wednesday. As a result, the Whitecaps (10-8-13) need to beat Seattle (19-9-3) in a place where the MLS-best Sounders have been very good this year. Seattle has lost just once at Century Link Field since the end of March, and is unbeaten at home in its past six matches. But the Whitecaps are past the stage of worrying about what their opponent might do. Carl Robinsona€?s team cannot afford to drop points at this stage of the season. We are running out of games, and its important that we respond appropriately the next upcoming games, Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson told reporters. We know we have a massive game against Seattle. Those are the games you want to play in. They are big games, and obviously the Cascadia Cup is on the line and we want to win. We will go there full of confidence, but it will be a tough game. If you play in England, you probably want to go and play at Old Trafford,a€? Robinson said. a€?If you play in Spain, you want to play at Real Madrid. And if you play in Germany you want to play at Bayern Munich. Wea€?ll be playing in front of 50-odd-thousand. Fantastic support, fantastic stadium, fantastic team. Theya€?re competing with LA most years for the Supportersa€? Shield, so we cana€?t ask any more.a€? Vancouvera€?s wins over Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas are the first back-to-back wins for the club since May. 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With Gretzky paid out for what is believed to be $7 to 8 million, Gretzky may be eager to get back into the NHL and TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports that the Maple Leafs are very much interested in The Great Ones services.RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian Jose Aldo beat American Chad Mendes by unanimous decision to successfully defend his featherweight title in UFC 179 at Maracanazinho arena early Sunday.With the victory, Aldo remained the only champion the division has known and extended his winning streak to 15, one short of Anderson Silvas record of 16 straight victories from 2006 to 2012.The highly anticipated mixed martial arts fight was a rematch of their encounter in Rio de Janeiro in 2012. Aldo knocked out Mendes with a powerful knee strike to his face with a second left in the first round of that match.Mendes extended the fight to the fifth round this time but still couldnt come up with the victory. All three judges scored it 49-46.I deserved to win, Aldo said. He hit me a few times but I hit him a lot more. It was a great a fight and Im sure everyone enjoyed it.It was the seventh straight successful title defence for the 28-year-old Aldo (25-1), who is unbeaten since 2005. He was under extra pressure as the only Brazilian to hold a belt among all UFC weight divisions. It could have been the first time in eight years that Brazil was without a champion.The 29-year-old Mendes (16-2) had been dominant since his lone career defeat two years ago in Rio, winning four of his next five fights by knockout.He was aggressive from the start this time, connecting early with kicks and punches and opening a wound on Aldos nose. But the Brazilian recovered fast and finished strong in the first round, twice knocking Mendes downn with powerful strikes.ddddddddddddHe rang my bell for sure, Mendes said. I was just going so hard I didnt know what was going on. I was just trying to push myself and obviously just outstrike him and mix things up well.Both fighters took fewer chances in the second round. Aldo made a strong charge near the end of the round but couldnt finalize his opponent.Mendes tried to take the initiative more often in the final two rounds but did not have enough to turn things his way. Aldo finished with a heavily swollen left eye.In the co-main, American Phil Davis (13-2), a former NCAA wrestling national champion, beat Brazilian Glover Teixeira (22-4) by unanimous decision to earn his first shot at challenging light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Teixeira lost to Jones in his previous fight.In other main card fights, Beneil Dariush of Iran beat Brazilian Diego Ferreira in a unanimous decision in the lightweight division, and Darren Elkins of the United States edged Brazilian Lucas Martins with a split decision in the featherweight division.Brazilian Fabio Maldonado got past Hans Stringer of the Netherlands with a technical knockout in the second round in a light heavyweight matchup, celebrating by hugging Silva atop the octagon.In a preliminary fight, American welterweight Neil Magny beat Brazilian William Patolino by technical knockout in the third round to win for the fifth time in a row this year and tie Roger Huertas modern-era record for most UFC victories in a single calendar year. ' ' '