National Sports

WINNIPEG — Speed was the name of the game for the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Kyle Connor and his teammates cited quick feet as a key reason the Jets handed the Vancouver Canucks their third straight loss with a 4-1 victory.

TUKWILA, Wash. — Captain Michael Bradley had little to say Friday about a reported clause in his contract that will earn him another year at US$6.5 million if Toronto FC beats the Seattle Sounders in Sunday's MLS Cup final.

SEATTLE — With Quentin Westberg expected to start in Sunday's MLS Cup final, Toronto FC will have used three different goalkeepers in its three trips to the championship game over the last four seasons.

OTTAWA — The Canadian pro soccer landscape no longer includes the nation's capital after Ottawa's sports scene absorbed another blow Friday.

CALGARY — Kamar Jorden is cleared to play football, which he feels is a victory in itself.

VANCOUVER — The B.C Lions have released receiver Duron Carter. Carter had 67 catches for 614 yards and three touchdowns in his sixth CFL season, and only one with the Lions.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Brent Lakatos captured Canada's first gold medal at the world para athletics championships on Friday. The native of Dorval, Que., won the men's T53 100 metres on the second day of the competition. Lakatos finished in 14.

The Canadian men's soccer team will soon find out whether consistent players on the roster will translate to consistent results on the field against top competition.

VANCOUBER, B.C. — Jalen Chatfield is poised to make his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks after the club recalled the defenceman from their American Hockey League affiliate in Utica, N.Y. The 23-year-old native of Ypsilanti, Mich.

TORONTO — The mayors of Toronto and Seattle are making a friendly wager as their cities' Major League Soccer teams prepare to face off in the league's championship match this weekend.