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"Barring a last-minute snag, the owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club will be awarded a Major League Soccer expansion franchise by the end of the month." (Maybe this Bryan Adams soundtrack helped close the deal...?) (more...)

With Miami out of the MLS expansion race, Vancouver moves to the front according to those in the know. Yesterday, Vancouver investor and NBA star, Steve Nash, signed up with the powerful marketing group IMG to help with marketing efforts specifically in Canada and outside the US. Is a plan by Steve Nash for a big marketing push in Canada a possible ...

Owen Hargreaves of Man UTD is in Colorado to get some knee work done at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail and took some time to check out a Suns game and post a blog on NBA.com. Image via TheFA

The Office. The Photo shoot, when he needs to make love to the camera.

Vancouver's outgoing mayor Sam Sullivan was in New York to shore up support for his city's bid for a new Major League Soccer franchise on Tuesday. "There certainly is a lot of competition, and that's why I'm here," said Sullivan. "I think I can add that little extra to show that, to give the good reasons why Vancouver is a great opportunity for the ...

Gotta give it up for Nash - Two time NBA MVP, Six time All-Star, Entrepreneur, runs several charities, on the Canadian Walk of Fame, filmaker, organizer of the very cool NYC street ball soccer game this summer, and now part owner of the new Women's Professional Soccer League.  Not bad for a guy whom Mark Cuban ran out of town (to acquire the awful ...