The gimmick got Di Vaio to the All-Star Game. But is it really all that more gimmicky than the homer-laden fan votes that we so often see decide All-Star selections in all the major sports?

Final score: Cometes 2, Fury 1 — and the nine-year run is over.

In what was a ridiculous weekend of come-from-behind victories and last-gasp winning goals, there were several heroes to choose from when it comes to selecting the MLS Player of the Week.

And, four of the seven teams are still alive. Love or hate the new format, the result has been June games filled with playoff or Cup-tie atmospheres.

Canadian women's national-team coach John Herdman has revealed the 18-player roster for June 19's friendly against Germany in Paderborn.

“Most of the guys weren’t here last year, but as one of the players who has been here, we go down 1-0 on the road and it would be easy to think ‘here we go again.’ But, by the second half, we were taking the game to them."

The Canadian team played the third-place match as if it was playing for gold.

While Toronto FC works on bringing in new players from Argentina, the rival Montreal Impact announced a loan deal to bring in 19-year-old midfielder Maximiliano Rodriguez from Argentinos Juniors.

For the second time in a row, someone named “Johnson” from the Portland Timbers has won the MLS Player of the Week award. Last week, it was Canadian Will Johnson, who scored twice. This week, it’s former Toronto FC forward Ryan Johnson, who scored two second-half goals to give the Timbers a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo. Johnson got …

Usually, the final game of a team's preseason schedule tells you a lot about where a coach's head is at. The final preseason tuneup isn't so much a match of trial and error as it is a dress rehearsal for the season to come.