Soccer

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have been on a roll to start the Major League Soccer season.

MADRID (AP) — Two goals in the first 15 minutes set relegation-threatened Espanyol on its way to a vital 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Friday.

GENOA, Italy (AP) — A late winner from Alessandro Zanoli gave Genoa a 1-0 win over Udinese in Serie A and extended its unbeaten home run to six games on Friday.

NICE, France (AP) — Nantes beat Nice for the first time in seven tries on Friday, the 2-1 result dealing Ligue 1’s fourth-placed side a blow in its hopes for Champions League football next season.

AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich came from behind to beat in-form Augsburg 3-1 on Friday and Harry Kane's second-half goal helped it extend its lead to nine points.

TORONTO — One week after holding the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps to a scoreless draw at BMO Field, winless Toronto FC hits the road to take on league-leading Inter Miami on Sunday.

TORONTO — Toronto FC says fullback/wingback Richie Laryea will be out four to six weeks with his latest hamstring injury.

A look at the Canadian Premier League, which kicks off its eighth season Saturday: Schedule : Each of the eight teams play 28 games (14 home and 14 away) during the regular season, meeting the seven other clubs twice at home and twice on the road.

Canadian Premier League commissioner Mark Noonan is in high spirits as the league kicks off its seventh season this weekend. "I feel great, but never satisfied," he said in an interview. "We still have so much opportunity to capture, so much to do.

ROME (AP) — An emotional Mats Hummels has announced the end of his soccer career. The Roma defender and 2014 World Cup winner said on Friday he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the season.