In their 50th-anniversary season opener, the Portland Timbers suffered a 4-1 defeat to Vancouver in a tough Cascadia Cup rivalry match.

It was raining. It was pouring. And after an 11th-minute red card, it was only a matter of time before the Vancouver Whitecaps were scoring.

Defender Sam Adekugbe scored early, Brian White scored late and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on Sunday, handing the defending MLS Cup champions a second straight defeat to begin the season.

First Half_1, Vancouver, Gauld, 1 (Nelson), 24th minute; 2, Vancouver, Vite, 1 (Nelson), 32nd. Second Half_3, Vancouver, Adekugbe, 1 (Nelson), 53rd; 4, Vancouver ...