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

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(Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Defender Sam Adekugbe scored early, Brian White scored late and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on ...

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First Half_1, Vancouver, Adekugbe, 2, 3rd minute; 2, Los Angeles Galaxy, Pec, 1 (Berry), 39th. Second Half_3, Vancouver, White, 1 (Vite), 87th. Goalies_Los Angeles Galaxy, Novak Micovic, John McCarthy; Vancouver, Yohei Takaoka, Isaac Boehmer.

Sam Adekugbe went from hero, to the Forgotten Man, to reminding people just how good he is. Two goals in two-straight MLS games, including one three minutes into Sunday’s 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps win in their home opener against the L.