erbacks. Cutler led the Bears to one playoff berth in 2010.Cutler posted a career-high 92.3 quarterback rating

There are still about 2 1/2 months remaining in Major League Soccers regular season but the time has come to separate the wheat from the chaff, the contenders from the pretenders.Fridays match in Vancouver between the Whitecaps FC and San Jose will either clarify or cloud the playoff picture. The sides are battling for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.Vancouver (8-10-6, 30 points) enters the match on the heels of back-to-back losses on the road to FC Dallas and Colorado, the top two teams in the league. The Whitecaps FC are two points in front of San Jose (6-6-10, 28 points) and two points behind Portland in the standings.San Jose has just eight matches left on the schedule and Vancouver has 10. Both teams understand the need to win -- and to do so now.On Wednesday, the Earthquakes added an offensive threat for the stretch run when they signed forward Henok Goitom, an experienced striker whose had success playing in both Spain and Sweden and scored a goal in Italys Serie A in his only appearance.The 31-year old Goitom has an extensive international pedigree, with 78 professional club tallies, one goal as member of the Swedish national team and four with the youth national team.Its time for players to step up, Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson said. (San Jose) is a very physical team and theyve got someone who can score goals up top, so we know its not going to be easy.San Jose will carry a four-match unbeaten streak to the Pacific Northwest.San Jose has never won a match at BC Place, a stretch covering seven contests in Vancouver. The Earthquakes forged a 1-1 draw in their first-ever road meeting versus Vancouver in 2011 and have since lost their past six matches by an aggregate score of 14-6.Air Force 1 Herre Norge . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. Air Force 1 07 Norge . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. http://www.airforce1norge.com/air-force-1-dame-norge.html . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. Nike Blazer Norge . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. Air Force 1 Just Do It Norge . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair a torn right labrum and will be placed on injured reserve, coach John Fox announced Thursday.We did try to exhaust all the non-surgical remedies. Jay is a tough guy and proved that to me in the past, Fox said. We did multiple different types of rehab. Its been a couple weeks now. Now the next alternative is to have surgery. Hell have surgery on Saturday.Cutler, 33, suffered the tear in Chicagos loss at New York on Nov. 20 but finished the game.Fox initially described the injury as day to day.Hes tough and waited the weeks doing a lot of rehab, Fox said. They are in there doing rehab at all hours of the day. There were some different treatments -- Im not going to get into all the specifics -- but he did things you do to try and avoid surgery. They didnt take form like they were expecting, and were at the surgical mode at this point.Cutlers future in Chicago is in question. Since the guaranteed portion of Cutlers contract runs out after 2016, the Bears would take a $2 million cap hit if they trade or release Cutler in the offseason, but the move would open up $13 million worth of space.Fox refused to discuss Cutlers long-term status.Right now we have five games left and all of our focus is on San Francisco, Fox said.dddddddddddd The offseason is the offseason. We are not there yet.Cutler is 51-51 with the Bears since he arrived in 2009 from the Denver Broncos. During that span, Cutler ranks 26th in the NFL in Total QBR, 25th in completion percentage, 27th in yards per attempt and 35th in touchdown to interception ratio -- among 47 qualifying quarterbacks. Cutler led the Bears to one playoff berth in 2010.Cutler posted a career-high 92.3 quarterback rating under former coordinator Adam Gase last season, but he appeared in only five games in 2016.Aside from the torn labrum, Cutler missed five games because of a thumb injury. He finishes the year with four touchdowns and five interceptions (78.1 passer rating). Cutler also lost two fumbles.Still, Cutlers current playcaller, Dowell Loggains, said he learned a lot about the embattled quarterback.Just how tough he is, Loggains said. How much he cares. How much the team means to him. Thats been incredible to watch. There is a perception, and then there is a reality of that. Its been really fun the last two years being able to coach him. Ive enjoyed every minute of it. ' ' '