by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Jun 8, 2015

MLS's three Canadian teams are making strong cases that they'll be around for the postseason. Brazilian

Adailton

had the dubious distinction of scoring two own goals in Chicago's 3-2 loss to Orlando City. Sporting KC has added to its technical staff with the hiring of NSCAA president Mike Jacobs and

Jorge Alvial

, Chelsea's head scout for the Americas.

1. Toronto FC, Vancouver and Montreal sweep south of the border.

Sebastian Giovinco

Greg Vanney

2. Jozy makes early return.

Jozy Altidore

Sebastian Giovinco

3. Adailton makes history with two own goals.

Adailton

Cyle Larin

4. Sporting KC hires NSCAA president Jacobs

Mike Jacobs

Peter Vermes

Jorge Alvial

5. Midshipman Greenspan joins Colorado.





Joe Greenspan

No more than one Canadian team has ever made the MLS playoffs in a season, but all three clubs from north of the border are making strong cases that they'll be around for the postseason. On Saturday, Toronto FC, Vancouver and Montreal all won on the road.The Whitecaps snapped the LA Galaxy's streak of 23 regular-season home games without a loss with a 1-0 decision. TFC ended D.C. United's 20-game unbeaten streak at RFK Stadium with a 2-1victory on a pair ofgoals. The Impact ended a 25-game winless streak in MLS away from home that started at the end of the 2013 season with a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC.The Caps' win moved them into a tie for first place with Seattle in the Western Conference. Toronto FC still trails first-place D.C. United by nine points in the Eastern Conference but have four games in hand. Montreal, winner of four of its last five games, climbed to within two points of sixth-place Crew SC also with four games in hand.After the win at D.C. United, TFC coachsaid it’s dangerous to count the games in hand as points."You have to look at where you are and say we’re still behind," he said, "and we still have some work to do, and points to pick up and some results to get. Any other league, any other table, you’re planning on the same number of games. For us it’s one game at a time, get results and if we keep doing what we’re doing we’ll climb the ladder and hopefully we’ll be there in the end."was supposed to be out 4-5 weeks with a hamstring strain that put his participation in the Gold Cup in jeopardy, but he returned to action only three weeks after being injured in New England.He came on in the 82nd minute of Toronto FC's 2-1 win at D.C. United, just a minute beforewon the game with his second goal.Of the five teams that lost at home on Saturday, three blew leads. Philadelphia led New York City FC before losing, 2-1, on Patrick Mullins' goal in the 87th minute. D.C. United took the lead against TFC before losing, 2-1, on Giovinci's goal in the 83rd minute. But neither suffered a collapse like Chicago did.The Fire led Orlando City, 1-0, and 2-1, before falling, 3-2, on goals conceded in the 82nd and 86th minutes. Brazilianbecame the first player in MLS history to score two own goals, the first one late in the first half and the second one to hand Orlando City the win.To complete a hat trick of horrors, Adailton was dispossessed on the tying goal scored byin the 82nd minute.Sporting Kansas City has hired NSCAA presidentas its assistant technical director under head coach, who also holds the title of technical director.has been hired as the club’s director of scouting.“Mike and Jorge are two very strong additions to our club,” Vermes said. “Mike knows the landscape of youth soccer in the United States and has experience both at the collegiate and USL level. Jorge has an extensive scouting network that will serve us greatly as we look to improve our team both now and in the future.”Jacobs' move comes just months after he left the University of Evansville to work for the USL as executive vice president and technical director.Alvial joins Sporting Kansas City after nine years working for Chelsea as head scout for the Americas. Before joining Chelsea, Alvial managed the then-USL PRO Puerto Rico Islanders and served as a consultant for FC Dallas’ technical staff in 2008.Navy graduatehas been added to the Colorado Rapids' roster.The 22-year-old defender, an ensign in the U.S. Navy, was recently given an assignment in the Denver area and granted permission to train at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with the team.The 6-foot-6 Greenspan earned All-American honors as both a junior and senior and led the Mids to their first NCAA tournament win in 42 years in 2013.