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The win was dominant, thorough, comprehensive and well-rounded.
In a spectacle that saw the gray Kansas City skies hit pause on precipitation during the perfect two-hour window of time on Sunday afternoon, Sporting (3-2-1, 10 points) strolled to a 3-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2-3-1, 7 points) that vaulted Manager Peter Vermes' men to third place in the Western Conference.