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TORONTO -- Under new management, and having brought in 19 new players, Toronto FC promised to field a different team in 2013. Tougher. More resilient. Smarter. A team that opponents did not enjoy facing. BMO Field was to become a fortress. But turning around an MLS franchise synonymous with failure has proved to be like parallel parking a super-tanker. Movement is slow and painful. Thirteen games into the season, the team has eight points from a 1-7-5 record, just three points ahead of last year at the same time (1-10-2, and remember, Toronto started 2012 with a league-record nine straight losses). Toronto, which ended last season with a 14-game winless streak in league play, is currently mired in an 11-game winless stretch. The last win at BMO Field came last July, although Toronto did defeat Sporting Kansas City at the Rogers Centre in March. Its last away win was also last July. Toronto was the league doormat last year with a 5-21-8 record, resulting in the firing of first Aron Winter (after 10 games) and then Paul Mariner (in the off-season). This year, only D.C. United has a worse mark (1-9-2 heading into Sundays game with the Chicago Fire). Injuries to key players like star striker Danny Koevermans (who returned Saturday from a layoff of more than 10 months due to knee surgery) and fullback Richard Eckersley (hamstring, caused celebrating a teammates goal 10 games ago) have not helped manager Ryan Nelsens cause. Some short-term acquisitions (Julio Cesar, John Bostock, Hogan Ephraim) have not worked out. Some wonder why Toronto -- before Nelsen took over admittedly -- made a big deal out of signing veteran defender Danny Califf only to seemingly ignore him. Still, six of Torontos seven losses have come by one goal, as Nelsen often reminds reporters. The team has not been blown out. And Nelsen has proved a shrewd tactician, with some inspired substitutions, while showing himself to be a good judge of talent in identifying and promoting the likes of rookie midfielder Jonathan Osorio and newly installed holding midfielder Jeremy Hall. Lack of scoring (12 goals in 13 games) has cost Toronto and magnified defensive miscues. And Toronto has shot itself in the foot by leaking late goals, throwing away 11 points in seven games because of it. Worryingly, four of the goals came off corners and throw-ins. It should be noted that Justin Braun and Darel Russell both scored in the final six minutes to secure a 2-2 tie with visiting FC Dallas on April 6, earning Toronto a point. Entering Sunday in ninth spot in the Eastern Conference, Toronto was 11 points behind Philadelphia, which occupied the fifth and last playoff position. Had Toronto held on in those seven games, it would have been tied with the Union. Heres a look at the games in question: March 30: Jose Villarreals 92nd-minute goal gives Los Angeles a 2-2 tie at BMO Field. Two points lost. Osorios first MLS goal in the 78th minute gave Toronto a 2-1 lead as the home side rallied from an early 1-0 deficit. But a poor clearance in stoppage-time led to a wonder scissors-kick goal by Villarreal. April 13: Jack McInerney 94th-minute goal gives Philadelphia a 1-1 tie at PPL Park. Two points lost. Toronto could not clear a long throw from defender Sheanon Williams. A scuffed shot landed at the feet of an unmarked McInerney, with the Toronto defence in disarray, and the Union striker made no mistake. April 20: Warren Creavalles 94th-minute goal gives the Houston Dynamo a 1-1 tie at BMO Field. Two points lost. With Houston defender Jermaine Taylor having received a red card, Hall gave Toronto a 1-0 lead with a slick move to find room for a low shot in the 58th minute. But Creavalles stoppage-time header off a teammates flick from a corner earned the Dynamo the tie. April 27: Tim Cahills 89th-minute goal gives the New York Red Bulls a 2-1 win at BMO Field. One point lost. One again, it looked like Osorio to the rescue with a goal that made it 1-1 in the 83rd minute. But Australian international Cahill restored the Red Bulls lead, heading in his second goal of the game after a failed clearance. Ashtone Morgan was victimized on the winning goal. May 4: Edson Buddles 86th-minute goal gives Colorado Rapids a 1-0 win at Dicks Sporting Goods Park. One point lost. Toronto gifted this goal as defenders Darren ODea and Logan Emory both fell on the play, leaving an unmolested Buddle to tap in a cross from the left flank. May 8: Chris Wondolowskis 81st-minute goal gives San Jose Earthquakes a 2-1 win at Buck Shaw Stadium. One point lost. Toronto went ahead through an early Justin Braun goal only to see Adam John tie it up in the 48th minute. Then Wondolowski sealed the deal off a corner, using his thigh to skillfully redirect a Walter Martinez flick-on from a corner. June 1: Jack McInerneys 91st-minute goal gives Philadelphia Union a 1-1 tie at BMO Field. Two points lost. Similar to the first game between the two. A long throw-in by Williams was headed away by Torontos Hall but only as far as McInerney, whose low shot through traffic beat Joe Bendik as three defenders rushed at the shooter. One can only wonder how a defence could leave McInerney alone, given he entered the game tied for the lead in league scoring with nine goals.Fake Vans Free Shiping . Mickelson barely made the cut but had the best round of the day with nine birdies and an eagle coupled with two bogeys to sit two shots behind leader Craig Lee of Scotland. Lee shot a 69 for a 12-under 204 total. "I just love the fact I am in contention and have an opportunity in my first tournament of the year here in Abu Dhabi," Mickelson said. Fake Vans Store . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. http://www.fakevans.com/fake-vans-sk8/ . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. Fake Vans Outlet . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Fake Vans Old Skool . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday.ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- This time, Lewis Hamilton is not going to lose any sleep on the eve of the Formula One title decider.The defending champion is second favorite heading into Sundays race with the pressure on rival Nico Rosberg, who is chasing his first ever title.Rosberg holds a 12-point lead and needs only to finish third -- even if Hamilton wins -- to take the F1 title, 34 years after his father Keke Rosberg was crowned F1 champion for the only time.Two years ago, the championship also went down to the last race in Abu Dhabi. But Hamilton was in the stronger position and had it all to lose because of a controversial double points rule that applied only to the final race and kept Rosberg in contention.It also kept Hamilton up all night in what he said is the only time he has failed to sleep the night before a race during his entire career.The reason I wasnt able to sleep then was that Id worked so hard during the year, and faced lots of different challenges, Hamilton said Saturday after taking pole position in qualifying for Sundays race. I had more wins but that double points system could have just thrown everything into the pit when it wasnt deserved. I have everything to gain tomorrow so its the complete opposite end of the spectrum and Im super excited.Hamilton is used to this kind of pressure, and knows how it feels either way.He also won on the last day of the season in 2008, beating Brazilian Felipe Massa by one point in a dramatic finale.Massa won the Brazilian GP and thought he had sealed the championship but, with Massas Ferrari team celebrating wildly, Hamilton just did enough to cross the line in fifth right at the end.The previous year, Hamilton lost the title by one point to Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen.This season, both Mercedes drivers have won nine races each in a topsy-turvy campaign that started out largely in Rosbergs favor when he won the opening four races of the campaign as Hamilton struggled with engine problems.Although Rosberg trailed Hamilton by 19 points heading into the summer break, he then turned the tables on Hamilton to lead again by 33 points.But victory in the past three races hass kept Hamilton in the hunt.ddddddddddddIt sets up the perfect scenario for tomorrows race, Merecedes head of motorsport Toto Wolff said. Its going to be a thrilling showdown to a fantastic season.In the setting evening sun on Saturday, Hamilton dominated qualifying to clinch pole ahead of Rosberg.Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo qualified in third and starts on the second row with Raikkonen.With temperatures cooling on the Yas Marina circuit, Hamilton edged out Rosberg by .303 seconds to take his career-best 12th pole of the season and 61st of his career -- just four behind Brazilian great Ayrton Senna.Its kind of crazy to think I have 12 poles, a jubilant Hamilton said. We put the car in a real sweet spot today.Although Rosberg entered the race not needing to push for pole he insisted that he was going flat out.Im not ecstatic about today, said Rosberg, who took pole here in the two previous years. Lewis was just a little bit quicker.Rosberg has finished runner-up to Hamilton for the past two years but his season has seen the best and most focused driving of his career.Im proud of my season, Rosberg said.Both drivers may be relieved to see that teen sensation Max Verstappen is starting the race from sixth on the grid alongside Ferraris Sebastian Vettel.The 19-year-old Dutchman has been involved in several altercations with other drivers this season -- notably Vettel and Raikkonen -- and has earned a reputation for risky overtaking moves.With Vettel and Verstappen vying to finish in fourth place overall, and only five points separating them, both Mercedes drivers will be looking to steer well clear of that private battle.Getting stuck behind another driver in midfield is another potential headache.In the 2010 title decider, which also went down to the wire in Abu Dhabi, title favorite Fernando Alonso entered the race with an eight-point lead.But, following a tactical error, the Spanish driver got stuck behind Vitaly Petrov for much of the race and was unable to overtake as Vettel secured his first title. 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