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Union's Cavan Sullivan, 16, sets record, channels LeBron James
Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player in MLS history to record a five-match goal contribution streak on Saturday.,At 16 years and 342 days old, Sullivan scored in his third consecutive MLS match on Saturday when he tallied in the 75th minute of the Union's 2-0 victo...
Vincent Janssen nets first hat trick in Timbers history to spark win
Vincent Janssen recorded the first regular-season hat trick in Timbers' history to fuel Portland to a high-octane 5-4 victory over visiting Minnesota United on Saturday night.,Janssen scored in the 11th, 26th and 55th minutes in his first start for Portland. His final goal gave the Timbers the lead ...
St. Louis City rally past Whitecaps as unbeaten streak hits 13
Simon Becher scored his seventh goal of the season to make his case to remain in the starting lineup as visiting St. Louis City defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday night.,Tomas Totland and Conrad Wallem had a goal and an assist each later in the first half after Becher's leveler, helpin...
Galaxy jump ahead early, hold off Revolution surge
Marco Reus converted a penalty kick and Robert Taylor added a goal as the Los Angeles Galaxy started strong and held off a strong surge from the New England Revolution in a 2-1 victory on Saturday in Carson, Calif. ,Hirving Lozano recorded an assist and goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski had seven saves for...
Real Salt Lake net late goal for draw with LAFC
Noel Caliskan scored his first goal of the season in the 75th minute on Saturday night and Real Salt Lake rallied for a 2-2 draw with visiting LAFC.,Caliskan's goal came as the result of prolonged pressure by RSL (8-9-5, 29 points) and the inability of LAFC (10-7-7, 37 points) to clear the ball. It ...
Breel Embolo excels in debut as Atlanta United ties Inter Miami
Breel Embolo converted a penalty kick in the 87th minute of his MLS debut to lift Atlanta United to a 2-2 draw against host Inter Miami on Saturday night., ,Embolo, the Switzerland national team star Atlanta signed in late August, was tripped in the penalty box with time dwindling. Fourteen minutes ...
Cincinnati-D.C. United match postponed due to inclement weather
An MLS match between visiting D.C. United and FC Cincinnati was postponed on Saturday night because of inclement weather.,After a lightning delay of more than 2 hours and 45 minutes, the match was called off, with the following message flashed on the scoreboard.,"Tonight's match has been postponed d...
Guilherme Biro’s late goal allows Austin FC to tie Earthquakes
Guilherme Biro scored the equalizer seven minutes into second-half stoppage time on literally the match's final kick to lift host Austin FC to a 1-1 draw with the struggling San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a Western Conference clash.,The Verde (6-10-7, 25 points) found a way to split the points ...
Petar Musa lifts FC Dallas over SKC with stoppage-time PK
Petar Musa's penalty kick seven minutes into second-half stoppage time gave FC Dallas a dramatic 4-3 home victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.,One minute into extra time, SKC defender Moises Mosquera fouled Musa right on the edge of the box. Dallas was initially awarded a free kick, but th...
Ethan Horvath (6 saves) helps Red Bulls pull out draw at Sounders
Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath made six saves as the New York Red Bulls played to a 0-0 draw with the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,Andrew Thomas made four saves for the Sounders (7-9-6, 27 points), whose winless streak in MLS play reached 11 matches (0-8-3) dating back to May 16. It was the th...
Josh Sargent’s hat trick, Derrick Etienne Jr.’s late goal lift Toronto
Toronto FC and the visiting Chicago Fire fought to a 4-4 draw on Saturday night.,Haitian international Derrick Etienne Jr. tied the action-packed affair for Toronto in second-half stoppage time with a curling shot from the edge of the box. ,Josh Sargent scored a hat trick for Toronto (5-7-11, 26 poi...
Orlando City earns shutout victory vs. San Diego FC
Antoine Griezmann continued his recent offensive contributions with a first-half goal in Orlando City's 1-0 victory against visiting San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Maxime Crepeau made two saves for the clean sheet for Orlando City (8-11-4, 28 points), which won for the second time in its last five ...
Union stay hot, shut out CF Montreal
Danley Jean Jacques scored in the 57th minute and the Philadelphia Union remained unbeaten under interim coach Ryan Richter with a 2-0 victory over struggling CF Montreal on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,The Union (7-10-6, 27 points) moved into ninth in the Eastern Conference and ran their unbeaten...
Crew blank Rapids to break out of funk
Santi Rodriguez scored in his debut and fellow newcomer Gonzalo Tapia came off the bench to add a goal and an assist as the Columbus Crew ended a five-match MLS winless streak with a 3-0 win over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,Rodriguez tallied in the 22nd minute before the Chilean Tapia ...
Dynamo continue scoring drought but pull out draw at Charlotte
The Houston Dynamo grinded out its second consecutive scoreless road draw against a ten-man Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,Charlotte (10-7-6, 36 points) captain Ashley Westwood picked up two yellow cards in a short span of time after arguing with a referee in the 71st minute, forcing it to play a m...
Healthier Sounders hope Dejan Joveljic can ignite win vs. Red Bulls
Dejan Joveljic tallied twice in his Seattle Sounders debut last weekend.,However, that still wasn't enough to prevent the Sounders' MLS winless streak from reaching 10 matches (0-8-2), as the visiting Chicago Fire rallied late for a 2-2 draw.,The Sounders (7-9-5, 26 points) will look to get back in ...
Real Salt Lake, LAFC look to reverse recent slides
When Real Salt Lake and visiting Los Angeles FC meet on Saturday night, both teams bring winless league runs into their Western Conference matchup.,RSL (8-9-4, 28 points) sit 10th in the West table, just outside a playoff spot, after an 0-5-2 run since the World Cup break ended. LAFC (10-7-6, 36 poi...
Rafael Navarro could tilt advantage to St. Louis in Whitecaps match
Rafael Navarro could make his St. Louis City debut in Saturday night's visit to the Vancouver Whitecaps after joining the club from Colorado in a $12 million cash trade earlier this week.,Navarro has scored 10 league goals this season, marking a third straight MLS campaign reaching double digits.,He...
Portland hoping Joel Waterman gives squad needed jolt vs. Minnesota
The Portland Timbers have posted just one clean sheet all season and have experienced myriad defensive issues.,The Timbers hope to alleviate some of those problems with Thursday's acquisition of defender Joel Waterman. Waterman, a member of Canada's 2022 and 2026 World Cup squads, will be available ...
Nashville SC's win streak ends at 4 in draw vs. NYCFC
Matt Freese made two saves and New York City FC withstood 13 shot attempts from visiting Nashville SC on Friday night in a 0-0 draw.,Despite going the entire second half without a shot attempt, New York City (7-8-8, 29 points) snapped Nashville's four-game winning streak. NYCFC, which only had one s...