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Nashville scores twice in stoppage time to stun Columbus
Reed Baker-Whiting and Andy Najar scored in second-half stoppage time to help Nashville SC rally and stun the visiting Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday.,Baker-Whiting made it 2-2 in the third minute of stoppage time when the veteran headed a corner kick by Hany Mukhtar into the net for his first MLS go...
Unbeaten for 11: St. Louis beats Houston to continue streak
Dante Polvara scored in the 85th minute to give St. Louis City a 2-1 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday, extending their franchise-high MLS unbeaten streak to 11 games.,Polvara scored for the first time this year with a left-footed blast from the middle of the box inside the left p...
Antoine Griezmann brace pushes Orlando City past Real Salt Lake
Antoine Griezmann recorded his first Major League Soccer brace to help host Orlando City rally for a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,Orlando City (7-11-3, 24 points) picked up a needed three points and snapped a three-game winless streak in league play. Meanwhile, Real Salt Lake (...
Prince Owusu stays hot, Montreal, Galaxy play to draw
Prince Owusu extended his goal-scoring streak to four matches with a 79th-minute equalizer for host CF Montreal, which battled 10-man Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-2 draw on Saturday night.,Owusu's goal came after Galaxy goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski was sent off in the 68th minute after his sliding tackle...
Charlotte rallies past D.C. United with second-half barrage
Will Cleary's first career MLS goal buoyed Charlotte's second-half comeback in a 3-1 defeat of visiting D.C. United on Saturday evening.,A sluggish first half that produced only two shots on target quickly turned into end-to-end soccer after halftime. Although D.C. (5-7-9, 24 points) outshot Charlot...
Toronto FC stun Inter Miami with 3-minute scoring flurry
Josh Sargent and Derrick Etienne Jr. each scored within a three-minute span in the second half to give Toronto FC a 2-1 road victory over Inter Miami.,The upset result was just Toronto FC's second win in 10 (2-5-3) away matches this season, and their first-ever win in seven (1-5-1) trips to Miami.,T...
Fire denied continuation of winning streak by Red Bulls equalizer
Maren Haile-Selassie scored in the 38th minute, but the surging Chicago Fire conceded a late goal and settled for a 1-1 draw with the slumping New York Red Bulls Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Chicago (11-6-3, 36 points) was denied its fourth straight MLS win and seventh straight victory across al...
Late goal helps Seattle snap 8-game losing streak at Cincinnati
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi leveled the match in the 83rd minute and the visiting Seattle Sounders snapped an eight-match MLS losing streak with a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.,Kossa-Rienzi's third goal of the season, produced after an excellent combination with Albert Rusnak, was only S...
Sporting KC search for breakthrough against Atlanta United
There has not been much for Sporting Kansas City to smile about this season. But after a solid effort at home in their most recent game, they will look to carry that performance onto the road when they visit Atlanta United on Sunday.,Kansas City (4-13-3, 15 points) is coming off a 1-1 draw against r...
Revolution relish chance to string together wins against NYCFC
The New England Revolution will attempt to win their first consecutive MLS matches since early May on Sunday when they host a New York City side that looks prepared to move on from its top scorer.,Alhassan Yusuf scored his first career MLS hat trick on Wednesday night to lift the Revolution (10-7-3,...
Minnesota United, Quakes in search of elusive win amid skids
Two clubs mired in winless droughts look to break out Saturday when the San Jose Earthquakes host Minnesota United.,The Earthquakes are 0-4-1 in their past five league matches and 1-6-3 in their past 10. This cold streak came after San Jose began the season 11-1-0 in all competitions.,While San Jose...
Rapids travel to San Diego FC with winning streak in tow
The Colorado Rapids' three-match winning streak will face its first road test against San Diego FC on Saturday.,Colorado (9-10-1, 28 points) has moved up to seventh place and put itself in the Western Conference playoff picture by opening August with three straight home victories. Overall, the Rapid...
LAFC out to snap offensive doldrums against rising Timbers
Los Angeles FC's struggles on offense will be in full view Saturday when they play host to the resurgent Portland Timbers., ,LAFC (10-7-4, 34 points) has been dealt consecutive 1-0 defeats, the most recent of which came on the road Wednesday against the Colorado Rapids. The club had been held withou...
Whitecaps hunting better looks at goal vs. FC Dallas
The Vancouver Whitecaps will search for the right windows on offense when they play host to FC Dallas on Saturday night.,Despite taking 18 shots, the Whitecaps managed just one on target during a 1-0 midweek loss to the Houston Dynamo.,"That's a stat we're obviously going to improve on if we're goin...
Austin FC, bolstered by rare road win, host surging Union
Austin FC will try to carry momentum from a rare road victory when they host the surging Philadelphia Union on Saturday in an interconference clash between sides with identical records through their first 20 games.,The Verde (5-10-5, 20 points) head home after a solid 2-1 win in Seattle on Wednesday...
First-place Dynamo ride clean sheet streak into St. Louis showdown
The hottest teams in MLS may come as a surprise.,When the Houston Dynamo square off against host St. Louis City on Saturday, it will be a matchup of the clubs with the longest unbeaten streaks in the league.,The Dynamo (12-6-2, 38 points) have won five straight, each by shutout, which ties an MLS re...
With playoff hopes fading, Crew take on league-best Nashville SC
The Columbus Crew are approaching the crossroads of their season and couldn't have dreamt up a worse location for the next stop.,Faltering in league play but alive in two outside competitions, interim coach Laurent Courtois will once again have to decide how to rotate the lineup when the Crew (5-10-...
RSL, Orlando City both in search of brighter days amid playoff chase
Each side could use the three valuable points at stake on Saturday night when Real Salt Lake visit Orlando City in a battle of MLS playoff contenders.,Salt Lake (8-7-4, 28 points) sits in eighth place in the Western Conference, but tied on points with Colorado as it looks to move up into the top sev...
FC Cincinnati stressing better home form prior to facing Sounders
FC Cincinnati will try to improve their exceptional home record and extend their league unbeaten run to four matches on Saturday night when they host the sliding Seattle Sounders.,Cincinnati (8-6-6, 30 points) has posted a 7-2-1 record at home this season, good for third-best in the Eastern Conferen...
Fire, unbeaten in August, set sights on slumping Red Bulls
The Chicago Fire are in the driver's seat for a top-three finish in the Eastern Conference, and their current surge is a major reason why.,On a three-game winning streak in MLS and a six-game winning streak across all competitions, the Fire seek another win Saturday night in Harrison, N.J., when the...