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Dynamo rally late, edge San Diego FC in stoppage time
Ezequiel Ponce scored a pair of late goals, including the go-ahead score in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, as the visiting Houston Dynamo rallied to earn a 4-3 victory over San Diego FC on Saturday., ,Ethan Bartlow sent a pass to Ponce, who delivered the game-winning strike with his l...

David Da Costa's goal pushes Timbers past Revolution
David Da Costa recorded the tiebreaking goal in the second half and Ian Smith scored in the first half to help the Portland Timbers notch a 2-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday night.,Luca Langoni scored the goal for New England.,The match was the first at Providence Park...

Red Bulls' own goal allows Earthquakes to earn 1-1 draw
The San Jose Earthquakes benefited from a Mohammed Sofo own goal and overcame a DeJuan Jones red card in Saturday's 1-1 draw with the visiting New York Red Bulls.,Sofo's error allowed San Jose (7-7-7, 28 points) to equalize in the 58th minute, but the Earthquakes were reduced to 10 players just six ...

Real Salt Lake extend St. Louis City's misery with narrow win
Noel Caliskan and Diogo Goncalves scored first-half goals Saturday night and Real Salt Lake held off visiting St. Louis City SC 3-2 in Sandy, Utah.,RSL (6-10-4, 22 points) picked up a much-needed three points that moved it from 13th to 12th in the West table, just four points out of a playoff spot. ...

Real Salt Lake extends Real Salt Lake's misery with narrow win
Noel Caliskan and Diogo Goncalves scored first-half goals Saturday night and Real Salt Lake held off visiting St. Louis City SC 3-2 in Sandy, Utah.,RSL (6-10-4, 22 points) picked up a much-needed three points that moved it from 13th to 12th in the West table, just four points out of a playoff spot. ...

Hany Mukhtar's stoppage-time PK lifts Nashville over Union
Hany Mukhtar converted a penalty in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time for 10-man Nashville SC, who defeated the Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Saturday evening.,Nashville (12-4-5, 41 points) played nearly the final half-hour -- plus stoppage time -- with 10 men but found a dramatic winner thro...

FC Cincinnati sweep Fire, move into first place in East
Despite missing three regular starters, host FC Cincinnati outlasted the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference at the time of the match's conclusion.,Cincinnati (13-5-3, 42 points) moved ahead of the Union (12-4-5, 41 points), who played ...

Atlanta, D.C. United settle for draw to extend winless droughts
D.C. United and visiting Atlanta United each saw their winless droughts extended to four matches after Saturday's 0-0 draw.,D.C. (4-10-7, 19 points) remains a point in front of Atlanta (4-10-6, 18 points) in the standings, though D.C. United are nine points behind the Chicago Fire for the final East...

Lionel Messi's brace helps Inter Miami rout CF Montreal
Lionel Messi scored twice to help Inter Miami to a 4-1 win against host CF Montreal on Saturday.,Miami (9-3-5, 32 points), playing its first MLS match in over a month, has won three straight.,Prince Owusu scored the lone goal for Montreal (3-13-5, 14 points), which had won two of its previous three....

Orlando City SC rallies late to earn 2-2 draw with Charlotte FC
Marco Pasalic scored in the 80th minute as Orlando City SC scored two late goals to forge a 2-2 draw with host Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,Charlotte's Pep Biel earlier racked up a goal and an assist, helping the team end a three-match losing streak.,Biel scored late in the first half and Bill Tu...

MLS postpones match between Austin FC and LAFC
Major League Soccer has announced that Saturday evening's contest between Austin FC and LAFC has been postponed due to "severe weather impacting the safety of travel in central Texas," according to a statement released by Austin FC.,As flooding continues to devastate central Texas, MLS made the deci...

Sounders set to lean into home prowess against Crew
Seattle forward Jesus Ferreira believes no one can match the Sounders on their home pitch.,"We know that at home, nobody can compete with our fans and with our style of play," Ferreira said.,Seattle will put that to the test again Sunday when it hosts the Columbus Crew in an intriguing contest betwe...

FC Cincinnati sign French F Kenji Mboma Dem
FC Cincinnati announced the signing of French forward Kenji Mboma Dem to a first-team contract on Saturday.,The 23-year-old is under contract through 2025 with team options spanning 2026-28.,Mboma Dem has 10 goals and eight assists in 27 matches at MLS NEXT Pro affiliate FC Cincinnati 2 since April ...

Whitecaps exercise buyout on F Damir Kreilach
The Vancouver Whitecaps have exercised a buyout of forward Damir Kreilach's guaranteed contract.,The 36-year-old Croatian will no longer occupy a senior roster spot, and his wages won't count against the club's salary budget.,"Damir has been an exceptional leader and mentor over the past one and a h...

Joseph Paintsil tallies twice as Galaxy rout Whitecaps
Joseph Paintsil recorded a brace, Matheus Nascimento scored an early goal and the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy turned in a stellar performance with a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night at Carson, Calif.,Paintsil had just one goal all season before putting two in the net in the...

Carlos Harvey, Anthony Markanich carry Minnesota United past FC Dallas
Goals by Carlos Harvey and Anthony Markanich staked Minnesota United to an early lead, and the Loons held off a furious late rally to beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Friday in Frisco, Texas.,Minnesota United (10-4-7, 37 points) improved to 5-2-4 on the road this season, have won two of their past three matche...

John Pulskamp's 7 saves, assist power SKC's win over Rapids
John Pulskamp made seven saves and also assisted on the game-winning goal to lead Sporting Kansas City to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Friday night in Commerce City, Colo.,SKC earned their first road victory over the Colorado Rapids in more than 11 years. Kansas City had gone 0-6-5 at D...

Goals by Carlos Harvey, Anthony Markanich carry Minnesota past FC Dallas
Goals by Carlos Harvey and Anthony Markanich staked Minnesota United to an early lead and they held off a furious late rally to beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Friday in Frisco, Texas., ,The Loons (10-4-7, 37 points) improved to 5-2-4 on the road this season, have won two of their past three matches and sit t...

San Diego FC try to extend winning streak to five against Houston
Out to keep a remarkable debut season on track, offensive-minded San Diego FC will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they play host to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday., ,San Diego FC (12-5-3, 39 points) not only sit in first place in the Western Conference, they have averaged 3.5...

Caleb Porter returns to Portland as New England Revolution visit Timbers
Caleb Porter won an MLS Cup title in 2015 as part of a five-season coaching stint with the Portland Timbers that ended in 2017.,He finally returns to Providence Park as an opposing coach on Saturday night when the New England Revolution face the Timbers.,"Crazy that the schedule has not fallen where...