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Revolution fire head coach Caleb Porter
The New England Revolution fired head coach Caleb Porter in his second season on Monday.,The Revolution are 8-14-8 (32 points) and in 11th place in the MLS Eastern Conference. They are 10 points out of the final playoff position in the conference and also failed to qualify for the postseason in Port...
Rapids slip past Dynamo 2-1, remain in playoff chase
A final-minute own goal gave the Colorado Rapids all three points from the Houston Dynamo in a 2-1 win Saturday night in Commerce City, Colorado.,In the sixth and final minute of second-half stoppage, Paxten Aaronson looked to score a headed goal off a Colorado (11-13-6, 39 points) corner in his fir...
Surging DC United, Jackson Hopkins earn point with draw vs. Orlando
Jackson Hopkins scored his third goal in four games and 10-man D.C. United held on for a 1-1 draw against visiting Orlando City on Saturday night in Washington.,Luis Barraza made a career-best 10 saves for D.C. (5-15-10, 25 points), whose numbers were reduced upon Lukas MacNaughton's 57th-minute dis...
Minnesota United top first-place San Diego FC despite being outshot 28-6
Dayne St. Clair made 12 saves and Nectarios Triantis had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut as second-place Minnesota United closed to within two points of Western Conference-leading San Diego FC by beating them 3-1 on Saturday night.,Anthony Markanich and Carlos Harvey also scored goals for Minn...
Timbers snap skid, extend Red Bulls' road woes
Antony Alves Santos scored the tiebreaking goal in the 73rd minute shortly after Portland conceded the lead, helping the host Timbers earn a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,The Timbers (11-9-9, 42 points) snapped a four-game winless skid (0-2-2) and improved to 2-...
Rapids slip past Dynamo 2-1
A final-minute own goal gave the Colorado Rapids all three points from the Houston Dynamo in a 2-1 win Saturday night in Commerce City, Colorado.,In the sixth and final minute of second-half stoppage, Paxten Aaronson looked to score a headed goal at the death off a Colorado (11-13-6, 39 points) corn...
Thomas Muller hat trick leads Vancouver in rout of Philadelphia
Thomas Muller scored a hat trick on his birthday and Emmanuel Sabbi added two goals of his own for the Vancouver Whitecaps, who dismantled the visiting Philadelphia Union 7-0 on Saturday night.,Mathias Laborda and Rayan Elloumi also found the net for the Whitecaps, who clinched a berth in the MLS Cu...
Real Salt Lake dominate play, top Sporting KC to remain in playoff contention
Alexandros Katranis and Diego Luna scored and Real Salt Lake hung on for a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,Zavier Gozo earned two assists as RSL (10-14-4, 34 points) ended their three-match losing streak. The victory puts Salt Lake just one point behind the San Jose Ear...
Miki Yamane scores late as Galaxy earn draw with Sounders
Miki Yamane scored in the 87th minute to allow the Los Angeles Galaxy to record a 2-2 draw against the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,Maya Yoshida also scored a goal for the Galaxy (4-16-9, 21 points), who staved off elimination pending other results on Saturday night.,Danny Musovski had a...
NYCFC dent Fire's playoff hopes with 3-1 victory
Alonso Martinez scored off a deflected ball after a corner kick in the 57th minute to help lift New York City FC to a 3-1 win over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday.,The loss was a severe blow to Chicago's chances to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017. The Fire (12-11-6, 42 points) curr...
Denis Bouanga tallies hat trick as LAFC top Quakes at Levi's Stadium
Los Angeles FC scored three goals in the opening 12 minutes, including two of three in the match from Denis Bouanga, and rolled to a 4-2 victory over the host San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday at Santa Clara, Calif.,Son Hueng-Min scored in the opening minute for LAFC (12-7-8, 44 points), which won af...
Surging DC United, Jackson Hopkins earn point with win vs. Orlando
Jackson Hopkins scored his third goal in four games and 10-man D.C. United held on for a 1-1 draw against visiting Orlando City on Saturday night in Washington.,Luis Barraza made a career-best 10 saves for D.C. (5-15-10, 25 points), whose numbers were reduced upon Lukas MacNaughton's 57th-minute dis...
Petar Musa, Bernard Kamungo lead FC Dallas past Austin FC
Petar Musa and Bernard Kamungo had goals early in the first and second halves, respectively, as FC Dallas defeated Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday in a Copa Tejas match between the Lone Star State rivals in Frisco, Texas.,Jacob Jackson made three saves for the shutout.,FC Dallas (8-11-10, 34 points) won f...
FC Cincinnati edge Nashville SC, earn playoff berth
Evander scored deep into second-half stoppage time as FC Cincinnati pulled out a 2-1 victory against visiting Nashville SC on Saturday night, clinching a playoff berth and ending a two-match losing streak.,Ender Echenique, who was a second-half substitute, assisted on Evander's winning goal. Evander...
Idan Toklomati's hat trick propels Charlotte in shutout of Inter Miami
Idan Toklomati scored his first career MLS hat trick to bring his season total to 11 goals and Charlotte FC won their ninth consecutive MLS game, defeating Lionel Messi and visiting Inter Miami 2-0 on Saturday night.,Reigning MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Kristijan Kahlina made five saves to preserve h...
After Diego Rossi notches hat trick, Crew hang on to edge Atlanta United
Diego Rossi recorded a hat trick to highlight Columbus' five-goal first half, lifting the visiting Crew to a 5-4 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday.,Rossi tallied in the 14th and 16th minutes and again in the 39th to boost his team-leading goal tally to 16 on the season. He then exited the matc...
After key saves by both keepers, Toronto FC and Revolution settle for draw
Toronto FC and host New England Revolution exchanged second-half goals and played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,Theo Corbeanu got Toronto on the scoreboard in the 75th minute, taking a Djordje Mihailovic pass and putting his right-footed shot past a diving Matt Turner for his sixth goal of the se...
St. Louis City halt road struggles, blank CF Montreal
Conrad Wallem scored his first career MLS goal and Roman Burki made two saves as St. Louis City snapped a nine-game road losing streak with a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday night., ,Marcel Hartel also scored for St. Louis (6-17-7, 25 points). The victory was the first away from home for St. ...
MLS-best San Diego hosts West showdown with Minnesota
The top two teams in the Western Conference standings meet on Saturday night when second-place Minnesota United visits first-place San Diego FC.,The Loons (14-6-9, 51 points) are five points behind San Diego (17-7-5, 56 points) with just five games and a possible 15 points to go, so it's a must-win ...
Struggling Timbers welcome road-averse Red Bulls
The Portland Timbers are above the playoff line in the Western Conference but have done little lately to improve their positioning.,The New York Red Bulls are trying to chase down a playoff spot in the East but have struggled to win road games.,Portland attempts to halt a season-worst four-game winl...