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Crew extend St. Louis City's skid, grab top spot in East
Diego Rossi scored and had an assist and Patrick Schulte made five saves as the Columbus Crew defeated host St. Louis City 2-1 on Sunday to move atop the Eastern Conference.,Rossi broke a 1-1 tie in the 55th minute with his fifth goal and third in the past two matches. He was left unattended for a s...

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami settle for scoreless draw vs. Fire
Despite some great chances late for both sides, neither Inter Miami nor the host Chicago Fire could find the back of the net as the teams dueled to a 0-0 draw on Sunday.,Inter Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari (seven saves) and Chicago's Chris Brady (three saves) each emerged with their first clean shee...

High-scoring Portland downs Sporting Kansas City
Kevin Kelsy scored his second and third goals and also created the sequence leading to an own goal in his side's favor as the visiting Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 4-2 on Sunday.,David Ayala also scored and had an assist as Portland (4-2-2, 14 points) extended its unbeaten run to f...

LAFC rides second-half scores to narrow win over Earthquakes
Sergi Palencia and Denis Bouanga each scored in the match's final 25 minutes Saturday night and LAFC made it stand up for a 2-1 win over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes.,LAFC (4-4-0, 12 points) was out-chanced for most of the match but cashed in its opportunities late. Bouanga was part of both goa...

Dynamo, Galaxy struggle offensively in draw
Diego Fagundez scored the tying goal while Los Angeles was a man down and the struggling Galaxy salvaged a 1-1 tie against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (0-5-3, 3 points) remain winless after winning last season's MLS Cup. Los Angeles has been outscored 15-6 this ...

Brian White (4 goals), Whitecaps blow out Austin FC
Brian White scored four goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps manhandled visiting Austin FC 5-1 on Saturday night.,Emmanuel Sabbi added a goal and one assist for Western Conference-leading Vancouver (6-1-1, 19 points), which has allowed one goal over its last three matches (2-0-1).,Dani Pereira scored f...

Rapids build 2-goal lead, fend off San Diego FC
Rafael Navarro scored his fourth goal of the season, Djordje Mihailovic scored from the penalty spot for his third and the Colorado Rapids defeated San Diego FC 3-2 on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Darren Yapi also scored and earned a penalty for the Rapids (4-2-2, 14 points), who turned a ...

FC Cincinnati gets lone goal in win over slumping D.C. United
Making his first start of the season, Gerardo Valenzuela scored the lone goal to propel visiting FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory Saturday over D.C. United.,It was the third straight win for injury-riddled Cincinnati (5-2-1, 16 points), which contained D.C.'s top threat Christian Benteke, limiting him...

Sam Surridge lifts Nashville over Real Salt Lake on PK in 91st minute
Sam Surridge converted a penalty kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to give host Nashville SC a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,After Nashville star Hany Mukhtar was the recipient of a clumsy foul in the box from RSL's Nelson Palacio in the 89th minute, it was S...

Danny Musovski’s early goal is enough for Sounders to top FC Dallas
Danny Musovski scored on the rebound of a shot by Pedro de la Vega in the 17th minute and the Seattle defense, anchored by keeper Stefan Frei, made that tally stand up as the visiting Sounders beat FC Dallas 1-0 on Saturday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,Seattle (2-3-3, 9 points) sn...

Alonso Martinez scores as NYCFC blank Union 1-0
Alonso Martinez scored his fifth goal of the season early in the second half and New York City FC snapped a three-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Matt Freese made three stops to keep his second clean sheet for NYCFC (3-3-2, 11 points), whi...

FC Cincinnati get lone goal in win over slumping D.C. United
Making his first start of the season, Gerardo Valenzuela scored the lone goal to propel visiting FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory Saturday over D.C. United.,It was the third straight win for injury-riddled Cincinnati (5-2-1, 16 points), which contained D.C.'s top threat Christian Benteke, limiting him...

Bryan White (4 goals), Whitecaps blow out Austin FC
Bryan White scored four goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps manhandled visiting Austin FC 5-1 on Saturday night.,Emmanuel Sabbi added a goal and one assist for Western Conference-leading Vancouver (6-1-1, 19 points), which has allowed one goal over its last three matches (2-0-1).,Dani Pereira scored f...

Pep Biel’s early goal all Charlotte FC needs to top CF Montreal
Pep Biel's team-leading third goal of the season was enough to lift visiting Charlotte FC to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal on Saturday evening.,Charlotte (5-2-1, 16 points) won its second straight match while picking up its first win of the season away from home (1-2-1). It also won at Stade Saputo for...

Carles Gil converts PK as Revolution defeat Atlanta United
Carles Gil scored on a penalty kick in the 36th minute on Saturday afternoon, propelling the visiting New England Revolution to a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United.,Gil, who remains the only New England player to score this season, connected on his third goal of the year. Aljaz Ivacic recorded five sa...

With or without Lionel Messi, Inter Miami and Chicago match elite attacks
Inter Miami is riding the momentum of an emotionally draining victory as it heads to Chicago to face the Fire on Sunday afternoon.,Led by superstar Lionel Messi, who scored twice, Inter Miami (4-0-2, 14 points) rallied to beat LAFC 3-1 on Wednesday for a 3-2 win on aggregate to advance to the CONCAC...

Orlando City, Red Bulls play to scoreless tie
Ten-man Orlando City eked out a 0-0 draw against the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday afternoon.,Orlando City (3-2-3, 12 points) dominated the first half, forcing Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel (four saves) into several acrobatic saves.,However, the Lions played a conservative style of s...

Carles Gil converts PK to lead Revolution past Atlanta United
Carles Gil scored on a penalty kick in the 36th minute on Saturday afternoon, propelling the visiting New England Revolution to a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United.,Gil, who remains the only New England player to score this season, connected on his third goal of the year. Aljaz Ivacic recorded five sa...

Minnesota United extends point streak to seven with win over Toronto FC
Minnesota United FC extended its point streak to seven matches with a 0-0 draw against host Toronto FC on Saturday.,Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, who hails from Pickering, 25 miles east of Toronto, stopped all four shots he faced for United (4-1-4, 16 points).,The draw left Toronto FC (0-4-5, 5 points...

Prolific Timbers stand in way of rare Sporting KC win streak
After snapping a club-record 13-match winless run last weekend in their first match following the departure of longtime manager Peter Vermes, Sporting Kansas City look to make it back-to-back victories when they host the Portland Timbers on Sunday.,Dejan Joveljic scored his team-leading third and fo...