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Toronto FC score pair in first half, hold off Austin FC
Goals from Jonathan Osorio and Deandre Kerr in the first 30 minutes of the match set the bar high, then Toronto FC's defense did enough down the stretch to hold on for a 2-1 win over visiting Austin FC on Saturday evening., ,Winning the first-ever match between the sides north of the border, Toronto...
Lionel Messi scores 2 goals in return as Inter Miami top Union
Lionel Messi returned from his injury layoff to score his 13th and 14th MLS goals and contribute his 14th assist, and Inter Miami overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Luis Suarez added his team-leading 17th goal in second-half stoppage time t...
NYCFC, D.C. United earn tie thanks to penalty kicks
New York City FC and host D.C. United traded penalty goals to settle for a 1-1 draw on Saturday.,The draw extended the unbeaten run for United (8-12-9, 33 points) to three matches while New York (11-10-7, 40 points) remained winless in seven straight (0-2-5).,New York controlled the play early and h...
T.J. Friedl leads Reds to 11-1 drubbing of Twins
TJ Friedl went 4-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and the Cincinnati Reds cruised to an 11-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Noelvi Marte finished 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Cincinnati (73-77), which erupted for nine runs in the fourth inning. Spencer Ste...
Janine Beckie, Louisville rally for 2-1 win over Angel City
Janine Beckie scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute and Katie Lund made four saves as host Racing Louisville rallied for a 2-1 victory over Angel City FC on Saturday night.,Bethany Balcer also scored for Racing Louisville (5-8-7, 22 points) which closed to within three points of eighth-place B...
Virginia Tech runs wild for win over Old Dominion
Bhayshul Tuten ran for 115 yards and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Virginia Tech ran away from Old Dominion and exorcized a demon on Saturday in a 37-17 victory in Norfolk, Va.,Kyron Drones rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. He also completed 15 of 26 passes for 176 yards ...
FC Cincinnati earn draw vs. Crew to clinch playoff berth
Roman Celentano made three saves to help FC Cincinnati clinch a playoff spot by tying the visiting Columbus Crew 0-0 on Saturday.,Cincinnati (16-8-4, 52 points) maintained its two-point advantage over the third-place Crew in the Eastern Conference.,Patrick Schulte made two saves for the Crew (14-5-8...
Orlando City dominate early, tally clean sheet vs. Revolution
Orlando City completed the season sweep of the New England Revolution with a 3-0 victory in Florida on Saturday.,Rafael Santos and Facundo Torres scored first-half goals and Duncan McGuire scored in the second half as Orlando (11-10-7, 40 points) improved to 6-1-1 over its last eight matches.,Pedro ...
CF Montreal top Charlotte FC, halt winless streak
On a night when it honored all-time goals leader Ignacio Piatti, CF Montreal used first-half goals from Caden Clark and Bryce Duke to end a four-match winless streak, defeating visiting Charlotte FC 2-1 on Saturday.,Raheem Edwards added an assist as Montreal (7-12-9, 30 points), who entered 0-3-1 in...
Duke takes control late, tops UConn to improve to 3-0
Maalik Murphy passed for three touchdowns Saturday as Duke remained unbeaten with a 26-21 home victory over UConn in Durham, N.C.,Murphy finished 28-of-43 for 267 yards with scoring strikes to Que'Sean Brown (11 catches, 87 yards), Jordan Moore (five catches, 73 yards) and Eli Pancol (four catches, ...
Omarion Hampton stars as North Carolina pulls away late vs. NC Central
Omarion Hampton rushed for three touchdowns and 210 yards, but North Carolina had a surprisingly difficult time pulling away from visiting North Carolina Central in a 45-10 victory Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The Tar Heels scored 21 points in an eight-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to ...
Cam Ward (5 TDs), No. 10 Miami demolish Ball State 62-0
Cam Ward passed for 346 yards and a career-high five touchdowns as the No. 10 Miami blasted Ball State 62-0 on Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Lightning in the area on Saturday delayed the start of the game by 2 1/2 hours, but that didn't stop Miami (3-0), which set a school record with 750 ya...
Cal Stevenson caps Phillies' comeback win over Mets
Cal Stevenson delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning then robbed a home run in the eighth as the host Philadelphia Phillies notched a 6-4 win over the New York Mets on Saturday.,Bryce Harper hit two home runs for Philadelphia (89-59), which moved eight games ahead of New York (81-...
O's nip Tigers behind Gunnar Henderson's 37th HR, Corbin Burnes' gem
Corbin Burnes tossed seven shutout innings, Gunnar Henderson blasted his 37th home run and the visiting Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Saturday night.,Burnes (14-8) gave up two hits, walked one and struck out seven for the Orioles (84-65). Henderson had two hits, scored two runs ...
Connor Zilisch wins from the pole in Xfinity Series debut at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Introducing. ... Connor Zilisch.,The 18-year-old North Carolina native made his formal entree into big time NASCAR racing with a major statement holding off the field on a pair of thrilling overtime restarts at the historic 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International road course to cl...
Isaac Wilson steps in as starter, leads No. 12 Utah over Utah State
Isaac Wilson threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to lead No. 12 Utah to a 38-21 victory over Utah State on Saturday in Logan, Utah.,Wilson, who was picked off once, filled in for Cameron Rising, who sat out after suffering an injury to his right (throwing) hand against...
Michael Wright takes 1-shot advantage at Sanford International
Aussie Michael Wright shot a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to grab a one-shot lead at the Sanford International in Sioux Falls, S.D.,Wright credited a faster green, akin to the courses he's used to in Australia, for helping with his comfort level.,"Back in Australia, we play a lot of our big tournament...
Guardians ratchet up the offense, top Rays
Josh Naylor's two-RBI single highlighted a three-run sixth and rookie Joey Cantillo tossed five scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Saturday night.,After totaling three runs while losing the first two of this four-game set, the AL Central-leading Guar...
Marcel Reed stars as Texas A&M sinks Florida, ends road skid
Marcel Reed engineered and scored on a 99-yard drive and threw two touchdowns in his first career start Saturday, leading Texas A&M to a thorough 33-20 Southeastern Conference win over Florida in Gainesville, Fla.,With Conner Weigman (shoulder sprain) unavailable, Reed was impressive in going 11-for...
Down 14, Taylen Green and Arkansas rally past UAB
Ja'Quinden Jackson ran for 147 yards and a touchdown as Arkansas overcame an early two-touchdown hole to upend UAB 37-27 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns and finished 11-for-26 passing for 161 yards. His main target was Andrew Ar...