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Pedro Vite scores as Whitecaps blank Austin FC 1-0
Pedro Vite scored the only goal Vancouver needed as the visiting Whitecaps FC defeated offense-challenged Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday in a Western Conference match., ,Vite used a nifty give-and-go play with Ryan Gauld to beat the Verde defense and besieged Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver low to the righ...

Anthony Colandrea fuels Virginia past Richmond
Anthony Colandrea guided fast-starting Virginia to a 34-13 victory against FCS opponent Richmond in the weather-interrupted season opener for both teams Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,Colandrea completed 17 of 23 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions and rushed for ...

Luis Suarez (2 goals), Inter Miami douse Fire 4-1
Luis Suarez and Inter Miami CF continued their winning ways on Saturday night, beating the host Chicago Fire 4-1.,Suarez forced an own goal in the first half, then added two goals of his own in the second half to bring his season total to 16 as Miami (18-4-5, 59 points) won its fourth straight match...

UNLV's defense dominates in season-opening victory over Houston
Matthew Sluka threw two touchdown passes and also rushed for 59 yards and Jalen Catalon had two interceptions, including one he returned 36 yards for a touchdown, as the visiting UNLV Rebels spoiled Willie Fritz's Houston head coaching debut with a 27-7 victory over the Cougars on Saturday night in ...

No. 6 Ole Miss crushes Furman 76-0, ties school mark for most points
Jaxson Dart passed for 418 yards and five touchdowns in one half, Tre Harris caught two scores, and the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels tied their school record for points, demolishing the Furman Paladins 76-0 on Saturday night in Oxford, Miss. , ,The high-powered offense of the Rebels (1-0) erupted for 52 po...

No. 5 Alabama opens Kalen DeBoer era, crushes Western Kentucky
Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday night as No. 5 Alabama started the Kalen DeBoer era with a resounding 63-0 thumping of visiting Western Kentucky in Tuscaloosa.,Milroe was highly efficient, completing 7 of 9 passes for 200 yards, and added 79 yards on 10 rushes. ...

Jackson Chourio's HR in 9th lifts Brewers over Reds
Rookie Jackson Chourio hit a tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the ninth inning, Devin Williams escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom half and the surging Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 5-4 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.,The Brewers won their fifth straight game an...

No. 5 Alabama drubs Western Kentucky to open Kalen DeBoer era
Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday night as No. 5 Alabama started the Kalen DeBoer era with a resounding 63-0 thumping of visiting Western Kentucky in Tuscaloosa.,Milroe was highly efficient, completing 7 of 9 passes for 200 yards, and added 79 yards on 10 rushes. ...

Leody Taveras hits walk-off single to lift Rangers over A's
Leody Taveras' bases-loaded, walk-off single gave the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's on Saturday night in the second of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,A's rookie reliever Tyler Ferguson (2-2) took the loss in the ninth after striking out the side in order in the eighth with t...

No. 18 Kansas State runs over UT-Martin
Avery Johnson was 14-of-21 for 153 yards and two touchdowns as No. 18 Kansas State defeated Tennessee-Martin 41-6 Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan., in the season opener for both teams. ,DJ Giddens ran for 124 yards on 13 carries for Kansas State, which outrushed UT-Martin 283-36 and held the Skyhaw...

Leody Tavares hits walk-off single to lift Rangers over A's
Leody Tavares' bases-loaded, walk-off single gave the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's in the second of a three-game series on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.,A's rookie reliever Tyler Ferguson (2-2) took the loss in the ninth after striking out the side in order in the eighth with t...

Pete Alonso cracks 30th HR as Mets top White Sox to continue surge
Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back homers in the first inning Saturday night for the visiting New York Mets, who continued a timely surge with a 5-3 win over the lowly Chicago White Sox in the middle game of a three-game series.,The Mets won their third in a row to improve to 6-3 on a 10-...

Crew score two late goals in win over NYCFC
DeJuan Jones scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, Jacen Russell-Rowe added an insurance tally in the 10th and the Columbus Crew pulled away to a 4-2 win over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.,Diego Rossi contributed his 10th goal and 11th assist of the season for third...

Blue Jays blitz Twins 15-0 with 23-hit attack
Will Wagner homered among his career-high five hits, highlighting Toronto's season-high 23-hit output as the Blue Jays pounded the Minnesota Twins 15-0 on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Spencer Horwitz (3-for 5, three RBIs), Daulton Varsho and Addison Barger also homered and Leo Jimenez drove in t...

Orlando City prolongs Nashville SC's misery
Facundo Torres scored a brace to lead Orlando City to a 3-0 win over visiting Nashville SC on Saturday in Florida.,Orlando City are 5-1-1 in their last seven matches, including a pair of victories over Nashville (6-13-8, 26 points) during that hot stretch. Orlando (10-10-7, 37 points) earned another...

Luca Orellano scores twice as FC Cincinnati tops CF Montreal
A brace of spectacular goals by Luca Orellano gave FC Cincinnati a 4-1 home victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night.,In the 57th minute, Orellano took advantage of a Montreal team not paying attention, including goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois. Orellano launched a shot off a free kick 10 yards inside ...

Backed by Astros' bats, Yusei Kikuchi K's 12 Royals
Jeremy Pena followed a two-run single by Yainer Diaz with a two-run triple in support of Yusei Kikuchi, who struck out 12 over seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday.,Diaz and Pena struck the decisive blows against Royals left-hander Cole Raga...

Union start fast, blank Red Bulls
Mikael Uhre and Tai Baribo scored 10 minutes apart in the first half as the visiting Philadelphia Union raced out to a quick start and beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,The Union (7-11-9, 30 points) have won three of their past four MLS matches after enduring an 0-6-4 ...

Ajani Fortune's 1st MLS goal powers Atlanta United past Charlotte FC
Ajani Fortune scored a second-half goal for his first career MLS tally to give Atlanta United a much-needed victory over host Charlotte FC 1-0 on Saturday night., ,Goalkeeper Brad Guzan made six saves for Atlanta (8-12-7, 31 points) and has five clean sheets this year., ,The United are in a 2-4-1 st...

D.C. United downs Toronto FC with two late goals
Dominique Badji's late goal broke a 1-1 deadlock as visiting D.C. United defeated host Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday evening.,Martin Rodriguez and Gabriel Pirani also scored for D.C. (7-12-8, 29 points), which has now won three of its last four matches. ,Toronto (10-15-3, 33 points) saw its brief two-m...