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D.C. United scores 2 late goals to rally past Orlando City
Kye Rowles scored on a header in the 90th minute as D.C. United overcame its home-field jinx, rallying for a 3-2 win over injury-riddled Orlando City SC Saturday on a chilly night in Washington, D.C.,Jackson Hopkins and Louis Munteanu also scored for D.C. (3-4-3, 12 points), which snapped a six-game...
Max Arfsten nets early goal as Crew proceed to blank Union
Max Arfsten scored in the fifth minute and Patrick Schulte made three saves to help the Columbus Crew defeat the visiting Philadelphia Union 2-0 on Saturday.,After Arfsten staked the Crew (3-4-3, 12 points) to the lead, an own goal by Union defender Nathan Harriel in the third minute of first-half s...
Josh Jung’s 2-run blast lifts Rangers past Athletics
Josh Jung hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 4-3 on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI for Texas, which evened the three-game series after losing the opener 8-1 on Friday.,Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore allowed th...
Whitecaps continue hot home streak, down Rapids
Brian White scored a brace to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Cheikh Sabaly also scored a goal for Vancouver (8-1-0, 24 points), which won its fourth straight match, all at home. Yohei Takaoka made two saves for the Whitecaps, who re...
Sounders' strong start helps extend unbeaten streak vs. Dallas
Jordan Morris had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting FC Dallas 2-1 Saturday night.,Jesus Ferreira also scored and goalkeeper Andrew Thomas made five saves for the Sounders (6-1-1, 19 points), who extended their unbeaten streak in league play to six matches (5-0-1).,Nolan ...
Rays send Twins to 8th loss in 9 games
Jake Fraley hit a two-run homer and Ben Williamson went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and two RBIs to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 victory over the slumping Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Junior Caminero extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single and Ya...
Aljamain Sterling calls for title shot after UFC Vegas 116 decision win
After nearly two full slow-paced rounds in the UFC Vegas 116 main event from the Meta APEX Saturday night, former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling found an opening with under a minute left in Round 2 against Youssef Zalal. But it was only the beginning of Sterling's relentless pace., ,Sev...
Timbers score late, hand San Diego fifth straight defeat
Alex Bonetig scored his first career MLS goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage to lift the visiting Portland Timbers to a 2-1 victory over reeling San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Kevin Kelsy also scored his second goal of the season much earlier for Portland (3-5-1, 10 points), which earn...
T-wolves beat Nuggets, lose Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo to injuries
Ayo Dosunmu came off the bench to score a career-high 43 points on 13-for-17 shooting, and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,The victory, which gave...
Timberwolves' Donte DiVincenzo (leg), Anthony Edwards (knee) exit early in win over Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo was ruled out after injuring his lower right leg in the first quarter and was late joined on the sidelines by injured teammate Anthony Edwards in the first half of Saturday's 112-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their playoff series in Min...
Phillies snap 10-game skid with extra-inning defeat of Braves
Bryce Harper's bases-loaded single in the 10th inning drove in two runs and sparked the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday to end their 10-game losing streak.,After Tyler Kinley (3-1) started the inning with a walk and left-hander Jose Suarez walked the ...
Timo Werner's brace propels San Jose past St. Louis City
Timo Werner's brace late in the second half Saturday night enabled the visiting San Jose Earthquakes to rally for a 3-2 win over St. Louis City SC.,San Jose (9-1-0, 27 points) trailed 2-1 when Werner went to work. After Conrad Wallem was called for a foul in the box, Werner went to the spot and wire...
Sidney Crosby, Penguins top Flyers, stay alive in playoff series
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist Saturday as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive with a 4-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Rickard Rakell also scored a goal and set up another for Pittsburgh, which had been ...
Sam Surridge scores brace as Nashville SC handles Charlotte FC
Sam Surridge came off the bench to score a brace in the second half of Nashville SC's 4-2 win over visiting Charlotte FC on Saturday.,Nashville (7-1-1, 22 points) is on a three-match winning streak in MLS play and sits in first place in the Eastern Conference.,Between the MLS regular season and thei...
Austin blanks Houston in Copa Tejas clash
Myrto Uzuni scored a goal and assisted on a tally by Jayden Nelson as host Austin FC defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Saturday in the latest edition of the Copa Tejas series between the Lone Star State rivals.,Austin (2-4-4, 10 points) bounced back from a 5-1 thrashing at San Jose on Wednesday wit...
In-form Chicago routs lowly Kansas City with 2nd-half barrage
Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers each scored a pair of second-half goals for the Chicago Fire, who romped past visiting Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Saturday evening.,Maren Haile-Selassie also scored as Chicago extended its unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1) in MLS play. The Fire (5-2-2, 17 ...
Down early, Dodgers prove too strong, end Cubs' 10-game win streak
Max Muncy hit a two-run home run and Andy Pages had three RBIs in the host Los Angeles Dodgers' 12-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.,The Dodgers, who totaled 14 hits, snapped the Cubs' 10-game winning streak and took control of the game with a six-run fourth inning. ,Teoscar Hernandez had two...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 42 points as Thunder beat Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 42 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.,The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player finished 15 of 18 from the floor with eight assists to give the Thunder a commanding 3-0 lead in their first...
Sal Stewart's big day powers Reds' runaway win over Tigers
Sal Stewart homered and drove in five runs on Saturday night to help the streaking Cincinnati Reds earn a 9-2 victory to clinch a series win over the visiting Detroit Tigers.,Brady Singer (2-1) allowed two runs on eight hits across 5 1/3 innings for the Reds, who have won nine of their last 11 games...
Yankees score late to break open close game against Astros
Austin Wells socked a leadoff home run to ignite a three-run seventh inning as the New York Yankees claimed a three-game series against the host Houston Astros with an 8-3 win on Saturday.,Wells' second homer was the third of the game for the Yankees, who improved to 5-0 on their current nine-game r...