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Dynamo tighten playoff race with narrow victory over Timbers
Ezequiel Ponce scored his 10th goal to lift the Houston Dynamo to what could be a crucial 1-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Jonathan Bond made three stops to preserve his sixth clean sheet and Houston's ninth overall as the fight for a potential playoff spot continued...
Diamondbacks rally in the sixth to topple behemoth Phillies
Zac Gallen pitched seven strong innings, Ildemaro Vargas hit a tie-breaking single in a two-run sixth, and the Arizona Diamondbacks gained a game in the NL wild card race with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Phoenix on Saturday., ,Gallen (13-14) gave up three runs on four hits, strik...
Chandler Morris aerial assault helps Virginia crush Stanford
Chandler Morris threw three first-quarter touchdown passes to Trell Harris to spark Virginia's 48-20 victory against Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Morris passed for a season-high 380 yards and four TDs and also ran for a score. Harris finished wi...
Fire dominate Minnesota United on the road
Chris Brady made four saves as the Chicago Fire put together a complete performance in a 3-0 shutout of Minnesota United FC on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Chicago (13-11-6, 45 points) put the match away in the 70th minute when Philip Zinckernagel received a pass at the top of the 18-yard box...
Dallas swarms Rapids, makes ground in West standings
Petar Musa and Chris Cappis had first half goals as FC Dallas defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-1 on Saturday evening in a key Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas., ,Dallas (9-11-10, 37 points) moved from 11th to ninth place in the West and within a win of the Rapids (11-14-6, 39 points) with the...
Brewers reduce magic number to 1 with win vs. Cardinals
Brice Turang's decisive 10th-inning RBI single lifted the visiting Milwaukee Brewers past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday -- and pushed them to the brink of another National League Central title.,The magic number for the Brewers (95-60) to win the division is now one. They have a seven-game lea...
Ryan O Hearn's double helps Padres rally past White Sox
Jackson Merrill homered and Ryan O'Hearn's three-run double gave San Diego the lead for good in the Padres' come-from-behind 7-3 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.,The Padres (84-71), who are second in both the National League West and the NL wild-card race, had lost three of the...
Boston's big ninth rescues win from Tampa Bay
Trevor Story knocked in the go-ahead run in Boston's three-run ninth inning as the Red Sox crafted their eighth straight win over Tampa Bay, doubling the host Rays 6-3 on Saturday night., ,Tied three-all, Story put Boston ahead by singling in Ceddanne Rafaela, who reached on Junior Caminero's second...
Carlos Coronel-fueled shutout vs. Montreal helps NY Red Bulls stay in playoff hunt
Carlos Coronel made six saves for his 10th clean sheet of the season as the visiting New York Red Bulls kept their MLS Cup playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Tim Parker and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting each scored goals for New York (12-12-7, 43 points), which remai...
Duncan McGuire’s stoppage-time strike lifts Orlando City past Nashville
Duncan McGuire scored in stoppage time to give Orlando City a dramatic victory, 3-2, Saturday night over visiting Nashville SC.,Martin Ojeda scored two goals in a span of two minutes in the first half for Orlando (14-7-9, 51 points), which won its fifth straight at home.,The Lions moved a step close...
Lionel Messi scores brace to lift Inter Miami over D.C. United
Lionel Messi scored his 21st and 22nd goals to move into the MLS lead and added his 12th assist, leading Inter Miami to a 3-2 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturday night.,Tadeo Allende scored the opener for Miami (15-6-7, 52 points), which completed consecutive victories in the league for th...
Cal Raleigh passes Ken Griffey Jr. with 57th home run
Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh hit a solo home run in the third inning of the Mariners' game against the Astros in Houston Saturday evening, passing Ken Griffey Jr. for the Mariners' record for home runs in a season with his 57th.,Griffey hit 56 homers for Seattle in both 1997 and 1998.,With one out in...
Guardians blank Twins again, pull closer to Tigers
Steven Kwan went 2-for-5 with four RBIs, and the Cleveland Guardians pulled away for an 8-0 win over the Minnesota Twins to win both ends of a day-night doubleheader Saturday in Minneapolis., ,Gabriel Arias doubled and drove in two runs for Cleveland (84-71), which won its 10th game in a row. Kyle M...
Bears CB Jaylon Johnson (groin), OL Kiran Amegadije (elbow) placed on IR
The Chicago Bears are placing two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson (groin) and backup guard Kiran Amegadije (elbow) on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday.,Both will miss the team's next four games as a result of the move.,Last Sunday, Johnson aggravated the injury that limited him d...
Reds use trio of homers to go one back of Mets, erase Cubs
xxxSpencer Steer, TJ Friedl and Tyler Stephenson each homered Saturday, propelling the Cincinnati Reds to a crucial 6-3 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs., ,Zack Littell (10-8) allowed two runs on three hits across five innings for the Reds (79-76), who won their fourth straight game, cutting t...
Jeremiyah Love, No. 24 Notre Dame run past Purdue
Jeremiyah Love rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 24 Notre Dame stormed to a 56-30 win over Purdue on Saturday evening in South Bend, Ind.,Jadarian Price added 74 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground for Notre Dame (1-2), which posted a resounding victory after losing to ra...
No. 7 Florida State's record-setting rushing attack rams Kent State
No. 7 Florida State set program records with eight rushing touchdowns and 498 rushing yards, smashing Kent State in a 66-10 win Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla., ,The Seminoles (3-0) got off to a roaring start for the second straight game against overmatched competition. They racked up 356 yards over t...
Tayven Jackson shines as UCF stays unbeaten with rout of UNC
Tayven Jackson threw for one score and ran for another while the defense dominated as the UCF Knights controlled from start to finish in a 34-9 victory over North Carolina Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,Jackson was 25-of-32 for 223 yards and Nyjalik Kelly and Braeden Marshall each came up with a first-ha...
Clemson’s Collapse: How Dabo Swinney's Tigers Already Fell Out of Playoff Contention
After a shocking loss to Syracuse, Clemson sits at 1-3 and out of the College Football Playoff race. Can Dabo Swinney adapt to the modern era of NIL and the transfer portal?...
San Diego FC ties MLS expansion team record in draw at Atlanta United
Anders Dreyer scored a goal and Carlos Dos Santos made four saves as Western Conference-leading San Diego FC tied the MLS record for points by an expansion team with a 1-1 draw at Atlanta United on Saturday afternoon.,The tie snapped a seven-game road winning streak for San Diego (17-8-6, 57 points)...