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Fire holding on to hope thanks to victory over Red Bulls
The Chicago Fire kept their playoff hopes alive on Saturday night, beating the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-1. ,The match-winning goal for Chicago (7-14-8, 29 points) came from Georgios Koutsias, who headed a cross from Kellyn Acosta past Carlos Coronel in the 75th minute. ,New York (10-6-13, 43 po...
Red Bulls try to ignite offense against slumping Fire
With six matches left, the New York Red Bulls hope to bolster their chances for home-field advantage in the opening round of the playoffs when they travel to face the struggling Chicago Fire on Saturday.,Chicago (6-14-8, 26 points) searches for its first win since returning from the Leagues Cup brea...
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...
NYCFC in good shape, Fire far behind as season resumes
New York City FC spent the last weeks attempting to win the Leagues Cup. After falling short, their attention turns to pushing for the best seed possible in the MLS playoffs.,NYCFC will resume the MLS regular season Saturday night when they host the Chicago Fire at Citi Field.,With nine matches rema...
Cowboys safe after fire breaks out at team hotel
No one was injured in a fire that broke out on Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys' hotel in Oxnard, Calif., the site of the team's training camp. ,Emergency personnel had to respond to the River Ridge Residence Inn after a fire started in one of the guest rooms, which was unoccupied. Cowboys players and ...
Fire acquire F Ariel Lassiter from CF Montreal
Chicago Fire FC acquired veteran forward Ariel Lassiter from CF Montreal on Wednesday in exchange for up to $150,000 in general allocation money.,Lassiter, 29, has three goals and a team-high six assists in 20 MLS games this season for Montreal. He has recorded five goals and 10 assists in 56 games ...
Inter Miami responds to Fire challenge to net win
Jordi Alba scored the tiebreaking goal in the 75th minute to help Inter Miami CF post a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Matias Rojas scored in the first half for Inter Miami (16-4-5, MLS-best 53 points), who played without star Lionel Messi (ankle) for th...
Minus Lionel Messi, Inter Miami aim to stay hot vs. Fire
Lionel Messi will again be watching from the sideline when Inter Miami CF face the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi is dealing with a ligament injury in his right ankle, sustained in the Copa America championship game Sunday when his Argentina side defeated Colombia.,Int...
Brian Gutierrez, Fire edge FC Cincinnati 1-0
Brian Gutierrez broke a scoreless deadlock in the 69th minute and the visiting Chicago Fire picked up just their second road win of the year, beating FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Wednesday.,Gutierrez entered in the 59th minute, then scored his fifth goal of the season 10 minutes later as the Fire (6-11-7, 2...
Coming off rare loss, FC Cincinnati out to extinguish Fire
FC Cincinnati, the top team in MLS, will try to recover from a rare loss when they host the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.,Cincinnati (15-5-3, 48 points) saw its quest for a second straight Supporters' Shield interrupted when it lost 3-1 to Charlotte FC on Saturday.,After Luciano Acosta's goal in ...
NYCFC, Fire battle to scoreless draw
New York City FC overcame a commanding possession disparity, was not credited with a shot on goal until late in the second half and settled for a 0-0 draw with the host Chicago Fire on Saturday night.,NYCFC (11-9-3, 36 points) fell to 2-4-1 in its past seven matches and dropped at least three points...
Fire try not to miss another opportunity vs. NYCFC
The Chicago Fire are at the point in the season where they need to go on a sustained run.,Coming off a humbling setback, Chicago will attempt to get moving in the right direction when it hosts New York City FC on Saturday night.,The Fire (5-11-6, 21 points) are in a tie for 13th in the Eastern Confe...
Earthquakes get goal from Hernan Lopez to edge Fire
Hernan Lopez scored in the 49th minute and the San Jose Earthquakes gave interim coach Ian Russell his first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Sunday night. ,San Jose (4-16-2, 14 points) snapped a nine-match winless streak (0-8-1). Entering the night as the leagu...
Albert Rusnak converts 2 PKs as Sounders clip Fire
Albert Rusnak recorded a brace, and his goal off a penalty kick in the third minute of second-half stoppage time sent the host Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. ,Chicago defender Mauricio Pineda picked up a foul for tripping Jordan Morris on the left side of ...
Randall Cobb, family 'lucky to be alive' after house fire
Veteran NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped a house fire earlier this week in Nashville, Tenn.,A fire began in the family's garage at about 11 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the Nashville Fire Department said.,Cobb's wife, Aiyda Cobb, posted to Instagram that a Tesla charger caught fi...
Facundo Torres (2 goals) leads Orlando City past Fire
Facundo Torres scored twice to help Orlando City snap a five-match winless skid with a 4-2 victory against the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday.,It's the first win for Orlando (5-8-6, 21 points) since May 18.,Hugo Cuypers scored for a fourth straight match for the Fire (4-9-6, 18 points), whose fou...
Fire, Orlando City have much in common during tough seasons
A look at the stats would suggest there's not much difference between the Chicago Fire and Orlando City. The recent results, however, have been a different story as Orlando gets set to host Chicago on Saturday.,The Fire (4-8-6, 18 points) and Orlando (4-8-6, 18 points) own identical records. Chicago...
Fire pull away from Toronto FC for first road win
Hugo Cuypers and Mauricio Pineda scored in a three-minute stretch of the second half Saturday night as the Chicago Fire earned their first road win of the season, beating Toronto FC 4-1.,Cuypers put Chicago (4-8-6, 18 points) ahead for good in the 57th minute, stealing the ball deep in Toronto's def...
Toronto FC out to shore up defense vs. improving Fire
For two weeks, Toronto FC have sat on a draw that they felt should have been a win.,Now Toronto FC returns to action Saturday night when they welcome the Chicago Fire to BMO Field.,Toronto FC (7-7-3, 24 points) coughed up a 2-0 lead on June 1 at DC United, settling for a 2-2 draw that stung coach Jo...
Brian Gutierrez, Fire top Galaxy to halt lengthy winless streak
Homegrown midfielder Brian Gutierrez scored the tiebreaking goal just past the hour mark, and the Chicago Fire rallied to snap a nine-match winless rut with Saturday night's 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy. ,Tied 1-1 in the 61st minute, the 20-year-old Gutierrez, hailing from suburb...