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Luciano Acosta, Leo Chu help FC Dallas beat hapless Sporting KC
Luciano Acosta and Leo Chu scored in a two-minute span of the first half to help propel host FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over hapless Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,Dallas (3-2-1, 10 points) won for the first time at home this season after earning its ini...
Atlanta United rallies from two down to beat NYCFC
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute, helping Atlanta United rally from a two-goal deficit to earn a 4-3 victory against visiting New York City FC on Saturday.,Hannes Wolf scored a pair of goals for New York (2-2-2, 8 points) to build a 3-1 lead, before three straight ...
Diego Rossi, Crew top D.C. United to stay unbeaten
Diego Rossi's brace led the undefeated Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory over D.C. United in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.,Christian Benteke scored in the 13th minute but Rossi countered three minutes later for the Crew ((3-0-3, 12 points) and put them ahead in the 65th.,Joon-Hung Kim made four saves ...
Austin Hill captures action-filled Xfinity race at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va.--The speedway that robbed Austin Hill of a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 two years ago gave him a gift on Saturday.,Diving underneath a trio of wrecking cars in the final corner of overtime at Martinsville Speedway, Hill beat perennial bridesmaid Sheldon Creed to...
Star freshmen take center stage as Auburn faces Michigan State
ATLANTA -- A pair of veteran-heavy teams in No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Michigan State have a common denominator ahead of Sunday's matchup in the NCAA Tournament South Region final -- a pair of red-hot freshmen.,With both the Spartans and Tigers' seasons hanging in the balance Friday night, Michigan Stat...
Min Woo Lee charges into lead with 63 at Houston Open
Australia's Min Woo Lee shot a 7-under-par 63 to rise into the lead in the third round of the Texas Children's Houston Open on Saturday at Memorial Park.,This means that world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is going to have work to do in order to capture his first victory of the season.,Lee holds a four-st...
Toronto snaps losing skid but settles for draw with Vancouver
Sean Johnson made four saves to keep his first clean sheet of the season, but Toronto FC was still forced to settle for a 0-0 draw against the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday afternoon.,Johnson's performance helped Toronto (0-4-2, 2 points) snap a four-match losing skid in what was by far t...
Jose Soriano shines as Angels shut out White Sox
Jose Soriano delivered seven shutout innings and Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo had two hits apiece to help the Los Angeles Angels blank the host Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday.,Soriano (1-0) scattered two hits, two walks and five strikeouts while breezing through Chicago hitters in a tidy 73 pitch...
Pistons to put 'grit' up against Timberwolves
The Detroit Pistons have secured at least a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.,Now, they want more.,Detroit (42-32) can improve its chances for a top-six playoff seed when it tips off against the Minnesota Timberwolves (42-32) on Sunday evening in Minneapolis.,The Pistons have won thr...
Reports: David Blitzer close to sale of Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals
Billionaire businessman David Blitzer is in advanced talks to sell a large stake in both Real Salt Lake of MLS and the Utah Royals of NWSL after owning both franchises since 2022, Sportico reported.,No potential purchase price was reported.,The Larry H. Miller family is set to take over a controllin...
Goals at a premium when Austin FC meet St. Louis City
Austin FC will carry a two-game winning streak into play when they travel north to play St. Louis City on Sunday afternoon.,Austin FC (3-2-0, 9 points) have never beaten St. Louis City, losing three of the four all-time matches between the sides with one draw. Austin FC's only point in the matchup c...
MOUZ, Spirit storm into BLAST Open Spring semifinals
Team Spirit and MOUZ cruised to 2-0 sweeps on Friday to reach the semifinals of the BLAST Open Spring at Lisbon, Portugal.,Spirit downed Natus Vincere to earn a matchup with Team Vitality, while MOUZ ousted G2 Esports to advance to a clash against Eternal Fire. Vitality and Eternal Fire had earned d...
Winless Galaxy try to contain high-scoring Orlando City
The LA Galaxy continue their search for a first win of the season on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City side whose current form resembles how the Galaxy were playing late last season.,The Galaxy (0-3-2, 2 points) have been without several of the key contributors to their 2024 MLS Cup titl...
Ashley Hatch scores twice, Spirit defeat Bay FC
Ashley Hatch scored three minutes apart in the first half to lift the Washington Spirit in a 2-0 victory against visiting Bay FC on Friday night.,Aubrey Kingsbury needed only two saves for her first clean sheet of the year as Washington (2-1-0, 6 points) was in control.,Hatch has three goals this se...
Scottie Scheffler fires 62, leads Houston Open beset by delays
Scottie Scheffler is alone atop the leaderboard at the Texas Children's Houston Open after he fired an 8-under-par 62 in his second round at rain-soaked Memorial Park Golf Course on Friday.,The World No. 1 stood at 11-under 129 after his lowest round of the season, and when play was suspended due to...
Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake clash in playoff rematch
Minnesota United has a hole to fill in the midfield after losing versatile Hassani Dotson to knee surgery.,The Loons will try to overcome Dotson's absence when they face Real Salt Lake on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Dotson was injured during the first half of last weekend's 2-2 tie with the ...
Crew look to stay unbeaten as D.C. United visit
D.C. United have quickly moved past their last match to put the focus on hosting the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,Wise move. Despite scoring struggles, the Crew (2-0-3, 9 points) are one of two unbeatens in MLS along with Inter Miami (3-0-1, 10 points).,The Crew still pose a threat, because D.C. (1-1-...
Florida strives to continue 'surreal' run in Elite Eight vs. Texas Tech
SAN FRANCISCO -- Grant McCasland was not even 30 minutes removed from receiving his first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight when the inevitable question came.,What's it going to take Saturday against Florida, the No. 1 seed in the West Regional?,"Man, can they score," the head coach of ...
Seth Lugo out to build on last season when Royals face Guardians
The first seven seasons of Seth Lugo's stint in the majors weren't all that memorable.,Then the San Diego Padres signed him as a free agent before the 2023 season and turned him into a starting pitcher. The Kansas City Royals signed him before last season and Lugo was runner-up for the American Leag...
White Sox out to 'rock' as Angels seek their own positives
Chicago White Sox catcher Korey Lee finds it refreshing to be on the plus side of .500 after one game, especially after the club endured a modern-day record 121 losses in 2024.,The White Sox aim for an actual winning streak as their season-opening series against the visiting Los Angeles Angels conti...