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Natus Vincere, Eternal Fire advance at BLAST Open Spring
Eternal Fire and Natus Vincere advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final with victories Saturday in BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event starts with the 16 teams divided into two groups for double-elimination play. The group winners mo...
Sizzling Fire douse Whitecaps' winning streak
Philip Zinckernagel had a goal and an assist in the Chicago Fire's 3-1 road win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.,The Fire (3-1-1, 10 points) are on a three-match winning streak, and are 3-0-1 over their last four matches. Saturday's result also ended the Whitecaps' season-opening four-match...
Short-handed LAFC have enough to keep Sporting KC skidding
David Martinez took advantage of a rare start to score his second goal of the season and short-handed LAFC eased to a 2-0 away victory over struggling Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Aaron Long also scored for LAFC (3-2-0, 9 points), which was playing without 2023 MLS Golden Boot winner Deni...
Philadelphia Union make 1 goal stand in defeating St. Louis City
Ian Glavinovich's early goal was all the Philadelphia Union needed Saturday night to hand St. Louis City its first loss, a 1-0 decision in Chester, Pa.,Philadelphia (4-1-0, 12 points) thoroughly controlled the match, outshooting the visitors 19-5 and putting nine shots on net to St. Louis' one. Ben ...
Matt Freese helps New York City FC earn 0-0 draw at Columbus
Matt Freese made five saves to keep his first clean sheet of the season and help New York City FC earn a gutty 0-0 draw at the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.,Freese preserved the shutout despite Columbus holding nearly 76% of the possession and leading 23-5 in total shots, helping extend an unbeat...
Orlando City rolls past D.C. United with balanced attack
Martin Ojeda delivered a goal and two assists while Alex Freeman and Luis Muriel added a goal and an assist each as Orlando City overwhelmed visiting D.C. United, 4-1, on Saturday night.,Orlando (2-2-1, 7 points) was dominant throughout, scoring two goals in each half. Even with the lead after inter...
Justin Allgaier collects 2nd straight Xfinity Series win at Homestead
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- In one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, JR Motorsports' Justin Allgaier took the lead on the final lap of overtime and held off his former teammate Sam Mayer for the win -- the ultimate dash for cash as it were -- in the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.,F...
Capitals use 2nd-period scoring flurry to defeat Panthers
Alex Ovechkin did not get any closer to breaking the all-time goal-scoring record but had two assists in the host Washington Capitals' 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.,Ovechkin, with 888 goals, remains seven shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark.,Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson had a go...
Galaxy earn draw with Minnesota United on late goal
Substitute Emiro Garces scored his first professional league goal in the 90th minute and the visiting LA Galaxy twice rallied from a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw against Minnesota United on Saturday.,Garces' goal came only three minutes after Kelvin Yeboah scored from the penalty spot for his fourth...
Evander's two goals help FC Cincinnati to draw with Atlanta United
Evander gave his first multi-goal performance for his new club, but FC Cincinnati was forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Atlanta United levelled through a late own-goal on Saturday.,Evander scored twice in the space of five minutes after the midpoint of the second half to rally Cincinnati (2-2-1,...
Zach Eflin, six Orioles relievers no-hit Pirates in spring game
Zach Eflin and six relievers combined on a spring-training no-hitter Saturday as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in Bradenton, Fla., with the teams' regular-season opener less than a week away.,Eflin pitched the first three innings, striking out four and walking one. Reliever R...
John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino: A Rivalry Renewed on College Basketball’s Biggest Stage
John Calipari and Rick Pitino meet again as Arkansas faces St. John’s in a high-stakes NCAA Tournament showdown with a Sweet 16 spot on the line....
MOUZ earn epic win over Spirit at BLAST Open Spring
MOUZ completed a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Team Spirit with a quadruple-overtime victory on the third map to reach the Group A upper-bracket final of the BLAST Open Spring event on Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Team Vitality had an easier time in the other Group A upper-bracket semifinal, troun...
Union coach Bradley Carnell faces former club St. Louis City
Bradley Carnell guided St. Louis SC through its first two seasons as an expansion team but he was dismissed in July when he was unable to follow up a surprising inaugural season.,Six months after his firing, Carnell was hired by the Philadelphia Union, and his new team is off to a strong start headi...
Revitalized D.C. United seek better outcome vs. Orlando City
Going against dynamic D.C. United striker Christian Benteke, Orlando City goalkeeper Javier Otero has a difficult task when he gets his first MLS start on Saturday on his home pitch.,The 22-year-old Otero and Orlando (1-2-1, 4 points) also face a rejuvenated side in D.C. (1-0-3, 6 points), which is ...
Short-handed NYCFC, Crew battle in Eastern showdown
New York City FC will be without star player Alonso Martinez due to a call-up to the Costa Rican national team but don't expect any sympathy when they play at the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,While Martinez has scored three of the six goals for NYCFC (2-1-1, 7 points), the Crew (2-0-2, 8 points) will ...
Thorns, Angel City play to draw after first-half goals
Reilyn Turner scored a goal in the 30th minute and the Portland Thorns finished off a 1-1 draw against visiting Angel City FC in their home opener Friday night., ,Turner's first goal in her second season in Portland helped the Thorns (0-1-1, 1 point) rebound from a 3-1 road loss to the Kansas City C...
Legendary boxing champion George Foreman dies at 76
Former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman, one of boxing's most popular figures, died Friday at age 76.,The family made the announcement on his Instagram page, writing that Foreman "peacefully departed" while "surrounded by loved ones." A cause of death wasn't announced.,The statement adde...
Panthers look to get back on track vs. Capitals
Alex Ovechkin is seven goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record as the Washington Capitals go into their game against the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday.,Ovechkin got his 888th career goal and 35th of the season in Thursday night's 3-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyer...
Ex-No. 1 overall pick, college Hall of Famer Kenneth Sims dies at 65
Former No. 1 overall NFL draft pick and College Football Hall of Famer Kenneth Sims died Friday at age 65, the University of Texas announced.,The university said Sims died peacefully at his home. According to a report, Sims had been battling an illness.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en"...