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D.C. United pull even with Toronto FC on late penalty kick
Toronto FC's Derrick Etienne Jr. scored just 89 seconds into the match but a penalty kick by host DC United's Mateusz Klich in extra time resulted in a 2-2 draw Saturday night., ,Struggling DC United scored both of their goals late in the match, the second coming after Toronto was forced to play a m...
Red Bulls stay unbeaten at home, edge Orlando City
John Tolkin picked up a tremendous free-kick goal and a possible injury as the New York Red Bulls earned a 1-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday in Harrison, N.J.,The Red Bulls are the only Eastern Conference team without a loss at home this season (5-0-2). New York (8-3-5, 29 points) is 4-1-0 i...
Shane van Gisbergen grabs first NASCAR Xfinity Series win in Portland
New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen claimed his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Saturday's Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway. ,The popular Kiwi celebrated the hard-earned win with a burnout all the way around the 1.967-mile road course and then climbing out ...
Rod Pampling surges into lead at Principal Charity Classic
Australian Rod Pampling fired a 7-under 65 on Saturday to grab a share of the lead after two rounds of action at the Principal Charity Classic in Des Moines, Iowa. ,Pampling carded nine birdies against two bogeys and now sits at 14-under 130 through 36 holes. He moved four spots up the leaderboard t...
Brewers win in 10 innings to add to White Sox's misery
Willy Adames delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the host Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 comeback victory over Chicago on Saturday, handing the White Sox their 10th consecutive defeat.,William Contreras opened the 10th as the automatic runner against Michael Kopech (1-5). C...
Clutch hitting lifts Padres past Royals
Ha-Seong Kim's bases-clearing double led the visiting San Diego Padres past the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Saturday afternoon.,With one out in the fourth and the Padres trailing by a run, Kim drilled Alec Marsh's sweeper to the center-field wall, plating three for a 5-3 advantage.,Kim's decisive hit ...
Enmanuel Valdez goes deep twice, Red Sox knock off Tigers
Enmanuel Valdez recorded the second multi-homer game in as many days for the Boston Red Sox as they used a stretch of five unanswered runs to move past the visiting Detroit Tigers for a 6-3 win on Saturday.,Valdez finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored on the day to lead Boston to its...
Charlotte FC looking for more scoring against Atlanta United
Charlotte FC have been solid at keeping the ball out of their own net. Now, if only they could find a way to get the ball into the opposing net.,Charlotte (6-6-4, 22 points) entered the weekend having conceded just 16 goals in 16 matches, tied for second-fewest allowed in MLS. They recorded five con...
Fever hold off Sky 71-70 for first home victory
Kelsey Mitchell scored 18 points and the Indiana Fever escaped with their second win and first home victory of the Caitlin Clark era, beating the Chicago Sky 71-70 on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis., ,It was the first professional meeting between college rivals Clark and Angel Reese.,Clark talli...
Blue Jays place RHP Jordan Romano (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to right elbow inflammation.,Left-hander Brendon Little was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to replace the right-handed Romano, who last pitched on Wednesday while picking up the save in Toronto's 3-1 win over t...
Brewers bid to hand White Sox 10th straight defeat
The struggling Chicago White Sox will turn to left-hander Garrett Crochet as they look to end a season-high nine-game losing streak when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon. ,Crochet (5-5, 3.68 ERA), who posted a 4-1 record with an 0.93 ERA in five starts in May, will be opposed b...
Brewers explode late to rout White Sox
Christian Yelich had five hits, including his 300th career double, and drove in five runs to pace the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 12-5 comeback victory over the White Sox on Friday night, extending Chicago's losing streak to a season-high nine games.,Yelich went 5-for-6 with two doubles and three si...
G2, Vitality advance to semifinals at IEM Dallas
G2 Esports and Team Vitality swept their way through the quarterfinals of the 2024 Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event on Friday.,G2 beat FaZe Clan 2-0 to advance to the semifinals, where they will face 9z Team. Vitality topped HEROIC 2-0 and will meet Team Spirit in the semis.,Sixteen teams competed...
Alonso Martinez scores 3 late goals as NYCFC blast Earthquakes
Santiago Rodriguez scored the tiebreaking goal in the 80th minute and Alonso Martinez scored three goals in the final 10 minutes as New York City FFC extended their winning streak to five and also equaled last season's win total by beating the San Jose Earthquakes 5-1 at Yankee Stadium on Friday nig...
Familiar foes Rapids, Whitecaps looking for leg up in standings
The Colorado Rapids defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps on May 15 and haven't since left the field victorious.,In a similar vein, the Whitecaps went through a six-match MLS winless skid before picking up a victory on Wednesday.,Vancouver now attempts to avenge the recent loss to Colorado when it hosts ...
Minnesota United bid to extend SKC's miserable stretch
After having a six-match unbeaten streak snapped Wednesday with a 2-0 loss at Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United return home to Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday to face a Sporting Kansas City squad that has lost six consecutive MLS contests.,Minnesota (7-3-4, 25 points) enters the match in fourth place ...
Inter Miami eye bounce-back vs. St. Louis after rare loss
Inter Miami will strive to return to the win column when they host St. Louis City on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Miami (10-3-4, 34 points) is coming off a 3-1 midweek loss to Atlanta United -- its first defeat in MLS since March 23. The Eastern Conference leaders are 7-1-3 over their past 11 l...
Sean Johnson, Toronto FC aim to stay hot at D.C. United
Toronto FC goalkeeper Sean Johnson reached a milestone this week, but he doesn't want to stop there.,After recording his 100th career regular-season clean sheet, he'll look to continue the trend Saturday night in Washington against D.C. United.,"He's starting to become a bit of an MLS legend," Toron...
Ernie Els fires 62 to grab Principal Charity Classic lead
"The Big Easy" certainly made golf look easy Friday, as Ernie Els birdied 10 holes during a 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Principal Charity Classic at Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa.,The sterling round marked the South African's career-low score on the PGA Tour Champions circ...
Chiefs celebrate back-to-back Super Bowls at White House
Members of the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs reunited on Friday at the White House to celebrate their Lombardi Trophy win with President Joe Biden on the South Lawn.,"Welcome back," Biden said to applause.,Biden teased tight end Travis Kelce, who found his way to the microphone...