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Protas brothers help Capitals handle Penguins
Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists and the Washington Capitals helped their playoff chances with a 6-3 win against the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Saturday.,Ryan Leonard scored twice, and Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (41-30-9, 9...

Timo Baumgartl scores in 61st minute as St. Louis City ties FC Dallas
Timo Baumgartl's 61st-minute goal negated Louicius Deedson's opener as visiting St. Louis City SC earned a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas.,The equalizer was the first goal in four matches at Toyota Stadium for St. Louis, which has gone 1-0-2 in its last three matches after getting shut out in three stra...

Wings sign defensive standout Alanna Smith to reported 3-year contract
The Dallas Wings have signed free agent forward Alanna Smith, the WNBA's co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2025, the team announced on Saturday night.,ESPN reported that Smith, who spent the past two seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, has agreed to a three-year max contract, per her agent Sammy Wlosz...

Michael Wacha goes stellar 8 innings as Royals blank White Sox
Michael Wacha struck out seven over eight stellar innings and Maikel Garcia clubbed a leadoff home run, as the Kansas City Royals continued their strong pitching in this series with Saturday's 2-0 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Wacha (2-0), who turns 35 in July, allowed just four hits ...

Revolution blank D.C. United to maintain home-field dominance
Alhassan Yusuf scored in the 35th minute as the New England Revolution remained perfect at home with a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Matt Turner had five saves for the Revolution, who won their second straight and have captured all three of their home games by a colle...

Whitecaps extend hot start to season, blank NYCFC
Mathias Laborda and Brian White each netted goals Saturday night to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-0 victory over visiting New York City FC.,Vancouver (6-1-0, 18 points) outshot the visitors 23-12, including a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal. Yohei Takaoka made a pair of saves for the Whitecaps...

Crew hopes turnaround in full gear as they host flailing Orlando City
Orlando City will try to halt a miserable extended start to the season on Sunday night when they visit a Columbus Crew side that just might have turned a corner.,Orlando (1-5-0, 3 points) parted with manager Orlando Pareja a month ago following a 5-0 loss at New York City FC, and briefly responded w...

Michael Wacha goes stellar eight innings as Royals blank White Sox
Michael Wacha struck out seven over eight stellar innings and Maikel Garcia clubbed a leadoff home run, as the Kansas City Royals continued their strong pitching in this series with Saturday's 2-0 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Wacha (2-0), who turns 35 in July, allowed just four hits ...

Protas bros. help Capitals handle Penguins
Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists and the Washington Capitals helped their playoff chances with a 6-3 win against the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Saturday.,Ryan Leonard scored twice, and Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (41-30-9, 9...

Manchester City, Chelsea attempt to set aside distractions
Manchester City aim to boost their title aspirations when they visit Chelsea on Sunday in a match between sides dealing with intrasquad drama.,For second-place City (18-5-7, 61 points), the focus has surrounded the future of captain Bernardo Silva to the point of overshadowing the pursuit of leaders...
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Runs in short supply for White Sox, Royals in series
The Kansas City Royals are scuffling at the plate, but their starting pitching continues to keep them competitive on the young season. ,Ageless veteran Michael Wacha will look to continue his solid mound start to 2026 when the Royals aim to win back-to-back contests for the first time since the star...

Amid James Rodriguez health issue, Minnesota United bid to build steam vs. San Diego
A Minnesota United side weathering speculation over star player James Rodriguez's health will attempt to earn another road win Saturday night when it faces a San Diego FC squad frustrated with its recent form.,Minnesota (2-2-2, 8 points) recorded a 2-1 win last Saturday at the Los Angeles Galaxy des...

Santiago Moreno brings 'elusiveness' for Dallas against St. Louis City
Six games into the 2026 MLS season, FC Dallas is clicking.,Dallas (3-1-2, 11 points) will face St. Louis City SC on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas, backed by one of the best scoring duos in the league -- Petar Musa and Logan Farrington.,Musa, a Croatian international, is tied with Nashville SC's Sa...

Earthquakes eager to extend torrid start vs. Sporting KC
The San Jose Earthquakes will be strong favorites to continue the best start in franchise history when they visit woeful Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Kansas City, Kan.,The Earthquakes (5-1-0, 15 points) never had won five of their first six matches, dating to their first season in the f...

Atlanta United search for rare road win in Chicago
The Chicago Fire don't appear to have lost confidence despite an injury to their star striker.,The Fire (3-2-1, 10 points), winners of their last two matches and currently tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, host struggling Atlanta United (1-4-1, 4 points) on Saturday night.,Chicago was ...

Bryan Reynolds' homer the difference as Pirates blank Cubs
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run, Carmen Mlodzinski threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday afternoon.,Chicago starter Shota Imanaga held Pittsburgh hitless in his six-inning stint.,The third pitch from Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar (...

Reports: Sun inking Brittney Griner to $1 million+ deal
The Connecticut Sun are finalizing a seven-figure deal with nine-time All-Star Brittney Griner, per the Sun's sideline reporter and ESPN.,The news broke Friday evening that Griner, coming off a down year statistically with the Atlanta Dream, will command the massive deal with Dream, who are schedule...

High-scoring Whitecaps, NYCFC set to clash for the first time since '23
It would have been difficult to have scripted a much better start to the Whitecaps' season, as Vancouver has won five of its first six matches and boasts the highest-scoring offense in Major League Soccer.,Coach Jesper Sorensen's confident club will look for more of the same against visiting New Yor...

Kris Bubic tosses gem as Royals blank White Sox
Kris Bubic allowed two hits and struck out a career-high 11 over seven stellar shutout innings, and Carter Jensen clubbed a solo home run, as the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with Friday night's 2-0 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,An All-Star last season before his seaso...