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Stingy Charlotte looking to stifle goals-challenged Orlando City
Charlotte FC take a five-match home streak without allowing a goal into their next assignment against Orlando City SC, who have been offensively challenged this season.,Wednesday night's match is another chance for Charlotte to continue to climb the Eastern Conference standings against an Orlando si...
Crew acquire M Aziel Jackson from St. Louis City
The Columbus Crew acquired midfielder Aziel Jackson from St. Louis City on Tuesday in exchange for $650,000 in general allocation money.,St. Louis will receive a guaranteed $325,000 in 2024 and $325,000 in 2025, with up to an additional $250,000 if certain performance metrics are met.,City will also...
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole to make season debut Wed. vs. O’s
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole will make his season debut for the New York Yankees on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, manager Aaron Boone said Monday.,Cole began the season with nerve irritation and swelling in his pitching elbow. After time to recover, Cole made...
Help coming for Houston as Astros visit White Sox
The Houston Astros have won three of their past four series entering the opener of a three-game set against the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,That's preferable to the kind of uneven baseball the club was playing after a season-best six-game winning streak in mid-May. Still, injuries have left t...
Les Miles sues LSU for vacating wins, costing him HOF
Former longtime LSU coach Les Miles filed a lawsuit against the school for vacating 37 wins as part of self-imposed punishment that sunk his chance to qualify for the College Football Hall of Fame.,In a release on Monday, Miles said the decision was "irrational and unfair self-inflicted punishment."...
Braves feel power coming back on in time for visit from Tigers
The Atlanta Braves hope to see more of the power they displayed over the weekend when they host the Detroit Tigers for a three-game series that starts Monday.,The Tigers began their six-game road trip by dropping two or three against Houston, losing the rubber game 4-1 on Sunday. Atlanta won its thr...
Paul Skenes, Pirates return home to face Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes has been so impressive in his first six starts, even fans of opposing teams have taken to giving him standing ovations.,Skenes (3-0, 2.43 ERA) will be back in front of his home crowd on Monday when the Pirates begin a three-game series against the Cincinnati Red...
Christian Walker, Diamondbacks put up big numbers against White Sox
Christian Walker had three hits, including a solo home run, and drove in three runs to help the host Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-5 win against the Chicago White Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Jake McCarthy also drove in three runs, Joc Pederson had...
Spirit knock off Na’Vi in BLAST Premier Spring final
Team Spirit jumped out to a two-map lead on Sunday and went on to defeat Natus Vincere 3-1 in the grand final of the BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 in London.,The $425,000, eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event wrapped up with Spirit taking home $200,000 and 3,200 BLAST Premier points ...
White Sox seek rare series win in matchup with D-backs
With a chance to win just their fifth series of the season, the Chicago White Sox will turn to right-hander Drew Thorpe to make his second major league start in Sunday afternoon's rubber game of a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,The 6-foot-4 Thorpe (0-0, 1.80 ERA), who wa...
White Sox swat four homers, rattle Diamondbacks
Lenyn Sosa finished a triple shy of the cycle and collected three RBIs and Andrew Vaughn also homered and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix., ,Paul DeJong and Korey Lee also homered for Chicago, which won for...
Sounders celebrate 50th anniversary with win over Minnesota
Jordan Morris and Paul Rothrock scored as the Seattle Sounders celebrated their 50th anniversary with a 2-0 victory against visiting Minnesota United in an MLS match Saturday night.,Stefan Frei didn't have to make a save in posting the shutout for the Sounders (5-7-6, 21 points), who improved to 12-...
Gabriel Pec's big night leads Galaxy past SKC
Gabriel Pec had a goal and two assists and Dejan Joveljic had one of each to help the Los Angeles Galaxy record a 4-2 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.,Joseph Paintsil and Miguel Berry also scored goals and Miki Yamane added two assists as the Galaxy (8-3-7, 31 po...
FC Dallas blank St. Louis City in 1st game since coaching change
Jesus Ferreira and Nkosi Tafari scored goals and interim coach Peter Luccin won in his debut as FC Dallas notched a 2-0 victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas.,Ferreira scored on a first-half penalty kick and Tafari's second-half header provided insurance and helped FC Dallas...
Latif Blessing lifts Atlanta United to draw with Dynamo
Latif Blessing made the most of his 30-plus minutes as a substitute by scoring the match-tying goal in the waning moments of the second half, lifting the visiting Houston Dynamo to a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday in the first meeting between the sides since 2019.,The Dynamo (6-6-5, 23 poi...
Denis Bouanga's brace boosts LAFC over Orlando City
Denis Bouanga scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season and streaking LAFC pulled away late to a 3-1 victory at struggling Orlando City on Saturday night.,Mateusz Bogusz added his seventh goal to put the visitors in front for good on a night they saw their five-match shutout streak halted, but ea...
Revolution's 3-goal first half enough to top Whitecaps
Noel Buck, Giacomo Vrioni and Esmir Bajraktarevic each scored first-half goals to lead the New England Revolution to their third straight victory, 3-2, over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass., ,It marked the first time this season that the Revolution (5-10-1, 16 points) s...
Charlotte FC stay hot with 1-0 win over D.C. United
Kerwin Vargas scored in first-half stoppage time as Charlotte FC topped visiting DC United 1-0 on Saturday night, winning for the fifth time in their last eight matches.,Charlotte hasn't allowed a goal in five consecutive home matches. Goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina was credited with one save for his ...
Sam Mayer holds off Riley Herbst for Xfinity win at Iowa
NEWTON, Iowa -- In a race of tire management and hurt feelings, Sam Mayer held off Riley Herbst in overtime to win Saturday's Hy-Vee Perks 250 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series' return to Iowa Speedway after a four-year hiatus.,Mayer's No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet crossed the finish line 0.146 seconds ...
Conor McGregor says he'll be back to fight Michael Chandler
Conor McGregor, scratched from his upcoming UFC fight due to injury, vowed Saturday to return to face Michael Chandler.,The two were scheduled to battle in a welterweight non-title fight June 29 at UFC 303 in Las Vegas, but McGregor was pulled due to an undisclosed injury.,"Very tough to be ruled ou...