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Omir Fernandez saves Timbers with late goal in draw with Minnesota
Forward Omir Fernandez scored in the 92nd minute -- his first goal with Portland -- as the host Timbers rallied for a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night.,Fernandez, breaking in alone by the left post, roofed a left-footed shot off a cross by Juan Mosquera to salvage a point for the Tim...
LA Galaxy scores late vs. shorthanded LAFC to force 3-3 draw
Playing with a man advantage in the closing minutes, Maya Yoshida scored on a header just before the final whistle as the Los Angeles Galaxy forged a 3-3 tie with Los Angeles FC in the El Trafico rivalry.,Yoshida came through in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time on a cross from Maurici...
Stark divide in CBA negotiations comes to light at WNBA All-Star Game
Speaking to the media ahead of the WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis on Saturday, league commissioner Cathy Engelbert opened by speaking of the boom in popularity the league is enjoying.,But the topic most people wanted to hear about was the ongoing negotiations between the league and the players f...
FC Cincinnati scores late to top Real Salt Lake, maintain top spot in East
FC Cincinnati forward Luca Orellano's left-footed shot from outside the box sailed just inside the right side of the goal in the 87th minute, which proved to be the match-winner in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,The win puts Cincinnati back on top in the Eastern Conference table an...
Sam Surridge ties Messi for MLS goals lead as Nashville blanks Toronto
Sam Surridge scored his MLS lead-tying 18th goal to push Nashville SC near the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a 1-0 victory over visiting Toronto FC on Saturday night.,Surridge's first-half tally pulled him even with Lionel Messi, who scored his 17th and 18th goals earlier Saturday in ...
Union, Dynamo play to draw in physical contest
A late VAR decision in the 85th minute helped split the points between the Philadelphia Union and host Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday night after former Union midfielder Jack McGlynn scored a first-half penalty kick in the 1-1 draw.,In the 85th minute, the referee awarded Philadelphia (14-5-5, 47 poi...
MVP Napheesa Collier leads squad past Team Clark at All-Star Game
Napheesa Collier scored a WNBA All-Star record 36 points to help Team Collier roll to an easy 151-131 victory over Team Clark on Saturday night at Indianapolis.,The Minnesota Lynx star was 13-of-16 shooting and collected nine rebounds while claiming MVP honors.,Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream adde...
Petar Musa has big day (2 goals, 1 assist) as FC Dallas blank St. Louis City
Petar Musa set up the first goal and added a second-half brace Saturday night as FC Dallas secured a rare home win, blanking St. Louis City SC 3-0 in Frisco, Texas.,Musa continued a torrid midseason run that has seen him tally seven goals in the last seven fixtures and a team-high 11 for the season....
Nationals ride Mitchell Parker's gem to win over Padres
Mitchell Parker tossed six solid innings and Nathaniel Lowe homered to help the Washington Nationals record a 4-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday night.,Drew Millas added a two-run single as Washington snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the second time in its p...
Big acquisitions score first goals for Crew to edge D.C. United
Lassi Lappalainen came off the bench to score his first goal for the Columbus Crew and give them a 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturday.,Lappalainen blasted an 18-yard shot in the 78th minute to break the 1-1 tie after replacing Crew leading scorer Diego Rossi two minutes earlier. Lappa...
D-backs hand Cards' Sonny Gray career-worst shellacking
Eugenio Suarez hit two home runs and drove in three, Corbin Carroll had three hits including two triples, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1 to win their third straight Saturday in Phoenix.,Geraldo Perdomo had three singles and four RBIs and Ryne Nelson gave up one run in...
Late-game speed allows Rays to rally past Orioles
The Tampa Bay Rays used their speed to steal a 4-3 win from the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,The Rays came from behind with a three-run eighth inning that began with Kim Ha-Seong leading off with a single and a stolen base.,Then, with one out, Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak ...
Philip Zinckernagel makes history as Fire blank Montreal
The Chicago Fire won their seventh match on the road of the 2025 campaign, with a 2-0 victory over CF Montreal on a rather temperate summer night at Stade Saputo. Midfielder Philip Zinckernagel tied a league record when he provided the assist on Chicago's second goal, recording a goal contribution f...
Charlotte FC get the road win over Atlanta United despite being outshot
Pep Biel and Wilfried Zaha each scored a goal and assisted on another for visiting Charlotte FC, helping propel the club to a 3-2 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday.,After Zaha's goal broke a 1-1 tie in the 59th minute, Biel added one of his own in the 77th, as Charlotte (11-11-2, 35 points) wo...
Lionel Messi's 6th brace in 7 games seals Inter Miami's win over Red Bulls
Lionel Messi had two goals and two assists to lead Inter Miami to a bounce-back 5-1 victory over the host New York Red Bulls on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Messi and Inter Miami (12-4-5, 41 points) erased a 1-0 first-half deficit with a flurry of goals late in the first half -- two of them comi...
Martin Ojeda scores twice as Orlando City edge Revs
Martin Ojeda scored his team-leading 11th and 12th goals to lift Orlando City SC to a 2-1 victory over the host New England Revolution on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass.,Ojeda's second multi-goal performance this season helped Orlando (10-6-8, 38 points) snap a four-match winless run and earn it...
Athletics pour it on late to pull away from Guardians
Shea Langeliers and Jacob Wilson both hit two-run home runs and Luis Severino earned his first win in more than a month as the visiting Athletics pulled away for an 8-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.,Langeliers went deep in the eighth inning off Nic Enright, and Wilson and Nick ...
Former MLB pitcher, longtime scout Jeff Bittiger dies at 63
Former major league pitcher Jeff Bittiger, a scout for 22 years with the Athletics, died on Saturday morning, the team announced. He was 63.,The organization did not disclose the cause of death. The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, a pro independent league franchise for whom Bittiger was a longtime pitcher,...
Kyle Schwarber grand slam lifts Phillies to win over Angels
Kyle Schwarber belted a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning to vault the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 home win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.,Bryce Harper also homered for Philadelphia after hitting two bombs in Friday's 6-5 defeat in the series opener. Nick Castellanos, Trea Turner ...
Dodgers give Mookie Betts at least one game off amid slump
The Los Angeles Dodgers are giving shortstop Mookie Betts at least a game off, starting Saturday with the team's matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers.,Manager Dave Roberts came to the decision after Betts went 0-for-4 on Friday.,"I don't know how long it's going to be. It could be one night, it cou...