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Tristan Muyumba nets go-ahead goal to lead Atlanta past Minnesota
Tristan Muyumba scored the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute and Lucas Hoyos made three saves to lead Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Defender Tomas Jacob also scored for Atlanta United (5-12-3, 18 points), which has won back-to-back MLS m...

Tristan Muyumba nets go-ahead goal to lead Atlanta United past Minnesota United
Tristan Muyumba scored the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute and Lucas Hoyos made three saves to lead Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Defender Tomas Jacob also scored for Atlanta United (5-12-3, 18 points), which has won back-to-back match...

Alhassan Yusuf's hat trick powers Revolution to rout of D.C. United
Midfielder Alhassan Yusuf scored a hat trick as New England rolled past D.C. United for the second time this year, with the Revolution capturing a 3-0 victory on Wednesday in Washington.,Four months ago against D.C. in Foxborough, Mass., Yusuf scored the lone goal in a 1-0 New England victory.,Yusuf...

Minnesota celebrating 10 seasons of franchise history vs. Atlanta
Minnesota United will try to snap an eight-match winless streak Wednesday night when the Loons host Eastern Conference cellar dweller Atlanta United in Saint Paul, Minn., ,The contest will be part of a celebration of the 10th season for the ninth-place Loons (6-6-7, 25 points), who hold a one-point ...

Sliding Revolution brace for D.C. United, red-hot Tai Baribo
The New England Revolution will see a different D.C. United team Wednesday in Washington than the one they shut out earlier this year.,When D.C. United lost to the Revolution 1-0 on April 11, it was their third of four straight MLS matches without a goal, and they fell to 2-4-1.,Since then, however,...
3 Most Overrated Teams in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll
Texas A&M, Penn State and SMU are among the three most overrated teams in the 2026 AP preseason Top 25. Here’s why they’re worth fading....

Roger Goodell: 'No doubt' over NFL team outside USA
Given the increasing number of international games, commissioner Roger Goodell said it's a foregone conclusion that the NFL will have a team based outside of the United States.,"At some point, there will be NFL teams outside the USA. I have no doubt that this will happen one day," Goodell told forme...

IFAF Flag Football World Championships: U.S. men dominate Italy
The IFAF Flag Football World Championships 2026 concluded in Dusseldorf, Germany on Sunday with the United States taking home the title for the men and Canada securing the victory for the women.,In the men's tournament, the United States cruised to a 46-26 win over Italy. They were dominant from the...

Joaquin Pereyra's late equalizer earns Minnesota draw with RSL
Joaquin Pereyra scored in the 89th minute to help Minnesota United escape with a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,Sergi Solans scored in the 82nd minute as Salt Lake (8-6-4, 28 points) tied Minnesota for the second time this year and for the eighth time in their last 10 ma...

Leading goal scorers deliver in D.C. United-Montreal draw
Prince Owusu and Tai Baribo exchanged second-half goals as CF Montreal and visiting D.C. United played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,The draw extends D.C. United's (5-5-9, 24 points) unbeaten streak to six matches (1-0-5). The Black-and-Red also have points in 11 of 12 matches. D.C. United also i...

RSL carry post-Gozo success into clash with nemesis Minnesota
Winless in four straight MLS matches, Real Salt Lake are sinking dangerously close to the playoff cutline in the Western Conference.,And RSL's pursuit of a sixth consecutive postseason berth has become more challenging with the loss of dynamic prodigy Zavier Gozo, who signed with Crystal Palace of t...

Atlanta United looks to break losing streak vs. rested Red Bulls
Atlanta United will look to break a lengthy winless streak when they host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening.,Atlanta (3-12-3, 12 points) hasn't won an MLS match in its last seven tries (0-5-2) and sits last in the MLS standings as it plays its first home match since May 9. The second-worst ...

D.C. United faces C.F. Montreal looking to extend unbeaten streak to six matches
D.C. United forward Tai Baribo will look to continue his scoring streak as the club heads north for a match against CF Montreal on Saturday night.,The Israeli leads D.C. United with 11 goals this season and has scored in four consecutive matches. The 28-year-old is also three-for-three from the pena...

Report: Atlanta United nearing $18M transfer for Breel Embolo
Atlanta United are finalizing a massive deal to acquire forward Breel Embolo from French side Rennes, The Athletic reported Friday.,The reported $18 million transfer fee would make the 29-year-old Swiss international one of the top five most expensive players in MLS history.,Embolo tallied 10 goals ...

Minnesota United bring back M Aziel Jackson on loan
Minnesota United brought back midfielder Aziel Jackson on a loan spell, the team announced Thursday.,The 24-year-old American arrives from Polish top-flight side Jagiellonia Bialystok for the rest of the 2026 season.,The deal includes a purchase option for Jackson, who originally signed a homegrown ...

Disney, Comcast reach deal, lifting NFL Network blackout
Comcast, the nation's second-largest cable television provider under the brand Xfinity, has reached an agreement with Disney to lift the current blackout and resume airing the NFL Network and NFL RedZone to its roughly 11 million subscribers in time for the 2026 season.,Disney owns 72% of ESPN, whic...

Atlanta United acquire M Mauricio Amaro of Uruguay
Atlanta United acquired midfielder Mauricio Amaro from Uruguayan top-flight side Defensor Sporting on Friday.,The 21-year-old Uruguay international is under contract through 2028-29 with an option for 2029-30. ,He will occupy U22 Initiative and international slots on the Atlanta roster.,"We're excit...

Union score twice in stoppage time to stun Atlanta
The Philadelphia Union scored three unanswered goals, including Ezekiel Alladoh's match-winner in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, to defeat 10-man Atlanta United 3-2 in Chester, Pa., on Saturday evening.,Despite playing with a man advantage for over an hour, the Union (4-10-4, 16 po...

D.C. United rally in 2nd half to earn draw with East-leading Nashville
Tai Baribo scored in the 77th minute to cap a second-half rally from two goals down as D.C. United escaped with a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC on Saturday in Washington.,Silvan Hefti also scored for D.C. (5-5-8, 23 points), which extended its run of matches without a loss to five in pursuit of its ...

Winless since May 2, Minnesota eyes revenge on San Diego
Minnesota United will try to snap a six-match winless streak against the team that knocked them out of the Western Conference playoffs last season when they host San Diego FC on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Loons (6-6-5, 23 points) enter the contest in ninth place, three points ahead of S...