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Terrell Davis says he was unjustly removed from flight
Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis said he was handcuffed and removed from a plane Saturday following a false accusation by a flight attendant.,Davis, who had a 2,000-yard rushing season and won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos, issued a statement with his version of events Monday on Ins...
Minnesota United halt 6-game skid in draw vs. Dynamo
Sebastian Ferreira scored the tying goal in the 82nd minute as the Houston Dynamo rallied for a 1-1 draw with visiting Minnesota United on Saturday night., ,Ferreira, who nearly scored in the 78th minute with a highlight-reel bicycle kick try from the middle of the box, tied it four minutes later wi...
D.C. United get brace from Cristian Dajome, edge Nashville SC
Cristian Dajome recorded a brace in a four-minute span and D.C. United snapped an 11-match winless run by rallying for a 2-1 victory over visiting Nashville SC on Saturday night.,Dajome's second and third goals of the season came in the 51st and 55th minutes, respectively, for D.C. (5-11-8, 23 point...
Ruan's goal is game-winner as CF Montreal edge Atlanta United
Ruan's goal on a header in the 51st minute gave host CF Montreal a 1-0 win over Atlanta United on Saturday night.,The goal, Ruan's second of the season, came off a cross by Raheem Edwards, his fourth assist of the season.,Montreal (6-9-8, 26 points) enjoyed an 11-man advantage for most of the second...
Cole Custer earns first win of 2024 season at Pocono Raceway
Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer claimed his first win of the 2024 season Saturday, beating his closest championship challenger Justin Allgaier to the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 checkered flag and giving Ford its first series win of the year.,Custer's No. 00 Stewart-Haas Rac...
USWNT edges Mexico in tuneup for Paris Olympics
The U.S. women's national team has one friendly left before getting down to business at the Paris Olympics.,After taking care of Mexico 1-0 in Harrison, N.J., on Saturday with all 20 members of the U.S. team that won the 1999 World Cup team in attendance, the Americans will have their send-off match...
Loons trying to break 6-match skid with visit to Dynamo
Minnesota United will try to snap a team-record six-match losing streak when they travel to Houston to take on the Dynamo on Saturday night.,Minnesota (8-9-5, 29 points) hasn't won since defeating visiting Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on June 1. The Loons, who were third in the Western Conference, have ...
Atlanta, still adjusting without Thiago Almada, visits CF Montreal
Atlanta United will see if they can figure out life after Thiago Almada on Saturday when they visit CF Montreal.,On July 6, Atlanta United announced a record transfer of the star midfielder to Botafogo in Brazil. A move out of Atlanta was expected for the young Argentinian phenom. ,In the two matche...
D.C. United, amid 11-match winless stretch, face Nashville SC
D.C. United and Nashville SC both will look to rebound from lopsided defeats when they meet on Saturday night in the nation's capital.,D.C. United (4-11-8, 20 points) are winless in their last 11, an 0-8-3 slide that has taken the Black and Red from the top half of the Eastern Conference table to th...
Gabriel Pec's 90th-minute goal lifts Galaxy over Minnesota United
Gabriel Pec scored in the 90th minute to complete his first career MLS brace and lift the LA Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over visiting Minnesota United on Sunday night.,Pec's eighth and ninth goals helped the Galaxy (12-4-7, 43 points) rebound after a 2-1 defeat to LAFC on Thursday night and move level ...
Surging Orlando City roll past slumping D.C. United
Martin Ojeda, Robin Jansson and Ivan Angulo scored in the first half and host Orlando City won for the third time in their past four matches, defeating D.C. United 5-0 on Saturday night.,Facundo Torres and Ramiro Enrique tallied goals in the second half as Orlando City (7-9-6, 27 points) maintained ...
Diego Luna, Real Salt Lake pour it on in victory vs. Atlanta United
Diego Luna collected a goal and three assists as Real Salt Lake recorded a 5-2 win over Atlanta United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah. ,Salt Lake is 11-1-6 in its past 18 matches, and it improved to 8-2-1 at home this season. RSL (12-3-7, 43 points) have as many points as Los Angeles FC in the Western C...
Galaxy hope to prolong Minnesota United's futility
Minnesota United and the LA Galaxy look to rebound from disappointing defeats when they meet on Sunday night in Southern California.,Minnesota's 3-1 home loss to Vancouver on Wednesday was its fifth in a row after a promising start to the season.,Meanwhile, the Galaxy (11-4-7, 40 points) were appall...
Orlando City turn 3-0 lead into 5-0 rout of D.C. United
Martin Ojeda, Robin Jansson and Ivan Angulo scored in the first half and host Orlando City won for the third time in its last four matches, defeating D.C. United 5-0 on Saturday night.,Facundo Torres and Ramiro Enrique tallied goals in the second half as Orlando City (7-9-6, 27 points) maintained it...
Shane van Gisbergen captures battle-tested NASCAR Xfinity Series Chicago victory
CHICAGO -- Shane van Gisbergen put on a master class Saturday afternoon, winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series' The Loop 110 at the Chicago Street Race. ,The New Zealander led early and, again, led late to claim his third consecutive series road course win and second race win on the 2.2-mile downtown Ch...
Atlanta United gets MLS-record fee in Thiago Almada transfer
Atlanta United completed its transfer of midfielder Thiago Almada to Brazilian top-flight side Botafogo on Saturday for an MLS-record fee, the club announced.,While the club confirmed the fee is a record, it didn't attach a monetary figure. The Athletic reported Atlanta United stands to receive $21 ...
Opportunistic Real Salt Lake set to face Atlanta United
Real Salt Lake look to build their next unbeaten streak when they host Atlanta United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,RSL's single-season club record of 15 matches without a loss (9-6-0) ended with a 1-0 defeat to the Los Angeles Galaxy on June 22. After a bye week gave Salt Lake extra time to rest and ...
Orlando City guarding against early breakdown vs. D.C. United
D.C. United and Orlando City have not always had a lot going their way during the past month, but they have shown the ability to string together some offense.,When they meet Saturday night in Orlando, the team that comes up with solid play at the defensive end might end up in the best shape.,Both te...
Pavel Bucha scores twice as FC Cincinnati edge D.C. United
Pavel Bucha scored the second and third goals of his first MLS season and FC Cincinnati kept pace in the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield race with a 3-2 victory over D.C. United on Wednesday in Washington.,Kevin Kelsy added the fifth goal of his maiden campaign for Cincinnati (14-4-3, 45 p...
Whitecaps dominate early, defeat Minnesota United
Brian White, Mathias Laborda and Sebastian Berhalter scored goals, and Ryan Gauld amassed three assists as Vancouver Whitecaps FC dominated the first 20 minutes and posted a 3-1 win over struggling Minnesota United on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Whitecaps (9-7-4,...