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Rapids get 2 second-half goals to force draw with Minnesota United
The Colorado Rapids erased a 3-1, first-half deficit to emerge with a 3-3 draw against Minnesota United on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Kevin Cabral recorded a brace and Rafael Navarro had the other goal for Colorado (6-5-4, 22 points), which picked up at least one point for the seventh ti...

Fire, D.C. United end losing streaks in 1-1 draw
D.C. United and the visiting Chicago Fire halted losing streaks as they played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,A rare goal from D.C. United's Christopher McVey in the 20th minute -- just the third of his professional career -- was canceled out by a Kellyn Acosta equalizer in the 53rd minute as D.C....

Mateusz Bogusz scores to help LAFC edge Atlanta United
Mateusz Bogusz took advantage of a red card and scored in the 63rd minute to send Los Angeles FC to a 1-0 victory over host Atlanta United on Saturday night., ,Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan was sent off after fouling Bogusz, and Bogusz made the hosts pay on the ensuing free kick, putting a high shot...

Chase Elliott, crew chief decision, produce Xfinity victory at Concord
CONCORD, N.C. - With a masterpiece of strategy and modicum of good fortune, Chase Elliott won Saturday's BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the season.,Saving a set of new tries for the final run in the 200-lap event at the 1.5-mile track, Elliott grab...

Minnesota United rides five-match unbeaten run into Colorado
Minnesota United will strive to extend their unbeaten streak to six matches when they travel to Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday to face the Colorado Rapids.,The Loons (7-2-3, 24 points) are second in the Western Conference table, four points behind Real Salt Lake for the top spot, and have not los...

Atlanta United trying to snap skid in matchup with LAFC
Los Angeles FC coach Steve Cherundolo didn't have much problem Thursday explaining his team's recent success.,"The team is in a good way, we're winning games, scoring goals and not conceding," Cherundolo said after practice. "We'd like to continue that.",LAFC will have to fly across three time zones...

Fire aim to burn winless stretch when they face D.C. United
The Chicago Fire need a major spark to turn around a poor season. The Fire hope a trip to D.C. United on Saturday can get things headed in the right direction.,The Fire (2-8-4, 10 points) are mired in a four-match losing streak and have gone winless in their past seven (0-5-2) while looking for a fi...

Report: Jensen returning to Dignitas for LCS Summer Split
Veteran League of Legends player Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen of Denmark is returning to Dignitas for the 2024 LCS Summer Split, Sheep Esports reported on Thursday.,Jensen, 29, will be Dignitas' starting mid laner, per the report. In his first stint with the team, the Denmark native played for the organi...

Loons rally, hold off Timbers for 2-1 win
Sang Bin Jeong scored his first goal of the season and Robin Lod also tallied in the second half as Minnesota United rallied for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Dayne St. Clair finished with four saves for the Loons (7-2-3, 24 points), who exte...

Inter Miami edge D.C. United on quiet night for Lionel Messi
Substitute Leo Campana scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift Lionel Messi's sluggish-looking Inter Miami squad to a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ,Campana had entered the match just a minute before scoring his third goal of the sea...

Nashville SC, Atlanta United play to 1-1 draw
Bartosz Slisz scored his first career MLS goal in the 56th minute to help visiting Atlanta United record a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday afternoon.,Tristan Muyumba notched an assist and Brad Guzan turned aside four shots for Atlanta (3-6-4, 13 points), which saw its overall winless stretch ...

Lionel Messi likely to return when Inter Miami face D.C. United
Lionel Messi looks set to return to Inter Miami's lineup on Saturday night when the Herons host D.C. United in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi missed Wednesday night's scoreless draw at Orlando City with a knee issue, marking the fifth league match he has failed to appear in for Eastern Conference-leadi...

Surging Minnesota United searching for more vs. Timbers
Minnesota United will put a four-game unbeaten streak on the line when it hosts the Portland Timbers on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Minnesota (6-2-3, 21 points) enters the weekend in second place in the Western Conference, four points behind Real Salt Lake, which has played two more matche...

Nashville SC begin post-Gary Smith era vs. stumbling Atlanta
Struggling Nashville SC will look for guidance from Rumba Munthali on Saturday afternoon when the club hosts Atlanta United.,Nashville SC (3-4-5, 14 points) on Thursday parted ways with Gary Smith, the only coach in the franchise's Major League Soccer history.,The move came one day after Nashville r...

Minnesota United pull even late, play to draw with Galaxy
Second-half substitutes Dejan Joveljic and Diego Fagundez scored seven minutes apart for the LA Galaxy, but Minnesota United responded with a late goal for a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Kervin Arriaga scored on a header in the 80th minute for his second goal of the season for Mi...

Kevin Kelsy's goal lifts FC Cincinnati past Atlanta
Kevin Kelsy's seventh-minute goal held up for FC Cincinnati, who collected a 1-0 win over visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday.,FC Cincinnati (8-2-3, 27 points) are on a five-match winning streak and are a point behind Inter Miami for the overall league lead.,Atlanta United (3-6-3, 12 points) are mi...

Red Bulls pounce on D.C. United for 4-1 win
Elias Manoel scored on a stunning, 35-yard rainbow half-volley just before halftime, Lewis Morgan added his team-leading ninth goal of the season and the visiting New York Red Bulls defeated D.C. United 4-1 on Wednesday night.,Manoel also had an assist on Cameron Harper's goal for New York, which ha...

Second place on line when Galaxy, Minnesota United meet
The Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United have put together performances that suggest they are among the top teams in the MLS., ,It would suggest that a spirited matchup is ahead when the teams collide Wednesday at Saint Paul, Minn., ,While Real Salt Lake leads the Western Conference, the Galaxy a...

D.C. United looking to build momentum vs. Red Bulls
D.C. United will aim to build on their best performance of the season Wednesday when they host a New York Red Bulls side trying to prove their Eastern Conference contender credentials.,Christian Benteke scored his second hat trick of the season to lift D.C. (4-3-5, 17 points) to a 3-2 victory at Atl...

FC Cincinnati cruising into clash with Atlanta United
Red-hot FC Cincinnati will look to continue their winning streak Wednesday when they host struggling Atlanta United.,Cincinnati (7-2-3, 24 points) has won its past four matches, including a noteworthy 2-1 away victory over Ohio rival Columbus Crew on Saturday. That ended the Crew's 27-match (18-0-9)...