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Braves signing Charlie Morton for final week of season
The Atlanta Braves signed right-handed pitcher Charlie Morton to a major league contract on Monday with one week left in the season.,Morton, 41, began his big-league career with the Braves and spent five of his 18 seasons in Atlanta. This year, he has pitched in 32 games (starting 26) for the Baltim...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek rallies to win Korea Open
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek bounced back from a rough start to post a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory over second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.,Swiatak, of Poland, recorded her third win of the season and 25th in her career in two hours, 41 minutes despite comm...
Fire dominate Minnesota United in road shutout
Chris Brady made four saves as the Chicago Fire put together a complete performance in a 3-0 shutout of Minnesota United FC on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Chicago (13-11-6, 45 points) put the match away in the 70th minute when Philip Zinckernagel received a pass at the top of the 18-yard box...
San Diego FC tie MLS expansion mark in draw at Atlanta
Anders Dreyer scored a goal and Carlos Dos Santos made four saves as Western Conference-leading San Diego FC tied the MLS record for points by an expansion team with a 1-1 draw at Atlanta United on Saturday afternoon.,The tie snapped a seven-game road winning streak for San Diego (17-8-6, 57 points)...
Fire dominate Minnesota United on the road
Chris Brady made four saves as the Chicago Fire put together a complete performance in a 3-0 shutout of Minnesota United FC on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Chicago (13-11-6, 45 points) put the match away in the 70th minute when Philip Zinckernagel received a pass at the top of the 18-yard box...
Lionel Messi scores brace to lift Inter Miami over D.C. United
Lionel Messi scored his 21st and 22nd goals to move into the MLS lead and added his 12th assist, leading Inter Miami to a 3-2 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturday night.,Tadeo Allende scored the opener for Miami (15-6-7, 52 points), which completed consecutive victories in the league for th...
San Diego FC ties MLS expansion team record in draw at Atlanta United
Anders Dreyer scored a goal and Carlos Dos Santos made four saves as Western Conference-leading San Diego FC tied the MLS record for points by an expansion team with a 1-1 draw at Atlanta United on Saturday afternoon.,The tie snapped a seven-game road winning streak for San Diego (17-8-6, 57 points)...
Minnesota United mount bid for Supporters' Shield vs. Fire
On Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., the Chicago Fire will try to distance themselves from the bottom of the playoff standings against a Minnesota United side with eyes on the Supporters' Shield.,The Fire (12-11-6, 42 points) sit in the ninth and final spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, but enter Satu...
Minnesota United mounts bid for Supporters' Shield vs. Chicago Fire
On Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., the Chicago Fire will try to distance themselves from the bottom of the playoff standings against a Minnesota United FC side with eyes on the Supporters' Shield.,The Fire (12-11-6, 42 points) sit in the ninth and final spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, but enter S...
Focused on climbing East table, Inter Miami host D.C. United
With Lionel Messi's long-term future at Inter Miami reportedly secure, the Herons will try to keep climbing up the Eastern Conference standings when they host D.C. United on Saturday night.,Both ESPN and the Miami Herald reported this week that Miami and Messi have agreed to the terms of a multi-yea...
San Diego FC embracing 'pressure' ahead of match vs. Atlanta
San Diego FC head into Saturday afternoon's match at Atlanta United in the thick of the battle for the Supporters' Shield while closing in on the MLS record for most points by an expansion team. ,San Diego (17-8-5, 56 points) leads second-place Minnesota United by two points in the Western Conferenc...
Surging DC United, Jackson Hopkins earn point with draw vs. Orlando
Jackson Hopkins scored his third goal in four games and 10-man D.C. United held on for a 1-1 draw against visiting Orlando City on Saturday night in Washington.,Luis Barraza made a career-best 10 saves for D.C. (5-15-10, 25 points), whose numbers were reduced upon Lukas MacNaughton's 57th-minute dis...
Davis Cup roundup: Czech Republic eliminates U.S. team 3-2 in qualifying
Jakub Mensik handled Frances Tiafoe in the deciding fifth match to give the Czech Republic a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday in their Davis Cup second-round qualifying match in Delray Beach, Fla.,Mensik, ranked No. 17 in the world, won 6-1, 6-4 over Tiafoe, ranked No. 29. Mensik conve...
Minnesota United top first-place San Diego FC despite being outshot 28-6
Dayne St. Clair made 12 saves and Nectarios Triantis had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut as second-place Minnesota United closed to within two points of Western Conference-leading San Diego FC by beating them 3-1 on Saturday night.,Anthony Markanich and Carlos Harvey also scored goals for Minn...
Surging DC United, Jackson Hopkins earn point with win vs. Orlando
Jackson Hopkins scored his third goal in four games and 10-man D.C. United held on for a 1-1 draw against visiting Orlando City on Saturday night in Washington.,Luis Barraza made a career-best 10 saves for D.C. (5-15-10, 25 points), whose numbers were reduced upon Lukas MacNaughton's 57th-minute dis...
After Diego Rossi notches hat trick, Crew hang on to edge Atlanta United
Diego Rossi recorded a hat trick to highlight Columbus' five-goal first half, lifting the visiting Crew to a 5-4 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday.,Rossi tallied in the 14th and 16th minutes and again in the 39th to boost his team-leading goal tally to 16 on the season. He then exited the matc...
Manchester City, United attempt to switch season into higher gear
Gianluigi Donnarumma could make his debut in the Manchester City net against visiting Manchester United in Sunday's Manchester Derby.,City (1-2-0, 3 points) completed the move for Donnaruma from Paris Saint-Germain, for a fee reportedly of at least $35 million, just as the primary transfer window cl...
Aric Almirola wins Bristol Xfinity playoff opener on bold strategy
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Benefitting from a split-second late race strategy decision, veteran Aric Almirola held off a mightily-motivated field to claim the win in Friday night's Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff opener at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.,While running second to the series' champi...
MLS-best San Diego hosts West showdown with Minnesota
The top two teams in the Western Conference standings meet on Saturday night when second-place Minnesota United visits first-place San Diego FC.,The Loons (14-6-9, 51 points) are five points behind San Diego (17-7-5, 56 points) with just five games and a possible 15 points to go, so it's a must-win ...
Short-handed Crew aim to boost playoff positioning at Atlanta
The Columbus Crew will look to overcome the loss of Sean Zawadzki when they return to action against the host Atlanta United on Saturday.,The Crew's group of defenders took a hit after Zawadzki sustained a right MCL injury while training with the United States men's national team. He is expected to ...