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Gold Cup: Guatemala stuns Canada on PKs in quarterfinals
Jose Morales buried the winner in the seventh round of penalty kicks to propel Guatemala over Canada and into the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Following a 1-1 draw, Canada and Guatemala went goal for goal through the first four rounds. Both their players missed in th...
Gold Cup: Mexico into semifinals with shutout of Saudi Arabia
Defending champion Mexico found the scoring touch in the second half and advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals with a 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on Saturday night in Glendale, Ariz.,Mexico will face Honduras in the semifinals Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif. Honduras ousted Panama after a ...
Gold Cup: Honduras knocks out Panama on penalty kicks
Honduras edged Panama 5-4 on penalty kicks after the Central American teams were even at 1-1 through regulation on Saturday night in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals in Glendale, Ariz.,Carlos Pineda's right-footed shot to the bottom left corner ended the drama as Honduras knocked out Panama, whic...
Storm look to avenge loss in rematch vs. Valkyries
The Seattle Storm will get an opportunity to add to an impressive list of revenge wins in the early WNBA season when they visit the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Kayla Thornton had 22 points as part of a double-double when the Valkyries surprised the visiting Storm 76-70 o...
Patrick Reed, Harold Varner III share lead at LIV Golf Dallas
Teammates Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III shared the lead at 5-under-par 67 after the first round of the LIV Golf Dallas on Friday in Carrollton, Texas.,Jon Rahm of Spain was one shot behind and Mexico's Abraham Ancer two back on the par-72 layout at Maridoe Golf Club.,Starting at the 10th hole, ...
Angel Reese, Sky ride momentum into Friday's game at Golden State
Record-setting Angel Reese makes her first appearance in San Francisco as a WNBA player on Friday night when the Chicago Sky try to build upon one of their best efforts of the season against the expansion Golden State Valkyries.,Reese posted 18 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four steals while ...
Reilly Smith agrees to 1-year extension with Golden Knights
Reilly Smith, one of the original members of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, signed a one-year, $2 million extension with the club on Wednesday that includes a no-trade clause.,The 34-year-old winger -- who joined Vegas after splitting his first six years among Dallas, Boston and Florida...
Gold Cup: Canada blanks El Salvador, wins Group B
Jonathan David and Tajon Buchanan scored three minutes apart early in the second half as Canada shut out short-handed El Salvador 2-0, clinching the top spot in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B play on Tuesday in Houston.,Canada (2-0-1, 7 points) advances to the knockout round, while El Salvador (0-2-1, 1 ...
Gold Cup: Luis Palma's late tally vs. Curacao sends Honduras to knockouts
Luis Palma roofed an unlikely goal early in second-half stoppage time to hand Honduras a 2-1 victory over Curacao and lock up the country's place in the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif.,After a series of headers that moved the ball jaggedly through Honduras' att...
Gold Cup: Panama beats Jamaica, completes sweep of Group C
Ismael Diaz posted a hat trick in the final match of Group C play as Panama completed its sweep of the group with a 4-1 victory over Jamaica on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,Diaz had two goals in 17 minutes before Amari'i Bell answered for Jamaica. But Diaz completed the hat trick by sending a penalty k...
Gold Cup: Guatemala beats Guadeloupe to place 2nd in Group C
Jose Pinto, Olger Escobar and Rubio Rubin found the back of the net to lift Guatemala to a 3-2 win over Guadeloupe in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C action Tuesday in Houston.,That win, combined with Jamaica's loss to Panama on Tuesday, pushed Guatemala (2-1-0, 6 points) into second place in the group an...
Valkyries leverage torrid second-quarter to win over struggling Sun
A 36-point second quarter blew up the game open as the Golden State Valkyries rolled to a 87-63 rout of the visiting Connecticut Sun on Sunday in San Francisco. ,Golden State (7-6) shot 10-of-18 from the floor (55.6 percent) in the pivotal period, while holding the sputtering Sun to a 4-of-16 clip i...
Gold Cup: USMNT edges Haiti to go unbeaten in Group D
Patrick Agyemang's second-half goal led the U.S. men's national team to a 2-1 victory over Haiti on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas, to secure the top spot in Group D of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.,The U.S. will meet the Group A second-place team on June 29. It will be either Mexico or Costa Rica on Jun...
Gold Cup: Honduras tops El Salvador to tighten up Group B
Romell Quioto scored in the 33rd minute and Dixon Ramirez iced the game with a second-half stoppage-time goal as Honduras beat El Salvador 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup play in Houston on Saturday night.,Paired with Curacao's 1-1 draw with Canada earlier in the day, Honduras' win really jammed up the Gro...
Curacao rescues 1-1 tie with late goal against Canada
Canada let slip a golden opportunity to take a stranglehold in their group Saturday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston, dropping an extra-time lead and settling for a 1-1 tie against Curacao.,Canada still leads Group B with four points after two games, but now Curacao has edged ahead of El Salvador...
Sun, Valkyries enter matchup heading in opposite directions
The Connecticut Sun and host Golden State Valkyries come into their meeting on Sunday in San Francisco on much different trajectories.,The expansion Valkyries (6-6) responded to a sluggish first month of the season, rebounding from a 2-5 start to win four of their last five. In its most recent outin...
Gold Cup: Panama blank Guatemala, take group lead
Tomas Rodriguez's 19th-minute goal proved enough for Panama to beat Guatemala 1-0 on Friday in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at Austin, Texas.,The result leaves Panama (2-0-0, 6 points) atop Group C ahead of Jamaica (1-0-1, 3 points) and Guatemala (1-0-1, 3 points). Guadeloupe (0-2-0, 0 points) are in l...
Gold Cup: Jamaica rally past Guadeloupe
Leon Bailey and Jonathan Russell scored shortly before halftime, leading Jamaica to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Guadeloupe on Friday in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at San Jose, Calif.,Guadeloupe jumped on top thanks to a goal from Thierry Ambrose in the 32nd minute, but they couldn't maintain the ...
Reports: Wrexham set to loan Paul Mullin to Wigan Athletic
Wrexham are finalizing a deal to loan fan-favorite striker Paul Mullin to Wigan Athletic for the upcoming season, Sky Sports and the Daily Mail reported Friday.,Wigan plan to sign Mullin on a season-long loan, according to Sky Sports.,Mullin, 30, has been with Wrexham since 2021 and has two years re...
Gold Cup: USMNT nips Saudi Arabia, earns spot in quarters
The U.S. men's national team used Chris Richards' 63rd-minute goal to clinch a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in a Group D match in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.,The Americans (2-0-0, 6 points) can secure first place in the group with a win or a draw ...