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Nuggets brace for hungry Timberwolves in Game 7
After two hard-fought weeks, the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves will battle to see whose season will march on and who will pack up until next fall.,The Nuggets and Minnesota meet for Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal series in Denver on Sunday night with a trip to the conference ...
Knicks look to hold home court vs. Pacers in Game 7
The biggest trends of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks continued in Game 6 Friday night.,Whether the script remains the same for Game 7 may depend on the health of Knicks forward Josh Hart.,The Knicks will host the Pacers in the winner-take-all G...
Skidding Whitecaps in search of quality vs. rival Sounders
The Vancouver Whitecaps opened the month of May vying for first place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference.,But Vancouver (5-4-3, 18 points) has failed to score a goal in three matches this month and has dropped into seventh entering its Cascadia Cup clash Saturday at the Seattle Sounders (3-...
RSL, Rapids both on a roll entering Rocky Mountain Cup showdown
Real Salt Lake will host the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah, for one of the most anticipated Rocky Mountain Cup clashes in recent memory given each side's promising start.,Colorado (6-4-3, 21 points) won the teams' initial meeting March 9 in a match also played in Utah. But that wa...
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...
St. Louis City eyes bounce-back at streaking FC Cincinnati
Like most MLS teams this weekend, St. Louis City FC and host FC Cincinnati will have to manage the rigors of a short turnaround when they meet Saturday night.,FC Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan knows there will be a time-management crunch for the team's third match in eight days, but 26 of the 29 teams ...
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...
Struggling Dynamo face quick turnaround vs. FC Dallas
The Houston Dynamo might reside higher in the Western Conference standings, but rival FC Dallas have been playing the better soccer of late.,Dallas, which has yet to win on the road this season, can sweep the annual Texas Derby on Saturday night by winning at Houston for the first time since 2016.,H...
Toronto FC, CF Montreal prepare for 'important' derby
When Toronto FC host rival CF Montreal on Saturday, they'll get their head coach and goalkeeper back from suspension.,Coach John Herdman, goalie Sean Johnson and defender Richie Laryea were suspended one match for their roles in a post-match altercation with New York City FC last weekend. They misse...
Union, Revolution meet with both desperate for win
The Philadelphia Union haven't won in over a month. The New England Revolution have the fewest points in MLS.,When the two teams collide Saturday in Foxborough, Mass., the meeting won't come close to matching the spectacle of the Revolution's most recent home contest -- April 27 against Lionel Messi...
Canucks try to ride big win into road clincher in Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers are all too aware that replicating their performance from Game 5 will not be good enough to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive when they play host to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,With the Oilers down 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series, they must re...
Charlotte FC, Galaxy look to move up the table
Two fifth-place teams will meet for the first time this season as Charlotte FC host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.,Charlotte (6-5-2, 20 points), fifth in the Eastern Conference, is coming off a 1-0 road win over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday. Head coach Dean Smith's team has won its past ...
Crew, fresh off ending slide, face struggling Fire
Columbus hopes to build off a long-sought victory and take advantage of a struggling opponent for a second straight match when the Crew play at the Chicago Fire on Saturday.,The Crew (4-2-6, 18 points) extended CF Montreal's winless streak to five matches with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday to snap thei...
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...
Storm, Lynx reconvene in Minnesota after opener
The Minnesota Lynx will open their home schedule when they tip off against the Seattle Storm on Friday night in Minneapolis.,The game will be a rematch, after the teams met in Seattle on Tuesday night to open the season. The Lynx pulled away for an 83-70 victory.,Alanna Smith put up 22 points, eight...
Rockies riding 7-game winning streak into clash vs. Giants
Two teams that walked away as winners the last time they met hook up again when the Colorado Rockies visit the San Francisco Giants for a three-game series that kicks off Friday night.,The Giants took two of three in Colorado last Tuesday through Thursday, but the Rockies responded to defeats of 5-0...
Tigers out to halt offensive funk in opener vs. D-backs
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers will be well rested before starting a three-game interleague series Friday night in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks had Thursday off after a three-game series win over the Cincinnati Reds earlier in the week.,Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt had his best...
Avs try to stay alive again in Game 6 vs. Stars
The Colorado Avalanche have never won a series after trailing 3-1, so they have a chance to make franchise history this weekend of they can take the next two games against the Dallas Stars.,Colorado's offense woke up in a 5-3 win at Dallas in Game 5 on Wednesday night, and the Avalanche can even the...
Knicks focus on finishing off Pacers, avoiding Game 7
The New York Knicks are one victory away from reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.,New York will be swinging hard to end that drought when it visits the Indiana Pacers for Game 6 of their second-round series on Friday night in Indianapolis.,The second-seeded Knicks h...
Fresh off blowout win, Sun take on revamped Mystics
Lost in the hoopla over Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut was the fact that the Connecticut Sun remain a viable championship contender.,Their 92-71 rout of Clark's Indiana Fever on Tuesday night was a reminder that Connecticut is one of the league's top teams and a formidable foe for anyone on its schedule...