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Liverpool out to extend league lead in matchup vs. West Ham
League leader Liverpool will have a chance to build their advantage to nine points on Sunday when they visit a short-handed West Ham side that has seen improved results recently.,Arne Slot's Reds (13-1-3, 42 points) came from a goal down early to beat Leicester City 3-1 at home on Boxing Day.,Mohame...

China, Kazakhstan start strong as United Cup kicks off
China defeated Brazil and Kazakhstan edged Spain as United Cup action got underway Friday in Australia.,Eighteen nations are competing in the $11 million mixed-gender event in Sydney and Perth through Jan. 5.,China scored a 2-0 win over Brazil in Group E in Perth. Xinyu Gao outlasted Beatriz Haddad ...

Tennessee, Auburn remain 1-2 in Top 25 poll
Tennessee, Auburn and Iowa State retained the first three spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll, released Monday.,The Volunteers (11-0) grabbed 41 first-place votes and Auburn (11-1) the other 21. The two teams are set to begin Southeastern Conference play on Jan....

Atlanta United name Ronny Delia as new head coach
Atlanta United tabbed former New York City FC head coach Ronny Deila as their new bench boss on Friday.,Deila, 49, won the MLS Cup with NYCFC in 2021 before leaving the league in favor of Belgian outfit Standard Liege. He most recently managed UAE side Al Wahda. ,Deila will replace Gonzalo Pineda, w...

Atlanta United acquire Mateusz Klich from D.C. United
Atlanta United acquired midfielder Mateusz Klich from D.C. United in exchange for a first-round pick in Friday's draft.,D.C. United receives the 23rd overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET.,Klich, 34, recorded six goals and 22 assists in 63 MLS matches (62 starts) with D...

DC United acquire Lukas MacNaughton from Nashville
D.C. United acquired defender Lukas MacNaughton from Nashville SC on Wednesday night.,In exchange, Nashville receives up to $200,000 in general allocation money: a guaranteed $150,000 in 2025 and a conditional $50,000 in 2026.,MacNaughton, 29, has recorded one goal in 48 MLS matches (40 starts) with...

Notre Dame climbs to No. 3 in women's hoops poll
Notre Dame rose five spots to No. 3 as UCLA remained the top-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Fighting Irish notched a 79-68 home win Thursday over previous No. 2 UConn, which dropped two spots to No. 4. Notre Dame (9-2) has victories ov...

Manchester City bid to pick up steam vs. Manchester United
Manchester City and Manchester United enter Sunday's derby at Etihad Stadium in need of a positive result amid recent struggles.,City (8-4-3, 27 points) have won only once in their last 10 matches (1-7-2) in all competitions during a stunning slide that began at the end of October.,The league result...

D.C. United acquire GK Luis Barraza from New York City FC
New York City FC traded goalkeeper Luis Barraza to D.C. United on Monday in exchange for up to $150,000 in general allocation money.,NYCFC is guaranteed $50,000 in general allocation money for 2025, while another $100,000 is tied to performance metrics.,Barraza, 28, was NYCFC's longest-tenured playe...

Oregon, Georgia sit atop final Top 25 poll before CFP announcement
Oregon and Georgia, which won their conference championships on Saturday, finished 1-2 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll of the regular season.,The poll was released just hours before the College Football Playoff selection committee was set to announce the field of 12 teams that will meet in...

Atlanta United transfer M Santiago Sosa to Racing Club
Atlanta United announced the transfer of midfielder Santiago Sosa to Argentina's Racing Club on Friday.,The transfer fee for the 25-year-old Argentina native was not disclosed.,Sosa, who played on loan with Racing Club in 2024, had one goal and one assist in 63 matches (51 starts) for the Five Strip...

Canada loaded with Lightning, U.S. with family ties for 4 Nations Face-Off
Tampa Bay Lightning forwards Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point will join head coach Jon Cooper on Team Canada, while two pairs of brothers will suit up for Team United States at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.,Rosters for the four-team event were revealed Wednesday. Finland and Sweden's ...

TCU, Duke crack top 10 in women's hoops poll
Duke and TCU made major jumps into the top 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Blue Devils (8-1) climbed five places to No. 8 after knocking off Kansas State and Oklahoma to win the Ball Dawgs Classic. The Horned Frogs (8-0) soared nine spots after ...

Ohio State, Miami, Clemson tumble in AP Top 25 after losses
Upset losses by Ohio State, Miami and Clemson sent those teams plummeting in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, released Sunday, as Oregon again was a unanimous No. 1.,This is the seventh consecutive week atop the poll for the Ducks (12-0).,Ohio State (10-2), which lost to Mic...

Dax McCarty says farewell after 19 MLS seasons
Midfielder Dax McCarty's 19-year MLS career ended Sunday with Atlanta United's 1-0 loss to Orlando City SC in the MLS Cup Playoffs.,McCarty, 37, announced his decision to retire in August. He departs after 523 career appearances including the postseason, third in league history behind Nick Rimando (...

Galaxy blast Minnesota, advance to West finals
Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored twice -- with one goal in each half -- and the LA Galaxy earned a 6-2 victory over visiting Minnesota United in Sunday's Western Conference semifinal in Carson, Calif.,Paintsil also had an assist for the second-seeded Galaxy, who will host ...

Ramiro Enrique, Orlando City blank Atlanta to reach conference final
Ramiro Enrique scored his first playoff goal six minutes before halftime and Orlando City set a new franchise high-water mark with a 1-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United in Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal.,With a shutout of ninth-seeded Atlanta -- which won both these teams' regular-season...

After cruising through 1st round, Galaxy take on Minnesota United
Three victories from the sixth MLS Cup title in franchise history, the Los Angeles Galaxy will play host to Minnesota United on Sunday in the Western Conference semifinals at Carson, Calif., ,Now in single-elimination mode, the MLS Cup playoffs resume after both teams have been away for three weeks ...

Atlanta United puts survival instincts up against Orlando City
Atlanta United is out to continue one of the great Cinderella runs in MLS Cup Playoff history when they visit Orlando City in an Eastern Conference semifinal match Sunday.,Ninth-seeded Atlanta United needed to win its last two regular-season matches just to reach the postseason and finished that tas...

Billie Jean King Cup: Slovakia knocks out U.S.
The United States bowed out of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in the first round with a 2-1 loss to Slovakia on Thursday in Malaga, Spain.,After the teams split two singles matches, Viktoria Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova of Slovakia got past Ashlyn Krueger and Taylor Townsend 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 in d...