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Austin blanks Houston in Copa Tejas clash
Myrto Uzuni scored a goal and assisted on a tally by Jayden Nelson as host Austin FC defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Saturday in the latest edition of the Copa Tejas series between the Lone Star State rivals.,Austin (2-4-4, 10 points) bounced back from a 5-1 thrashing at San Jose on Wednesday wit...
In-form Chicago routs lowly Kansas City with 2nd-half barrage
Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers each scored a pair of second-half goals for the Chicago Fire, who romped past visiting Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Saturday evening.,Maren Haile-Selassie also scored as Chicago extended its unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1) in MLS play. The Fire (5-2-2, 17 ...
Inter Miami rallies for tie vs. Revolution to extend unbeaten streak
German Berterame scored his third goal of the season in the later stages and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami salvaged a 1-1 draw against the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday night.,Messi failed to score in consecutive games for the first time this season, and the Herons tied their third straig...
Josh Jung’s two-run blast lifts Rangers past Athletics
Josh Jung hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 4-3 on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI for Texas, which evened the three-game series after losing the opener 8-1 on Friday.,Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore allowed th...
Kevin Denkey's 2nd straight brace helps Cincinnati best Red Bulls
Kevin Denkey scored twice late in the first half and FC Cincinnati recorded a 2-0 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,Denkey notched a multi-goal game for the second straight game after scoring twice in Wednesday's 4-4 draw with New York City Football Club. It was Denkey...
Jayson Tatum's improvement bodes well for Celtics in Game 4 vs. 76ers
Jayson Tatum has only been back on the court for seven-plus weeks but the Boston Celtics star is making a stellar impact.,While putting last May's devastating ruptured right Achilles tendon further in the rearview mirror, Tatum's comeback story is reading superbly. He will look to help Boston take a...
Zach Johnson takes 3-point lead in Mitsubishi's unique format
Zach Johnson increased his overnight lead from one to three points on Saturday after two rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga.,The tournament is using the Modified Stableford scoring system to encourage aggressive play. Rather than scoring relative to par, points ...
Nasim Nunez helps Nationals plate 4 in the 10th to down White Sox
Nasim Nunez had a pair of two-run singles, one of which capped off a breakout 10th inning to help the Washington Nationals come away with a 6-3 victory over the host Chicago White Sox Saturday afternoon.,After Washington plated its first two runs in the 10th on a wild pitch followed by a bases-loade...
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Carlos Cortes, A's work to flex muscles in rematch vs. Rangers
There will need to be a roster move when Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is activated from the injured list, but it's safe to say that Carlos Cortes isn't going anywhere.,Cortes, 28, has been a pleasant surprise for the Athletics, who will continue their three-game series against the Texas Rangers on...
Noah Schultz aims to channel emotions as White Sox host Nationals
Chicago White Sox rookie left-hander Noah Schultz earned his first major league victory last weekend.,As he aims to win successive starts when he faces the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, Schultz is confident he gained perspective, too.,"Calm myself down with nerves and stuff li...
Nathaniel Lowe's walk-off blast ends Reds' rainy win over Tigers
Nathaniel Lowe belted a two-run walk-off home run late Friday night, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.,After Detroit closer Kenley Jansen (0-1) recorded two quick outs in the ninth, Spencer Steer fell behind 0-2 in the count, then singled on a 2-2 pitch. Lowe conn...
Athletics' 5 home runs bury Rangers
Nick Kurtz, Carlos Cortes and Tyler Soderstrom each hit solo homers in the first inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series against the Texas Rangers with an 8-1 victory on Friday in Arlington.,Cortes also hit a three-run homer and Zack Gelof slugged a two-run shot among his two hits for the...
White Sox edge Nats in back-and-forth series opener
Sam Antonacci delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Munetaka Murakami homered as the host Chicago White Sox edged the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday.,Seranthony Dominguez worked around a Luis Garcia Jr. double in the ninth for his sixth save, sending the Nationals to the...
Celtics eke out Game 3 win vs. Sixers, regain series lead
Jayson Tatum scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 on Friday in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series., ,Jaylen Brown matched Tatum with 25 points, while Payton Pritchard added 15 points for the second-seeded Celt...
Fire endeavor to keep unbeaten run alive vs. last-place SKC
After letting a second-half lead slip away in their last outing, the host Chicago Fire renew their rivalry with fellow Midwestern foe Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,While the Fire (4-2-2, 14 points) are unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions (4-0-1), they blew a 3-1 sec...
Cowboys, Ravens square off for NFL's first game in Rio in September
The Dallas Cowboys will play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL's first game in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the league announced on Friday.,The Cowboys had been announced in early February for the game but not the opponent nor the date, which is Sunday, Sept. 27, at 4:25 p.m. ET at Maracana Stadium. The ga...
Austin FC look to home match vs. rival Dynamo to end winless swoon
Austin FC hope that the added intensity of a rivalry match at home with the Houston Dynamo changes their recent winless swoon when the sides square off Saturday in the latest edition of the quest for Copa Tejas.,The Dynamo head northwest to the Texan capital on the heels of a 1-0 home win over San D...
Inter Miami take another swing at first win in new stadium vs. Revs
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will seek a third consecutive victory, and the first in their new home, when they host the New England Revolution on Saturday night.,After settling for 2-2 draws against Austin FC and the New York Red Bulls in the first two matches played at Nu Stadium, manager Javier Ma...