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Behind big first half, Atlanta finally wins a third straight
Atlanta United scored twice in the first half and held off a push in the second half to win their third straight match, beating visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday.,It's the first time United have won three in a row in MLS competition since the 2021 season.,Tomas Jacob gave Atlanta a 1-0 lea...
Matt Freese helps NYCFC earn draw with Revolution
Matt Freese made five saves, including a sensational double stop that began with a penalty kick, to help visiting New York City FC earn a 1-1 draw at the New England Revolution on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.,James Sands scored the equalizing goal in first-half stoppage time for NYCFC (7-8-...
Athletics stage 7-run rally to sting Astros in rubber match
Max Muncy slugged a tie-breaking home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and the visiting Athletics rallied from a six-run deficit to claim the rubber match of a three-game series with the Houston Astros 7-6 on Sunday.,Muncy crushed a 2-1 fastball from Astros reliever Steven Okert (6...
Marlins cruise past struggling Nationals
Xavier Edwards stroked a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning as the host Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep with a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.,Miami improved to 8-1 against Washington this season. While the Marlins are true National League wild-card contenders, the Na...
Nick Martinez shuts down Orioles as Rays salvage series finale
Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez pitched six one-hit innings and three relievers completed the task in a 3-1 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, helping the Rays avoid a series sweep.,Chandler Simpson had two hits, including a run-scoring single in Tampa Bay's three-run sixth inning. The ...
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Team Spirit outlast TEAM VISION to win The International 2026
Team Spirit recorded a 3-2 victory over TEAM VISION in the best-of-five grand final at The International 2026 on Sunday in Shanghai.,After sweeping Team Yandex in the lower-bracket final, Spirit traded individual wins with VISION before capturing the tournament title for the third time with a 64-min...
Marlins' Heriberto Hernandez heating up as Nats try to avoid sweep
The Miami Marlins, who will attempt to sweep the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon, are receiving contributions from surprising sources such as outfielders Heriberto Hernandez and Jakob Marsee.,Hernandez, signed by the Marlins as a minor-league free agent in November 2024, made his M...
Astros send Cristan Javier to hill in rubber game vs. Athletics
The Astros' 4-3 loss to the Athletics on Saturday pivoted in the top of the eighth inning when reliever Bennett Sousa surrendered three runs immediately after the Astros' two-run seventh.,Sousa retired only one batter and allowed two hits and one walk. He followed right-hander AJ Blubaugh out of the...
Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff set for all-American Cincinnati Open final
No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 4 Coco Gauff each won their respective semifinals Saturday to set up the first all-American women's singles championship match at the Cincinnati Open since 1970.,The duo will be just the second American women's pair to face off in the final match of the Mason, Ohio, tour...
Arthur Fils, Frances Tiafoe advance to Cincinnati final
Arthur Fils overcame an early break Saturday to handily defeat seventh-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4 and advance to his first ATP Masters 1000 final at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Fils will play No. 17 Frances Tiafoe, who won the All-American semifinal with 27th-seeded Brandon Nakashima, 7-...
Mystics start long road journey at Fire with playoff berth at stake
The Washington Mystics open a six-game trip Sunday in Portland, with a good chance they could clinch a WNBA playoff berth before they return home to the nation's capital.,That's because the first five of those road games are against teams who are trying to catch them.,Up first for the Mystics (21-15...
Reports: Reeling Sounders acquiring Dejan Joveljic from SKC
The Seattle Sounders are finalizing a deal to acquire forward Dejan Joveljic from Sporting KC, according to multiple reports.,Joveljic, 27, will be expected to provide a boost to an anemic Sounders offense that has produced only 22 goals in 20 matches. ,News of the Joveljic trade broke while Seattle...
Early goals produce draw between Austin FC, Union
Early goals from Philadelphia's Cavan Sullivan and host Austin FC's Brendan Hines-Ike before the conditions took over accounted for all the scoring as the teams settled for a 1-1 draw on Saturday in just their second-ever meeting.,The start of the match was delayed an hour because of extreme heat in...
Lawrence Butler, Athletics rally past Astros to snap 5-game skid
Lawrence Butler laced a run-scoring single that highlighted a three-run eighth inning and helped carry the visiting Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.,The Athletics snapped a five-game losing skid by answering the Astros' two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning...
Late goal helps Seattle snap 8-game losing streak at Cincinnati
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi leveled the match in the 83rd minute and the visiting Seattle Sounders snapped an eight-match MLS losing streak with a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.,Kossa-Rienzi's third goal of the season, produced after an excellent combination with Albert Rusnak, was only S...
Sporting KC search for breakthrough against Atlanta United
There has not been much for Sporting Kansas City to smile about this season. But after a solid effort at home in their most recent game, they will look to carry that performance onto the road when they visit Atlanta United on Sunday.,Kansas City (4-13-3, 15 points) is coming off a 1-1 draw against r...
Revolution relish chance to string together wins against NYCFC
The New England Revolution will attempt to win their first consecutive MLS matches since early May on Sunday when they host a New York City side that looks prepared to move on from its top scorer.,Alhassan Yusuf scored his first career MLS hat trick on Wednesday night to lift the Revolution (10-7-3,...
Eury Perez stays sharp as Marlins beat Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez slugged his team-leading 19th homer, and Eury Perez continued his stellar pitching as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Nationals 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks, who blew a save opportunity on Friday, was not used in this game. Instead, Calvin Faucher ...
Arthur Fils beats Flavio Cobolli to reach Cincinnati final
Arthur Fils overcame an early break Saturday to handily defeat seventh-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4 and advance to his first ATP Masters 1000 final at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The 21st-seeded Frenchman dropped serve in the third game of the opening set but quickly settled in following a...