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Minus Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Inter Miami visit Whitecaps
Inter Miami will be playing without Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets when they travel to visit the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.,All three former FC Barcelona stars are healthy but will be rested for the first of three games during an eight-day stretch for Miami (9-2-4, 31 poin...
Nick Gonzales drives in four as Pirates pummel Braves 11-5
Nick Gonzales went 2-for-3 with a career-high four RBIs and Edward Olivares went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 11-5 win against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Friday.,Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter (3-2) allowed three runs on six hits and struck out four in 7 1/3...
Storm try to collect another win against struggling Mystics
Less than a week after the Seattle Storm earned their first victory of the year in a road game against the Washington Mystics, they will try to repeat the feat when the teams meet again, this time in the Pacific Northwest on Saturday.,The new-look Storm (2-3) lost their first two games before their ...
Fit to be tied, Galaxy out for more at home vs. Dynamo
Perspective is the key for the Los Angeles Galaxy, who have not lost a match in nearly a month but have not won one in that span either.,The Galaxy (5-2-7, 22 points) have played to a draw in four consecutive matches, most recently a 0-0 final against Charlotte FC last Saturday.,After playing four o...
Davis Riley moves to 10 under for Charles Schwab lead
Davis Riley moved up the leaderboard with a bogey-free, 6-under 64 on Friday to claim the second-round lead of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,Riley enters the weekend at 10-under 130, two shots clear of the field. Hayden Buckley shot 65 to take sole possession of second place at ...
Timbers attempt to end dubious stretch in battle with Sporting KC
The Portland Timbers set an MLS record last weekend.,But it was one they would rather have no part of.,The Timbers (3-7-4, 13 points) became the first team in league history to allow two or more goals in 10 consecutive regular-season matches in a 2-1 defeat at Minnesota United.,They'll look to put a...
Minnesota United rides five-match unbeaten run into Colorado
Minnesota United will strive to extend their unbeaten streak to six matches when they travel to Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday to face the Colorado Rapids.,The Loons (7-2-3, 24 points) are second in the Western Conference table, four points behind Real Salt Lake for the top spot, and have not los...
Sounders bring good vibes into visit with St. Louis City
Bradley Carnell's St. Louis City squad will try to avoid a three-match losing streak Saturday when they play host to the Seattle Sounders, who are one of only five MLS clubs to win a game in the Gateway City.,The Sounders (3-6-5, 14 points) are optimistic they will be able to welcome back Pedro de l...
FC Cincinnati eye historic 7th straight win on visit to Toronto
FC Cincinnati can set a team record for consecutive MLS wins Saturday night when they visit high-scoring Toronto FC in an Eastern Conference match.,Cincinnati (9-2-3, 30 points) has won six straight MLS matches and trails first-place Inter Miami, which has played one more match, by one point in the ...
First-place Real Salt Lake take on surging FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake will look to build on its early-season success when it travels to meet surging FC Dallas on Saturday in a Western Conference game in Frisco, Texas., ,RSL (8-2-4, 28 points), the surprising leader in the West, has captured five of its past six games including a 5-3 win at home over the...
'A spectacle' ahead when Crew, Orlando City meet
The Columbus Crew and host Orlando City look to continue their upward trends when they square off Saturday.,For the Crew (5-2-6, 21 points), it was a solid rebound last week with road wins against CF Montreal and the Chicago Fire, each by a 3-1 score, after a 2-1 home loss to rival FC Cincinnati on ...
New York City FC tries to maintain momentum at New England
The early-season difficulties of scoring once in a three-game losing streak to begin the season are in the past for the New York City Football Club.,Now NYCFC are one of the hotter teams in the MLS and, coming off an emotional win over the New York Red Bulls in last week's Hudson River Derby, they a...
Montreal aims to break skid against struggling Nashville SC
First-year coach Laurent Courtois will try to pull his CF Montreal side out of a tailspin on Saturday night when they host Nashville SC, a club that has been through struggles of its own.,Montreal (3-7-3, 12 points) has lost four in a row in the league and gone six MLS matches without a victory whil...
Stars host Oilers, aim to rebound -- again -- from a Game 1 playoff defeat
A feeling of deja vu may be a huge saving grace for the Dallas Stars as they prepare to host Game 2 of the Western Conference final Saturday.,Coming off the 3-2 double-overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the opener Thursday, the Stars have been in this exact position often in the past - likely t...
Atlanta United trying to snap skid in matchup with LAFC
Los Angeles FC coach Steve Cherundolo didn't have much problem Thursday explaining his team's recent success.,"The team is in a good way, we're winning games, scoring goals and not conceding," Cherundolo said after practice. "We'd like to continue that.",LAFC will have to fly across three time zones...
Liberty look to put first loss aside when they visit Lynx
The New York Liberty look to rebound from their first loss of the season when they take on the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Liberty (4-1) are coming off a 90-81 loss to the Chicago Sky at home on Thursday. Sabrina Ionescu scored 19 points with six assists but made just 2 ...
Fire aim to burn winless stretch when they face D.C. United
The Chicago Fire need a major spark to turn around a poor season. The Fire hope a trip to D.C. United on Saturday can get things headed in the right direction.,The Fire (2-8-4, 10 points) are mired in a four-match losing streak and have gone winless in their past seven (0-5-2) while looking for a fi...
ATP roundup: Tomas Machac upsets Novak Djokovic in Geneva
Tomas Machac upset No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 in the Gonet Geneva Open semifinals on Friday in Switzerland.,The roller-coaster match saw Machac rally from a 1-4 deficit to win the opening set, only to get blanked by the 24-time Grand Slam winner in the second. After Djokovic won his sev...
Sky out to shake Sun off undefeated perch
The Chicago Sky just handed the New York Liberty their first loss of the season.,Now they'll try and do the same to the last undefeated team in the WNBA when they face the Connecticut Sun in Chicago's home opener on Saturday night.,Marina Mabrey scored 21 points and rookie first-round draft choice A...
Braves place RHP AJ Smith-Shawver (oblique) on IL
The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a strained left oblique muscle.,Atlanta recalled left-hander Ray Kerr from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Friday night's series opener against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.,The Braves also signed veteran Joey ...