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Paxton Pomykal glad to be back as FC Dallas battles Dynamo
FC Dallas hopes to build on the encouraging return from injury of one of its longest-tenured players on Saturday when it hosts a Houston Dynamo side seeking its first away win of the season in the battle at Frisco, Texas.,Dallas midfielder Paxton Pomykal came on for the final nine-plus minutes of a ...
Revs face Earthquakes as Bruce Arena returns to New England
Bruce Arena is headed to familiar territory as his San Jose Earthquakes pay a visit to the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Arena is the winningest coach in MLS history and a five-time MLS Cup champion, who was also the former U.S. men's national team head coach. In addition, ...
Liberty open title defense against rival Aces
The New York Liberty, fresh off the first WNBA championship in franchise history, will open their 2025 campaign with a home game against the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon.,This will be a battle between the two most recent league champs. The Aces won titles in 2022 and 2023 before New...
Revolution sign M Matt Polster to new deal through 2027
The New England Revolution rewarded midfielder Matt Polster on Friday with a new contract lasting through the 2027 season.,The 31-year-old has been with New England since 2020, following stints with the Chicago Fire (2015-18) and the Scottish club Rangers FC (2019-20).,"It's an incredible honor to s...
Rivals Toronto FC, CF Montreal both looking to find form
CF Montreal will look to collect points in a third straight match when they host Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon.,Montreal (1-8-4, 7 points) picked up a single point in a 1-1 midweek draw at Columbus and entertains Toronto in search of its first home victory (0-2-2) of the season.,Defender Luca Pet...
Present mingles with future as Fever, Sky clash in opener
The WNBA is not being shy about its new favorite rivalry between Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever and Angel Reese's Chicago Sky.,Indiana and Chicago will play five times in the regular season, once a month from May through September. The second season in the WNBA for both Clark and Reese begins Saturda...
Atlanta hosts Philadelphia searching for first win since March
A pair of Eastern Conference teams on the opposite ends of the league table will square off Saturday night when Atlanta United host the Philadelphia Union.,Philadelphia (8-3-2, 26 points) has gone 4-0-1 in its last five games and hasn't lost since a 1-0 setback at New York City FC on April 12. The U...
NWSL: Match should've ended after player's collapse
The National Women's Soccer League acknowledged Friday that last weekend's match should have ended after a player collapsed on the field.,Play resumed on May 9 after about 10 minutes of medical attention for Angel City FC defender Savy King, who fell to the ground in the 74th minute and was taken aw...
Aurora oust MongolZ as PGL Astana playoffs begin
Aurora Gaming eliminated The MongolZ as the playoffs got underway on Friday at the $625,000 PGL Astana 2025 tournament in Kazakhstan.,Aurora swept The MongolZ, who went 3-0 in the group stage of the Counter-Strike 2 competition, with a 13-5 win on Mirage and a 16-14 decision on Anubis.,In the other ...
Visiting Jets looking to extend series against Stars
Few expected the Winnipeg Jets to go away quietly.,Certainly not Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer.,After dodging the first attempt at elimination, the Jets will try to remain alive when they visit Dallas in Game 6 of their Western Conference second-round series on Saturday evening.,The Stars still own...
Rivalry renews as East powers Cincinnati, Columbus clash
FC Cincinnati will try to put some distance between themselves and their biggest rival when they visit the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,While Cincinnati (9-3-1, 28 points) has won two straight and seven of eight to move atop the Supporters' Shield standings, the Crew (7-1-5, 26 points) have consecutiv...
St. Louis City seeking stronger finish at Minnesota United
Minnesota United and St. Louis City will get to know each other rather well when the clubs begin a two-match set on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.,Amid a stretch of nine matches in 30 days, the Loons (6-3-4, 22 points) also will host St. Louis City (2-6-5, 11 points) in a U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 enco...
Charlotte looking to continue strong home form vs. Fire
Charlotte FC will try to end a four-match MLS losing streak when they return home to host the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.,Although Charlotte (6-6-1, 19 points) began its current slide with a 1-0 loss at home to New England on April 26, their home form has been among the best in the league at 5-1...
Stars' Jamie Benn fined $5K for roughing Jets' Mark Scheifele
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Friday after his exchange with Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele during the third period of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series.,The Jets staved off elimination with a 4-0 victory over the Stars on Thursday. Dallas, whic...
Wild sign 2022 first-round draft pick F Danila Yurov
The Minnesota Wild have signed 2022 first-round draft pick Danila Yurov to a three-year, entry-level contract.,Financial terms of the deal with the 21-year-old Russian forward were not disclosed in Friday's announcement.,Yurov tallied 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) and a plus-15 rating in 46 games...
NYCFC seeking scoring boost vs. Derby rival Red Bulls
The latest edition of the Hudson River Derby commences on Saturday when the New York Red Bulls visit New York City FC at Citi Field.,The Red Bulls have a narrow 11-10-4 edge over NYCFC in all-time regular-season play. The Big Apple rivals' lone playoff matchup came last November, as the Red Bulls wo...
Athletics make first return to Bay Area to face Giants
The Athletics and Giants meet as Northern California -- rather than Bay Area -- rivals for the first time when the early-season surprises open a three-game interleague series in San Francisco on Friday night.,Giants right-hander Logan Webb (4-3, 2.60 ERA) is slated to throw the opening pitch in the ...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani set for latest reunion with Angels
Two years and another MVP later, the overwhelming intrigue when it comes to the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the freeway-adjacent Los Angeles Angels still is Shohei Ohtani taking on his former team.,The clubs open a three-game series on Friday at Dodger Stadium.,Ohtani signed with the Dodgers before l...
Austin FC aim to avenge loss to first-place Whitecaps
The Vancouver Whitecaps will shoot for a season sweep of host Austin FC and look to extend their unbeaten streak when the sides square off on Saturday.,The teams met on April 12 in Vancouver, with the Whitecaps shellacking Austin 5-1.,The Whitecaps (8-1-3, 27 points) continue to top the Western Conf...
Surging Rangers turn to Nathan Eovaldi against Astros
The Texas Rangers will look to build on their season-best winning streak when they host the Houston Astros on Friday in the second of a four-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas.,The Astros will send right hander Lance McCullers Jr. (0-1, 15.75 ERA) to the mound to start the contest ...