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Djitte, Gaines get first goals, Austin FC blanks Austin FC
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Orrin McKinze Gaines II scored his first professional goal for him hometown club to highlight the Austin FC 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night. Moussa Djitte also scored his first goal for the expansion Austin FC (6-16-4). Djitte...
Sounders now first after 2-1 win over Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Cristian Roldan and Will Bruin scored after backend giveaways and the Seattle Sounders defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in a first-place showdown Sunday night. With their league-best eighth road win and first at Kansas City in more than eight...
Slonina, Fire earn scoreless draw with Nashville
CHICAGO (AP) — Young goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina picked up his second clean sheet, helping the Chicago Fire earn a 0-0 draw with high-power Nashville on Sunday. The Fire (6-15-6), well below the line, matched second-place Nashville (11-3-12) in a game with scarce...
Arsenal humiliates Spurs, seasons head in opposite direction
LONDON (AP) — However bad things have seemed for Arsenal over the last decade, beating Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium can usually be relied on. Just not usually as emphatically as Sunday's north London derby triumph — a 3-1 victory helping to clear the...
New champ Usyk heads for simple life, Joshua eyes rematch
LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua was walking back to his dressing room, dazed, bedraggled — he could barely see out of his right eye — with sympathetic shouts coming from the crowd of 66,000 who’d just seen British boxing’s national treasure lose his world heavyweight titles again. ...
White's goal helps Whitecaps beat FC Dallas 1-0
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored a goal in his second consecutive game and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat FC Dallas 1-0 on Saturday night. Vancouver (8-9-9) has just one loss in its last 13 games. White flicked home a header off...
Chara brothers both score in 6-1 Timbers' victory over RSL
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Yimmi Chara and his brother Diego Chara scored in the Portland Timbers' 6-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Felipe Mora, Dairon Asprilla, Jaroslaw Niezgoda and Cristhian Paredes also scored for Portland, which is undefeated in its...
Kikanovic, Javier López score, Earthquakes beat LAFC 2-0
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Benjamin Kikanovic and Javier López each scored a goal to give the San Jose Earthquakes a 2-0 victory over LAFC on Saturday night. The Earthquakes (8-9-9) have won two straight and are tied with LAFC (9-11-6) and Vancouver (8-8-9), each three...
Rapids tie 0-0 with Toronto FC, extend unbeaten streak to 11
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Will Yarbrough had two saves to help the Colorado Rapids tie Toronto FC 0-0 on Saturday night. Colorado (12-4-9), which had 62% possession, is unbeaten in 11 straight games dating to a 3-0 loss at Real Salt Lake on July 24. ...
Lod, Finlay each score as Minnesota United beats Dynamo 2-0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Robin Lod scored the fastest goal in franchise history, Ethan Finlay also had a goal and Minnesota United beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Saturday night. Lod slipped behind the defense and put away a one-touch shot — off a pass by Franco Fragapane...
