The Oregon Ducks, after beating Colorado on Saturday, find themselves at #7 in both the Associated Press (just like last week) and the USA Today/Coaches (up a spot from last week) college football polls released on Sunday (the last ones before Tuesday's first release of this year's College Football Playoff rankings).
After getting knocked off by California, the Oregon State Beavers' support in both polls evaporated.
At Truist Park, Atlanta:
Three hits by Carols Correa and three runs batted in by Martin Maldonado on Sunday enabled the Houston Astros to overcome an early 4-0 deficit and overpower the Atlanta Braves 9-5 in Sunday's fifth game of the World Series.
The Braves, still up three games to two, can lock up their first championship in 26 years with a game-six victory in Houston (5:09 PM Pacific Time, FOX)
Four games were played on Sunday in Major League Soccer,
At Saint Paul, Minnesota:
Franco Fragapane (20') and Emanuel Reynoso (PK-39') delivered the goals as Minnesota United stayed very much in the road for a playoff berth after knocking off visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-1.
At Houston:
Dominique Badji scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute as the Colorado Rapids defeated the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on the road.
At Orlando, Florida:
Hany Mukhtar's equalizer in the 53rd minute lifted Nashville to a 1-1 road draw with Orlando City.
Daryl Dike scored in the 18th minute for the Lions.
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Daniel Gazdag (11') and Paxten Aaronson (53') each scored once as the Philadelphia Union climbed up to second place in the Eastern Conference standings after blanking visiting FC Cincinnati.
At Sion, Switzerland:
Kaly Sene scored the winning goal in the 44th minute on Sunday as Grasshoppers held off hosts Sion 3-1 in Swiss Super League action.
At Brussels, Belgium:
Joshua Zirkee scored twice (40', 90'+4) to lift RSC Anderlecht to a 2-2 Sunday Belgium First Division A home draw with OH Leuven.
Sory Kaba (6') and Mathieu Maertens (15') provided the early scoring for the visitors.
At Getafe, Spain:
Enes Unal scored twice (31', 56') as Getafe defeated visiting Espanyol 2-1 in Sunday action from Spain's top flight.
At Rome:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (25') and Franck Kessie (PK-57') each scored once on Sunday as AC Milan defeated AS Roma 2-1 on the road in Italian Serie A action.
At Brest, France:
Steve Mounie (18') and Franck Honorat (79') each scored once on Sunday as Brest blanked visiting AS Monaco 2-0 in French Ligue 1 action.
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At Truist Park, Atlanta:
Seventh-inning home runs from Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 come-from-behind home victory over the Houston Astros in Saturday's fourth game of the World Series.
The Braves, now up three games to one, can lock up their first world championship since 1995 with a game-five home victory on Sunday (5:15 PM Pacific Time, FOX).
At Berkeley, California:
Quarterback Chase Garbers completed 16 of 25 passes for three touchdowns on Saturday as the California Golden Bears (3-5 overall, 2-3 in Pac-12 play) knocked off the visiting Oregon State Beavers (5-3, 3-2) 39-25, preventing the guests from clinching bowl eligibility.
At Eugene, Oregon:
Quarterback Anthony Brown completed 25 of 31 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (#7 AP/#8 Coaches; 7-1 overall, 4-1 in Pac-12 play) overpowered the visiting Colorado Buffaloes (2-6, , 1-4) 52-29 to remain in the hunt for a College Football Playoff berth.
At Montreal:
Quarterback Cody Fajardo completed 14 of 25 passes for 158 yards while gaining an additional 46 yards on ground as the Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-4) locked up a berth in the Grey Cup Playoffs after their 19-14 Saturday Canadian Football League road victory over the Montreal Alouettes (6-5).
William Powell (NOT that one) ran for a Roughriders touchdown.
Six games are set to be contested on Saturday in Major League Soccer.
At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
Valentin Castellanos scored twice (33', 60') and assisted once (on Talles Magno's 80th-minute tally) as New York City inched closer to claiming a playoff berth by holding off hosts Inter Miami 3-1, eliminating the Herons from playoff contention.
At Sandy, Utah:
Carlos Fierro (37'), Chris Wondolowski (45'+3), Cade Cowell (69'), and Jackson Yueill (79') each scored once as the San Jose Earthquakes knocked off Real Salt Lake 4-3 on the road.
At Harrison, New Jersey:
Fabio scored the only goal of the New York Red Bulls' 1-0 home victory over Montreal in the opening minute of second-half stoppage time.
At Atlanta:
Jordan Perruzza's late equalizer (88') lifted Toronto FC to a 1-1 road draw with Atlanta United.
Luiz Araujo scored in the 15th minute for the Five Stripes.
At Washington:
Lucas Zelarayan scored twice (PK-45', 76') as the Columbus Crew kept their playoff chances alive after knocking off DC United 3-1 on the road.
At Frisco, Texas:
Franco Jara scored the game winner in the 80th minute as FC Dallas defeated visiting Austin 2-1.
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At Oswestry, England:
Declan McManus scored twice (31', 73') as The New Saints, sitting atop the Welsh Premier League standings, destroyed visiting Cardiff MU 5-0 on Saturday.
At Lisbon:
Sebastian Coates scored the only goal of the match in the 31st minute on Saturday as Sporting CP defeated visiting Vitoria Guimaraes 1-0 in Portuguese Primeira Liga action.
At Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Matthew Green scored twice (81', 86') as Linfield dominated visiting Dungannon Swifts 3-0 in Saturday Northern Irish Premiership action.
At Ried Im Innkreis, Austria:
Luca Meisl (9') and Leo Mikic (90'+3) each scored once as SV Ried gained a 2-2 Saturday home Austrian Bundesliga draw with league-leading FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Junior Chukwubuike Adamu (83') and Noah Okafor (85') each scored a goal two minutes apart late in the match for the Red Bulls.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
The Saturday Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and visiting Livingston ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
At Berlin:
Robert Lewandowski scored twice (PK-15', 23') as Bayern Munich dominated Union Berlin 5-2 on the road in Saturday German Bundesliga action.
At Armelo, Netherlands:
Homestanding Heracles Armelo and visiting Ajax Amsterdam battled to a Saturday 0-0 Dutch Eredivisie stalemate.
At Truist Park, Atlanta:
Pitcher Ian Anderson pitched five no-hit innings on Friday as the Atlanta Braves, with five pitchers combining on a two-hit shutout and Austin Riley hit an RBI third-inning double plus Travis d'Arnaud hitting a solo home run in the eighth, blanked the visiting Houston Astros 2-0 to take a two-games-to-one World Series lead.
At Guadeloupe, Mexico:
Rogelio Funes Mori scored the only goal of the match in the ninth minute as Monterrey won their fifth CONCACAF Champions League title by defeating fellow Mexican club Club America 1-0 at home.
At Hamilton, Ontario:
After 90 minutes of scoreless regulation play on Wednesday, Major League Soccer's CF Montreal nudged out FC Forge from the Canadian Premier League 8-7 in an 11-round penalty-kick shootout on the road to advance to the final of the Canadian Championship.
11 games were contested in Major League Soccer on Wednesday.
At Foxborough, Massachusetts:
Tajon Buchanan scored the only goal of the match in the 74th minute as the New England Revolution held off the visiting Colorado Rapids 1-0 to set a new MLS single-season points record with 73.
Revs' head coach Bruce Arena tied Sigi Schmid for most regular-season victories with 240.
At Atlanta:
Luis Araujo (59') and Josef Martinez (73') each scored once as Atlanta United delivered a crippling blow to Inter Miami's playoff chances by holding off the visiting Herons 2-1.
At Cincinnati:
Randall Leal (45'+2, 76') and C.J. Sapong (71', 90'+2) each scored twice as Nashville doubled up hosts Cincinnati 6-3 to lock up an MLS Cup Playoff berth.
For the Orange and Blue, they assured themselves of finishing with the league's worst record for the third straight year.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Lucas Zelarayan scored the winning goal in the 61st minute as the Columbus Crew kept their playoff chances alive after holding off visiting Orlando City 3-2.
At Washington:
Kevin Paredes scored the game's lone goal in the ninth minute as DC United defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 1-0.
At New York:
Valentin Castellanos converted a penalty kick in the 51st minute for the game's only goal as New York City doused the visiting Chicago Fire 1-0.
At Toronto:
Alejandro Bedoya (1') and Sergio Santos (77') each scored once to lift the Philadelphia Union to a 2-2 road draw with Toronto FC.
Jozy Altidore (66') and Jack Elliot (OG-70') each scored once for the already-eliminated Reds.
At Frisco, Texas:
Albert Rusnak scored the winning goal in the 90th minute as Real Salt Lake defeated FC Dallas 2-1 on the road.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Johnny Russel scored twice (40', 82') as Sporting Kansas City moved back to the top of the Western Conference standings after blanking the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0.
At Portland, Oregon:
Diego Chara (34') and Dairon Asprilla (55') each scored once, the latter with a sensational bicycle kick, as the Portland Timbers inched closer to clinching a playoff berth by blanking the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 to snap a three-game losing skid.
The defeat eliminated the Quakes from playoff contention.
At Vancouver, British Columbia:
Brian White scored the game winner at 63 minute as the Vancouver Whitecaps held off visiting Minnesota United 2-1.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. s-New England (GP: 33; GD: +25; PTS: 73)
2. x-Nashville (GP: 32; GD: +22; PTS: 52)
3. Philadelphia (GP: 32; GD: +11; PTS: 50)
4. New York City (GP: 32; GD: +8; PTS: 47)
5. Orlando City (GD: 32; GD: 0; PTS: 47)
6. Atlanta United (GP: 31; GD: +7; PTS: 46)
7. DC United (GP: 32; GD: +2; PTS: 44)
8. New York Red Bulls (GP: 31; GD: +5; PTS: 43)
9. Montreal (GP: 31; GD: +3; PTS: 43)
10. Columbus (GP: 32; GD: -3; PTS: 41)
11. Miami (GP: 32; GD: -16; PTS: 38)
12. z-Chicago (GP: 33; GD: -16; PTS: 34)
13. z-Toronto (GP: 32; GD: -25; PTS: 27)
14. z-Cincinnati (GP: 32; GD: -34; PTS: 20)
NOTES: With New York City and Orlando City level on points with 47, the CityZens have won more games than the Lions (13-12); with the New York Red Bulls and Montreal level on points with 43, the Red Bulls have won more games (12-11)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. x-Kansas City (GP: 31; GD: +22; PTS: 58)
2. x-Seattle (GP: 32; GD: +20; PTS: 58)
3. x-Colorado (GP: 32; GD: +12; PTS: 55)
4. Portland (GP: 32; GD: -1; PTS: 49)
5. Vancouver (GP: 32; GD: 0; PTS: 47)
6. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 32; GD: -4; PTS: 46)
7. Real Salt Lake (GP: 31; GD: +3; PTS: 45)
8. Minnesota United (GP: 32; GD: -3; PTS: 45)
9. Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 32; GD: +5; PTS: 44)
10. z-San Jose (GP: 32; GD: -0; PTS: 37)
11. z-Houston (GP: 32; GD: -15; PTS: 30)
12. z-Dallas (GP: 32; GD: -10; PTS: 29)
13. z-Austin (GP: 31; GD: -19; PTS: 28)
NOTES: With Seattle and Sporting Kansas City level on points (58) and wins (17), SKC has the superior goal differential (+22, compared to the Sounders' +20); With Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United level on points with 45, RSL has more wins than the Loons (13-12).
s-Won Supporters' Shield, the regular-season conference championship, clinched berths in MLS Cup Playoffs and 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
x-Clinched berth in MLS Cup Playoffs
z-Eliminated from playoff contention
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Alfredo Morelos (20') and James Tavernier (PK-81') each scored once on Wednesday as Rangers battled back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 Scottish Premiership home draw with Aberdeen.
Ex-Minnesota United and LAFC star Christian Ramirez (8') and Scott Brown (16') each scored once for the Dons.
At Edinburgh, Scotland:
Anthony Ralston (10'), Cameron Carter-Vickers (14'), and Kyogo Furuhashi (30') each scored once on Wednesday as Celtic downed hosts Hibernian 3-1 in Scottish Premiership action.
At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:
On Wednesday night, Dairon Asprilla delivered one of the year's most sensational goals (below) with his bicycle kick in the 55th minute to help the
Diego Chara also scored for the Timbers in the 34th minute.
The win ended Portland's three-match losing run while the defeat ended any hope for the Quakes to sneak into the postseason.
The Timbers' next match is set for next Wednesday as they visit Real Salt Lake in a critical contest (ESPN 2, 7:00 PM Pacific Time)
Portland Timbers photo by Craig Mitchelldyer
At Minute Maid Park, Houston:
Jose Altuve doubled for Houston early in Wednesday's second game of the World Series while he homered late and scored two runs as the Astros leveled the series with the Atlanta Braves with a 7-2 game-two home victory.
Starting pitcher Jose Urquidy pitched five solid innings for the 'Stros.
At Los Angeles:
Brian Rodriguez (21'), Latif Blessing (45'+3), and Cristian Arango (51') each scored once as the Los Angeles Football Club dominated the visiting Seattle Sounders 3-0 in the lone Tuesday night Major League Soccer contest.
We're at midway through the group stage of the inaugural Europa Conference League.
Here a link to the results.
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At Cornella de Llobregat, Spain:
Inaki Williams Dannis' equalizer in the 52nd minute carried Athletic Bilbao to a 1-1 Tuesday Spanish Primera Division road draw with Espanyol.
Raul de Tomas converted a penalty kick in the 33rd minute for the Parakeets.
At Milan, Italy:
In Tuesday Italian Serie A action, Oliver Giroud's goal in the 14th lifted AC Milan into sole possession of first place in the league standings following their 1-0 home triumph over Torino.
At Minute Maid Park, Houston:
Home runs from Jorge Soler and Adam Duvall enabled the Atlanta Braves to overcome starting pitcher Charlie Morton's season-ending injury and post a 6-2 road victory on Tuesday over the Houston Astros in the opening game of the World Series.
At Larne, Northern Ireland:
In Monday Northern Irish Premiership action, Jordan Stewart's equalizer in the 88th minute lifted Linfield to a 1-1 road draw with Larne.
Navid Nasseri scored in the 79th minute for the hosts.
At Santa Clara, California:
Quarterback Carson Wentz completed 17 of 26 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns (and ran for another one) on a very rainy Sunday night as the Indianapolis Colts (3-4) held off the San Francisco 49ers (2-4) 30-18.
Two games were contested on Sunday in Major League Soccer.
At Austin, Texas:
In a battle of eliminated Lone-Star clubs, Marco Maric (OG-7') and Sebastian Driussi (45'+4) each scored once as Austin FC held off the visiting Houston Dynamo 2-1.
At Orlando, Florida:
Adam Buksa scored twice in the final minutes (81', 90'+3) as the New England Revolution, on the day after clinching the Supporters' Shield title, came back from two goals down and gained a 2-2 road draw with Orlando City.
Nani (39') and Daryl Dike (PK-50') each scored once for the Lions.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. s-New England (GP: 32; GD: +24; PTS: 70)
2. Philadelphia (GP: 31; GD: +11; PTS: 49)
3. Nashville (GP: 31; GD: +19; PTS: 49)
4. Orlando City (GP: 31; GD: +1; PTS: 47)
5. New York City (GP: 31; GD: +17; PTS: 44)
6. New York Red Bulls (GP: 30; GD: +6; PTS: 43)
7. Atlanta United (GP: 30; GD: +6; PTS: 43)
8. Montreal (GP: 31; GD: +3; PTS: 43)
9. DC United (GP: 31; GD: +1; PTS: 41)
10. Miami (GP: 31; GD: -15; PTS: 38)
11. Columbus (GP: 38; GD: -4; PTS: 38)
12. z-Chicago (GP: 32; GD: -15; PTS: 34)
13. z-Toronto (GP: 31; GD: -25; PTS: 26)
14. z-Cincinnati (GP: 31; GD: -31; PTS: 20)
NOTES: With Philadelphia and Nashville level on points with 49, the Union has won more games (13-11); with the New York Red Bulls, Atlanta United, and Montreal level on points with 43, the Red Bulls have won more games (12) than the Five Stripes and ex-Impact (11 each); Atlanta United has the superior goal differential in comparison with Montreal (+6 to +3); with Miami and Columbus level on points with 38, the Herons have won more games than the Crew (11-10).
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. x-Seattle (GP: 31; GD: +23); PTS 58)
2. x-Kansas City (GP: 30; GD: +20; PTS: 55)
3. x-Colorado (GP: 31; GD: +13; PTS: 55)
4. Portland (GP: 31; GD: -3; PTS: 46)
5. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 31; GD: -2; PTS: 46)
6. Minnesota United (GP: 31; GD: -2; PTS: 45)
7. Vancouver (GP: 31; GD: -1; PTS: 44)
8. Real Salt Lake (GP: 30; GD: +2; PTS: 42)
9. Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 31; GD: +2; PTS: 41)
10. San Jose (GP: 31; GD: -7; PTS: 37)
11. z-Houston (GP: 32; GD: -15; PTS: 30)
12. z-Dallas (GP: 31; GD: -9; PTS: 29)
13. z-Austin (GP: 31; GD: -19; PTS: 28)
NOTES: With Sporting Kansas City and Colorado level on points with 55, Sporting KC have won more games than the Rapids (16-15); with Portland and the Los Angeles Galaxy level on points with 46, the Timbers have won more games than the Galaxy (14-13).
s-Won Supporters Shield, won conference regular-season title, and clinched berth in MLS Cup Playoffs as well as berth in 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
x-Clinched MLS Cup Playoff berth
z-Eliminated from playoff contention
After their Saturday victory over UCLA, the Oregon Ducks climbed three spots to #7 in the Associated Press college football poll released on Sunday.
The Ducks went up two spots in the USA Today/Coaches poll to #8.
The Oregon State Beavers, after topping Utah, regained support in both polls; in the AP rankings, the Beavers would be ranked tied for #31 with Arizona State.
In the Coaches poll, Oregon State would be ranked tied for #32 with Florida.
At Calgary, Alberta:
Quarterback Cody Fajardo threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the second half as the Saskatchewan Roughriders ended their two-game Canadian Football League losing streak by knocking off the hosts Calgary Stampeders 20-17 on Saturday night.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Giorgios Giakoumakis (34') and Josip Juranovic (PK-80') each scored once on Saturday as Celtic blanked visiting St. Johnstone 2-0 in Scottish Premiership action.
At Munich:
Serge Gnabry (16'), Robert Lewandowski (30'), Jean-Eric Choupo-Moting (82'), and Kingsley Coman (87') each scored once on Saturday as German Bundesliga-leading Bayern Munich demolished visiting Hoffenheim 4-0.
At Leeds, England:
Rodrigo Moreno's equalizing penalty kick (90'+4) enabled Leeds United to gain a 2-2 Saturday English Premier League home draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Hwang Hee-Chan scored for Wolves in the 10th minute as the guests' unbeaten streak ran to four games.
At Elche, Spain:
Manu Morlanes (51') and Raul de Tomas (52') each scored a goal a minute apart in the second half on Saturday to help Espanyol gain a 2-2 Spanish Primera Division road draw with Elche.
Lucas Boye (23') and Dario Benedetto (84') each scored once for the hosts.
At Corvallis, Oregon:
Running Back B.J. Baylor carried the ball 19 times for 152 yards and a touchdown while Luke Musgrave blocked a punt and run it back for another score on Saturday as the Oregon State Beavers (5-2 in Pac-12 play, 3-1) find themselves one victory away from bowl eligibility after upending the visiting Utah Runnin' Utes (4-3, 3-1) 42-34.
At Pasadena, California:
Quarterback Anthony Brown completed 29 of 39 passes for 296 yards while running for 85 yards and scoring a touchdown in the process as the Oregon Ducks (#10 AP/Coaches; 6-1 overall, 3-1 in Pac-12 play) held off the UCLA Bruins (5-3, 3-2) 34-31 on the road to keep alive their flickering College Football Playoff chances alive.
Running back Travis Dye ran for four TDs to help the Ducks' cause.
At Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado:
Dominique Badji (45'+2) and Diego Rubio (63') each scored once as the Colorado Rapids locked up a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs on Saturday night by blanking the visiting Portland Timbers 2-0, stretching the visitors' losing streak to three games.
The Timbers will try once again to get back on the winning track as they host the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM Pacific Time (Timbers TV Network via KPDX-TV, Portland-Vancouver/ESPN+).
Eleven games were contested in Major League Soccer on Saturday.
At Seattle:
Johnny Russell scored the game winner in the 79th minute as Sporting Kansas City locked up a playoff berth with a 2-1 road victory over the Seattle Sounders.
The Sounders' defeat locked up the Supporters' Shield for the New England Revolution (the first in their 26-year history).
At Columbus, Ohio:
Sean Nealis scored the game winner at 87 minutes as the New York Red Bulls delivered a crippling blow to Columbus' playoff chances by upending the Crew 2-1 on the road.
At New York:
Valentin Castellanos scored twice (7', 11') as New York City nuked visiting DC United 6-0.
The six goals are a CityZens single-game record.
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Kacper Przybylko converted a penalty kick in the 18th minute for the lone goal of the match as the Philadelphia Union defeated visiting Nashville 1-0.
At Toronto:
Jozy Altidore came through for Toronto FC as his stoppage-time equalizer (90'+5) carried the Reds to a 1-1 home draw with Montreal.
Sunusi Ibrahim scored for the ex-Impact at 55 minutes.
At Chicago:
Robert Beric's goal in the 45th minute carried the Chicago Fire to a 1-0 home triumph at Real Salt Lake's expense.
At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
The Higuain brothers each scored once----Federico in the sixth minute and Gonzalo in the 53rd-----as Inter Miami demolished visiting FC Cincinnati 5-1 to keep their flickering playoff chances alive.
At Saint Paul, Minnesota:
Osvaldo Alonso's equalizer in the 65th minute carried Minnesota United to a 1-1 home draw with the Los Angeles Football Club.
Cristian Arango continued his fine work for the Angelinos by scoring in the 32nd minute.
At Commerce City, Colorado:
Dominique Bahdi (45'+2) and Diego Rubio (63') each scored once as the Colorado Rapids locked up a playoff berth by blanking the visiting Portland Timbers 2-0
At Carson, California:
Javier Chicharito Hernandez (PK-65') and Sebastian Lletget (83') each scored once as the Los Angeles Galaxy battled back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 home draw with FC Dallas.
Jesus Ferreira (30') and Franco Jara (41') each tallied once for the Hoops.
At San Jose, California:
Benji Kikanovic's equalizer in the 60th minute enabled the San Jose Earthquakes to gain a 1-1 home draw with Vancouver as the hosts' playoff chances remain on life support.
Bruno Gaspar scored for the Whitecaps at 53 minute.
12 games were contested in Major League Soccer on Wednesday.
At Atlanta:
Gudmundur Thorarinsson's equalizer in the 90th minute lifted New York City to a 1-1 road draw with Atlanta United.
Marcelino Moreno talled for the Five Stripes in the 17th minute.
At Cincinnati:
Robert Beric scored twice (14', 17') while Luka Stojanovic scored the game winner in the third minute of second-half stoppage time as the Chicago Fire outlasted FC Cincinnati 4-3 on the road in a battle of already-eliminated Western Conference rivals.
At Washington:
Gustavo Bou scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as the New England Revolution inched closer to locking up the Supporters' Shield after knocking off hosts DC United 3-2.
At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
Federico Higuain (10'), Christian Makoun (45'), and Eriq Zavaleta (OG-61') each scored once as Inter Miami ended a six-game losing streak and kept their flickering playoff chances alive after blanking visiting Toronto FC 3-0.
At Orlando, Florida:
Rudy Camacho's equalizer at 51 minutes lifted CF Montreal to a 1-1 road draw with Orlando City.
Chris Muller scored for the Lions in the 45th minute.
At Frisco, Texas:
A hat trick from Cristian Arango (PK-33', 75', 79') carried the Los Angeles Football Club to a 3-2 road victory over FC Dallas, eliminating the Hoops from playoff contention.
At Saint Paul, Minnesota:
Franco Fragapane scored the winning goal in the 67th minute as Minnesota United held off the visiting Philadelphia Union 3-2.
At Houston:
Sacha Kljestan (PK-39'), Zarek Valentin (OG-45'+1), and Kevin Cabral (47') each scored once as the Los Angeles Galaxy dominated the Houston Dynamo 3-0 on the road.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
Hany Mukhtar's equalizer in the 77th minute carried Nashville SC to a 1-1 home draw with Columbus.
Lucas Zelarayan scored for the Crew in the 75th minute.
At Commerce City, Colorado:
Cristian Roldan scored in the 81st minute to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 1-1 road draw with the Colorado Rapids.
Dominique Badji scored for the hosts in the 66th minute.
At Portland, Oregon:
Second-half goals courtesy of Deiber Caicedo (63'), Brian White (75'), and Cristian Dajome (PK-82') enabled the Vancouver Whitecaps to come back from a two-goal deficit to knock off the Portland Timber 3-2 on the road in a Cascadia Cup clash.
At San Jose, California:
Javier Lopez (47'), Benjamin Kikanovic (53'), Chris Wondolowski (59'), and Carlos Fierro (85') each scored a second-half goal as the San Jose Earthquakes stayed in the playoff race by demolishing visiting Austin FC 4-0.
MLS STANDINGS;
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. y-New England (GP: 31; GD: +24; PTS: 69)
2. Nashville (GP: 30; GD: +20; PTS: 49)
3. Philadelphia (GP: 30; GD: +10; PTS: 46)
4. Orlando City (GP: 30; GD: +1; PTS: 46)
5. Atlanta United (GP: 30; GD: +6; PTS: 43)
6. Montreal (GP: 30; GD: +3; PTS: 42)
7. DC United (GP: 30; GD: +7; PTS: 41)
8. New York City (GP: 30; GD: +11; PTS: 41)
9. New York Red Bulls (GP: 29; GD: +5; PTS: 40)
10. Columbus (GP: 30; GD: -3; PTS: 38)
11. Miami (GP: 30; GD: -19; PTS: 35)
12. z-Chicago (GP: 31; GD: -16; PTS: 31)
13. z-Toronto (GP: 30; GD: -25; PTS: 25)
14. z-Cincinnati (GP: 30; GD: -27; PTS: 20)
y-Won regular-season conference championship and clinched berth in MLS Cup Playoffs
z-Eliminated from playoff contention
NOTES: With Philadelphia and Orlando City level on points (46) and wins (12), the Union have the superior goal differential (+10, compared to +1 for the Lions); with DC United and New York City level on points with 41, DC have won more games (12-11).
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. x-Seattle (GP: 30; GD: +24; PTS: 58)
2. Kansas City (GD: 29; GD: +19; PTS: 52)
3. Colorado (GP: 30; GD: +11; PTS: 52)
4. Portland (GP: 30; GD: -1; PTS: 46)
5. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 30; GD: -2; PTS: 45)
6. Minnesota United (GP: 30; GD: -2; PTS: 44)
7. Vancouver (GP: 30; GD: -1; PTS: 43)
8. Real Salt Lake (GP: 29; GD: +3; PTS: 42)
9. Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 30; GD: +2; PTS: 40)
10. San Jose (GP: 30; GD: -7; PTS: 36)
11. z-Houston (GP: 31; GD: -14; PTS: 30)
12. z-Dallas (GP: 30; GD: -9; PTS: 28)
13. z-Austin (GP: 30; GD: -20; PTS: 25)
NOTE: With Sporting Kansas City and Colorado level on points with 52, SKC have won more games than the Rapids (15-140.
At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:
Goals in the second half from Deiber Caicedo (63'), Brian White (76'), and Cristian Dajome (PK-82') enabled the Vancouver Whitecaps to battle back from a two-goal deficit and knock off the Portland Timbers 3-2 on the road in Wednesday night Major League Soccer action.
Yimmi Chara (15') and Dairon Asprilla (42') each scored once for the Timbers, who were eliminated from Cascadia Cup contention.
Portland will try to snap their two-game skid as they visit the Colorado Rapids on Saturday at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (Timbers TV Network via KPDX-TV, Portland-Vancouver/ESPN+).
At Boston:
Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox, American League Championship Series, game three (Red Sox lead series 2-1), Tuesday @ 5:08 PM Pacific Time (Fox Sports 1)
At Los Angeles:
Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers, National League Championship Series, game three (Braves lead series 2-0), Tuesday @ 2:08 PM Pacific Time (TBS)
At Glasgow, Scotland:
In the lone Tuesday Europa League contest, Kyogo Furuhashi (57') and Balint Vecsei (OG-81') each scored once as Celtic blanked visiting Ferencvaros 2-0 in a Group G match.
Two games were played in Group D of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
At Kyiv, Ukraine (due to warlike conditions in eastern Ukraine):
Vinicius scored twice (51', 56') as Real Madrid destroyed Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 on the road.
At Milan, Italy:
Arturo Vidal scored the game winner in the 58th minute as Inter Milan arrested visiting FC Sheriff 3-1.
Group D Standings:
1. FC Sheriff (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
2. Real Madrid (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
3. Inter Milan (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
4. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 3; GD: -7; PTS: 1)
NOTE: FC Sheriff collected all three points on the road against Real Madrid on September 28.
Group C action in the UEFA Champions League resumed with two Tuesday contests.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Sebastian Coates scored twice (15', 27') as Sporting CP dominated Besiktas 4-1 on the road.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Marco Reus (OG-11'), Daley Blind (25'), Antony Matheus dos Santos (67'), and Sebastien Haller (72') each scored once as Ajax Amsterdam demolished visiting Borussia Dortmund 4-0.
Group C Standings:
1. Ajax Amsterdam (GP: 3; GD: +10; PTS: 9)
2. Borussia Dormund (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
3. Sporting CP (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
Two games were contested on Tuesday in Group B of the UEFA Champions League.
At Madrid:
Mohamed Salah scored twice (8', PK-78') as Liverpool upended Atletico Madrid 3-2 on the road.
At Porto, Portugal:
Luis Diaz scored the only goal of the match in the 65th minute as FC Porto knocked off visiting AC Milan 1-0.
Group B Standings:
1. Liverpool (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Atletico Madrid (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. FC Porto (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. AC Milan (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group-stage play in the UEFA Champions League resumed on Tuesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Riyad Mahrez scored twice (PK-43', 84') as Manchester City destroyed Club Brugge 4-1 on the road.
At Paris:
Lionel Messi Scored twice (67', PK-74') as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to overtake visiting RB Leipzig 3-2.
Group A Standings:
1. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Manchester City (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
3. Club Brugge (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. RB Leipzig (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
