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Sunday, July 31, 2022
Giants Make It Three Of Four Against Cubs After Handcuffing Chicago, Climb Back Up To .500
At Oracle Park, San Francisco:
Carlos Rodon struck out ten batters during the course of seven dominant innings of shutout ball as he and the bullpen held the Chicago Cubs (41-60) to four base hits in the San Francisco Giants' (51-51) 4-0 home victory on Sunday as the Giants climbed back up to the .500 mark after taking three of four games from their guests from the Windy City.
San Francisco scored all four of its' runs in the fourth inning as Jason Vosler produced an RBI single then Austin Wynns produced a bases-loaded triple.
MLS: Wayne Rooney Makes Successful DCU Managerial Debut Against Lions
At Washington:
Stoppage-time goals from Chris Durkin (90'+1) and Taxiachris Fountas (90'+5) as DC United, in Wayne Rooney's first match as their new manager, came from behind to shock visiting Orlando City 2-1 in the lone Sunday Major League Soccer contest.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Philadelphia (GP: 23; GD: +25; PTS: 45)
2. New York City (GP: 22; GD; +20; PTS: 42)
3. Montreal (GP: 22; GD: 0; PTS: 36)
4. New York Red Bulls (GP: 22; GD: +9; PTS: 36)
5. Orlando City (GP: 23; GD: -6; PTS: 30)
6. Columbus (GP: 21; GD: +5; PTS: 30)
7. Cincinnati (GP: 23; GD: -5; PTS: 29)
8. Chicago (GP: 23; GD: -4; PTS: 27)
9. New England (GP: 22; GD: -2; PTS: 27)
10. Charlotte (GP: 22; GD: -6; PTS: 26)
11. Miami (GP: 22; GD: -11; PTS: 26)
12. Atlanta (GP: 22; GD: -4; PTS: 25)
13. Toronto (GP: 23; GD: -9; PTS: 23)
14. DC United (GP: 21; GD: -16; PTS: 21)
NOTES: With Montreal and the New York Red Bulls level on points with 36, the ex-Impact have won more games than the Red Bulls (11-10); with Orlando City and Columbus level on points with 30, the Lions have won more games than the Crew (8-7); with Chicago and New England level on points with 27, the Fire have won more games than the Revolution (7-6), with Charlotte and Inter Miami level oi points with 26, the Crown have won more games than the Herons (8-7).
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 22; GD: +21; PTS: 48)
2. Austin (GP: 23; GD +19; PTS: 44)
3. Minnesota United (GP: 23; GD: +5; PTS: 35)
4. Dallas (GP:: 23; GD: +8; PTS: 35)
5. Real Salt Lake (GP: 23; GD: +1; PTS: 34)
6. Nashville (GP: 23; GD: 0; PTS: 32)
7. Portland (GP: 23; GD: +4; PTS: 31)
8. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 22; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
9. Seattle (GD: 22; GD: +2; PTS: 29)
10. Vancouver (GP: 23; GD: -13; PTS: 27)
11. Houston (GP: 23; GD: -9; PTS: 25)
12. Colorado (GP: 21; GD: -4; PTS: 24)
13. San Jose (GP: 22; GD: -9; PTS: 23)
14. Kansas City (GP: 24; GD: -23; PTS: 20)
NOTE: With Minnesota United and FC Dallas level on points with 35, the Loons have won more games than the Hoops (10-9)
More Woe Heaped On T2
At National Sports Center Stadium, Blaine, Minnesota:
In Sunday MLS Next Pro action, Aziel Jackson scored the game winner in the 67th minute as Minnesota United 2 pinned a 3-1 defeat on visiting Portland Timbers 2.
Bhoys Blank Dons To Open Title Defense
At Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland:
Stephen Welsh (3') and Jota (75') each scored once on Sunday as Celtic opened their Scottish Premiership title defense by blanking visiting Aberdeen 2-0.
Grasshoppers Gain Road Draw In Swiss Capital
At Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland:
Renat Dadasov's equalizer in the 49th minute lifted Grasshoppers to a 1-1 Sunday Swiss Super League road draw with BSC Young Boys.
Jean Pierre Nsame scored for the hosts at 31 minutes.
Lions Fall At Viborg
At Energy Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark:
Clint Leemans scored twice (27', 33') as Viborg knocked off visiting FC Copenhagen 4-2 on the road in Sunday Danish Superliga action.
Giants Hold Off Cubbies At Home
At Oracle Park, San Francisco:
Luis Gonzales and Joey Bart each homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning on Saturday night as the San Francisco Giants (50-51) held off the visiting Chicago Cubs (41-59) 5-4.
MLS: Saturday Wins For Philly, Austin, Hoops Win On Seven-Draw Saturday
Ten games were contested in Major League Soccer on Saturday.
At Saint Paul, Minnesota:
Luis Amarilla scored twice (41', 69') as Minnesota United recovered from blowing a two-goal lead to gain a 4-4 home draw with the Portland Timbers.
Sebastian Blanco scored twice for the Timbers, who stretched their unbeaten streak to eight games.
At Chicago:
The match between the Chicago Fire and visiting Atlanta United resulted in a 0-0 stalemate.
At Montreal:
CF Montreal and visiting New York City battled to another 0-0 deadlock.
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Mikael Uhre scored twice (42', 45'+1) as the Philadelphia Union disemboweled the visiting Houston Dynamo 6-0.
At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
Gonzalo Higuain produced a hat trick (23', 37', 45'+5) as Inter Miami gained a 4-4 home draw with FC Cincinnati.
Christopher McVey's late equalizer (90'+7) enabled the Herons to pick up a point at home.
Brenner Souza de Silva (28', 40') and Brandon Vazquez (81', 86') each scored twice for the Orange and Blue.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
Javain Brown's late equalizer (87') lifted the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 road draw with Nashville.
Teal Bunbury scored for the Music City Men in the 17th minute.
At Foxborough, Massachusetts:
The New England Revolution and visiting Toronto FC battled to a 0-0 draw.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Alexander Ring (45'+1) and Sebastian Driussi (90') each scored once as Austin FC blanked homestanding, ten-man Sporting Kansas City 2-0.
At Frisco, Texas:
Franco Jara scored early (9') which proved to be enough as FC Dallas knocked off the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0.
At San Jose, California:
Jefferson Savarino's late equalizer (90'+5) carried Real Salt Lake to a 2-2 road draw with the San Jose Earthquakes.
Jasper Loffelsend also scored for the visitors in the 21st minute.
Cristian Espinoza (PK-12') and Jeremy Ebobisse (62') each scored once for the Quakes.
Rangers Open Premiership Season With Road Win
At Tony Macaroni Stadium, Livingston, Scotland:
Scott Arfield (72') and James Tavernier (74') each scored a goal two minutes apart in the second half on Saturday as Rangers opened their Scottish Premiership season with a 2-1 road victory over Livingston.
Red Bulls Knocked Off On Road
At Merkur Arena, Graz, Austria:
Rasmus Hejlund scored twice (23', 51') as Sturm Graz held off visiting FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 in Saturday Austrian Bundesliga action.
Anderlecht Fall On Road
At Jan Breydel Stadium, Brugg, Belgium:
Louis Torres scored the only goal of the match in the 75th minute as Cercle Brugge defeated visiting RSC Anderlecht 1-0 in Saturday Belgian First Division A action.
Grasshoppers Win Season Opener
At Letzigrund Stadium, Zurich, Switzerland:
Hayao Kawabe scored twice (12', 47') last Sunday (July 24) as Grasshoppers won their Swiss Super League season opener, 2-1 over visiting Lugano.
Timbers Gain Road Draw With Loons As Both Clubs Extend Unbeaten Streaks
At Alianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota:
In a wild Saturday Major League Soccer contest in the Twin Cities, The Portland Timbers were able to gain a 4-4 road draw with Minnesota United, overcoming a 3-1 halftime deficit in the process.
Sebastian Blanco scored twice (1', 50') while Jaroslaw Niezgoda (53') and Kemar Lawrence (OG-65') each scored once for the Timbers, who stretched their unbeaten streak to eight games.
Meanwhile, Luis Anarilla tallied twice (41', 69') and Franco Fragapane (9') and Bongokuhle Hlongwane (21') once apiece for the Loons.
The Timbers' next game will be at home against Nashville SC on Wednesday at 7:30 PM Pacific Time (ESPN+, Timbers TV Network via KPDX-TV, Portland-Vancouver; KXTG Radio 750 AM, Portland)
Friday, July 29, 2022
BC Lions Knock Off Riders In Regina
At Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan:
Quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns on Friday night as the British Columbia Lions (5-1) overcame a 17-4 deficit by scoring 28 unanswered points and knocked off the homestanding Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-4) to hand the Riders their third successive Canadian Football League defeat.
MLS: LAFC Top Sounders At Home
At Los Angeles:
In the lone Friday Major League Soccer contest, Kwadwo Opoku (35') and Carlos Vela (43') each scored once in an eight-minute span as the Los Angeles Football Club upended the visiting Seattle Sounders 2-1.
Cubs Hold Off Giants
At Oracle Park, San Francisco:
Patrick Wisdom homered on Friday while Marcus Stroman pitch six scoreless innings for his first win in over two months as the Chicago Cubs (41-58) held off the homestanding San Francisco Giants (49-51) 4-2 as the hosts have now dropped eight of their last nine games.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Now For Something Completely Different
Now get THIS:
Berger posed the question: how did this cultural shift come about? Berger put the onus on the rise of the New Knowledge Class of intellectuals, professionals, paraprofessionals, therapists, clinicians, technocrats together with the mainstream media. The Knowledge Class was seeking a way to shame those in the rival Business Class to gain power over the culture, and with it, funding for government research, therapies and social status sinecures. The Knowledge Class even went as far as claiming scientific support for banning public smoking based on mere correlation studies that lacked validation and corroboration. Berger pointed out at that time, the studies that seemed to show that smoking was related to lung cancer intentionally omitted studies that proved otherwise.
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Kinda makes you think, don't it, eh?
US Open Cup: It's Orlando City vs. Sacramento Republic For The Marbles (And A CCL Berth)
Both contests in the semifinal round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup were played on Wednesday.
At Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida:
Cesar Araujo scored twice (45'+4. 62') as Orlando City defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 5-1.
At Heart Health Park, Sacramento, California:
After a 0-0 regulation stalemate----and with overtime dispensed with----Damia Viader, Luis Felipe Fernandes, Luther Archimede, Maalique Foster, and Rodrigo Lopez converted their spot kicks as the homestanding Sacramento Republic, from the second-division USL Championship, won the penalty-kick shootout, 5-4 at Sporting Kansas City's expense.
The Republic thus became the first lower-division club to reach the Open Cup final since 2008 when the Charleston Battery made it (only to lose to the Seattle Sounders).
They'll look to be the first non-MLS club to win it since the Rochester Raging Rhino knocked off the Colorado Rapids in 1999 as they take on Orlando City on the road on September 7 with the winner qualifying for next year's CONCACAF Champions League.
Giants End Losing Skid Against Cubs At Home
At Oracle Park, San Francisco:
Starter Alex Wood took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Thursday as the San Francisco Giants (49-50) snapped a seven-game losing skid by holding off the visiting Chicago Cubs (40-58) 4-2.
Yermin Mercedes delivered a two-run third-inning single as the Giants finally picked their first win since the All-Star Break.
Europa Conference League Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of Europa Conference League qualifying concluded with 46 games on Thursday.
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
CAPS WIN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND CCL BERTH
At BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia:
After a 1-1 regulation draw on Tuesday, Ryan Gauld, Brian White (who had scored in regulation in the 19th minute), Julian Gressel, Adrian Cubas, and Tristan Blackmon each converted a spot kick as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated visiting Toronto FC 5-3 in the penalty-kick shootout as the Whitecaps have won their first Canadian Championship since 2015 (their second overall).
The 'Caps will play in next year's CONCACAF Champions League.
Giants Fall Again, Close Out 0-7 Road Swing
At Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona:
Josh Rojas and Ketel Marte each hit a home run on Wednesday as the Arizona Diamondbacks (45-53) handed the sagging San Francisco Giants (48-50) their seventh straight defeat 5-3 at home.
The Giants completed an 0-7 road swing as they still haven't won a game since the All-Star Break.
Europa Conference League Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of Europa Conference League qualifying continued on Wednesday with four games.
Champions Path:
At Klaksvik, Faroe Islands:
Pall Kiettskard scored the only goal of both the game and series in the 66th minute as KI Klaksvik defeated visiting Sutjeska Niksic 1-0 in both game two and on aggregate in the series.
At Andorra la Vella, Andorra:
Ciprian Deac converted a penalty kick in the 51st minute as CFR Cluj gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with Inter Club d'Escaldes, more than good enough for the Romanian club to win their series 4-1 on aggregate.
Main Path:
At Thessaloniki, Greece (due to Belorussian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine):
Andre Gray scored twice (45', 90'+3) as Aris Thessaloniki defeated Gomel 2-1 in game two and won their series 7-2 on aggregate.
At Solna, Sweden:
After Josafat Mendes' goal late in the first half (45'+3) of game two that enabled AIK to top visiting Vorskla Poltava 1-0 in regulation, squaring the series at 3-3 after 180 minutes; Axel Bjomstrom scored the overtime winner in the 107th minute to enable the Swedish club to win their series 4-3 on aggregate.
UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of UEFA Champions League qualifying concluded on Wednesday with six games.
Champions Path:
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Franck Boli (20'), Kristoffer Zachariassen (81'), Adama Traore (80'), and Aissa Laidouni (90'+5) each scored once as Ferencvaros dominated homestanding Slovan Bratislava 4-1 in game two and won their series 5-3 on aggregate.
At Zurich, Switzerland:
After Ivan Santini's stoppage-time goal (90'+6) enabled FC Zurich to top visiting Qarabag 2-1 in regulation time, thus leveling the series at 4-4, Owusu Kwabena scored the series-winning overtime goal in the 98th minute as the Azerbaijani club won their series 5-4 on aggregate.
At Bode, Norway:
Amahi Pellegrino (25', PK-54') and Runar Espejord (52', 88') each scored twice as Bode/Glimt annihilated visiting Linfield 8-0 in game two and took out the Northern Irish club 8-2 on aggregate.
At Malmo, Sweden)
Kehinde Oyewusi (34') and Renan Oliveira (52') each scored once as Zilgiris blanked Malmo FF 2-0 on the road in game two and won their series 3-0 on aggregate.
At Piraeus, Greece:
Frantdzy Pierrot scored twice (61', 65') as Maccabi Haifa demolished Olympiacos 4-0 on the road in game two and took out the Legend 5-1 on aggregate.
League Path:
At Istanbul, Turkey:
After a 1-1 game-two regulation draw (and with that same score on aggregate), Oleksandr Karavayev scored the series winner in the 114th minute as Dynamo Kiev knocked off homestanding Fenerbahce 2-1 on aggregate following overtime.
More Woe For Giants As D'Backs Drag Frisco Below .500
At Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona:
Christian Walker smacked a three-run homer on Tuesday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks (44-53) held off the visiting San Francisco Giants (48-49) 7-3.
The Giants, who have dropped all six games since the All-Star Break, have fallen below the .500 mark for the first time this season.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Europa Conference League Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of Europa Conference League qualifying resumed on Tuesday with three games, all in the Champions Path.
At Pristina, Kosovo:
Albion Rrahmani produced a hat trick (6', 8', 69') and Leonit Abazi added a double (73', 90'+1) as Ballkani destroyed ten-man visiting La Fiorita 6-0 in game two and finished off the visitors 10-0 on aggregate.
At Oswestry, England:
A 0-0 game-two road deadlock with The New Saints was good enough for Vikingur Reykjavik as the Icelandic club won their series 2-0 on aggregate.
At Gibraltar:
Zoran Tosic scored the only goal of the match in the 31st minute as Tobol defeated Lincoln Red Imps 1-0 on the road in game two and won their series 3-0 on aggregate.
UEFA Champions League Qualifying (Second Round)
The second round of UEFA Champions League qualifying resumed on Tuesday with six games.
Champions Path:
At Skopje, North Macedonia:
Arijar Ademi scored the game---and-----series winner in the 47th minute as Dinamo Zagreb defeated Shkupi 1-0 on the road in game two and took their series 3-2 on aggregate.
At Plzen, Czech Republic:
Jan Sykora scored twice (21', 73') as FC Viktoria Plzen destroyed visiting HJK Helsinki 5-0 in game two and finished off the Finnish club 7-1 on aggregate.
At Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
Cauly Oliveira Souza's stoppage-time (90'+1') series winner enabled Ludogorets Razgrad to win their series Shamrock Rovers 3-2 on aggregate despite their 2-1 road setback in game two, in which they concluded with ten men.
At Dudelange, Luxembourg:
Luke Juricic scored twice (54', 85') as Pyunik overpowered F91 Dudelange 4-1 on the road in game two and ousted the hosts 4-2 on aggregate.
League Path:
At Larnaca, Cyprus:
After a 1-1 game-two regulation draw with resulted in a 2-2 deadlock after 180 minutes, 30 minutes of scoreless overtime was played. Then, Anders Dreyer, Pione Sisto, Oliver Sorensen, and Nikolas Dyhr each converted a spot kick as visiting FC Midtjylland won the penalty-kick shootout to knock out AEK Larnaca 4-3.
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Snakes Put Bite On Giants
At Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona:
With Merrill Kelly pitching eight innings of three-hit ball and Carson Kelly adding a pair of doubles, the Arizona Diamondbacks (43-53) smothered the sagging San Francisco Giants (48-48), winless in five games since the All-Star Break, 7-0 at home on Monday.
Monday, July 25, 2022
Argos Knock Off Riders In Regina
At Mosaic Stadium, Regina Saskatchewan:
With running back Andrew Harris running for 143 yards (putting him above 10,000 yards for his career) and quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson throwing for 336 yards and a pair of touchdowns on Sunday, the Toronto Argonauts (3-2) knocked off the homestanding Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-3) in Canadian Football League action for the second straight week, this time by a 31-21 score.
Dodgers Complete Sweep Of Giants
At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:
Trayce Thompson (brother of Klay) drove in two runs with an RBI double on Sunday as the Los Angeles Dodgers (64-30) completed a four-game series sweep of the visiting San Francisco Giants (48-47) 7-4.
The Dodgers have won 24 of their last 29 games.
It was the first time since 1995 that Los Angeles swept a four-game home series with their archrivals.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
MLS: Red Bulls, Galaxy Gather Sunday Wins
Two games were on the Sunday Major League docket.
At Austin, Texas:
Serge Ngoma (14'), Dru Yearwood (26'), Cameron Harper (51') and Tom Barlow (65') each scored once as the New York Red Bulls held off homestanding Austin 4-3.
At Carson, California:
Kevin Cabral (7') and Dejan Joveljic (90'+6) each scored once as the Los Angeles Galaxy blanked visiting Atlanta United 2-0.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Philadelphia (GP: 22; GD: +19; PTS: 42)
2. New York City (GP: 21; GD: +20; PTS: 41)
3. New York Red Bulls (GP: 22; GD: +9; PTS: 36)
4. Montreal (GP: 21; GD: 0; PTS: 35)
5. Orlando City (GP: 22; GD: -5; PTS: 30)
6. Columbus (GP: 21; GD: +5; PTS: 30)
7. Cincinnati (GP: 22 GD: -5; PTS: 28)
8. Charlotte (GP: 22; GD: -6; PTS: 26)
9. Chicago (GP: 22; GD: -4; PTS: 26)
10. New England (GP: 21; GD: -2; PTS: 26)
11. Miami (GP: 21; GD: -11; PTS: 25)
12. Atlanta United (GP: 21; GD: -4; PTS: 24)
13. Toronto (GP: 22; GD: -9; PTS: 22)
14. DC United (GP: 20; GD: -17; PTS: 18)
NOTES: With Orlando City ad Columbus level on points with 30, the Lions have won more games than the Crew (8-7); with Charlotte, Chicago, and New England level on points with 26, the Crown have the most victories of the three clubs (eight, compared to the Fire's seven and the Revolution's six).
WESTERN CONFERECE:
1. Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 21; GD: +20; PTS: 45)
2. Austin (GP: 22; GD: +17; PTS: 41)
3. Minnesota United (GP: 22; GD: +5; PTS: 34)
4. Real Salt Lake (GP: 22; GD: +1; PTS: 33)
5. Dallas (GP: 22; GD: +7; PTS: 32)
6. Nashville (GP: 22; GD: 0; PTS: 31)
7. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 21; GD: +3; PTS: 30)
8. Portland (GP: 22; GD: +4; PTS: 30)
9. Seattle (GP: 21; GD: +3; PTS: 29)
10. Vancouver (GP: 22; GD: -13; PTS: 26)
11. Houston (GP: 22; GD: -3; PTS: 25)
12. Colorado (GP: 21; GD: -4; PTS: 24)
13. San Jose (GP: 21; GD: -9; PTS: 22)
14. Kansas City (GP: 23; GD: -21; PTS: 20)
NOTE: With the Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland level on points with 30, the Galaxy have more wins than the Timbers (9-7).
Lions Bounce Back On Road
At Aalborg Portland Park, Aalborg, Denmark:
In Sunday Danish Superliga action, Viktor Claesson scored twice (45'+6, 71') as FC Copenhagen defeated Aalborg BK 3-1 on the road.
Season-Opening Home Triumph For Anderlecht
At Lotto Park, Brussels:
In Sunday's Belgian First Division A regular-season opener for both clubs, Majeed Ashimeru (39') and Fabio Silva (88') each delivered a goal as RSC Anderlecht blanked visiting KV Oostende 2-0.
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Big Homers Propel Dodgers Past Giants
At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:
Home runs from Mookie Betts (#200 for his career), Trae Turner, and Freddie Freeman propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers (63-30) past the visiting San Francisco (48-46) 4-2 on Saturday.
Timbers Stretch Unbeaten Streak Against Quakes In Comeback Fashion
At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:
Jaroslaw Niezgoda (53') and Dairon Asprilla (71') each scored once in the second half as the Portland Timbers battled back from behind to upend the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 in Saturday Major League Soccer action.
Benjamin Kikanovic scored for the Quakes in the 41st minute.
The Timbers' next game is a nationally-televised affair with Minnesota United next Saturday at 12:00 Pacific Time at Saint Paul Minnesota (ABC)
MLS: Saturday Wins For CityZens, Philly, Reds, ex-Impact, Loons, LAFC (With Gareth Bale Scoring), Hoops, Sounders, Fire, Timbers
12 games were contested on a very busy Saturday in Major League Soccer.
At New York:
Maximiliano Morales (12') and Heber (75') each scored once as New York City blanked visiting Inter Miami 2-0.
At Cincinnati:
Brandon Vazquez's game-tying goal in the 52nd minute carried FC Cincinnati to a 1-1 home draw with Nashville.
Teal Bunbury scored for the guests in the sixth minute.
At Columbus, Ohio:
The Columbus Crew and visiting New England Revolution battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Orlando, Florida:
Daniel Gazdag scored the lone goal of the match in the 39th minute as the Philadelphia Union knocked off homestanding Orlando City 1-0.
At Toronto:
Michael Bradley scored twice (10', 45'+2) as Toronto FC demolished ten-man visiting Charlotte 4-0.
At Washington:
Romell Quioto scored twice (1', 35') as CF Montreal held off DC United 2-1 on the road.
At Houston:
Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored the game winner at 72 minutes as Minnesota United took one on the road, 2-1 over the Houston Dynamo.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Cristian Arango (56') and Gareth Bale (83'; his first MLS tally) each scored once for the Los Angeles Football Club as the guests bested Sporting Kansas City 2-0.
At Sandy, Utah:
Jesus Ferreira scored in the 14th minute for the game's lone goal as FC Dallas upended hosts Real Salt Lake 1-0.
At Seattle:
Jordan Morris (43') and Nicolas Lodeiro (PK-71') each scored once as the Seattle Sounders, despite ending the game with ten men, came from behind to upend the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-1.
At Vancouver, British Columbia:
Rafael Czichos scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute as the Chicago Fire knocked off the homestanding Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1.
At Portland, Oregon:
Jaroslaw Niezgoda (53') and Dairon Asprilla (71') each scored once as the Portland Timbers came back to upend the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 to stretch their unbeaten run to seven games.
Late Equalizer Carries Drogheda United To Road Draw With Shamrock Rovers
At Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
Even Weir's equalizer in the 87th minute on Saturday carried Drogheda United to a League of Ireland Premier Division road draw with Shamrock Rovers.
Aidomo Emakhu scored for the league leaders in the 79th minute.
Commander Cody Pulls Through For Dodgers
At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:
Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam homer in the eighth inning on Friday to carry the Los Angeles Dodgers (62-30) past the visiting San Francisco Giants (48-45) 5-1.
Friday, July 22, 2022
More Woe For T2
At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:
Rodolfo Castro scored the game winner in the 84th minute on Friday as San Jose Earthquakes 2 pinned a 2-1 defeat on homestanding Portland Timbers 2 in MLS Next Pro action.
Red Bulls Open Another Title Defense In Style
At Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Benjamin Sesko (38'), Fernando dos Santos Pedro (56'), and Noah Okafor (61') each scored once on Friday as FC Red Bull Salzburg opened their Austrian Bundesliga title defense in style by dominating visiting Austria Vienna 3-0.
Dodgers Snap Giants Winning Streak With Slugfest Victory
At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:
Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, then made the game-ending sliding catch in the ninth on Thursday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers (61-30) ended the visiting San Francisco Giants' three-game winning streak 9-6 (48-44).
It was the first post-All-Star-Break game for both clubs.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Europa Conference League Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of Europa Conference League qualifying reached its' midway point on Thursday with 47 games, spread upon the Champions and Main Paths.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Europa Conference League Qualifying, Second Round
Action from the second round of Europa Conference League qualifying continued on Wednesday with three games.
Champions Path:
At Podgorica, Montenegro:
The opening match of the series between Sutjeska Niksic and visiting KI Klaksvil resulted in a 0-0 draw.
Main Path:
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Botev Plovdiv and visiting APOEL opened their series with a 0-0 stalemate.
At Torshavn, Faroe Islands:
Nikola Krstovic (8') and Andrejs Ciganiks (81') each scored once as DAC Dunajska Streda blanked Vikingur 2-0 on the road in their series-opening contest.
UEFA Champions League, Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of UEFA Champions League qualifying continued with five games on Wednesday.
Champions Path:
At Budapest, Hungary:
Guram Kashia (81') and Tigran Barseghyan (86') each scored once as Slovan Bratislava came from behind to knock off hosts Ferencvaros 2-1 in game one of their two-game series.
At Helsinki, Finland:
Jan Kopic scored the game winner in the 57th minute as FC Viktoria Plzen upended HJK Helsinki 2-1 on the road in their series opener.
At Maribor, Slovenia:
The opening contest between Maribor and visiting FC Sheriff resulted in a 0-0 stalemate.
At Haifa, Israel:
A stoppage-time goal from Doley Haziza (90'+2) enabled Maccabi Haifa to gain a series-opening 1-1 home draw with Olympiacos.
Philip Zinckernagel scored for The Legend at seven minutes.
League Path:
At Lodz, Poland (due to Russian-Ukrainian war):
The opening match between Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev (the designated hosts) and Turkey's Fenerbahce was played to a 0-0 deadlock.
MLB All-Star Game: American Leaguers Make It Nine In A Row
At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:
Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton each homered on Tuesday as the American League All-Stars picked up their ninth consecutive Major League Baseball All-Star 3-2 over their National League counterparts.
The Junior Circuit now leads the series with 47 wins, compared to 43 for the Senior Circuit; there have been two draws.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Europa Conference League Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of qualifying for the Europa Conference League opened on Tuesday with three games, all in the Champions Path.
At Serravalle, San Marino:
Albion Rrahmani scored twice (23', 50') as Ballkani demolished hosts La Fiorita 4-0 in game one.
At Ta' Qali, Malta:
Yunusa Muritala scored the game winner at 90 minutes as Hibernians launched their series with a 3-2 victory over visiting FCI Levadia.
At Tirana, Albania:
A successful penalty kick from Nemanja Bilbija in the 12th minute carried Zrinjski to a series-opening 1-0 road victory over FK Tirana.
UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round
The second round of UEFA Champions League qualifying opened on Tuesday with seven games.
CHAMPIONS PATH:
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Queven da Silva Inacio (25') and Renaldo Cephas (89') each scored twice as Shkupi gained a series-opening 2-2 road draw with Dinamo Zagreb.
Arijam Ademi (41') and Bruno Petkovic (86') each scored once for the hosts.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Ibrahima Wadji scored twice (36', 66') as Qarabag took the opening game of their series with FC Zurich 3-2 at home.
At Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Kirk Millar scored the lone goal of Linfield's 1-0 series-opening victory over visiting Bodo/Glimt in the 83rd minute.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Fabien Ourega scored the only goal of Zalgiris' series-opening victory over visiting Malmo in the 49th minute.
At Razgrad, Bulgaria:
Pieros Sotiriou scored twice (25', 35') as Ludogorets Razgrad dominated visiting Shamrock Rovers 3-0 in their series opener.
At Yerevan, Armenia:
Samir Hadji's successfully-converted penalty kick in the 72nd minute lifted F91 Dudelange to a series-opening 1-0 road win over Pyunik.
LEAGUE PATH:
At Herning, Denmark:
Erik Sviatchenko's equalizer in the 84th minute lifted FC Midtjylland to a 1-1 series-opening home draw with AEK Larnaca.
Adam Gyursco scored for the Cypriot club in the 81st minute.
Monday, July 18, 2022
Timbers Gain Cascadia Cup Home Draw With Whitecaps As Portland Stretches Unbeaten Run To Six Games
At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:
Felipe Mora's successfully-executed penalty kick in the 82nd minute carried the Portland Timbers to a Sunday Major League Soccer (and Cascadia Cup) 1-1 home draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Brian White scored for the 'Caps in minute #32.
MLS: CityZens, Crew, LAFC, RSL, Dynamo Gather Sunday Wins
Rivalry Week in Major League Soccer concluded on Sunday with seven games.
At Atlanta:
Juan Sanchez Purata's equalizer in the 71st minute lifted Atlanta United to a 1-1 home draw with Orlando City.
Mauricio Pereyra tallied for the Lions in the 10th minute.
At Harrison, New Jersey:
Valentin Castellanos scored the only goal of the match in the 69th minute as New York City took the Big Apple Derby 1-0 on the road at the New York Red Bulls' expense.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Juan Hernandez Suarez (16') and Lucas Zelarayan (PK-86') each scored once as the Columbus Crew blanked visiting Cincinnati 2-0 in the latest edition of the "Hell Is Real" Buckeye State Derby.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
Jose Cifuentes scored the game winner in the 46th minute as the Los Angeles Football Club upended Nashville 2-1 on the road.
At Sandy, Utah:
Sergio Corvoda (50'), Pablo Ruiz (64'), and Jefferson Savarino (71') each scored once as Real Salt Lake dominated visiting, ten-man Sporting Kansas City 3-0.
At San Jose, California:
Thorleifur Ulfarsson scored the game winner at 76 minutes as the Houston Dynamo came from behind to upend the homestanding San Jose Earthquakes 2-1.
At Portland, Oregon:
Felipe Mora converted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to carry the Portland Timbers to a 1-1 Cascadia Cup home draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Brian White scored for the 'Caps in the 32nd minute.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Philadelphia (GP: 21; GD: +18; PTS: 39)
2. New York City (GP: 20; GD: +18; PTS: 38)
3. New York Red Bulls (GP: 21; GD: +8; PTS: 33)
4. Montreal (GP: 20; GD: -1; PTS: 32)
5. Orlando City (GP: 21; GD: -4; PTS: 30)
6. Columbus (GP: 20; GD: +5; PTS: 29)
7. Cincinnati (GP: 21; GD: -5; PTS: 27)
8. Charlotte (GP: 21; GD: -2; PTS: 26)
9. Miami (GP: 20; GD: -9; PTS: 25)
10. New England (GP: 20; GD: -2; PTS: 25)
11. Atlanta United (GP: 20; GD: -2; PTS: 24)
12. Chicago (GP: 21; GD: -6; PTS: 23)
13. Toronto (GP: 21; GD: -13; PTS: 19)
14. DC United (GP: 19; GD: -16; PTS: 18)
NOTE: With Miami and New England level on points with 25, the Herons have won more games than the Revolution (7-6).
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 20; GD: +18; PTS: 42)
2. Austin (GP: 21; GD: +18; PTS: 41)
3. Real Salt Lake (GP: 21; GD: +2; PTS: 33)
4. Minnesota United (GP: 21; GD: +4; PTS: 31)
5. Nashville (GP: 21; GD; 0; PTS: 30)
6. Dallas (GP: 21; GD: +6; PTS: 29)
7. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 20; GD: +1; PTS: 27)
8. Portland (GP: 21; GD: +3; PTS: 27)
9. Seattle (GP: 20; GD: +2; PTS: 26)
10. Vancouver (GP: 21; GD: -11; PTS: 26)
11. Houston (GP: 21; GD: -2; PTS: 25)
12. Colorado (GP: 20; GD: -3; PTS: 24)
13. San Jose (GP: 20; GD: -8; PTS: 22)
14. Kansas City (GP: 22; GD: -19; GD: 20)
NOTES: With the Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland level on points with 27, the Galaxy have won more games than the Timbers (8-6); with Seattle and Vancouver level on points with 26, the Sounders have won more games than the Whitecaps (8-7).
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