Month: August 2019

2:23 PM ET Roberto Firmino had a goal and an assist as Liverpool eased past Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday for a club record 13th straight Premier League win. Burnley frustrated Liverpool early on, but Jurgen Klopp’s team found their breakthrough when Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s cross took a deflection off Chris Wood for an own
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1:45 PM ET Lyon fell two points behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Bordeaux on Saturday. Having lost 1-0 to Montpellier last time out, Lyon went in front in the first half through Memphis Depay — the Dutchman’s fourth goal of the season. However, the
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1:55 AM ET A rocket strike from Diego Valeri kept the Portland Timbers in the hunt for a playoff berth in a 1-0 win over visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday. The victory puts the Timbers two points behind seventh-place Minnesota United for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Within the ultra-congested West, the Timbers
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1:48 AM ET Heber scored his team-leading 14th goal before exiting with a right thigh injury as visiting New York City FC recorded its season-high fourth straight win with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. Gary Mackay-Steven celebrated his 29th birthday by scoring in the 26th minute and Alexandru Mitrita also scored
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3:43 AM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — When Nevada quarterback Carson Strong and kicker Brandon Talton attended high school in Vacaville, California, neither paid too close attention to each other. They were a year apart, and both attended rival high schools. But last year, when they met up in Vacaville at a football game,
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1:39 AM ET Johnny Russell scored in the 12th minute as host Sporting Kansas City recorded its season-high third straight win with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. Tim Melia finished with five saves for Sporting Kansas City (10-11-7, 37 points), which sent Houston to its 12th road loss in 14 contests.
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1:24 AM ET FC Dallas continued their dominant form at home with a 3-1 win over FC Cincinnati on Saturday. The victory sends Dallas (12-10-7, 43 points) further above the playoff line in the crowded Western Conference postseason race. The team’s playoff push has been aided by one of the league’s best home records, as
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10:12 PM ET Tim Howard made a triumphant return to New Jersey with three saves, Jonathan Lewis scored twice and the visiting Colorado Rapids beat the host New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night. Howard began his career with the Red Bulls when they were known as the MetroStars. He was there from 1998
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