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Rusnák, Frei lead Sounders to 1-0 victory over Dynamo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Albert Rusnák scored a second-half goal and Stefan Frei made it stand up with his league-leading 11th clean sheet of the season as the Seattle Sounders edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Saturday night.Rusnák scored the only goal of the match when he used assists from Léo Chú and Nicolás Lodeiro in the 62nd minute to find the net for a second time this season.Frei totaled two saves for Seattle (9-7-5). Steve Clark saved four shots for Houston (8-9-3).Houston showed up at the right time for the Sounders. Seattle, which entered play with a 2-5-4 record in its previous 11 matches, are 12-0-3 all-time at home versus the Dynamo, including the playoffs. The Dynamo are 7-1-1 at home this season but just 1-8-2 on the road.The Sounders continue to struggle to score goals, finding the net a league-low 10 times since mid-April. Seattle has scored more than one goal just once in its last 14 matches and that came in a 3-3 draw with Charlotte FC.Houston returns home to host Sporting K...

McKinstry hits 3-run homer in 10th inning, Tigers beat the Rockies 4-2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Zach McKinstry hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the 10th inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers past the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Saturday night.With Jonathan Schoop at second as the automatic runner, Eric Haase singled off Pierce Johnson (1-4) to put runners at the corners. McKinstry followed his sixth homer, a 400-foot drive over the right-center fence and into the Rockies bullpen.Kris Bryant hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom half off Alex Lange (5-2), who struck out Ryan McMahon to seal Detroit’s 21st come-from-behind win this year and deal the Rockies their first loss in three extra-inning games this season.Before a sellout crowd of 48,108 at Coors Field, six Tigers combined on a six-hitter as both teams went with bullpen games.Pete Lambert became the Rockies’ 13th starter this season, allowing two hits in three scoreless innings of his first big league start since Sept. 29, 2021, against Washington.Detroit’s Brendan White, a 24-year-old right-h...

Reign scores twice in final 10 minutes to draw with Racing Louisville

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

Elyse Bennett scored in the 87th minute to pull OL Reign into a 2-2 draw with Racing Louisville on Saturday in the National Women’s Soccer League.OL Reign trailed 2-0 until Veronica Latsko got one, heading in Bennett’s cross in the 82nd minute.In the 87th, OL Reign earned a corner kick, and Nikki Stanton sprinted from the top of the box to head in the cross. The ball bounced off the turf and Bennett flicked it backward with her head, tying the score.Wang Shuang put Louisville ahead in the 24th minute, scoring on a penalty kick after a Reign handball in the box. In the 76th minute, Paige Monaghan’s near-post shot slipped through the hands of goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, doubling Louisville’s lead.OL Reign (7-4-3) was missing eight players, who were with their national teams preparing for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand: Angelina (Brazil), Alana Cook (USA), Sofia Huerta (USA), Jordyn Huitema (Canada), Rose Lavelle (USA), Quinn (Canada), Megan Rapinoe (...

St Louis City keeps Rapids reeling with 2-0 victory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis City scored two quick goals and Roman Bürki made three saves to lead St. Louis City to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.Defender Tim Parker gave St. Louis City (11-7-2) the lead in the 4th minute when he used a pass from Aziel Jackson to score for a second time this season.Jared Stroud notched his fourth goal of the campaign, scoring in the 11th minute for a 2-0 lead. Samuel Adeniran and Kyle Hiebert had assists.Bürki earned his fourth clean sheet of the season for expansion St. Louis City. William Yarbrough had five saves for Colorado (2-10-8).Colorado falls to 1-5-0 in its last six road matches against first-year clubs with all five losses by shutouts. The Rapids’ only win was a 1-0 victory over Austin in 2021.St. Louis City outshot the Rapids 20-9 with a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal. St. Louis City is 12-0-1 when taking at least five shots on target and 0-8-1 when taking fewer than five shots this season.The Rapids have b...

Song allows an RBI single in his 2nd game since joining Phillies organization from U.S. Navy

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies prospect Noah Song allowed an RBI single for Class A Clearwater at Bradenton on Saturday night in his second game since joining the organization in February from the U.S. Navy.The 26-year-old Song reported to major league spring training on Feb. 23 after the Navy granted his transfer from active duty to the reserves. The right-hander, who last pitched in a professional game on Aug. 29, 2019, for Class A Lowell, was shut down on March 11 due to lower back tightness.Entering in the bottom of the sixth inning of 6-3 Florida State League loss at the Pirates’ affiliate, Song walked Geovanny Planchart, committed a balk, walked Jesus Castillo and gave up a run-scoring single to Shalin Polanco.Song had pitched a scoreless inning against the Marauders on Thursday.In seven starts in 2019 for Lowell, a Boston affiliate, Song struck out 19 in 17 innings with a 1.06 ERA. With a fastball in the upper 90s mph, he went 11-1 with a 1.44 ERA and 161 ...

Reynoso powers Minnesota United to 4-1 victory over Timbers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Emanuel Reynoso scored twice after Minnesota United benefited from an own-goal in a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.The match was scoreless until Minnesota United (6-7-6) used an own-goal by Portland’s Diego Chara in the 43rd minute to grab the lead. Reynoso followed with an unassisted goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give Minnesota United a 2-0 lead at halftime.Franck Boli scored for a sixth time this season, using assists from Nathan Fogaça and Chara in the 60th minute to get the Timbers (5-9-7) within 2-1.Minnesota United wrapped up the victory when Bongokuhle Hlongwane put a shot in the net in the 74th minute and Reynoso followed three minutes later with his third goal of the season. Hlongwane’s fifth netter this season came with an assist from Zarek Valentin. Hlongwane had an assist on Reynoso’s goal.Clint Irwin saved two shots in his third start this season for Minnesota United. Aljaz Ivacic had se...

Ocean Beach Pier officially reopens for visitors after extended closure

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The long-awaited reopening of the Ocean Beach Pier finally arrived Saturday morning, just in time for the Fourth of July weekend and the site's 57th anniversary."This is a pleasant surprise it's open now," Ocean Beach resident Karen Braun said to FOX 5. Saturday morning was warm and overcast, but Braun said the unlocking of the gate at the historic pier after the months-long closure made it better.Braun, who was out with her grandson, Wyatt, said that she could not wait to get back to their regular pier walks. First heatwave of 2023 to bring high temperatures for 4th of July holiday weekend "That is special, because in today's world you don't always get to spend time," Braun said. "Kids are busy. They are in school and everything, so we haven't been out here in a long time … (to) feel the air and talk about the people surfing."City officials closed the pier in January out of an abundance of caution after powerful winter storms damaged parts of the boardwalk. After an ...

What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks.Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous holiday, typically resulting in more than 10,000 trips to the emergency room. Yet fireworks remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making.Here are five things to know about July Fourth, including the origin of the holiday and how fireworks became part of the tradition.WHAT’S THE ORIGIN OF INDEPENDENCE DAY?The holiday celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.One year later, according to the Library of Congress, a spontaneous celebration in Philadelphia marked the anniversary of American independence.But across the burgeoning nation, observations didn’t become commonplace until after the War of 1812. It quickly took of...

Atlanta police motorcycles burned in fire started by ‘incendiary devices,’ officials say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Police Department motorcycles were damaged in an intentional fire caused by devices set inside a training facility early Saturday, officials said. The Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports of a multi-vehicle fire around 2:20 a.m. and found multiple motorcycles on fire, WANF-TV reported.Firefighters at the scene found “incendiary devices” used to start the fire, officials said.The fire department was investigating but there was no immediate information about any arrests or whether the fire was classified as arson, WANF reported.The city’s fire and rescue department and police department did not immediately respond to emails from The Associated Press seeking additional information.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a written statement that the fire was an “outrageous and completely inexcusable” planned destruction of property that put lives and community assets in danger.“Those are the tactics of organized criminals, not protestors, and thei...

2 possibly armed suspects at large in Little Tokyo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT

Two possibly armed suspects remain at large following a destructive pursuit that ended in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles Saturday night.The pursuit began around 5:30 p.m. and led L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputies across L.A. County before the suspects crashed near 1st Street and Central Avenue.The suspects jumped out of the car and fled on foot before entering the Japanese Village Plaza. A popular shopping and dining area, the suspects prompted crowds of bystanders to flee as panic ensued. Patrons flee as two possibly armed suspects remain at large following a pursuit that ended in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles on July 1, 2023. (Sushi Gala)Two possibly armed suspects remain at large following a pursuit that ended in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles on July 1, 2023. (Citizen)Surveillance video from a sushi restaurant captured the chaos as shoppers and diners ran away in fear while the suspects sprinted through the crowd. Citizen video showed patrol cars spee...