ATLANTA (AP) — Giorgos Giakoumakis had a first-half assist and a second-half goal and Brad Guzan made four saves in his club-record 200th appearance to lead Atlanta United to a 2-0 victory over Orlando City on Sunday night. Atlanta United (2-1-0) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute when Saba Lobjanidze used an assist from Giakoumakis to …
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Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League DETROIT TIGERS — Claimed 3B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from St. Louis. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with C Francisco Mejia on a minor league contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Reassigned LHP Hayden Harris and RHP Taylor Widener to the minor league camp. Minor League Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — …
Read More »Orlando City’s Gallese, Montreal’s Sirois stellar in scoreless opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Gallese finished with five saves for Orlando City, Jonathan Sirois stopped four shots for CF Montreal and the clubs played to a scoreless draw in a season opener on Saturday night. Gallese has not allowed a goal in the first match of a season since he joined Orlando City in 2020, posting a 2-0-3 record. …
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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. All Times EST Saturday, Feb. 24 NBA Orlando at Detroit, 8 p.m. Boston at New York, 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Minnesota, 9 p.m. NHL St. Louis at Detroit, …
Read More »Lionel Messi gets an assist, Inter Miami opens MLS season with 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had two Real Salt Lake defenders on either side of him, two more a few yards in front of him. He quickly tapped the ball away from them all with his left foot, to a spot where only teammate Robert Taylor could reach. Moments later, Inter Miami had the first goal of the …
Read More »Messi and Miami are grabbing the attention in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference
PHILADELPHIA UNION 2023 RECORD AND FINISH: 15-9-10, 4th in the East, lost in the conference semifinals to FC Cincinnati. COACH: Jim Curtin. KEY PLAYERS: Alejandro Bedoya, James Blake. Julian Carranza. OUTLOOK: The Union have reached the conference semifinals in four of the last five seasons. They’ve made the playoffs for six straight seasons. Last year they were led by Daniel …
Read More »Sounders’ new training center will house the franchise now. It could host a World Cup team in 2026
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For now, the primary purpose of the Seattle Sounders’ training center that opened Tuesday will be to help the team remain among the MLS elite. Looking ahead, it’s likely the new headquarters will be a coveted base camp for one of the participants in the 2026 World Cup. “I think any club or country that walks …
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