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Colorado Rapids reduced to nine men in 2-0 loss to Orlando City as team feels “snake bitten” by red-card decisions

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

The Colorado Rapids have so much fuel and tenacity when they step onto the field that, at times, can spill over and can stand in the way of getting results.Saturday night against Orlando City was one such instance as the Rapids had two players, Braian Galván and Lalas Abubakar, who were shown red cards and were reduced to nine men as Colorado lost 2-0, its seventh loss in its last eight games.It was the second successive week in which the Rapids were reduced a man and the fourth time this season, half of which came Saturday. In 2022 Colorado had six players sent off which was tied for most in MLS and the team was second in yellow-cards earned (94). While the makeup of the team has changed, the ability to scrap for every challenge, tooth-and-nail, is part of the club’s DNA.After the game, Rapids head coach Robin Fraser was asked if discipline has come at the cost of compromising their style of play, he adamantly rejected the idea that discipline was an issue at all. Fraser said...

CHP Patrol cars slam into La Puente home during high-speed pursuit

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

A high-speed pursuit of a motorcyclist ended with two California Highway Patrol cars slamming into a La Puente home on Saturday night.Officers attempted to pull over a motorcyclist for speeding around 4:40 p.m. When the suspect didn’t yield, a pursuit began. At around 4:52 p.m., the patrol cars lost control and slammed into the front area of a home near the intersection of Ector Street and Hacienda Boulevard.Video from the scene shows the vehicles completely destroyed a brick wall with an iron gate on top that was surrounding the home. Motorcycle pursuit ends with CHP patrol cars crashing into a La Puente home on June 10, 2023. (KTLA)Motorcycle pursuit ends with CHP patrol cars crashing into a La Puente home on June 10, 2023. (KTLA)Motorcycle pursuit ends with CHP patrol cars crashing into a La Puente home on June 10, 2023. (KTLA)Motorcycle pursuit ends with CHP patrol cars crashing into a La Puente home on June 10, 2023. (KTLA) Video captures family of coyote pups playing outside...

Sizzling second-half goal leads Earthquakes past Philadelphia Union

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

A strike from defender Miguel Trauco in the 57th minute proved to be the difference as the San Jose Earthquakes stayed hot at home with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday before an announced crowd of 15,512 at PayPal Park.Trauco’s go-ahead goal came off an assist from Carlos Gruezo as his shot from outside the penalty area found the upper corner past the body of Union goalkeeper Andre Blake. It was Trauco’s third goal of the season as San Jose ended the Union’s nine-match unbeaten streak.With the win, the Earthquakes improved to 6-0-2 at home this season. San Jose has a 2-0-2 record in its last four games overall and with 26 points, remains tied for third place in MLS’s Western Conference.Jeremy Ebobisse scored in the eighth minute off an assist from Cade Cowell to give the Earthquakes (7-5-5) an early lead. Cowell dribbled the ball deep into Philadelphia’s zone before he found a trailing Ebobisse, who one-timed a left-footed shot past Blake for his sevent...

Kerolin hat trick powers Courage to 5-0 win over Red Stars

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

Kerolin scored a hat trick as the North Carolina Courage beat the host Chicago Red Stars 5-0 in the National Women’s Soccer League. Kerolin started the scoring in the 11th minute, redirecting a back pass from Mille Gejl into the right corner of the goal. Gejl also scored in the first half, spinning around her defender and shooting into the far post. Denise O’Sullivan assisted on the goal.Kerolin got her second goal in the 34th, running onto a long ball over the top and cutting around goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher before chipping the ball into the goal.O’Sullivan scored North Carolina’s fourth in the 52nd minute, and Kerolin got her hat trick eight minutes later with a right-footed shot in the box. Her seven goals now lead the league.While Chicago (3-7-1) had eight shots, none of them were on target.North Carolina (5-4-2) became the first team in NWSL history to score five or more goals in multiple road wins, as they also had a 6-0 win at Portland in 2019.REIGN 2, ...

Gauld’s late PK goal rallies Whitecaps to 1-1 draw with Cincinnati

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored on a late penalty kick for the second straight week to help the Vancouver Whitecaps earn a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.Gauld’s PK equalizer for Vancouver (5-5-7) came in the 89th minute after he subbed in for Andrés Cubas in the 73rd. Luciano Acosta had just given Eastern Conference-leading Cincinnati (12-1-4) the lead with a goal in the 83rd minute. Gauld, who has three goals this season, had a PK goal in the 88th minute of a 1-1 tie with Sporting Kansas City last week, snapping the Whitecaps’ club-record 35-match streak with a PK score.Acosta’s eighth goal of the season for Cincinnati came with an assist from Matt Miazga. It was the 50th goal of Acosta’s career, making him the ninth Argentinian player to accomplish the feat. No other country outside of the U.S. has more than four players on the list.Yohei Takaoka saved two shots for the Whitecaps. Roman Celentano had two saves for Cincin...

Amanda Nunes beats Irene Aldana to retain bantamweight title at UFC 289, then announces retirement

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Amanda Nunes beat Irene Aldana by unanimous decision at UFC 289 on Saturday night to hold on to her bantamweight title before announcing her retirement.Nunes dominated the fight, landing far more hits than her opponent, while Aldana’s corner repeatedly encouraged their fighter to go on the offensive.Charles (Do Bronxs) Oliveira won by TKO in the co-main event against Beneil Dariush in a lightweight bout.Also, Aiemann Zahabi won by knockout against Aoriqileng, and Mike Malott beat Adam Fugitt by submission. Diana Belbita won in the preliminary fight stage while Nelson and Zahabi won in the preliminaries. Marc-Andre Barriault won his middleweight bout on the main card before Malott’s win in the welterweight class.Source

Crawford has 4 hits, Rodríguez homers in Mariners’ 6-2 victory over Angels

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — J.P. Crawford tied a career high with four hits, Julio Rodríguez was 3 for 5 with homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Saturday night despite Shohei Ohtani going deep for the third time in five games.Eugenio Suárez also had three hits as the Mariners set a season high with 16 hits.Ohtani is tied for third in the majors with 18 home runs. He has gone 12 for 28 during a seven-game hitting streak.It is the third time in his seven years in the majors that Crawford has had four hits. It also came at a good time after he was mired in a 1-for-17 slump in his last five games. Suárez also was struggling, with only two hits in 22 at-bats during the first six games of the trip.Gabe Speier (2-1) got the win.Rodríguez started the scoring with a two-run shot off Patrick Sandoval (3-6) in the third inning. The Mariners center fielder, who was last season’s AL Rookie of the Year, is batting .366 over his last 16 games (26 for 71) with five h...

White and Morgan each hit 2 HRs, Skenes has 9 Ks; LSU beats Kentucky in Game 1 of super regional

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tommy White and Tre’ Morgan each hit two of LSU’s six home runs, Paul Skenes allowed just four hits and a walk over 7 2/3 scoreless innings and the Tigers beat Kentucky 14-0 Saturday night at the Baton Rouge Super Regional.LSU can clinch a berth in the College World Series with a win Sunday in Game 2 of the best-of-3 super regional. Game 1, which was originally scheduled for 2 p.m. local time, was delayed more than 7 hours due to inclement weather.Morgan, went 4 for 4, and White (3 for 5) each had three RBIs and scored three times. Gavin Dugas hit a home run in the fourth inning and Josh Pearson hit a lead-off homer to spark a six-run bottom of the fifth that gave LSU a 12-0 lead. Skenes (12-2), one of the top prospects in the 2023 class, struck out nine Kentucky batters — just the fourth time in 16 starts this season that the junior, who transferred to LSU after two seasons at Air Force, was limited to single-digit strikeouts. Morgan hit a solo home ru...

Earthquakes beat Philadelphia 2-1, snap Union’s 9-match unbeaten run

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Miguel Trauco scored a second-half goal and the San Jose Earthquakes cooled off Philadelphia with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night, ending the Union’s nine-match unbeaten streak.Trauco, a defender, scored what proved to be the winner in the 57th minute, using an assist from Carlos Gruezo to find the net for the second time this season.Jeremy Ebobisse staked San Jose (7-5-5) to a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute. His seventh goal of the campaign came with an assist from Cade Cowell.Damion Lowe took a pass from Kai Wagner and scored the equalizer for Philadelphia (9-5-3) in the 17th minute. It was Lowe’s first netter this season.Daniel de Sousa Brito finished with six saves for the Earthquakes in his sixth start. Andre Blake did not make a save for the Union.San Jose picked up its first win over Union coach Jim Curtin in its eighth attempt. Philadelphia entered play with a 7-0-2 record over its last nine matches. The streak matched a club record set last s...

Un accidente en el rodaje de la secuela de “Gladiator” hiere a “varios miembros del equipo”

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:08:38 GMT

(CNN) — Un accidente en el set de rodaje de la próxima película de “Gladiator” –la secuela de la ganadora del Oscar a la mejor película en 2000– causó heridas a varias personas implicadas en la producción.“Mientras se rodaba una secuencia de acrobacias en el plató de la secuela de ‘Gladiator’, se produjo un accidente en el que varios miembros del equipo sufrieron heridas que no pusieron en peligro sus vidas”, declaró un portavoz de Paramount Pictures a CNN este sábado.“Los equipos de seguridad y de servicios médicos completos in situ pudieron actuar rápidamente para que los afectados recibieran inmediatamente la atención necesaria. Todos ellos se encuentran en condición estable y continúan recibiendo tratamiento”, continúa el comunicado.Variety, que fue el primero en informar de la noticia, detalló que seis personas en total recibieron tratamiento por quemaduras tras el accidente, que tuvo lugar en el set de rodaje de la película...