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San Jose Earthquakes headed to MLS playoffs for first time since 2020

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

SAN JOSE — A relentless attack and a surplus of golden opportunities never matured into a decisive goal for the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.There was no final payoff for the sellout crowd at PayPal Park to let out its collective emotion and celebrate a much-needed victory.And yet, in the end, the result was enough. The Earthquakes finished their regular season with a 1-1 draw against Austin FC to punch their ticket to the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2020 and just the third time in the last 11 seasons.It was just last August that United States Men’s National Team assistant coach Luchi Gonzalez took the job as the Earthquakes head coach, inheriting a last-place team that needed a cultural makeover, and made this proclamation: “We must make the playoffs next year.”Behind Gonzalez’s calm presence and defensive-minded approach, the Earthquakes turned themselves from a team that conceded the most goals in the Western Conference to a team that conceded the fourth...

San Jose State football: Spartans celebrate homecoming with rare win over Utah State

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose State scored 28 second-half points to defeat Utah State 42-21 in front of an announced homecoming crowd of 15,000 Saturday night.Running back Kairee Robinson rushed for 102 yards and broke a school record by running for a touchdown for the eighth consecutive game. Chevan Cordeiro completed 15 of 20 passes for 119 yards and 3 touchdowns.SJSU earned its first win over Utah State since 2009, breaking a 10-game losing streak.The Spartans jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter. After Robinson caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Cordeiro, the Spartans led 14-0 with 1:03 left in the first quarter.Utah State’s offense came alive in the second quarter. The Aggies tied the game when freshman quarterback McCae Hillstead threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Micah Davis with just over four minutes left in the second quarter.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | San Jose State Spartans’ run game picking up steam heading into Homecoming Game vs. Utah St...

Wheeler deals, Schwarber, Harper, Realmuto homer and Phillies beat D-backs 6-1 for 3-2 NLCS lead

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Wheeler delivered another postseason gem with seven shutdown innings, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmulto homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 NL Championship Series lead.Philadelphia moved one win from its second straight World Series appearance, regaining control after wasting late leads in consecutive one-run losses at Chase Field.Bryson Stott hit an RBI single and Harper slid home in a collision with catcher Gabriel Moreno as part of a double steal that built a 2-0 lead in the first off Zac Gallen. Schwarber’s homer was his fifth in the NLCS and 20th of his postseason career as the Philadelphia lineup roughed up Gallen for a second time this series. Schwarber’s sixth-inning drive traveled 461 feet over the swimming pool beyond the right-center fence, quieting a crowd of 47,897. Two batters later, Harper hit a 444-foot homer into the right-field seats.Realmuto added a two-run homer ...

Undefeated Golden Knights beat Bedard and the Blackhawks 5-3

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nicolas Roy, Mark Stone and Paul Cotter scored in the third period, and the undefeated Vegas Golden Knights beat Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Saturday night.Bedard scored on his first shot in Chicago’s home opener, but Vegas’ superior depth proved to be too much for the rebuilding Blackhawks. The Golden Knights became the first Stanley Cup champions to begin their title defense with six consecutive victories.William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault also scored for Vegas, which extended its franchise-record start. Adin Hill made 21 saves.Reese Johnson and Corey Perry scored for Chicago, which returned home after beginning the season with a 2-3-0 road trip. Arvid Soderblom made 19 stops.RED WINGS 5, SENATORS 2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Joe Veleno scored his first two goals of the season and Dylan Larkin added a goal and two assists as Detroit posted its fourth straight win.Larkin, Shayne Gostisbehere and David Perron added power-play goals for Detroit, ...

No. 3 Ohio State beats No. 7 Penn State 20-12 in pivotal Big Ten showdown

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All-American Marvin Harrison made all the difference for No. 3 Ohio State in a pivotal Big Ten match-up, making 11 catches for 162 yards and late touchdown as the Buckeyes beat No. 7 Penn State 20-12 on Saturday.The Buckeyes smothered Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten), extending Ohio State’s winning streak in the series to seven games.Penn State needed 58 minutes to convert a third or fourth down and didn’t get into the end zone until 29 seconds were left in the game. Penn State failed to convert on its first 15 third-down attempts.Kyle McCord was 22 for 35 for 286 yards and the Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) put up 367 total yards, a season-high against Penn State’s stingy defense.No. 2 MICHIGAN 49, MICHIGAN STATE 0EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw three of his career-high four touchdown passes in the first half and Michigan routed Michigan State.The Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) were dominant from the start and didn’t let up, predictably a...

Travis accounts for 3 TDs, No. 4 Florida State beats 16th-ranked Duke 38-20 to stay unbeaten

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Travis accounted for three touchdowns, including a 2-yard run early in the fourth quarter that gave Florida State its first lead, and the fourth-ranked Seminoles rallied to beat No. 16 Duke 38-20 on Saturday night.The Seminoles (7-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended their winning streak to 13 and became the league’s lone remaining unbeaten after North Carolina lost to Virginia.Travis had everything to do with the latest victory — the 22nd in as many tries against Duke. The sixth-year senior completed 27 of 36 passes for 268 yards and two scores against the ACC’s stingiest defense. He also led the team with 62 yards rushing, including 40 on the go-ahead drive.He followed that with a 21-yard TD pass to Lawrance Toafili that extended Florida State’s scoring streak of at least 30 points to 13.Duke (5-2, 2-1) could pin its collapse on losing standout quarterback Riley Leonard to a right ankle injury. Leonard, returning after missing a game because o...

US figure skating star Ilia Malinin romps to second straight Skate America title

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

Ilia Malinin stood in the center of the ice at Credit Union of Texas Event Center as stuffed animals thrown from the crowd fell around him, and raised his arms to both soak in the spotlight and almost sheepishly acknowledge the adulation.The 18-year-old skating star performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday night to easily defend his crown at Skate America, the opening event of the Grand Prix season. Malinin landed four quads and never bobbled on any of his seven jump sequences, piling up a career-best 310.47 points to easily outdistance second-place Kevin Aymoz of France.Aymoz delivered a crowd-pleasing program to finish with 279.09 points and take the silver medal, and Shun Sato of Japan scored 247.50 to round out the podium — two steps down from Malinin, but what felt like two dozen flights of stairs.“I didn’t think it was a flawless long program. There’s a lot of things I can work on,” said Malinin, who has been drilling on his artistry since last season, “but wh...

Dallas steamrolls Galaxy 4-1 to earn spot in postseason

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Bernard Kamungo scored twice in the first half, Ema Twumasi scored the first goal of his career and FC Dallas earned a spot in the postseason with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.Dallas (11-10-13) is unbeaten at 2-0-7 in its last nine matches and snaps a streak of playing to five straight draws. Kamungo scored in the 4th minute off an assist from Nkosi Tafari to give Dallas an early lead. Twumasi, a defender, found the net for the first time, scoring unassisted in the 13th minute for a 2-0 advantage. It was his 84th appearance and 64th start for Dallas. He made just one of the starts and seven appearances with the club from 2018-2020.Raheem Edwards cut the deficit in half for the Galaxy (8-14-12) when he used assists from Tyler Boyd and Diego Fagundez in the 24th minute to score for a second time this season.Kamungo scored again in the 30th minute to put Dallas up 3-1. Jesús Ferreira and Paxton Pomykal notched assists on Kamungo̵...

Gallen loses battle of aces, Diamondbacks on the brink of elimination in NLCS

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona turned to Zac Gallen in its bid to take a lead back to Philadelphia in the NL Championship Series.The Diamondbacks’ ace labored against the Phillies for the second time in the series, putting his team on the brink of elimination. Gallen came up short in a battle of aces with Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler and the Diamondbacks lost 6-1 to the Phillies on Saturday in Game 5 of the NLCS.Wheeler shut down Arizona for the second game of the series, allowing five hits in six scoreless innings. Gallen was again no match for his fellow ace, giving up a pair of homers and four runs in six innings.Unable to win with their ace, the Diamondbacks head back to Philadelphia for Game 6 on Monday trailing 3-2 in the series.Gallen put himself in the mix for the NL Cy Young Award with a stellar regular season, finishing 17-9 with a 3.47 ERA while earning the starting nod for the NL in the All-Star Game.The right-hander was sharp in starts against Milwaukee and the Los A...

Pavelski’s OT goal gives Stars 5-4 win after allowing 3 short-handed tallies to Flyers

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:02:33 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored 2:12 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat Philadelphia 5-4 on Saturday night, overcoming three short-handed goals for their seventh consecutive victory over the Flyers.Wyatt Johnson had a goal and an assist, and Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Roope Hintz also scored for Dallas. Scott Wedgewood stopped 36 shots for the win in the first start of the season for goalie Jake Oettinger’s backup. Travis Konecny scored two of the three short-handed goals for the Flyers, with the third coming from Sean Walker to tie the score with about seven minutes remaining. Joel Farabee had the only even-strength goal for the Flyers, and Noah Cates had two assists. Samuel Ersson, also making his season debut, had 21 saves.The three short-handed goals were the most in the NHL since Calgary in 2018, and the most the Stars have allowed since moving to Dallas in 1993.Benn scored to give Dallas a 4-2 lead midway through the third period, and Cam York was called for interfer...