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Adeniran leads St. Louis City over Earthquakes 2-1

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Samuel Adeniran scored his first two goals of the season, the second on a penalty kick in the second half, and St. Louis City ended San Jose’s 10-match unbeaten streak at home with a 2-1 victory over the Earthquakes on Saturday night.Adeniran gave St. Louis City (10-7-2) a 1-0 halftime lead when he took a pass from Rasmus Alm in the 41st minute and scored.Jamiro Monteiro scored the equalizer for San Jose two minutes into the second half, using an assist Jackson Yueill to score his first goal of the season.Adeniran’s PK winner came in the 58th minute.Roman Bürki finished with eight saves for expansion St. Louis City. Daniel de Sousa Brito saved three shots for the Earthquakes (7-7-6).It was just the second home loss suffered by the Earthquakes against an expansion team all-time — 10-2-5. San Jose entered play with a 7-0-3 mark in its last 10 matches at home.St. Louis City had managed just one point and two goals in its previous five road matches. T...

Keaton Parks’ header pulls NYCFC into 1-1 draw with Portland

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Keaton Parks scored in the second half to pull New York City FC into a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. NYCFC is winless in its last 11 matches with five losses and six draws. The winless drought matched the longest streak in team history set in 2013. The Timbers (5-8-7) went ahead in the 38th minute when Marvin Loria dropped the ball back to Evander, whose right-footed blast went over goalkeeper Matt Freese. NYCFC (4-7-9) drew even with Parks’ header on a set piece in the 51st. It was his third goal of the season. “The team has a huge drive and huge determination. So they were going to find a way to get back into the game,” NYCFC coach Nick Cushing said. “I said at halftime, I really believed they would find a way to get back into the game because I know my team. The surge of energy was there because they weren’t prepared to lose the game.”It was the first meeting between the two teams since the 2021 MLS Cup final, which NYCFC ...

After blowout win in Denver, Angels acquire Mike Moustakas from Rockies

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired veteran corner infielder Mike Moustakas from Colorado moments after their 25-1 victory over the Rockies on Saturday night.The Rockies got minor league right-hander Connor Van Scoyoc, who was 4-3 with a 2.76 ERA in 11 starts at Class A Tri-City this season.Moustakas hit .270 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 37 games with the Rockies after joining them in spring training.“We’ll mix and match and work it out,” said Angels manager Phil Nevin, whose team has lost infielders Anthony Rendon, Gil Urshela and Zach Neto to injuries in the last two weeks. “This week, the lineup hasn’t had the depth we have had all season. We feel like we have that now.”Moustakas has been on five playoff teams and was the starting third baseman for Kansas City when the Royals won the 2015 World Series.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

El jefe de Wagner abandonará Rusia para trasladarse a Belarús en un acuerdo que pone fin a la insurrección armada, según el Kremlin

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

(CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, jefe del grupo paramilitar Wagner, accedió a abandonar Rusia con destino a Belarús, según informó este sábado el Kremlin, en un acuerdo aparentemente mediado por el presidente bielorruso, Alexander Lukashenko, que pone fin a una insurrección armada que supuso la amenaza más grave a la autoridad del presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, en décadas.En una conferencia telefónica con periodistas, el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, dijo que se había llegado a un acuerdo con Prigozhin.¿Qué está pasando en Rusia con el grupo Wagner?“Me preguntarán qué pasará con Prigozhin personalmente”, dijo Peskov. “Se archivará la causa penal contra él. Él mismo irá a Belarús”. Peskov añadió que el Kremlin desconocía el paradero actual del mercenario.El jefe de Wagner había dado antes la orden de regreso a sus tropas “hacia nuestros campamentos de campaña, de acuerdo con el plan”. Peskov dijo que esas tropas no se enfrentarían a ningun...

Whitecaps notch first road win over LAFC with 3-2 victory

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defender Ranko Veselinovic scored in the second minute, Ryan Gauld had a goal and two assists and the Vancouver Whitecaps never trailed in a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles FC on Saturday night.Vancouver (6-5-7) beat the defending champions on the road for the first time in its eighth attempt. The Whitecaps had lost three straight on the road coming into the match and were 0-8-7 in their last 15 away from home.LAFC (9-4-5) had won back-to-back matches entering play after a 0-5-1 winless skid.Gauld had a hand in Veselinovic’s first goal this season and the third of his career. Gauld and Sergio Córdova set up Brian White’s seventh goal of the campaign to give the Whitecaps a 2-0 lead in the 23rd minute.Dénis Bouanga scored unassisted in the 45th minute to pull LAFC within a goal at halftime. Bouanga has 11 goals this season, second in the league to the 13 of Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar.Gauld picked up a goal for the fourth straight match when he score...

Vazquez’s 88th-minute goal gives the US 1-1 draw with Jamaica in a CONCACAF Gold Cup opener

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Vazquez saved the United States from what would have been the Americans’ first loss in a CONCACAF Gold Cup opener.Vazquez’s 88th-minute goal gave the No. 13 U.S. a 1-1 draw against 63rd-ranked Jamaica on Saturday night. He had entered the match six minutes earlier, tying him to the U.S. with his first competitive international appearance. Born in Chula Vista, California, the 24-year-old forward could have played for Mexico.“It means everything,” said Vazquez, who was overlooked for last year’s World Cup roster. “To be able to score a goal in my cap tie is amazing.”Damion Lowe put the Reggae Boyz ahead in the 13th minute, and Matt Turner kept the U.S. close by saving a penalty kick on his 29th birthday. The defending champions came back when Jesús Ferreira’s cross hit off defender Dexter Lembikisa to Vazquez, who scored with a right-foot shot from 7 yards for his second goal in four international appearances.“It’s kind of two lost points...

Glad’s late goal helps Real Salt Lake tie Minnesota United 2-2

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Defender Justen Glad scored in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time and Real Salt Lake rallied to tie Minnesota United 2-2 on Saturday night.Real Salt Lake (7-7-6) grabbed a point on the road after being shut out until the 79th minute. Real Salt Lake improves to 5-2-6 in its last 13 matches after previously losing five of six. Real Salt Lake is 2-0-4 all-time at home against Minnesota United.Minnesota United (5-7-6) opened the season with three straight victories on the road but has since gone 1-6-1 away from home.Minnesota United had things going its way most of the match. Hassani Dotson scored his first goal of the season, unassisted in the 27th minute for a 1-0 lead. Emanuel Reynoso gave the visitors a 2-0 halftime lead when he took passes from Sang Bin Jeong and DJ Taylor and scored his first goal this season.Real Salt Lake didn’t get on the scoreboard until the 79th minute when substitute Danny Musovski used an assist from Pablo Ruiz to notch ...

Candelario, Thomas homer in the Nationals’ 2-0 victory over the Padres

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jeimer Candelario and Lane Thomas homered, Josiah Gray pitched into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Saturday night.“Josiah gave us the five innings-plus that we needed,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “The story tonight to me is Josiah, he battled through.” In the first inning, Candelario homered to right center. Thomas, who had three hits, connected in the third. “We want to control the game from the first inning to the ninth inning, that is what we did today,” Candelario said. “We set the tone, we scored early and we go from there.”Washington had lost nine of its previous 11 games, including a 13-3 drubbing of the Padres on Friday night.Gray (5-6) struck out six. He worked his way unscathed out of a threat with two runners on in the first inning and kept the hitters subdued deep into the third time through the lineup.“It was very cutter heavy with their lefties just getting off the barrel, getting w...

Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the network helped hip-hop grow and thrive

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Rap City.” “106 & Park.” And even, “Uncut.”From innovative to provocative, BET has played a crucial role in creating several influential programs that helped spread hip-hop to millions of homes across the globe. Other than its rival show “Yo! MTV Raps,” the network known as Black Entertainment Television took up the mantle — despite some reluctance — to showcase a misunderstood rap culture decades before it became today’s most popular music genre.For many, BET became a safe place for those within hip-hop to express their artistry, although not without criticism. Through it all, the network has been a mainstay for established and emerging rap artists.It will all come together during the BET Awards on Sunday. Show officials plan to celebrate the genre’s 50th anniversary during the telecast dubbed as a “non-stop Hip-Hop Party.” It also comes at a pivotal time for the network, which will be soon be sold. Several Black entrepreneurs and celebrities, including Tyle...

Hallan restos humanos en un paraje salvaje de California cerca de la zona de búsqueda del actor Julian Sands, según las autoridades

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:37:43 GMT

(CNN) — Restos humanos fueron encontrados este sábado en el sur de California cerca de la zona donde los investigadores han estado buscando al actor británico desaparecido Julian Sands, según las autoridades.“Unos excursionistas civiles se pusieron en contacto con la comisaría de Fontana tras descubrir restos humanos en el monte Baldy”, informó el departamento del sheriff del condado de San Bernardino en un comunicado de prensa. Los investigadores dicen que la identificación positiva de los restos debería completarse la próxima semana.La búsqueda de Sands, que no había sido visto desde que en enero se fue de excursión a las montañas de San Gabriel, al noreste de Los Ángeles, se centró en la zona del monte Baldy después de que los investigadores rastrearan las señales de su teléfono móvil hasta ese lugar.El mal tiempo y las duras condiciones hicieron que la búsqueda activa permaneciera prácticamente inactiva hasta que se reanudó el sábado pasado.El actor británico J...