Author: Michael

Brian White celebrates after scoring one of his four goals in Vancouver’s thrashing of Austin FC (Derek Cain)
Brian White scored four goals as the Vancouver Whitecaps extended their lead at the top of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference with a 5-1 thrashing of Austin FC on Saturday.
Fourth-placed Austin went into Saturday’s road game at BC Place knowing that a victory could have left them level on points with Vancouver at the top of the standings.

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Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden said Saturday during a championship celebration that sophomore forward Alex Condon will test the 2025 NBA draft.
Condon was named to the All-SEC second team by USA TODAY, averaging 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 blocks on 49.3% shooting from the field. He ranked third in the conference in total rebounds (279) and seventh in blocked shots (49).
The 6-foot-11 forward scored in double figures 19 times to help the Gators to their third title, including a season-high 27 points and 10 rebounds on March 5 in a win over Alabama.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerardo Valenzuela scored in the first half of his first start of the season and Roman Celentano made it stand up for FC Cincinnati in a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night.
It was the third straight victory for Cincinnati (5-2-1) and the fourth loss in a row for DC United (1-4-3).
Cincinnati scored the lone goal in the 29th minute when Valenzuela scored unassisted in his first start this season. It was the second career goal for the 20-year-old midfielder after making 11 starts in 30 appearances as a rookie last season.

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LeBron James will not play in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ regular-season finale on Sunday, which means his 22nd NBA regular season is fully in the books. He will end it averaging 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds a game while shooting 51.3% from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range.
He seems to have gained some peace of mind from the arrival of Luka Doncic, which has lifted a great deal of the burden of running L.A.’s offense off his shoulders.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pep Biel scored a goal, Kristijan Kahlina had two saves and Charlotte FC beat CF Montreal 1-0 on Saturday.
Kahlina has three shutouts this season for Charlotte (5-2-1).
Biel had a shot from the right corner of the 6-yard box blocked by defender George Campbell, but the rebound bounced back to Biel for a one-touch finish inside the back post.
Montreal (0-6-2), playing at home after seven consecutive road games to open the season, had 65% possession and outshot Charlotte 19-8.

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