Author: Michael

Ryan Gareis scored in the 69th minute and the Houston Dash beat visiting Kansas City 1-0 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday to snap the Current’s 17-match undefeated streak.
Elsewhere in the NWSL, the San Diego Wave clinched a playoff spot with a 6-1 win over the Chicago Stars; and the Orlando Pride won 3-2 at the Washington Spirit.
All three of Kansas City’s losses this season have come on the road.
“This was one of those games, and sometimes things like this will happen,” said Current coach Vlatko Andonovski.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots for his 22nd career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 on Saturday night.
Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins, who improved to 4-2-0 on the season.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves for the Sharks, and San Jose outshot an opponent for the first time this season but was unable to score. The Sharks, an NHL-worst 20-50-12 last season, remained the league’s only winless team at 0-3-2.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights captain Mark Stone suffered an apparent wrist injury in the third period of Vegas’ 6-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
There was no immediate word on the severity. He left the ice about midway through the third period and then headed to the locker room.
Stone had two goals and two assists before exiting, giving him a six-game point streak with two goals and 11 assists.
When healthy, Stone has been one of the Golden Knights’ top players, but he has had trouble avoiding injuries.

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USC football fans have to wonder when the pain will end. This game against Notre Dame was a sprited fight between two of the best offenses in the country. The way to win this football game was to reduce mistakes, and even though Notre Dame had its fair share of stumbles, the Trojans made the most costly errors. Time and time again, Notre Dame gave the Trojans an opportunity to win this game, and the Trojans just gift-wrapped that opportunity back to Notre Dame.
Running game was limited
The Trojans’ run game could have definitely used a Waymond Jordan or an Eli Sanders.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marquee offseason acquisition Mitch Marner scored his first goals as a Golden Knight, and Mark Stone and Jack Eichel each had a four-point night Saturday to lead Vegas to a 6-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Stone, however, suffered an apparent wrist injury in the third period and headed to the locker room.
The Golden Knights (4-0-2) have recorded at least a point in every game, their second-longest streak to open a season. Vegas won its first seven games in the 2023-24 season.

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