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Fast start carries Minnesota United to another victory over Houston
Robin Lod scored 47 seconds in as the Loons improved to 3-0 vs. the Dynamo this season.
Healthy Lod, Reynoso make all the difference for Loons
Heading into Saturday's game against Houston, Minnesota United's numbers with and without Robin Lod and Emanuel Reynoso tell the story.
Star Tribune soccer coverage: Give us your suggestions to improve
Despite sold-out matches and team fandom spreading across Minnesota, Loons online readership lags behind every other pro team we cover regularly. Why is that?
Lod, Finlay each score as Minnesota United beats Dynamo 2-0
Robin Lod scored the fastest goal in franchise history, Ethan Finlay also had a goal and Minnesota United beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Saturday night.
Dominant Usyk ends Joshua's 2nd reign as heavyweight champ
Slumped helplessly on the ropes, Anthony Joshua greeted the final bell — and what he knew was the end of his second reign as world heavyweight champion — with a wry smile.
City reasserts title credentials as rivals drop points
Manchester City reasserted its Premier League title credentials on a day all of its big rivals dropped points.
Gameday preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo
The Loons will try to complete a season sweep of the Dynamo when the teams meet Saturday at Allianz Field.
Massage therapist gets 25 years to life for sex crimes
A judge has sentenced a massage therapist to three prison terms of 25 years to life for several sex crimes against five people, including a child and three female soccer players at the University of Kansas.
Venezia makes waves with American imports to Italian league
The team bus is a team boat for American midfielder Gianluca Busio and his Venezia teammates when they play home games in one of Italy's most picturesque cities.
Mexico fines soccer teams for capping female players' wages
Mexico's anti-monopoly commission announced Thursday it has fined 17 soccer teams for conspiring to impose a cap on the salaries of women soccer players.
Minnesota United FC faces Houston after Reynoso's 2-goal game
Houston Dynamo (5-10-11) vs. Minnesota United FC (9-8-7)
Seven female Afghan taekwondo athletes resettle in Australia
A sports association official says seven female taekwondo athletes who fled Taliban-controlled Afghanistan have resettled in Melbourne.
League Cup: Man City, Liverpool ease through; Everton out
Bidding to win the English League Cup for a fifth straight season, Manchester City's players fell behind during a game in the competition for the first time in nearly four years on Tuesday.
Afghanistan girls soccer team given asylum in Portugal
The girls on Afghanistan's national soccer team were anxious. For weeks, they had been moving around the country, waiting for word that they could leave.
Q&A: Khan ready for AEW to take New York, wrestling by storm
Tony Khan loved professional wrestling so much growing up, he mapped storylines and wrote scripts for his own imaginary company. He had wrestlers as friends and friends who worked in wrestling. Oh, and he had money, enthusiasm and entrepreneurism, too.
After Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror
It's a scene that has come to symbolize the chaotic end to America's 20 years of war in Afghanistan: A lumbering U.S. Air Force cargo plane takes off from Kabul airport, chased by hundreds of desperate Afghan men scrambling to get on the aircraft.
Emmys Latest: Sudeikis celebrates "big team win" for "Lasso"
The Latest on The Emmy Awards in Los Angeles (all times local):
Messi looks angry at being replaced; Icardi gets late winner
Lionel Messi hit the crossbar with a curling free kick and looked angry at being taken off in the 75th minute in his home debut Sunday for Paris Saint-Germain.
Man U wins after penalty call backfires; Chelsea beats Spurs
Seeing West Ham win a penalty deep into stoppage time, and presented with an unexpected chance to equalize against Manchester United, David Moyes made a bold call.
Jimmy Greaves, one of England's greatest scorers, dies at 81
For all the goals scored — including a record 266 for Tottenham — it was the game Jimmy Greaves missed out on that was an enduring disappointment for one of England's greatest strikers.