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Mathieu Choiniere's brace propels LAFC past St. Louis City SC
Aug 16, 2025; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Los Angeles FC midfielder Mathieu Choiniere (66) reacts after scoring a goal against the New England Revolution during the second half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Mathieu Choiniere’s second-half brace lifted Los Angeles FC to a 2-0 victory over visiting St. Louis City SC on Saturday night.
Hugo Lloris made four saves for his fourth clean sheet as LAFC (4-0-0, 12 points) improved to 5-0-2 in seven all-time MLS matches against St. Louis.
Roman Burki made three saves for St. Louis (0-3-1, 1 point), which has gone three matches without a goal.
Choiniere put LAFC up 1-0 in the 73rd minute, putting his strike between the legs of a St. Louis defender and past a diving Burki.
The Canadian midfielder struck again eight minutes later, putting his curling, right-footed strike past an outstretched Burki.
Prior to Choiniere’s brace, St. Louis had a couple of glorious chances to get on the board.
In the 60th minute, off a LAFC turnover, Marcel Hartel put his right-footed strike over the bar.
Then, four minutes later, off a Hartel corner, Sergio Cordova’s header missed just right of the goal.
The two sides split the first half possession time, and each had a shot on target in a scoreless opening 45 minutes of action.
LAFC’s first quality chance came early as Denis Bouanga, in the area, sailed his strike over the bar in the opening minute.
St. Louis thought it opened the scoring in the 14th minute off a Hartel free kick, which found the back of the net, but a foul on Chris Durkin negated the goal.
Lloris delivered a key save in the 35th minute off Cedric Teuchert’s right-footed strike from just left of the goal.
With five minutes remaining in the opening 45, Nathan Ordaz hit the right post from the middle of the area.
Saturday was the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. LAFC visits St. Louis on May 13.
Both clubs return to MLS action next Saturday — LAFC visits Austin, while St. Louis entertains New England.
–Field Level Media
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Kevin Vallejos makes statement with 1st-round TKO of Josh Emmett
Jun 28, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Jose Miguel Delgado (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against Hyder Amil (red gloves) during UFC 317 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Argentina’s Kevin Vallejos officially established himself as a featherweight contender to watch, swarming Josh Emmett for a first-round TKO (strikes, 3:33) in the main event of UFC Vegas 114 from the Meta APEX Saturday night.
Vallejos (18-1 MMA) remained unbeaten in the UFC at 4-0, sending a message to his native fans of what’s to come. The 24-year-old called his shot, persuading the UFC to return to Buenos Aires for an event soon.
“Argentina, keep dreaming,” Vallejos said through an interpreter. “Because you’re going to have a world champion.”
Emmett (19-7 MMA), 41, has lost his last three fights and is now at 27 months since his last win in December of 2023.
The co-main event saw Canadian strawweight Gillian Robertson earn a unanimous decision against Amanda Lemos of Brazil to move one step closer to a title shot, taking all three judges’ scorecards 29-28, 29-28, 29-28. Robertson (17-8 MMA) has won five fights in a row, sending Lemos (15-6-1 MMA) back to the drawing board as she’s dropped three of her last four fights.
The card began to wind down with a precursor to the co-main and main event, as featherweights Andre Fili and Mexico’s Jose Miguel Delgado left it all out in the Octagon during a way-too-early Fight of the Year candidate as Delgado earned a split decision, taking the scorecards 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
Delgado (11-2 MMA) went for the finish on several occasions in Round 2, while also surviving a Fili (25-13 MMA) rally in the third round after a slow-paced opening frame.
At featherweight, Marwan Rahiki (8-0 MMA) of Morocco won his UFC debut against a former Cage Warriors champion in England’s Harry Hardwick (13-5-1 MMA) after Hardwick’s corner was forced to stop the fight at the start of Round 3, where it was discovered Hardwick had a broken jaw caused by a flurry of punches, highlighted by a massive left hook.
Rahiki was awarded the TKO win, leaving Hardwick winless in the promotion through two fights. The bout was called after Hardwick verbalized noticeable pain in his jaw before his corner and UFC medical staff knew the fight was over.
In the light heavyweight division, Moldova’s Ion Cutelaba made short work of Frenchman Oumar Sy with a first-round mounted guillotine choke at 4:24. Cutelaba was able to stop a Sy takedown before securing the finish after reversing position. Cutelaba (20-11-1 MMA) has now won three of his last four fights, securing his second UFC submission win and fourth of his MMA career. Sy (12-2 MMA) had won three of his last four coming in to begin his UFC tenure.
Ranked flyweights Bruno Silva of Brazil and Charles Johnson began the six-fight main card in exciting fashion. Johnson edged Silva by split decision with crisp boxing and an overall balanced skillset, taking the cards 29-28, 28-29, 30-27.
Johnson (19-8 MMA) had lost two of his last three fights entering Saturday night’s clash. Meanwhile, Silva (15-8-2 MMA) has lost three of his last four fights after stringing together a four-fight UFC winning streak from March 2021 through July 2024.
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Lakers edge Nuggets in OT Luka Doncic's last-second shot
Mar 14, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) controls the ball while under pressure from Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun (0) during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images Luka Doncic hit a baseline jumper with 0.5 seconds left, and the host Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 in overtime on Saturday night.
Doncic finished with 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his 11th triple-double of the season. With its fifth straight win, Los Angeles clinched the season series against Denver.
Austin Reaves had 32 points, including a bucket in the final seconds of the fourth to send it to overtime. Marcus Smart added 21 points and LeBron James scored 17 for the Lakers.
Smart’s fifth 3-pointer of the night gave Los Angeles a 125-123 lead with 30 seconds left in overtime. Nikola Jokic tied it with 15.1 seconds left but Doncic’s 17-foot fadeaway won it for the hosts.
Jokic had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists for his 27th triple-double of the season and fifth in his last six games. Aaron Gordon finished with 27 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 20, Cam Johnson scored 18 and Bruce Brown and Christian Braun had 12 apiece for the Nuggets.
Both teams struggled to hit shots in the overtime before Deandre Ayton’s floater gave the Lakers a 122-120 lead. Gordon hit Denver’s first field goal, a 3-pointer with 46 seconds left, to make it 123-122, setting up the final moments.
Hardaway’s 3-pointer to open the fourth gave the Nuggets a 90-87 lead, their first since the opening minutes of the game, and then went ahead 106-98 with 5:13 left.
It was a seven-point Denver lead when Doncic hit a 3-pointer and drained three free throws with 1:57 left to tie it at 109. Gordon hit a corner 3-pointer, Reaves made a driving layup and Smart had a steal and layup to give the Lakers a 113-112 lead with 47 seconds left.
Hardaway hit a corner 3-pointer to put the Nuggets back in front, and Gordon split a pair of free throws to make it 116-113. It was 118-115 when Reaves was fouled with 5.6 seconds left. He made the first, intentionally missed the second, got the rebound and scored to send it to overtime.
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Lakers top Nuggets in OT Luka Doncic's last-second shot
Mar 14, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) controls the ball while under pressure from Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun (0) during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images Luka Doncic hit a baseline jumper with 0.5 seconds left, and the host Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 in overtime on Saturday night.
Doncic finished with 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his 11th triple-double of the season. With its fifth straight win, Los Angeles clinched the season series against Denver.
Austin Reaves had 32 points, including a bucket in the final seconds of the fourth to send it to overtime. Marcus Smart added 21 points and LeBron James scored 17 for the Lakers.
Smart’s fifth 3-pointer of the night gave Los Angeles a 125-123 lead with 30 seconds left in overtime. Nikola Jokic tied it with 15.1 seconds left but Doncic’s 17-foot fadeaway won it for the hosts.
Jokic had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists for his 27th triple-double of the season and fifth in his last six games. Aaron Gordon finished with 27 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 20, Cam Johnson scored 18 and Bruce Brown and Christian Braun had 12 apiece for the Nuggets.
Both teams struggled to hit shots in the overtime before Deandre Ayton’s floater gave the Lakers a 122-120 lead. Gordon hit Denver’s first field goal, a 3-pointer with 46 seconds left, to make it 123-122, setting up the final moments.
Hardaway’s 3-pointer to open the fourth gave the Nuggets a 90-87 lead, their first since the opening minutes of the game, and then went ahead 106-98 with 5:13 left.
It was a seven-point Denver lead when Doncic hit a 3-pointer and drained three free throws with 1:57 left to tie it at 109. Gordon hit a corner 3-pointer, Reaves made a driving layup and Smart had a steal and layup to give the Lakers a 113-112 lead with 47 seconds left.
Hardaway hit a corner 3-pointer to put the Nuggets back in front, and Gordon split a pair of free throws to make it 116-113. It was 118-115 when Reaves was fouled with 5.6 seconds left. He made the first, intentionally missed the second, got the rebound and scored to send it to overtime.
–Field Level Media
Kevin Vallejos makes statement with 1st-round TKO of Josh Emmett
Lakers edge Nuggets in OT Luka Doncic's last-second shot
