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Sporting KC snaps losing streak with draw vs. Sounders
May 2, 2026; Kansas City, Kansas, USA; Sporting Kansas City forward Dejan Joveljic (9) celebrates toward fans after scoring against the Seattle Sounders FC during the first half of the match at Children’s Mercy Park. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images Dejan Joveljic scored his fifth goal of the season and Sporting Kansas City salvaged a 1-1 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday afternoon to snap a six-match losing streak.
Joveljic’s 18th-minute tally halted a 351-minute scoreless stretch across all competitions for Sporting (1-7-2, 5 points), which has still won only twice in its last 23 MLS matches dating back to last July.
Paul Rothrock scored his fourth goal of the season early as Seattle (6-1-2, 20 points) saw its league win streak halted at three but extended its league unbeaten run to seven.
The visitors held 61% of the possession and outshot the hosts 27-11 but were punished for an uncharacteristic mistake by American World Cup hopeful Cristian Roldan.
Rothrock put the visitors in front two minutes into the match.
Alex Roldan got up the right and played an early diagonal ball from midfield toward Jesus Ferreira in the center channel.
Either Ferreira, his defender or both players deflected the ball, and Rothrock was first to the redirection on the left side of the penalty, where he guided a first-time finish across Stefan Cleveland’s body and inside the far-right post.
Joveljic leveled 16 minutes later.
As Seattle tried to play out of the back against Kansas City’s creeping pressure, Cristian Roldan badly mis-hit a backpass that appeared intended for his goalkeeper.
Joveljic reacted to reach it at the top of the penalty arc and drove a low, first-time finish through goalkeeper Andrew Thomas and over the line.
Both teams had chances to win it after halftime despite Seattle’s possession dominance.
Sounders striker Danny Musovski flashed a promising header over the goal in the 57th minute, and in the 65th, Seattle substitute Paul Arriola saw his strike from a dangerous position on the left blocked accidentally by teammate Albert Rusnak.
In the 70th minute, Cleveland recovered from his own bobble on the initial attempt to make a double save of Kalani Kossa-Rienzi and Musovski.
On the other end, Thomas thwarted Joveljic in the 82nd minute and Taylor Calheira on a difficult, spinning effort inside the box in the 85th.
–Field Level Media
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Penguins sign F Egor Chinakhov, G Arturs Silovs
Apr 5, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Egor Chinakhov (59) shoot the puck against the Florida Panthers during the third period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark Alberti-Imagn Images Forward Egor Chinakhov signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract to remain with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Chinakhov, who was a restricted free agent, will earn an average annual salary of $6.25 million.
Pittsburgh also kept goaltender Arturs Silovs in the fold by signing the restricted free agent to a one-year, $2.8 million contract.
The Penguins acquired Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 29, 2025 for forward Danton Heinen and two draft picks.
Chinakhov had six points (three goals, three assists) in 29 games for the Blue Jackets and 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists) in 43 regular-season games for the Penguins. He played in six playoff games for Pittsburgh and had no points or penalty minutes with a minus-4 rating, three blocks and 11 hits.
The Russia native, 25, has career totals of 113 points (55 goals, 58 assists), 46 penalty minutes, 102 blocks and 216 hits in 247 regular-season games for Columbus (2021-25) and Pittsburgh.
Columbus selected Chinakhov in the first round (21st overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Silovs, 25, was 19-12-8 last season for Pittsburgh with a 3.07 goals-against average and an .887 save percentage in 39 games (38 starts).
For his career, Silovs is 27-20-10 with a 3.09 GAA and an .885 save percentage in 58 games (56 starts) for the Vancouver Canucks (2022-25) and Penguins. He also is 7-6 with a 2.56 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 13 postseason starts.
Vancouver selected the Latvia native in the sixth round of the 2019 draft.
–Field Level Media
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Chase Briscoe picks up first win of season in return to Chicagoland
Jul 5, 2026; Joliet, Illinois, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar (77), driver Chase Briscoe (19), driver Brad Keselowski (6) and driver Chase Elliott (9) race four wide during the eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images Chase Briscoe made up time on pit road and led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing, holding off teammate Christopher Bell on Sunday to win for the first time in 2026 at the eero 400 in the NASCAR Cup Series’ return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.
Briscoe brought in his No. 19 Toyota one circuit before William Byron on Lap 52 then passed the No. 24 as both got up to speed.
However, the hard-charging Bell, racing with a fractured wrist, used his No. 20 to chop off a one-second deficit and chase down Briscoe but came up 0.276 seconds short.
JGR’s Denny Hamlin, who started from the pole, finished third and saw his three-race winning streak on oval tracks come to an end.
Byron and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five as Toyota won for the 12th time in 19 races this season.
Connor Zilisch’s poor rookie campaign took another hit on Lap 1 when Ryan Preece’s No. 60 received contact in a three-wide run. The Ford shot down the 1.52-mile track, which announced a sellout, and turned Zilisch’s No. 88 into the inside wall for the first caution.
Zane Smith’s No. 38 Ford and Austin Hill’s No. 33 Chevrolet brought out separate cautions after Kyle Larson outran Hamlin for the early lead in Stage 1, which featured 60 trips around the track as it hosted the NASCAR’s top series for the first time since 2019.
Byron moved his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet past Austin Cindric, who was on 10-lap older tires, to claim the segment’s top points. Larson finished second with Bubba Wallace, Cindric and Briscoe taking the top five.
However, after Wallace roared to the point on Lap 92, Larson spun all alone in Turn 4 and became stuck in the frontstretch’s muddy infield after multiple weekend downpours. The two-time series champ had to be towed out and circled the track with four flat tires.
Tyler Reddick, 2026’s wins leader with five, hit debris on the racing surface, suffered an oil cooler failure on his No. 45 Toyota at the race’s midpoint and went to the garage.
Byron swept the first two stages as his car had strong short-run speed up front. Briscoe, Hamlin, Ty Gibbs and Ryan Blaney followed behind.
–Field Level Media
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Padres limit Dodgers' bats, snap 8-game slide
Jul 5, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher JP Sears (38) pitches in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Manny Machado hit a three-run home run and JP Sears went five scoreless innings as the visiting San Diego Padres ended a season-long eight game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
Fernando Tatis Jr. had an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning as the Padres avoided a four-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers. The losing streak was San Diego’s longest since a 10-game skid in 2013.
The Padres won after infield coach Ryan Goins and manager Craig Stammen were ejected three pitches into the game following a check swing by Tatis that was called a strike.
Dodgers right-hander Kyle Hurt was tagged for four runs in his lone inning of work after starter Emmet Sheehan (4-6) gave up one run over 4 1/3 innings.
The Los Angeles offense, which had two come-from-behind wins in the series, had RBI singles from Alex Freeland and Shohei Ohtani among just four hits. The loss was just the third in 13 games by the Dodgers, who lead the National League West by 14 games over the Padres.
Los Angeles catcher Eliezer Alfonzo made his major league debut amid reports Sunday that his sister and stepmother were found dead after they had been listed as missing following last month’s earthquake in Venezuela. Alfonzo played seven innings on defense and went 0-for-2 at the plate.
The Padres opened the scoring in the fourth inning when Jackson Merrill singled to right field against Sheehan to score Machado.
Sears (2-1) held the Dodgers without a hit through the first four innings and finally allowed a two-out single to Miguel Rojas in the fifth.
San Diego made it 2-0 in the seventh on an infield single by Tatis, and two batters later Machado hit his three-run home run to center against Hurt.
Freeland and Ohtani each delivered RBI singles in the seventh. Ohtani returned to the lineup after missing Saturday’s game with biceps soreness.
Mason Miller pitched the ninth for San Diego to collect his 22nd save after not recording one since June 22.
–Field Level Media
Penguins sign F Egor Chinakhov, G Arturs Silovs
Chase Briscoe picks up first win of season in return to Chicagoland
