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Sporting KC upset Austin FC with pair of late goals
May 16, 2026; Austin, Texas, USA; Sporting Kansas City forward Calvin Harris (11) moves after the ball during the first half against Austin FC at Q2 Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images Substitutes Stephen Afrifa and Manu Garcia scored goals within three minutes of each other late in the game as visiting Sporting Kansas City rallied to stun Austin FC 2-1 on Saturday in a Western Conference match.
Sporting (3-8-2, 11 points) captured their second game in four days after snapping a seven-game winless streak on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory at home over the LA Galaxy. Kansas City earned points for the first time ever in a match in Austin against the Verde after losing on their first five trips to the capital of Texas.
Garcia, who entered in the 63rd minute, started the rally with a goal on a blistering shot from outside the box in the 79th minute. The goal came on the counterattack and after an assist by Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov.
That set the table for Afrifa. Austin failed to clear its zone after a missed shot by Calvin Harris and Afrifa pounced on the loose ball, uncorking a shot that went over the Verde defense, clanged off the crossbar and bounced down into the net for the deciding tally.
The Verde (3-6-5, 14 points) lost their second game in four days after forging a three-match unbeaten streak (2-0-1) that had included back-to-back shutout wins at home.
Seven players from Sporting were making their third start in an eight-day period. Still, Kansas City dominated the first 45 minutes of play, producing 12 shots, three of them on target and all saved by Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver.
Harris tester Stuver with a weak shot to the lower right corner in the 12th minute that the keeper dove to stop. Capita Capemba’s chance in the 32nd minute was also easily swallowed up by Stuver, keeping the match scoreless.
All that changed on the half’s final shot, which came one minute into stoppage time. The Verde’s Desler waited unchecked at the far post for Guilherme Biro’s high, cross-box pass and made quick work of opportunity, calmly directing the ball into the open net past Kansas City goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland to give Austin a 1-0 lead.
After Afrifa’s go-ahead goal the Verde did not even manage to produce a shot on goal over the final eight minutes and four minutes of added time.
–Field Level Media
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Coveted 2027 TE Brock Williams commits to Texas
Libertyville tight end Brock Williams visits Ohio Stadium on the day of the Ohio State Buckeyes football game against UCLA on Nov. 15, 2025. Brock Williams, one of the top tight ends in the Class of 2027, committed to Texas on Friday.
He is listed as a four-star prospect by the 247Sports composite, ranked as the No. 4 tight end in the nation and the No. 79 recruit overall.
He had offers from 36 power-conference schools, as well as Notre Dame, and chose the Longhorns over Georgia and Ohio State.
ESPN considers him to be No. 2 at the position and No. 70 in the nation.
Williams, who is 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, plays at Libertyville (Ill.) High School.
As a junior in 2025, Williams made 44 catches for 596 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games. He also returned both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown.
–Field Level Media
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Resurgent St. Louis City make initial franchise visit to D.C. United
May 13, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis CITY SC defender Rafael Santos (20) is congratulated by head coach Yoann Damet after scoring against the Los Angeles Football Club in the first half at Energizer Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images It’s been three years since St. Louis City SC captured three straight MLS matches. But they’ve got a chance to accomplish the feat Saturday when facing host D.C. United.
After winning one of their first 10 league matches, St. Louis City (3-6-3, 12 points) have solidified their defense, surrendering just one goal during their two-match winning streak.
“When we need to defend low and be compact and not let guys get in behind us, I think we’ve been doing a really good job with that and against very good players,” center back Lukas MacNaughton said.
MacNaughton came to St. Louis this year after starting nine matches for D.C. United last season.
He and his new mates will try to keep tabs on D.C. United’s Tai Baribo (seven goals) and Louis Munteanu, who has four goals in last four matches.
D.C. United (4-5-4, 16 points) are coming off a 3-1 loss at home Wednesday night to the Chicago Fire, giving up all three goals in the second half. The defeat came after D.C. had fashioned a five-match unbeaten streak.
“We have to play better in the last 20 minutes,” D.C. coach Rene Weiler said. “After the second goal, some players didn’t give up, but their heads were down.”
St. Louis City made the most of their two shots on goal on Wednesday, cashing in on both in a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC. Tomas Totland and Rafael Santos each scored for the first time this season for St. Louis City.
The top threat for St. Louis City is German Marcel Harter (three goals, two assists).
St. Louis and D.C. have been busy lately. This will be the 10th match for each since April 4. The schedule gets even tougher next week for St. Louis City, who play Tuesday at home against Houston Dynamo FC.
“That’s what we need to assess going into the game Saturday is how much risk are we taking?” coach Yoann Damet said. “Are we taking a risk and how is it going to impact Tuesday, as well.”
The schedule puts extra pressure on depth-challenged D.C. United.
“With our squad, it’s really difficult to rotate,” Weiler said. “You need good players on the field, quality on the field. We don’t have a big squad.”
The two sides last met for the first and only time in 2024 and played to a 2-2 draw in St. Louis.
–Field Level Media
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Alex Smalley sets clubhouse lead, Chris Gotterup posts 65 at PGA
May 15, 2026; Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA; Alex Smalley reacts on the fourth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Alex Smalley closed with a birdie to set the clubhouse lead at 4-under-par 136 on Friday, while Chris Gotterup and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama put themselves in contention at the PGA Championship halfway through the second round at Aronimink Golf Club.
Smalley, one of seven co-leaders after 18 holes, signed for a 1-under 69 at about 2:30 p.m. local time. He was tied with South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter and Australia’s Min Woo Lee, who were 1 under par early in their respective rounds.
The other first-round leaders playing this afternoon are Germany’s Stephan Jaeger and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune.
Gotterup’s 5-under 65 was the best round of the tournament by two strokes. The native of nearby New Jersey burst onto the scene with last year’s Scottish Open title and third-place finish at the Open Championship before he won two events on the PGA Tour this winter.
Gotterup birdied Nos. 7, 8 and 9 at the end of his round to surge up the leaderboard.
“If you’re in the right spot you can make a putt, but it’s really hard to get it close,” Gotterup said of the scoring conditions. “I felt like I got it about as close as you could on 11 today, and I had 25 feet and — made a nice putt. But, yeah, I felt like I just was in a good spot for some of those putts.”
Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion, is vying for his second major after a consistent tee-to-green day with four birdies and one bogey. He said his birdie at No. 7 was his favorite.
“My birdie putt hung on the lip for a while, and then the wind blew it in,” Matsuyama said. “So that was probably my best one.”
Smalley started the day at 3 under and was the first player to reach 5 under this week before squandering the cushion he’d built. He played the back nine — the more difficult half of the course — in 2 under par but proceeded to bogey Nos. 1, 2 and 3. He bounced back with a birdie at No. 4 before pitching his third shot at the par-5 ninth to 14 inches.
Australia’s Jason Day birdied the first two holes of his afternoon round to join the tie at 3 under.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler completed a 1-over round of 71 in more than 5 1/2 hours as sluggish pace of play became a prevailing topic of discussion around Aronimink.
Scheffler dropped to 2 under for the tournament, joining Cameron Young (67) and Justin Thomas (69) two shots behind the leaders.
Notable players with afternoon tee times include Xander Schauffele (2 under in the first round), Brooks Koepka (1 under), Jordan Spieth (1 under), Jon Rahm of Spain (1 under), Rickie Fowler (even), Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (4 over) and Bryson DeChambeau (6 over).
–Adam Zielonka, Field Level Media
Coveted 2027 TE Brock Williams commits to Texas
Resurgent St. Louis City make initial franchise visit to D.C. United
