The LA Galaxy might have been without their most influential player this season in Sunday’s MLS Cup final but that did not stop them winning the trophy for the sixth time, beating New York Red Bulls on home soil in Carson, California. The second half was a much more even affair, with Gabriel Pec missing a big chance for Galaxy …
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins are playing like a playoff team. Sidney Crosby scored his 42nd goal and added an assist as the Penguins preserved their playoff hopes with a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Pittsburgh improved to 8-1-3 in its last 12 games to remain one point behind Washington and Detroit with one game remaining …
HARRISON, N.J. — Swedish forward Emil Forsberg transferred to Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls on Saturday from sister club RB Leipzig in Germany. New York said the 32-year-old will sign a three-year contract and be a designated player whose salary doesn’t fully count against the league’s salary cap. He joined Leipzig in January 2015 and had 71 goals …
Milwaukee Bucks’ twice NBA most valuable player Giannis Antetokounmpo and Filip Forsberg, all-time leading scorer for the NHL’s Nashville Predators, have acquired a stake in Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club said on Thursday. “My father was a professional soccer player, and it was the first sport I fell in love with in Greece,” said Antetokounmpo, in a statement …
