Riverhounds SC secure victory
Edge Birmingham to extend run
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC edged the Birmingham Legion, 1-0, Saturday at Highmark Stadium.
Danny Griffin scored his first goal of the year from 10 yards to to give the Riverhounds a 1-0 lead just four minutes into the game.
More soccer
The forced sale of Chelsea is ending after attracting the highest price for a sports team of $3.1 billion from a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. There are still potential stumbling blocks to the sale of Roman Abramovich’s asset, frozen by sanctions against the Russian oligarch. The British government has to approve the terms and ensure Abramovich does not profit, even as he appears to want to divert the proceeds to charity.
• American Josh Sargent’s first season with Norwich is over due to an ankle injury. The 22-year-old forward from O’Fallon, Mo., will miss the Canaries’ final four games.
• Joe Waterman, Djordje Mihailovic, Joquin Torres and Zachary Brault-Guillard scored and host Montreal beat Orlando City, 4-1, to run its club-record unbeaten streak to seven games.
• Ronaldo Cisneros scored three to power Atlanta United to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Fire. Atlanta defender Miles Robinson was stretchered off the field after collapsing to the artificial turf with a non-contact injury to his left leg
• AndreShinyashiki netted thewinner in the 86th minute tolift Charlotte FC to a 1-0 win overInter Miami.
• SeanJohnson made three savesfor New York City FC andTim Melia had two saves forSporting Kansas City in a 0-0draw in New York.
• Erik Hurtado scored the equalizer for the Columbus Crew in a 2-2 draw with the host New England Revolution.
Tennis
After defeating his idol RafaelNadal Friday in the quarterfinals, the 19-year-old CarlosAlcaraz rallied to beat toprankedNovak Djokovic, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5), after more than 31/2 hours to reach the MadridOpen final. In the women’sfinal, Ons Jabeur of Tunisiawon her biggest career title by defeating Jessica Pegulaof the U.S. in three sets.Jabeur, the first Arab womanin the top 10, won 7-5, 0-6,6-3 for her second career title. Alcaraz will face defendingchampion Alexander Zverev,who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Women’s football
The Pittsburgh Passion dropped to 2-1 on the season with a 46-8 road loss to the Boston Renegades. Arielle Smith scored on a 1yard run in the third quarter.
College
ThePitt baseball team scoredthree runs in the first twoinnings and added three morein the third on the way toa 14-4 win over visiting Duketo open the three-game set.The teams will play a doubleheaderSunday. Second basemanJeffrey Wehler and firstbaseman Bryce Hulett eachdrove in three runs. Matt Gilbertsonwent 7 innings allowing2 runs on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts.