San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Quakes tie in Dallas
Oswaldo Alanís converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute after Matt Hedges’ handball in the box, and the Earthquakes settled for a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas.
San Jose (6-8-9, 27 points) remained tied for ninth in the Western Conference with 12 games remaining after Ricardo Pepi’s second-half equalizer for Dallas (6-10-8). In other MLS highlights, Emmanuel Boateng and Tajon Buchanan scored and the MLSleading New England Revolution (17-4-4) beat visiting New York City FC 2-1 . ... Joao Paulo scored his second goal of the season and the Western Conference-leading Seattle Sounders (13-4-6) beat visiting Minnesota United . ... D.C. United and the host New York Red Bulls tied 1-1 on a day the franchises representing two of the cities attacked on 9/11 marked the 20th anniversary of the attacks. NWSL: The Washington Spirit was forced to forfeit a home match against OL Reign because the Spirit violated the league’s medical protocols. The game will be recorded as a 3-0 victory for OL Reign.