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Associated Press
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Sporting Kansas City takes on the Seattle Sounders in Western Conference action
Seattle Sounders FC (8-6-6, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (6-10-5, 12th in the Western Conference) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle +118, Sporting Kansas City +198, Draw +267; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City and the Seattle Sounders square off in Western Conference action. Sporting KC is 5-8-4 against Western Conference opponents. Sporting KC has a 1-5-1 record when it scores a single goal. The Sounders are 8-6-4 in Western Conference games. The Sounders are 3-2 in one-goal matches. Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored 12 goals and added two assists for Sporting KC. Manu Garcia has one goal and four assists over the past 10 games. Albert Rusnak has scored seven goals and added three assists for the Sounders. Ryan Kent has three assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 3-3-4, averaging 1.6 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 3.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game. Sounders: 5-3-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Robert Voloder (injured), Logan Ndenbe (injured), Dany Rosero (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured). Sounders: Stuart Russell Hawkins (injured), Yeimar Gomez Andrade (injured), Kim Kee-Hee (injured), Joao Paulo (injured), Paul Arriola (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Washington Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Thommy and Joveljic each score a goal, Pulskamp has 8 saves to help Sporting KC beat Rapids
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Erik Thommy had a goal and an assist, Dejan Joveljic also scored a goal and John Pulskamp had eight saves on Friday night to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1. Kansas City (6-10-5) beat the Rapids on the road for the first time since a 3-2 victory on March 29, 2014. Sporting is 6-20-13 all time in road games against Colorado.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Thommy and Joveljic each score a goal, Pulskamp has 8 saves to help Sporting KC beat Rapids
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Erik Thommy had a goal and an assist, Dejan Joveljic also scored a goal and John Pulskamp had eight saves on Friday night to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1. Kansas City (6-10-5) beat the Rapids on the road for the first time since a 3-2 victory on March 29, 2014. Sporting is 6-20-13 all time in road games against Colorado. Advertisement The Rapids (7-9-5) had 62% possession and outshot Kansas City 25-5. Thommy stole a misplayed pass played by goalkeeper Nico Hansen and rolled a pass to Joveljic at the left corner of the 6-yard box for a first-touch finish to open the scoring in the fourth minute. Thommy won a ball from Keegan Rosenberry at the edge of the attacking third, raced toward goal before he cut inside and slipped a low shot from just outside the penalty box inside the right post to make it 2-0 in the 53rd. The 30-year-old Thommy, who scored a goal in a 1-1 tie with Real Salt Lake on Saturday, has a goal in back-to-back games for the first time this season and the second time in his career. Joveljic has 12 goals this season — third most in MLS. The 25-year-old forward scored a career-high 15 goals and helped the LA Galaxy to an MLS Cup championship last season. Rafael Navarro converted from the penalty spot in the 89th minute for the Rapids. The 25-year-old forward has scored a goal in back-to-back games. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Thommy and Joveljic each score a goal, Pulskamp has 8 saves to help Sporting KC beat Rapids
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Erik Thommy had a goal and an assist, Dejan Joveljic also scored a goal and John Pulskamp had eight saves on Friday night to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1. Kansas City (6-10-5) beat the Rapids on the road for the first time since a 3-2 victory on March 29, 2014. Sporting is 6-20-13 all time in road games against Colorado. The Rapids (7-9-5) had 62% possession and outshot Kansas City 25-5. Thommy stole a misplayed pass played by goalkeeper Nico Hansen and rolled a pass to Joveljic at the left corner of the 6-yard box for a first-touch finish to open the scoring in the fourth minute. Thommy won a ball from Keegan Rosenberry at the edge of the attacking third, raced toward goal before he cut inside and slipped a low shot from just outside the penalty box inside the right post to make it 2-0 in the 53rd. The 30-year-old Thommy, who scored a goal in a 1-1 tie with Real Salt Lake on Saturday, has a goal in back-to-back games for the first time this season and the second time in his career. Joveljic has 12 goals this season — third most in MLS. The 25-year-old forward scored a career-high 15 goals and helped the LA Galaxy to an MLS Cup championship last season. Rafael Navarro converted from the penalty spot in the 89th minute for the Rapids. The 25-year-old forward has scored a goal in back-to-back games. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Colorado Rapids host Sporting Kansas City in Western Conference action
Sporting Kansas City (5-10-5, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (7-8-5, eighth in the Western Conference) Commerce City, Colorado; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colorado -114, Sporting Kansas City +265, Draw +284; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City meet in Western Conference action. The Rapids are 6-6-4 in Western Conference play. The Rapids rank ninth in the Western Conference drawing 91 corner kicks, averaging 4.6 per game. Sporting KC is 4-8-4 against Western Conference opponents. Dejan Joveljic leads the sixth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with 11 goals. Sporting KC has scored 31. Friday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Djordje Mihailovic has scored eight goals and added two assists for the Rapids. Theodore Ku-DiPietro has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games. Joveljic has scored 11 goals with two assists for Sporting KC. Santiago Munoz has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 3-6-1, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game. Sporting KC: 3-3-4, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.3 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Alex Harris (injured), Wayne Frederick (injured), Ali Fadal (injured), Cole Bassett (injured), Djordje Mihailovic (injured), Zack Steffen (injured). Sporting KC: Zorhan Bassong (injured), Robert Voloder (injured), Dany Rosero (injured), Joaquin Fernandez (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
