Trinity Rodman took just five minutes to to make her mark on her long-awaited return to the United States women’s national team, opening the scoring in a 2-0 win over Brazil at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Saturday.
Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Dallas’ Evgenii Dadonov each scored three goals Saturday during the Penguins’ 5-3 victory over the host Stars at the American Airlines Center, a pivotal loss for the home team in its fight for the Central Division title.
Pirates ace Paul Skenes, the National League Rookie of the Year, told reporters that Pittsburgh’s slow start needs to be attributed to the players, “the ones playing,” and not the club’s management, despite the latter being the target of the fans’ ire.
Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has been banned for three matches and handed a fine of around 6,000 pounds ($7,734) after grabbing the nose of Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk in the Istanbul derby.
Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili revealed on Saturday that he’d bet Vinícius Júnior that he’d save the Real Madrid forward’s first-half penalty in Valencia’s 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The USMNT may have struggled in last month’s Concacaf Nations League Finals, but two of its forwards provided cause for optimism by getting on the scoresheet for their club teams in the English Championship on Saturday.
