by ldh2013 » Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:22 am
PORTLAND, Ore. . -- Lawrence Olum scored the games only goal and Eric Kronberg earned his league-leading seventh shutout as Sporting Kansas City beat the Portland Timbers 1-0. The win moved Sporting KC (7-5-4) into a tie for first place with DC United in the Eastern Conference. Portland (4-5-8) remained in sixth place in the Western Conference. In a scrappy match, with more flying kick attempts and fouls than quality goal-scoring chances, Sporting KC scored in the 24th minute. A long throw-in by Seth Sinovic into the Portland penalty area was knocked by Kevin Ellis into the path of Olum. The Kenyan put a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts for his first goal of the season. The assists were the first for both Ellis and Sinovic. Portland dominated possession for most of the game, and especially in the second half, but was unable to convert it into much of an attacking threat. Kronberg needed to make three saves to earn the shutout. It was the first league match for the teams in two weeks, thanks to a break in the MLS schedule during the group stages of the World Cup. But it was the second meeting between the teams in the last four days. In a U.S. Open Cup match in Kansas City on Wednesday, Portland won 3-1, sending the Timbers into the quarterfinals and a showdown with bitter rival Seattle. . Parker scored 32 points and the San Antonio led by as many as 31 on its way to a 119-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, closing out a stressful first-round series Sunday in seven games. . The fourth-year CFLer will miss Thursdays game against the Edmonton Eskimos, still bothered by his sore left knee. .C. - Coach Steve Kerr knew when he arrived at Golden State that Marreese Speights would figure into the mix somehow this season with the Warriors.Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) - Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba is expected to be sidelined until February because of an upper body injury. Jets coach Paul Maurice made the announcement Tuesday, saying the injury is not related to the neck problem he suffered last year. Trouba was taken off the ice on a stretcher last October in a game against St. . Louis when he missed a check and slammed face-first into the end boards. Trouba is Winnipegs leading scorer among defensemen with 12 points in 31 games. He has four goals and eight assists this season after producing 10 goals with 19 assists in 65 games during his rookie campaign of 2013-14. ' ' '
