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Soccer • Lloyd Sam scored in the 90th minute to lift the New York Red Bulls to a 1-0 win over 10-man D.C. United on Wednesday night.
A deflected ball fell to Sam, who took one touch to the corner of the 6-yard box and rolled a ball through the legs of United goalkeeper Bill Hamid.
New York (9-8-10) won its fourth straight home game and avoided a three-game season sweep against United (14-9-5) in the teams' final meeting of the regular season.
United and former RSL forward Fabian Espindola received a red card in the 32nd minute for a rough challenge on Dax McCarty. Hamid made several late saves, but was denied his ninth clean sheet of the season. He blocked Peguy Luyindula's close-range attempt in the 71st minute and Thierry Henry's open shot in the 77th.
New York's Bradley Wright-Phillips, the MLS-scoring leader, did not play in the second half.
College player apologizes for slurs caught on video
Women's soccer • A player for Syracuse University's women's soccer team has apologized for using a homophobic and racial slur in a video posted on Instagram.
In a statement emailed Tuesday night to The Daily Orange, Syracuse's student-run newspaper, senior Hanna Strong of Monson, Massachusetts, apologized for using words she says were "equally cruel and hurtful."
Strong says her words recorded in the video don't reflect how she views those she may have offended.
Strong was suspended from the team indefinitely after she was identified as the person who uttered the slurs while speaking toward someone else in a video posted online.
Athletic director Daryl Gross says the university is investigating.
Ducks' Koivu retires after 18 seasons
NHL • Saku Koivu retired Wednesday after an 18-year career with the Anaheim Ducks and the Montreal Canadiens.
The four-time Finnish Olympic medalist and cancer survivor announced his decision through the NHL players' association. The Ducks decided they wouldn't attempt to re-sign Koivu earlier in the summer.
The 39-year-old Koivu spent his first 13 NHL seasons with Montreal, becoming the first European-born captain in the Original Six franchise's history in 1999.
From wire reports —
MLS standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. United 14 9 5 47 42 31
Sporting K.C. 12 10 6 42 39 34
New England 12 12 3 39 39 38
New York 9 8 10 37 42 39
Columbus 9 9 9 36 38 34
Philadelphia 9 9 9 36 43 41
Toronto FC 9 11 6 33 35 42
Houston 9 13 4 31 31 48
Chicago 5 7 14 29 33 39
Montreal 5 16 6 21 31 50
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Seattle 16 7 3 51 48 35
Los Angeles 14 5 8 50 56 29
Real Salt Lake 12 5 10 46 42 32
FC Dallas 12 9 6 42 46 36
Portland 8 8 11 35 47 46
Vancouver 7 6 13 34 33 34
Colorado 8 13 6 30 37 46
San Jose 6 10 9 27 32 36
Chivas USA 6 15 6 24 23 47
Wednesday's Games
Montreal 2, Los Angeles 2, tie
New York 1, D.C. United 0
San Jose at Vancouver, late
Friday's Games
Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 8:30 p.m.
Sporting K.C. at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
New York at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Montreal at New England, 5:30 p.m.
Vancouver at FC Dallas, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus at Houston, 6:30 p.m.
Portland at Colorado, 7 p.m.