Obed Vargas scores twice as Sounders beat Minnesota United 4-2 to extend series
Obed Vargas scored early in the first half and late in the second to help the Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United 4-2 on Monday night, forcing a deciding match in the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup. Vargas got the scoring started with an unassisted goal in the 8th minute after the fifth-seeded Sounders played No. 4 seed Minnesota United to a scoreless draw in the opener before losing 3-2 on penalty kicks. Jordan Morris gave Seattle a two-goal lead in the 21st minute, using assists from Jesús Ferreira and Cristian Roldán.
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🚨 Seattle survive Minnesota comeback scare to keep season alive
The Seattle Sounders survived a comeback scare against Minnesota United to force game-three in the MLS Cup Playoffs first-round. It looked like it would be a cakewalk for Seattle as they raced out t...
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Eberle’s late goal helps Kraken beat Blackhawks 3-1
Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Monday night. Jamie Oleksiak also scored for Seattle, and Joey Daccord finished with 29 saves.
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BYU Closes Strong in Season-Opening Win Over Villanova
BYU opened strong and closed strong in a 71-66 win over Villanova Monday night in Las Vegas. BYU went into halftime up 42-32 and looked like they were on their way to a comfortable win, but Villanova clawed back and took a 59-57 win with under 7 minutes to go. BYU responded with a 10-0 […]
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![](/<figure><img alt="" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/onefootball_articles_802/4d06f87326067c34405ccdf36542eda1" data-uuid="213b3ed4-25ad-3dae-8a54-82191dfdce28"><figcaption>🚨 Seattle survive Minnesota comeback scare to keep season alive </figcaption></figure><p>The Seattle Sounders survived a comeback scare against Minnesota United to force game-three in the MLS Cup Playoffs first-round. </p><div></div><div class="onefootball-match-scores-data"><br></div><p>It looked like it would be a cakewalk for Seattle as they raced out to a three-goal lead in the opening 40 minutes. </p><p>Goals from Obed Vargas, Jordan Morris, and Danny Musovski had the Lumen Field rocking, but collapse ensued. </p><p>Two goals in first-half stoppage time saw Minnesota pull to within one goal at the break and stun the hosts.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MINNESOTA SCORES ANOTHER IN THE FIRST-HALF STOPPAGE TIME 😳<a href="https://twitter.com/MNUFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MNUFC</a> cut the deficit to one 👏 <a href="https://t.co/tFpGVg3qsm">pic.twitter.com/tFpGVg3qsm</a></p>— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1985569618849906701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2025</a></blockquote><p>It seemed all set up for a potentially chaotic second-half as Minnesota chased the equalizer, but the Brian Schmetzer-effect kicked in the second interval. </p><p>The Sounders put on a clinic in fending off the late Minnesota push, and put the game to bed in the dying minutes on the break thanks to Obed Vargas, who secured his brace from the edge of the box.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">20-year old Obed Vargas bags his brace and extends the <a href="https://twitter.com/SoundersFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SoundersFC</a> lead to TWO 🇲🇽 <a href="https://t.co/gMkzVL2Shb">pic.twitter.com/gMkzVL2Shb</a></p>— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1985584697402065355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2025</a></blockquote><p></p><p>The series will now turn back to Minnesota for the decisive game-three at Allianz Field. </p><hr><p>📸 Olivia Vanni - 2025 Getty Images</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/sb_nation_articles_115/93cb67aad73c2e2d56fbb74e822cfc6d" data-uuid="465f0115-8a9a-3e58-8aad-c2bf56b42536"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">BYU opened strong and closed strong in a 71-66 win over Villanova Monday night in Las Vegas.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">BYU went into halftime up 42-32 and looked like they were on their way to a comfortable win, but Villanova clawed back and took a 59-57 win with under 7 minutes to go. BYU responded with a 10-0 run — including holding Villanova scoreless for nearly 5 minutes — to ice the game between some late buckets from AJ Dybantsa and key defensive stops from Keba Keita.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">AJ Dybantsa led BYU with 21 points and was joined in double digits by Richie Saunders with 15 and Rob Wright with 14. AJ will get the national headlines, but Keba Keita was instrumental in BYU’s win. The senior center finished with 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 1 steal; many of his key plays came late when BYU needed a stop or screens that cleared the way for BYU to get lightly contested buckets at the rim. </p><p class="has-text-align-none">BYU missed a lot of shots at the basket, and that ultimately allowed Villanova to get back in the game. One stat that popped out to me, however, was only 4 turnovers for BYU. If BYU can keep turnovers that low, this offense will get so much better and will finish many more of the kinds of looks that they got tonight.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Villanova guard Bryce Lindsay was the lone Wildcat in double figures with 22 points, including five three pointers. Lindsay hit some big shots, but BYU held Villanova to 36% shooting from the field.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Villanova may not be a tournament team, but this should be a Quad 1 or Quad 2 win for BYU and be a nice data point on the resume come March. BYU next hosts Holy Cross Saturday night in Provo for the highly anticipated home opener.</p>)