Beau Leroux scored in the 76th minute to put San Jose ahead and the Earthquakes used four second-half goals to beat nine-man FC Dallas 4-2 on Wednesday night.

San Jose (7-7-5), which improved to 4-4-2 on the road this season, has suffered just one loss in its last nine games.

The Earthquakes tied it 1-all in the 50th minute on Cristian Arango’s 10th goal of the season when he headed in Cristian Espinoza’s corner kick.

Josef Martínez scored his 124th career goal in the 57th on Espinoza’s league-leading 10th assist.

Leroux capitalized on a mistake deep in Dallas territory to give San Jose a 3-2 lead in the 76th.

Mark-Anthony Kaye scored his first goal for San Jose in stoppage time.

Dallas was reduced to 10 men in the 79th when Kaick Ferreira was given a straight red card. In the 85th, Sebastien Ibeagha was also shown a red card after taking down Preston Judd at the edge of the 18-yard box.

NHL

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are on the verge of extending the collective bargaining agreement more than a year before it expires and expanding the regular season to 84 games.

The league and union have been in talks since April and are closing in on a memorandum of understanding addressing a number of high-profile topics long before the current agreement runs out in September 2026. The four-year extension that could be announced at today’s draft in Los Angeles would provide extended labor peace in a sport that has had multiple work stoppages, including the 2004-05 lockout that wiped out an entire season.

The back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers acquired goaltender Daniil Tarasov from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, sending a fifth-round draft pick in exchange for Sergei Bobrovsky’s new backup and potential future successor.

NFL

The NFL suspended former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker for the first 10 weeks of the season on Thursday for violating its personal conduct policy.

The suspension takes effect on Aug. 26, which is roster cutdown day, and Tucker is eligible for reinstatement on Nov. 11. Tucker remains free to try out with and sign with a team. If he is signed, he can attend training camp and participate in preseason games. If he remains without a team, he can still serve the suspension and return in November.

The 35-year-old became a free agent after the Ravens released him last month in the aftermath of reports that he was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by more than a dozen massage therapists. Tucker has maintained he did not act inappropriately while receiving professional treatment.

A five-time All-Pro, Tucker has played his entire 13-year career with Baltimore. He is considered one of the best kickers in NFL history, although 2024 was his worst season.

Golf

Kevin Roy and Aldrich Potgieter each shot 10-under 62 on Thursday to break the Rocket Classic record and share the first-round lead.

Potgieter, the 20-year-old South African who grew up in Australia, started at No. 10 and set a tournament record with a 7-under 29 on the back nine. He added three birdies on his back nine and caught the left edge on a 12-foot putt on his final hole.

Potgieter and the 35-year-old Roy each had an eagle and eight birdies in bogey-free rounds.

WNBA

Playing without Caitlin Clark, who was ruled out with a groin injury, the Indiana Fever weren’t able to withstand duel 20-point performances and fell to the Los Angeles Sparks, 85-75, on Thursday.

Azura Stevens scored 23 points with seven rebounds and Kelsey Plum added 21 points off the bench for the Sparks, who trailed at halftime but pulled away with a 18-point margin in the fourth quarter.

Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 20 points in Clark’s absence.

The former No. 1 pick is battling a groin injury and will miss at least one game. She had recently returned from a quad injury that kept her sidelined for five games.

College

The NCAA has rejected a waiver request from Sacramento State that would have allowed it to play in the Football Bowl Subdivision as an independent next year.

Sacramento State last week said it will leave the Big Sky and join the Big West Conference as a full member starting with the 2026-27 academic year. The Big West doesn’t sponsor football so Sacramento State’s program will be an independent in that sport in the Championship Subdivision.

Lacking an invitation from an FBS conference, the university filed the NCAA petition in April and the D-I Council turned it down this week. School president Luke Wood said he disagreed with the decision.