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What opened as a promising night at Soldier Field ends in heartbreak for Chicago Fire, who fall 1–3 to New York City FC. Despite Philip Zinckernagel’s early strike and a strong first half showing, the team could not hold on, with NYCFC pulling away in the second half.
Chicago Fire and NYCFC are deadlocked 1–1 at halftime at Soldier Field after an early strike by Philip Zinckernagel. The Fire started strong, but NYCFC came back to level just before the break, setting up a tense second half.
The Fire returned to Soldier Field on Saturday night for a pivotal Eastern Conference matchup against New York City FC. With playoff positioning on the line, Chicago’s XI featured a balance of familiar faces, milestone appearances, and one highly anticipated debut.
The AVP Chicago Championships wrapped up an electrifying weekend of volleyball as Palm Beach Passion and Brooklyn Blaze battled it out for the women’s crown, with Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes powering Palm Beach to a hard-fought 2–0 victory. On the men’s side, Palm Beach Passion’s Dalhausser and Crabb edged LA Launch’s Smith and Webber in a nail-biting two-set thriller, securing the championship and closing an unforgettable weekend of beach volleyball in the Windy City.
After two days of heated competition, the men’s final featured a showdown between Palm Beach Passion’s Phil Dalhausser and Trevor Crabb and LA Launch’s Hagen Smith and Logan Webber.
The Brooklyn Blaze stormed through the 2025 AVP Women’s Championship, defeating Palm Beach Passion 15-10 in both sets.
LA Launch outlasted Dallas Dream in a three-set battle to earn their spot in the AVP Men’s Championship Final.
Brooklyn Blaze outlasted the Austin Aces in three hard-fought sets at Oak Street Beach, advancing to today’s Women’s Championship Final in Chicago.
Palm Beach Passion men came back after dropping the first set to defeat Miami Mayhem,7-15, 15–10, and advance to the AVP Chicago Championship Final tomorrow on CBS.
Palm Beach Passion (Brandie Wilkerson / Melissa Humana-Paredes) defeated San Diego Smash (Devon Newberry / Geena Urango) in straight sets, 15–9 and 15–12, to advance to the AVP Chicago Championship Final.
L.A. Launch (Smith / Webber) defeated San Diego Smash (Budinger / Evans) in straight sets, 19–17 and 15–13, to advance to the semifinals at AVP Chicago.