Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford has hat trick in 18 minutes

Chris Wondolowski scored twice and the Earthquakes beat visiting Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday night.

San Jose (7-8-6) moved into seventh place in the Western Conference, one point behind LAFC and FC Dallas. Real Salt Lake (5-8-7) has been shut out in back-to-back games and remains two points back of eighth-place Vancouver with two games remaining in the regular season.

Cristian Espinoza fired a shot that hit the left post and Wondolowski tapped in the rebound from close range in the 16th minute. The two nearly connected again, but goalkeeper Andrew Putna blocked Wondolowski’s right-footed shot in the 53rd.

Shea Salinas later crossed to Wondolowski, who tapped in his sixth goal of the season in the 74th minute. Wondolowski has 165 career goals and is the MLS all-time scoring leader.

• In MLS highlights, Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored two first-half goals and the host Portland Timbers clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the LA Galaxy. … Cory Burke scored on a header in the 65th minute and the host Philadelphia Union beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 to break a tie with Toronto FC for the MLS lead. … Roger Espinoza scored and Sporting Kansas City clinched a playoff berth with a 1-0 victory over host FC Cincinnati. … Aaron Long scored in the 89th minute to lift the host New York Red Bulls past New England 1-0. Both teams clinched playoff spots when FC Dallas beat visiting Inter Miami 2-1.

• In Champions League, Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score an 18-minute hat trick as Manchester United thrashed visiting Leipzig 5-0 for a second win to open the group stage.

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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 28: Chris Wondolowski #8 of San Jose Earthquakes celebrates after he scored a goal in the second half against the Real Salt Lake at Earthquakes Stadium on October 28, 2020 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 28: Chris Wondolowski #8 of San Jose Earthquakes celebrates after he scored a goal in the first half against the Real Salt Lake at Earthquakes Stadium on October 28, 2020 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Sources say Silas

will coach Rockets

The Houston Rockets and Stephen Silas have an agreement for the Dallas assistant to replace Mike D’Antoni as head coach, multiple people with knowledge of the deal said.

The hiring of the son of former NBA player and coach Paul Silas completes a significant change in the leadership of the team with the league’s longest active playoff streak after Daryl Morey decided not to return as general manager after D’Antoni left. Morey is in talks to join the 76ers, sources told the AP.

The new combination of coach and general manager comes after eight straight trips to the playoffs for the Rockets, all since acquiring James Harden in a trade with Oklahoma City in 2012.

• The Miller family is selling a majority interest of the Utah Jazz to technology entrepreneur Ryan Smith after a 35-year run as owners of the franchise. ESPN reported the purchase price to exceed $1.6 billion.

Obituary: Jimmy Orr, a sure-handed wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts, died Tuesday night in Brunswick, Ga. He was 85. Over 13 NFL seasons, Orr caught 400 passes for 7,914 yards and 66 touchdowns over 149 games.

Courts: Toronto Raptors rookie Terence Davis was arrested in New York on charges including assault after police say he hit his girlfriend in the face.