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May 20, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; San Diego Wave FC midfielder Lia Godfrey (22) controls the ball as Houston Dash defender Malia Berkely (10) defends during the first half at Shell Energy Stadium. Trinity Byars stoppage-time equalizer gives San Diego Wave FC a road point against Houston Dash, following the 2-2 draw on Wednesday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Byars has now scored in consecutive matches.Dudinha opened the scoring in the 20th minute, but the Dash came back with two goals in the second half. Byars, who made her first start on Saturday, was in the right place at the right time to help extend San Diegos unbeaten streak to three matches.San Diego is coming off a statement win against the Washington Spirit at Snapdragon Stadium this past Saturday. In a battle of two of the top teams in the NWSL, the Wave scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute to secure a 2-1 victory. Kenza Dali crossed the ball into a crowded box, and Kimmi Ascanio scored a header goal in the final moments.Trinity Byars made her first professional start and scored in the sixth minute to take an early lead. The 23-year-old forward suffered an ACL injury almost two years ago at the University of Texas. That goal was a special moment for Byars.The Wave entered the match in Texas on a two-game win streak and as the top team in the standings. Head coach Jonas Eidevall made a few changes to the starting lineup for the midweek contest. Melanie Barcenas, an 18-year-old forward, made her first start of the season. Ludmila made a return to the starting lineup in place of Byars. Gabi Portilho did not start tonight.San Diego and Houston met in the season opener on March 14. Makenzy Robbe, a former Wave FC forward, scored the lone goal in the match just before halftime. It was a disappointing outcome for the Wave. They dominated possession and shots, but lacked the finishing touch to equalize. Veteran goalkeeper Jane Campbell put on a clinic with nine saves.Since that match, San Diegos offense has found its stride and leads the league in goals scored through 10 games.Kiki Van Zanten has led the Dash this season with four goals. Her sister, Mimi, is a rookie defender for the Waveshe scored the game-winning goal against Angel City. Kiki did not suit up tonight due to a thigh injury.Houston is on a five-game winless streak and has lost three straight games to Utah, Denver, and Kansas City. They have not won since April 3.San Diego took the lead 20 minutes into the match on Wednesday night. Dudinha is having herself a career season. She received a pass from Lia Godfrey, quickly gathered the ball, and noticed the goalkeeper was on the near post. Dudinhas spectacular shot sailed over Campbell and into the bottom right corner of the net. This was her fourth goal of the season.DUDINHA IS DIFFERENT pic.twitter.com/Z4qGJhZe70 San Diego Wave FC (@sandiegowavefc) May 21, 2026In the 39th minute, San Diego nearly scored its second goal. Campbell made a poor entry pass, and Godfrey intercepted the ball. Her shot attempt was blocked, and rolled back to Barcenas. With the goalkeeper out of position, Barcenas volleyed the ball, and it was just about to enter the net when defender Malia Berkely made an incredible clearance.The visiting Wave held the lead at the break and had clear control of the game. Houston only had one shot attempt, compared to San Diegos 10.The equalizing goal came in the 70th minute. Kate Faasse, a 21-year-old forward, entered the game to begin the second half and scored from distanceher first professional goal. DiDi Haracic was late to react to the rolling ball, which entered the bottom left. Allysha Chapman was credited with the assist.Byars was shown a red card after colliding with Campbell, who exited the game with a head injury. After further review, VAR determined that the play was not red-card worthy and Byars was given a yellow card. Caroline DeLisle made her NWSL debut in goal.Houston took the lead in the final minute of regulation. A couple of nifty passes set up Kat Raders goal. Her powerful left-footed strike was out of Haracics reach. The home squad was a few minutes away from securing its first win and stunning the Wave.To protect its lead, the Dash parked the bus defensively. San Diego was pleased to hear that 13 minutes were added due to Campbells injury.Five minutes into the added time, the Wave tied the match. Gia Corleys strong shot was blocked, but the ball rolled away from the young goalie. Byars was in the vicinity and scored from point-blank range with DeLisle on the ground. Just a few days after scoring her first professional goal, Byars added another oneher ascension continues.2 goals in 2 games Trinity Byars 2 the rescue pic.twitter.com/Zi70ZpFj8Y San Diego Wave FC (@sandiegowavefc) May 21, 2026Eidevalls decision to insert Byars into the lineup in the 58th minute paid dividends. According to San Diego Wave FC, the team has the most goals (4) in the league from their subs this season. Perle Morroni will not be available on Sunday after picking up her fifth yellow card.After conceding two straight goals in the second half, San Diego should be satisfied with earning a road point late. They had 16 more shots and seven more corner kicks than the Dash. The game flow was similar to their first meeting, but this time, the Wave tied.The Wave will host the Orlando Pride at Snapdragon Stadium on May 24. Orlando has three wins, two draws, and five losses in 2026. San Diego has two more games before the World Cup break.

The Thunder got a bounce-back performance from MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored a game-high 30 points, and Oklahoma City held on for a 122-113 win over the Spurs to even their series at 1-1.

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Trey Yesavage outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup between young aces, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the New York Yankees 2-1 on Wednesday night.Following a rain delay that lasted more than two hours, the right-handers traded zeros until the seventh inning when Toronto loaded the bases with nobody out on an infield single, a walk and a bunt single. Andrs Gimnez then fouled off seven pitches, five with two strikes, before drawing an 11-pitch walk that scored Ernie Clement and chased Schlittler. One out later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lofted a sacrifice fly against Jake Bird to make it 2-0.Yesavage (2-1) allowed just two hits and walked none while striking out eight over six shutout innings. The 22-year-old rookie has a 1.07 ERA in five starts after missing the first month this season due to a right shoulder impingement.Three of his strikeouts came against three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge, who fanned all four times up.Mason Fluharty, Jeff Hoffman and Tyler Rogers combined for six outs before the Yankees threatened against Louis Varland in the ninth. He gave up two hits and Paul Goldschmidts run-scoring comebacker before striking out Amed Rosario with a 99 mph fastball to earn his sixth save.The 25-year-old Schlittler (6-2) permitted eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts as his major league-leading ERA rose to 1.50.It was the first time Yesavage and Schlittler have squared off after both authored dominant performances as rookies in the postseason last year. Schlittler struck out 12 over eight innings in a 4-0 win against rival Boston in the decisive game of their AL Wild Card Series to advance New York to the Division Series versus Toronto, where Yesavage tossed 5 1/3 hitless innings with 11 strikeouts in a Game 2 victory over the Yankees.The start Wednesday night was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 11 minutes.Blue Jays right fielder Jess Snchez was shaken up in the seventh after diving for Goldschmidt's bloop single. Snchez left the game but simply had the wind knocked out of him and is day-to-day, manager John Schneider said. Up nextLHP Carlos Rodn (0-1, 5.63 ERA) pitches for the Yankees in Thursdays series finale. The Blue Jays hadn't announced a scheduled starter, though RHP Spencer Miles (1-0, 2.55) is expected to pitch bulk innings in some capacity.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

Trey Yesavage outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup between young aces, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the New York Yankees 2-1 on Wednesday night.Following a rain delay that lasted more than two hours, the right-handers traded zeros until the seventh inning when Toronto loaded the bases with nobody out on an infield single, a walk and a bunt single. Andrs Gimnez then fouled off seven pitches, five with two strikes, before drawing an 11-pitch walk that scored Ernie Clement and chased Schlittler. One out later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lofted a sacrifice fly against Jake Bird to make it 2-0.Yesavage (2-1) allowed just two hits and walked none while striking out eight over six shutout innings. The 22-year-old rookie has a 1.07 ERA in five starts after missing the first month this season due to a right shoulder impingement.Three of his strikeouts came against three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge, who fanned all four times up.Mason Fluharty, Jeff Hoffman and Tyler Rogers combined for six outs before the Yankees threatened against Louis Varland in the ninth. He gave up two hits and Paul Goldschmidts run-scoring comebacker before striking out Amed Rosario with a 99 mph fastball to earn his sixth save.The 25-year-old Schlittler (6-2) permitted eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts as his major league-leading ERA rose to 1.50.It was the first time Yesavage and Schlittler have squared off after both authored dominant performances as rookies in the postseason last year. Schlittler struck out 12 over eight innings in a 4-0 win against rival Boston in the decisive game of their AL Wild Card Series to advance New York to the Division Series versus Toronto, where Yesavage tossed 5 1/3 hitless innings with 11 strikeouts in a Game 2 victory over the Yankees.The start Wednesday night was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 11 minutes.Blue Jays right fielder Jess Snchez was shaken up in the seventh after diving for Goldschmidt's bloop single. Snchez left the game but simply had the wind knocked out of him and is day-to-day, manager John Schneider said. Up nextLHP Carlos Rodn (0-1, 5.63 ERA) pitches for the Yankees in Thursdays series finale. The Blue Jays hadn't announced a scheduled starter, though RHP Spencer Miles (1-0, 2.55) is expected to pitch bulk innings in some capacity.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer reckon Southampton's ejection from the Championship play-off final is far too severe for what they did.The broadcasting duo shared their thoughts on The Rest is Football podcast, with both suggesting a substantial financial penalty would have been the right call instead."I must say I was shocked at that news that broke this afternoon," Lineker said. "I'm not sure the crime warrants this punishment."He described the incident as "a little guy with an iPhone filming" and pointed out this sort of thing has been happening for years."A giant fine would have probably suffice it, I would think," the former England striker added.Shearer, who played for the Saints from 1988 to 1992, backed his colleague's view entirely.The scandal centres on Southampton sending a performance analyst to secretly record Middlesbrough's training ahead of their semi-final clash.The analyst was caught in the act after capturing video and photographs, which were then deleted.But it didn't stop there the club owned up to conducting surveillance on three different teams throughout the campaign.An independent commission delivered its verdict on Tuesday evening, booting Southampton out of the play-offs despite their 2-1 aggregate victory over Boro.On top of losing their Wembley spot, the Saints were slapped with a four-point deduction for next season.Middlesbrough had pushed hard for this outcome, insisting removal from the final was "the only appropriate response" to protect "sporting integrity and fair competition.""I know they've appealed and the appeal is tomorrow, but I'm with you in terms of the crime and the punishment," Shearer explained.The former Newcastle striker referenced Marcelo Bielsa's similar spying incident, noting that Leeds were only fined when their manager was caught doing the same thing."I was expecting more of a huge fine rather than full expulsion from the final," he said.Shearer didn't hold back on criticising his old club's behaviour, calling it "bonkers" and "stupid."But he understood why Middlesbrough pursued such a strong response after feeling wronged.The financial stakes are enormous potentially hundreds of millions of pounds in lost Premier League revenue."The fans are the ones who suffer," Shearer added. "They're the ones who pay their money every single week, year after year. The fans are the ones that have been punished."Southampton's legal team reportedly worked through the night preparing their challenge, and a ruling on the appeal is expected later today.The club's lawyers are said to be confident the decision will be overturned.In the meantime, Middlesbrough have been told their Wembley date with Hull City will kick off at 3.30pm on Saturday.The EFL confirmed the final remains scheduled for 23 May, with Boro now reinstated following Tuesday's ruling."We believe this sends out a clear message for the future of our game regarding sporting integrity and conduct," Middlesbrough said in a statement.Should Southampton successfully appeal and win back their place, the showpiece will revert to its original 4.30pm start time.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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Paul McCartney shared a humorous memory from his teenage years with fellow Beatle George Harrison involving an electric milk truck and an unfortunate shock.During a recent appearance on "The Rest Is History" podcast, McCartney reflected on a hitchhiking trip the pair took as teenagers while traveling toward Wales.The 83-year-old musician said the experience later inspired part of a song featured on his upcoming album "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," which is scheduled for release later this month.POPULAR ACTOR EXPOSES MASSIVE INSECT SCARE AT CHEAP MOTEL DURING MEMORABLE GIGMcCartney told host Tom Holland that the two accepted a ride from a slow-moving electric "milk float," a type of delivery vehicle commonly used in Britain at the time."Those were the only vehicles we knew that were electric, [and this one] went about four miles an hour," McCartney said. "But it was a lift, so we were quite happy."He said the driver sat on one side of the vehicle, while a large battery occupied the center area between the seats.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERGeorge Harrison ended up sitting directly on top of the battery.Everything appeared normal until Harrisons jeans accidentally made contact with part of the battery through a zipper on his back pocket."Bang! He jumps up," McCartney recalled, yelling, Ahhh!'"Turns out "the battery gave him a bolt."CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESMcCartney said Harrison later showed him the result of the "bolt." The incident left Harrison with what looked like "a great big zip tattooed into his bum."The Beatles star also recalled recently speaking with Harrisons widow, Olivia Harrison, about the story.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZMcCartney said she remembered hearing the story differently and believed that he McCartney had been the one shocked, not Harrison.He added that the mix-up showed how memories can change over time."I think it's amazing the way memory does that. It can just morph," he said.Harrison died in 2001 at age 58 after a battle with cancer.The guitarist and songwriter was a member of The Beatles alongside McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr.McCartneys upcoming album is called "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" and is set to be released May 29.