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25.02.2019 04:17
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TORONTO -- Tsubasa Endoh and Sebastian Giovinco score in the first half and Jozy Altidore added a late goal in Toronto FCs 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Sunday night.Endoh opened the scoring for Toronto (9-7-6) in the eighth minute when a shot from Giovinco deflected off his back, which provided a spin that threw off Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark.Giovinco scored in the 24th minute. He passed to Canadian midfielder Jay Chapman, continued his run, got the ball back from Chapman and hit the ball with the outside of his right foot past Clarks outstretched right hand.Altidore, who came off the bench in the second half, had his 87th-minute shot deflected by Columbus defender Michael Parkhurst for his first goal of the season.The victory gives Toronto the Trillium Cup, an in-season competition between the two teams that acknowledges their geographical proximity, after TFC and Columbus (3-9-10) had drawn their previous two meetings this season.Named after the plant thats both the official flower of Ontario and the state wildflower of Ohio, the Trillium Cup heads north of the border for just the third time in the nine years it has been contested. Cheap Jerseys . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Wholesale Jerseys . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have a tough task as they try to end a swoon that has seen them lose nine of 10 games and six in a row, the last two in blowout fashion.Next up Monday night in Atlanta for the Hawks is the Oklahoma Thunder and the amazing Russell Westbrook.Westbrook had his fifth straight triple-double as the Thunder (13-8) defeated New Orleans 101-92 on Sunday night in Oklahoma City for their fifth straight victory.Westbrook reached double figures in all three categories before the end of the third quarter and finished with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists.Westbrook has 10 triple-doubles in 21 games this season and his five in a row is the longest streak since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. He is averaging a triple-double at 31.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 11.3 assists.The only other player to average double-figure numbers in all three categories this late into the season was Oscar Robertson in the 1960s.Its historic what hes doing, but theres also another side of it too, that hes a pretty complete point guard all the way around, Thunder coach Billy Donovan said recently, although Westbrook did have 10 turnovers against the Pelicans.The Hawks, who had a six-game winning streak before the slump, are trying to snap out of their stupor after back-to-back losses of 36 points at home to Detroit and 44 points at Toronto on Friday and Saturday.The loss to the Raptors, in which the Hawks (10-11) were outscored 42-14, is tied for the fifth-worst in franchise history.That 9-2 (record) seems like a long time ago, veteran Hawks guard Kyle Korver said.With Al Horford and Jeff Teague gone, the Hawks are a team that was expected tto take time to jell, but no one expected something like this.ddddddddddddWe cant get frustrated with each other. Weve got to stick together, said center Dwight Howard, who had just 12 points in the past two blowout losses. Nobody likes to lose like this, but things will get better as long as we dont split apart.The Hawks slump is their worst since coach Mike Budenholzers first team lost 14 of 15 four years ago.Howard, signed as a free agent to give the Hawks an inside scoring presence and rim protector, called a team meeting a week ago on the West Coast road trip, but things have gotten worse instead of better.Weve got to get back to making our offense where its special -- where the ball is moving, guys are getting it in their sweet spots, guys are making the extra pass, Korver said.The Hawks have a new starting point guard in Dennis Schroder as well as a new player inside in Howard that changes the way the team has played offensively the past few years.More practice time would help, but the Hawks slide has come during a stretch of 10 games in 16 days, with eight on the road.At least the Hawks next two games are at home, with the Miami Heat following the Thunder on Wednesday.The Hawks also likely wont have to face Thunder center Steven Adams, who sprained his left ankle in the first quarter against New Orleans.The Hawks and Thunder split their two games last season, each winning at home.Westbrook got a double-double in both games when the Thunder still had Kevin Durant, scoring 34 points in one and 23 in the other. ' ' ' |
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