Revs end nine-game skid
The Revolution went into Yankee Stadium last night desperately needing a win against a team that hadn’t lost at home all season, and they pulled it off.
Brian Wright scored his first MLS goal in the 71st minute and the Revs beat New York City FC, 1-0, to end a nine-match winless streak.
The Revs, who hadn’t won since June 30, moved to 8-10-9 and within three points of sixth-place Montreal.
Cristian Penilla’s initial shot was saved by NYC keeper Sean Johnson, but the rebound was first-timed over Johnson by Wright from right at the penalty spot. Wright also sent a breakaway shot off the post in the 25th minute and Isaac Angking, making his MLS debut, hit the frame in the 80th on a sliding rebound attempt.
Brad Knighton started his first game of the season and made five saves to earn the shutout.
Europe fills Ryder team
Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Paul Casey were selected yesterday as Europe’s wild cards for the Ryder Cup, with captain Thomas Bjorn opting for experienced players to balance a team already containing five rookies.
The four picks have made 20 Ryder Cup appearances between them, and each has won at least 50 percent of their matches in golf’s biggest team competition.
Garcia, who will be making his ninth appearance, was called up by Bjorn despite a slump in form since winning the Masters last year for his first major title. He has only one top10 finish since March, but it came in the French Open at Le Golf National in Paris, where the Ryder Cup will take place from Sept. 28-30.
Poulter is back for his sixth Ryder Cup after missing the 2016 edition that the Americans won at Hazeltine. The Englishman — nicknamed “Mr. Ryder Cup” by some — has lost only four of 18 Ryder Cup matches, is undefeated in singles, and was the inspiration behind the European team’s comeback from 10-6 deficit to win at Medinah in 2012.
Casey, ranked No. 16, is returning to the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008. Stenson has been struggling with an elbow injury since just before the British Open in July.
Misc.: Seattle hockey push
The investment group hoping to bring an expansion NHL franchise to Seattle for the 2020 season has announced a new set of local investors including Seattle Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer and members of the Ackerley family that previously owned the Seattle SuperSonics.
Seattle Hockey Partners, the group looking to secure the franchise, also announced that it will meet the executive committee of the NHL Board of Governors on Oct. 2 . . . .
Former Bruins forward Alvin Brian “Ab” McDonald, who played 14 NHL seasons and scored the Stanley Cupwinning goal for the Blackhawks in 1961, died Tuesday night. He was 82.
Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 French Open champion, announced her retirement at age 38 during a news conference at the U.S. Open, saying she will now focus on coaching . . . .
Alessandro De Marchi broke away with 3.1 miles left to win the longest stage of the Spanish Vuelta to Luintra, Spain, while Simon Yates kept his one-second lead over Alejandro Valverde in the overall standings.