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Vela scores 13th goal in 13th game, LAFC beats FC Dallas 2-0
LOS ANGELES — Carlos Vela scored his 13th goal in 13 games this season, and Los Angeles FC beat FC Dallas 2-0 on Thursday night.
Los Angeles (9-1-3) extended its lead atop the Supporters’ Shield standings with a third victory during a five-game unbeaten streak. Dallas (5-52), which has 16 goals this season, has lost three straight games.
Vela opened the scoring in the 39th minute by settling Eduard Atuesta’s pass with his right foot and finishing with his left. Vela also curled a free kick off the crossbar in the 10th minute and narrowly missed a chip shot on a breakaway in the 89th.
Diego Rossi scored his seventh goal of the season, snapping a 627-minute scoring drought, in the 83rd minute. The goal was initially waved off for offside but the call was overturned following a video review. The teams will meet again on Sunday in Texas.
WNBA star Liz Cambage traded from Dallas to Las Vegas
WNBA star Liz Cambage has been traded from
Dallas to Las Vegas for Moriah Jefferson, Isabelle Harrison and the Aces’ first two picks in 2020. The deal was announced by the teams Thursday, ending four months of speculation over the future of the 6-foot-8 Australian.
Cambage finished second behind Breanna
Stewart in WNBA MVP balloting last year. She said in January she no longer wanted to play in Dallas.
Potential deals the past few weeks that never materialized. All of which weighed on Cambage, who took to social media with emotional posts this week. Cambage is in Australia and is expected to be in Las Vegas this weekend. The 27-year-old center set a league record last season by scoring 53 points against New York. She averaged 23 points and 9.7 rebounds last year.
Bullying probe calls for sensitivity training for WADA
MONTREAL — The culture of bullying and harassment collided with the Olympic universe after two strong-voiced women in the World Anti-Doping Agency received back-to-back rejections over the span of 48 hours. Among conclusions from an investigation into one of those episodes was that WADA leaders need to undergo mandatory training “to help sensitize members as to how culture and gender differences and perceptions can affect communication.”