Red Bulls rally for tie; Liberty falls

In their first game after the World Cup break, Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his MLSleading 12th goal of the season off Tim Cahill’s header in the 93rd minute to give the Red Bulls a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Friday night in Harrison.

Cahill, a substitute in the 78th minute, flicked a header from the top of the box to the edge of the 6-yard line and Wright-Phillips’ left-footed finish slipped past goalkeeper Joe Bendik.

The Red Bulls (4-5-7) opened the scoring when Peguy Luyindula headed in a contested ball in the 36th minute off Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo’s cross. Toronto (6-4-2) tied it in the 55th on Jermain Defoe’s finish at the edge of the 6-yard box, and took a 2-1 lead when Gilberto rocketed in a free kick in the 72nd minute after subbing in in the 65th.

EPIPHANNY, SKY TOP LIBS

Murry Bergtraum and Rutgers product Epiphanny Prince scored 30 points and the visiting Sky beat the stumbling Liberty, 73-69, at the Garden.

Chicago (7-8) was missing star Elena Delle Donne, sidelined with a recurrence of Lyme disease.

The loss was the sixth in the last seven games for the Libs (4-11). Tina Charles led them with 16 points.

BUCS, ANGELS SWAP RELIEVERS

The Los Angeles Angels acquired veteran Jason Grilli from the Pittsburgh Pirates for fellow reliever Ernesto Frieri in an attempt to solidify the back end of their bullpen.

Grilli, 37, was struggled with his command this season, and was 0-2 with a 4.87 ERA and 11 saves in 22 appearances. But he was pivotal to the Pirates’ resurgence last year, when he piled up 33 saves and had a 2.70 ERA in helping the club to a 94-68 record.

Grilli is expected to join the Angels in Kansas City on Saturday.

Frieri had a career-best 37 saves for Los Angeles last year, but the 28-year-old right-hander is just 0-3 with 6.39 ERA and 11 saves in 34 appearances this season.

Former St. John’s standout JaKarr Sampson will play for the 76ers’ Summer League team. Sampson, who declared for the NBA draft in March after his second season, was not picked on Thursday night.

WIE TRAILS BY 1

Michelle Wie shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 in her first round since winning the U.S. Women’s Open last weekend at Pinehurst, leaving her a stroke behind leader Alena Sharp in the NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Ark.