Red Bulls shut out Dynamo
Fabian Espindola broke a scoreless tie in the 60th minute with his first goal since April 20, and Jonny Steele scored with two minutes left in regulation, giving the host New York Red Bulls a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Sunday.
The victory was the first for New York (8- 6-4) since defeating Los Angeles on May 19. The Red Bulls were 0-2-1 during that span, which included a three-week hiatus.
The Red Bulls moved within one point of first-place Montreal in the Eastern Conference. Houston (6- 6-5) remained winless in its last seven matches, going 0-4-3.
Espindola, who had two goals in the season opener, got behind the Dynamo defense after Eric Alexander fed him with a perfect lead. He made a solid 20-yard run with the ball, then touched a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Tally Hall.
Steele then put the game away in the 88th minute when he took a return pass from Thierry Henry and buried it hard into the upper right-hand corner of the net.
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Ivory Latta scored 15 points and the host Washington Mystics posted their largest margin of victory in nearly three years in a 84-61 win over the Tulsa Shock. Monique Currie scored 13 points, Crystal Langhorne added 11, and Matee Ajavon had 10 for Washington, which snapped a five-game losing streak with its second win over Tulsa this year. The Mystics (5-6) held the Shock (3-10) to nine points in the third quarter, a season low for Washington’s defense and Tulsa’s offense.
Tiffany Hayes scored 19 points and Angel McCoughtry had 15 points and nine assists as the host Atlanta Dream won its sixth straight game, beating the San Antonio Silver Stars 93-67. Jasmine Thomas added 15 points, and Aneika Henry had 12 to help the Dream remain perfect in seven home games. Jia Perkins scored 19 points for San Antonio (3-7). The Silver Stars have lost five of their last six.
Tamika Catchings scored 18 points and the defending champion Indiana Fever pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 71- 63 win over the visiting Seattle Storm. Shavonte Zellous had 14 points, Karima Christmas scored 12 and Jessica Breland added career-highs of 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Fever (3-7). Shekinna Stricklen scored 11 points for the Storm (4- 6) while Tina Thompson added nine. Seattle has lost three in a row. Zellous’ 3-pointer with less than a second left in the third quarter tied the score at 50-all. Indiana then opened the fourth with a 10-2 run to take an eight-point lead with 6:43 remaining.