Ashley Sanchez scores late equalizer for North Carolina in 2-2 draw with Boston

Ashley Sanchez scored in the 76th minute and the North Carolina Courage rallied in the second half for a 2-2 tie with the Boston Legacy on Wednesday, preventing the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team from winning its first match.

Elsewhere, the San Diego Wave lost 2-0 at the Portland Thorns; Gotham FC beat the Chicago Stars 2-0; and Racing Louisville fell to the Washington Spirit 1-0.

The Legacy did earn the first point in club history, but they remain at the bottom of the standings.

Alba Caño scored in the fifth minute off a pass from Nichelle Prince on the right wing to give Boston a quick 1-0 lead at Gillette Stadium. Eight minutes later, Prince cut back on the edge of the six-yard box and found Massachusetts native Sammy Smith, who fired a shot into the top right of the net.

North Carolina's Dani Weatherholt scored in the 53rd minute off a corner kick to make it 2-1. Uno Shiragaki had the initial shot and Casey Murphy’s knockdown block fell right at Weatherholt’s feet as she punched it to the left side of the net.

Portland rises to the top

In a match between the league's top two teams at Providence Park in Portland, the Thorns snapped San Diego's five-game winning streak to climb to the top of the standings.

Marie Muller scored her first career NWSL goal in the 10th minute to put the Thorns on the board. Sophia Wilson extended the lead in the 64th, scoring her second goal of the season.

It was the second time these two teams met this season. San Diego won the first battle last month 3-1.

Scoring woes over for Gotham

Despite just scoring two goals before the international break earlier this month, Gotham FC’s scoring woes appear to be over.

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In their first two games back, they scored five goals defeating Bay FC 3-0 at home and then got two more goals in the shut out of the Stars on the road.

Jordynn Dudley scored in the first minute of the match after Jaedyn Shaw’s cross ran through the back line of the Stars' defense. It was the second-fastest goal in club history.

In the 10th minute, Rose Lavelle was left wide open and volleyed a shot past Alyssa Naeher.

Katie Atkinson, who played in the Stars’ previous two matches, was inactive with a thigh injury.

Rodman scores, Andi Sullivan returns to the pitch

Trinity Rodman scored her 30th career goal in the 15th minute with a cross-body volley strike from the middle of the penalty box at Audi Field in Washington.

Andi Sullivan came on in the 63rd minute after a long absence. She tore her ACL at the end of the 2024 season and was on maternity leave in 2025.

The Spirit have shut out four straight opponents, winning three and drawing against Denver 0-0.

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Pauline Chalamet Shares Rare Photos with Her Daughter, 19 Months, on a Girls' Trip to London

Pauline Chalamet shared rare photos of her 19-month-old daughter during a girls' trip to London with a friend

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• The actress shared a cute photo where her daughter’s face is covered with a chick emoji in one photo from the trip

• Chalamet previously announced she welcomed her baby three weeks before Paris Fashion Week in September 2024

Pauline Chalametis sharing a rare glimpse into her life as a mom.

On Tuesday, April 28, theSex Lives of College Girlsstar, 34, posted rare photos of her 19-month-old daughter, whose name has yet to be revealed, as she shared a roundup of pictures from a girls' trip to London with a friend.

In one snap, Chalamet can be seen walking hand-in-hand with her little girl, whose face she covered with a chick emoji. The toddler looked too cute in a pair of jeans with flowers on them and a blush-colored sweater.

Another picture showed Chalamet and her daughter in a bathtub together. She also showed a glimpse of her daughter's Pack 'n Play along with a star projector.

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She briefly mentioned her daughter in the caption, writing, "Maybe something was in the water but i really fell in love with london town and the CUTEST hotel with the most darling manager who watched the little one when we went to the theater."

In a videoposted to Xby French publication Paris Match in September 2024, Pauline could be heard telling director Greta Gerwig during Paris Fashion Week thatshe had just welcomed a baby.

"I just had a baby!" Pauline exclaimed. "No!" responded Gerwig, who has worked with Pauline's brotherTimothée Chalametnumerous times.

"Yeah!" Pauline said. "Oh my God!" Gerwig said.

"We just had a baby," Pauline responded, putting an arm around a man standing to her right. "Three weeks ago."

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Ex-NBA player Damon Jones first to plead guilty in pair of gambling cases

Former NBA player Damon Jones became the first person toplead guiltyin a pair of federal indictments involving34 defendants, including some with alleged links to the mafia and other NBA figures.

Jones, 49, was among three people charged in both indictments, one of which focused on poker schemes in which wealthy victims were allegedly lured to play in rigged games against athletes. The other focuses on sports betting, accusing the formerCleveland Cavaliersguard of using inside information to place bets.

In total, Jones pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy Tuesday.

Reading from a prepared statement inside Brooklyn federal court in the first of two hearings, Jones acknowledged he used "insider information" he obtained from the relationships he made during his time as a player, the Associated Press reported.

He apologized to his family, colleagues and the NBA as part of his statement.

CBS News has reached out to his attorney for comment.

In the sports betting case, federal prosecutors accused Jones of sending a tip about "a prominent NBA player, saying: 'Get a big bet onMilwaukeetonight before the information is out! [Player 3] is out tonight.'" Heappears to be referring to LeBron James, a former teammate and longtime friend. James is not accused of any wrongdoing.

Prosecutors have not indicated that pleas are expected for other defendants in the sports betting cases. On Monday,Miami HeatplayerTerry Rozierwhopleaded not guiltyto charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, appeared in court for a motionto dismisshis case.

Instead, federal prosecutors said during the hearing that they intend to bring additional charges – including bribery and wire fraud – against the NBA star by mid-May.

Prosecutors accused Jones of participating in a rigged poker game in Las Vegas in 2019, court documents said, that used a device described as a "rigged shuffling machine" that was secretly altered to read the cards. The FBI said a victim was defrauded of $50,000 in that game.

Eleven other defendants caught up in the investigation areset to make pleaagreements.

Jones' sentencing is set for Jan. 6, 2027, the AP reported.

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Raptors win low-scoring Game 4 over Cavaliers to level series

Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes each scored 23 points Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Raptors held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 93-89, to even the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 2-2.

Game 5 of the series is Wednesday at Cleveland.

RJ Barrett added 18 points for the Raptors, and Collin Murray-Boyles scored 15 with 10 rebounds. Jakob Poeltl contributed 10 points.

Donovan Mitchell scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for Cleveland. James Harden added 19 points but had seven turnovers. Jarrett Allen had three points and a game-high 15 rebounds, while Sam Merrill contributed 14 points.

Toronto led by two points entering the fourth quarter. Barrett's 10-foot floater gave Toronto a six-point lead with 9:28 to play. But Mitchell drained a 3-pointer to tie the game at 74 and he made another 3-pointer that gave Cleveland a six-point lead with 5:14 left.

The lead reached eight on Mitchell's two made free throws with 4:55 left. Ingram's 3-pointer cut the lead to two with 2:36 to play but Merrill answered with a 3-pointer.

Barrett's bank shot cut the margin to one with 49 seconds to go. After a Cleveland turnover, Barnes made two free throws to give Toronto a one-point lead. Mitchell missed a floater and Ingram grabbed the rebound with 23 seconds left. Barnes made two free throws before Mitchell missed a would-be game-tying 3-pointer.

Barrett made one free throw to bump the lead to four and Merrill hit a 22-foot jumper to cut the lead to two before Barnes sealed the game with 3.8 seconds left on two free throws.

Barnes added nine rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots to his stat line. He scored 10 fourth-quarter points, knocking down all six free throw attempts in the final 34.6 seconds.

"Scottie is going to be one of the best players in the league," said Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic. "He's already one of the best players in the league. But how much he cares about winning, it's pushing him forward to whatever it takes to win a game. That's what makes him so special, so I expect to see him continue to get better."

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Barnes was more focused on the team concept than any individual aspect of his own game.

"I think that's what makes our bond just so tight, we're just focusing on how we can grow," he said after the game. "And we're trying to do it together and finding ways of how we can communicate with each other each and every single day while we're on the court, off the court, and just keep growing our bond."

Cleveland led 17-14 after a sloppy first quarter.

Toronto was 0-for-14 from 3-point range before Barrett hit one with 8:31 remaining in the second quarter to cut the deficit to four. After Cleveland took an eight-point lead on Mitchell's 3-pointer, Toronto finished the first half on a 10-0 run capped by Ingram's 3-pointer to take a 38-36 lead into the break.

The first half featured poor shooting from both teams. Cleveland shot 33.3% (15 of 45) from the field and Toronto shot 27.8% (15 of 54).

"We had trouble scoring all game, but so did they," said Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson. "So it was one of those types of games where it was tough to score the ball. Typical playoff game. I love our guys' fight. We fought like crazy.

"They won the possession battle by 15. If you do the math, that's really tough to overcome. We've got to turn that around in Game 5."

Harden converted two free throws to give Cleveland an eight-point lead with 4:38 remaining in the third quarter. Toronto chipped away and took a one-point lead on Sandro Mamukelashvili's layup with 45 seconds left. The Raptors led 60-58 after three quarters.

They would prevail despite misfiring on 26 of 30 attempts (13.3%) from behind the arc. But they did convert a dozen more free throws than the Cavs (27-15) and Cleveland only knocked down 15 of 23 (65.2%) from the stripe.

"It's time for us to make an adjustment in the sense of just being aggressive and getting to the basket and taking shots and opportunities when we have them," said Harden. "Low-scoring game today, it feels like nobody could really get it going. There's an opportunity to tighten up on the little things and closing the quarters well even when we're not shooting the ball well, eliminating the second-chance points, things you can control."

--Field Level Media

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Raptors win low-scoring Game 4 over Cavaliers to level series

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