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Expansion Boston Legacy wins first match this season, 3-2 over the Denver Summit

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Expansion Boston Legacy wins first match this season, 3-2 over the Denver Summit
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Expansion Boston Legacy wins first match this season, 3-2 over the Denver Summit

2026-05-04 08:10 Last Updated At:08:20

Bianca St-Georges scored in stoppage time and the Boston Legacy defeated the Denver Summit 3-2 on Sunday for the expansion club's first regular-season win.

In other National Women's Soccer League action, the Chicago Stars fell to the visiting Portland Thorns 2-0.

Natasha Flint found Yazmeen Ryan, who took a few dribbles and rocketed a shot from outside the box past Casey Murphy to give the Summit a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute.

Nichelle Prince scored the equalizer for the Legacy in the 44th. The Summit broke the deadlock in the 77th on Flint’s left-footed precision strike to retake the lead.

Second half substitute Aïssata Traoré's goal in the 90th minute tied it up once again at 2-2. Traoré's touch on a header landed in the path of St-Georges for the game-winner in stoppage time to complete the comeback for the Legacy (1-5-1).

The Summit (1-3-3) dropped their second straight and extended their winless streak to four games.

It was the first matchup between the newest NWSL expansion teams.

Olivia Moultrie became the youngest player in NWSL history to make 100 NWSL appearances and capped it off with a goal and assist in Portland's victory.

Moultrie opened the scoring with the assist from Pietra Tordin in the 17th minute. Both players have six goal contributions this season.

After a second half in which the Chicago Stars (2-6-0) had more possession, shots, and shots on goal, it was the Thorns who had the breakthrough. In the 89th minute, Moultrie delivered a pinpoint pass from distance that found second-half substitute Reilyn Turner, who beat goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher to the ball and finished it into an empty net.

Mackenzie Arnold made four saves for her third clean sheet of the season and fifth overall for Portland (6-1-1), which sits atop the league standings.

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FILE - Boston Legacy FC defender Bianca St-Georges (53) reacts during an NWSL soccer match against NJ/NY Gotham FC, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper,File)

FILE - Boston Legacy FC defender Bianca St-Georges (53) reacts during an NWSL soccer match against NJ/NY Gotham FC, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper,File)

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Golden Tempo's victory in Saturday's 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby averaged 19.6 million on NBC and Peacock, making it the most-viewed Run for the Roses since NBC started carrying the race in 2001.

According to preliminary data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, the audience peaked at 24.4 million from 7-7:15 p.m. EDT. Post time for the race was 7:03 p.m. as Jose Ortiz rallied Golden Tempo from 12th as they approached the stretch to a win by a neck over Renegade and make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner.

It is the Derby's largest audience since Sunday Silence's 1989 victory averaged 18.5 million on ABC. This year's Derby audience also was an 11% increase over last year.

Some of the increase can be attributed to a change in the way viewers are counted. Nielsen began using its Big Data + Panel methodology for all events last September with the start of the current television season.

The streaming audience on Peacock was 1.3 million, up 36% from 2025 and nearly doubling 2024 (714,000).

NBC also announced that Friday night's Kentucky Oaks averaged 2.4 million. It was the first time the race was contested in primetime and on network television.

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Golden Tempo (19) ridden by Jose L. Ortiz wins the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Golden Tempo (19) ridden by Jose L. Ortiz wins the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Jockey Jose L. Ortiz celebrates after riding Golden Tempo (19) to victory the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Jockey Jose L. Ortiz celebrates after riding Golden Tempo (19) to victory the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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