Dudley’s brace, including the decider in stoppage time, lifts Gotham to a 2-1 win over the Courage

Jordynn Dudley scored two goals, including the eventual winner in stoppage time, leading Gotham to a 2-1 road victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night.

In the day's other National Women's Soccer League matches, the Portland Thorns beat the Orlando Pride 4-1 and the Denver Summit topped the Seattle Reign 2-1.

Gotham (15-4-6) opened the scoring in the 8th minute with Sam Kerr providing the assist to Dudley for the goal.

North Carolina, playing in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,551 at WakeMed Soccer Park, appeared to equalize in the 15th minute and 47th minute on goals from Evelyn Ijeh and Ashley Sanchez, but both of them were ruled offside.

On a corner kick in the 69th minute, the Courage had multiple shots on goal before Natalia Staude finally put one away to tie the game 1-1. But then Gotham midfielder Rose Lavelle headed the ball in front of goal, and Dudley knocked it home for the winner in stoppage time.

North Carolina (12-10-3) has now dropped consecutive matches.

Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak.

In the third minute, Wilson drove toward the endline and laid it off at the top of the box to Nina Nijstad, who calmly finished for the 1-0 lead — the first NWSL goal for the Dutch international. Then, Thorns forward Caiya Hanks drew a foul on Oihane Hernández in the 27th minute, and Wilson converted the penalty kick to double the lead.

Orlando midfielder Ally Lemos scored her first NWSL goal on a long-range strike that trimmed the lead to 2-1 in the 30th minute, but Morgan Weaver answered with a shot from well outside the box in the 74th minute made it 3-1.

It was Weaver's first goal since Nov. 1, 2024, after missing last season with injury.

Wilson delivered her second assist in the 88th minute to Renee Lyles for the final margin.

It was interim head coach Yolanda Thomas' first loss since taking over the Pride (9-13-3).

Delanie Sheehan and Tash Flint each scored to lead the expansion Summit (9-8-8) to a home victory over the Reign in a game that was delayed for more than an hour because of the weather.

In the 44th minute, Sheehan’s curling shot hit off the post into the back of the net to make it 1-0. Then, off a forced turnover by defender Janine Sonis, she found Flint to double the lead in the 50th minute.

Summit goalkeeper Abby Smith was unable to corral the ball in the 55th minute, and Reign forward Brittany Ratcliffe scored to trim the lead to 2-1. But they were unable to find the equalizer the rest of the way.

The Reign (11-10-4) have now dropped two straight matches after a three-game win streak.

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FILE- Gotham FC forward Jordynn Dudley brings the ball upfield against the Kansas City Current during an NWSL soccer match, April 4, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Kirsty Coventry, the president of the International Olympic Committee, on Sunday toured the wooden cabins lodging athletes at the Asian Games and, despite some athletes' criticism, said she was “really impressed.”

Japanese organizers of the Asian Games are lodging athletes on a cruise ship, in hotels and in wooden cabins. At least 11,000 athletes are participating, although the number is likely to be in the range of 12,000.

The Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024 featured about 10,700 athletes.

Japanese organizers have yet to offer an official number as the games opened a two-week run on Sunday.

The Japanese opted out of building a dedicated athletes village, a move to control costs after Japan officially spent $13 billion on the Tokyo Olympics, delayed a year by the pandemic until 2021.

“The cabins here are really nice,” Coventry said. “They’re a little tight so, you know, if you want something negative it’s a little smaller but I don’t think it is a negative thing I love the village.”

Coventry is a two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist (2004 and 2008) and a former sports official in her native Zimbabwe. She took over the IOC presidency 15 months ago after Thomas Bach's term ended.

“I am always going to positivity, about having athletes all together because I think it’s a part of an experience that you don’t ever get anywhere else,” she added. “But the cabins are quiet, they’re very cool, the air conditioning is working well, the flooring and the walls are beautiful. It’s better than some of the villages I’ve ever stayed in.”

Coventry attended the opening ceremony on Saturday with Emperor Naruhito officially raising the curtain and Sheikh Joaan Hamad Al Thani, the president of Olympic Council of Asia, delivering opening remarks.

The Asian Games run through Oct 4. This is the 20th edition with the first games held in New Delhi, India, in 1951.

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International Olympic Committee President, Kirsty Coventry, second left, walks through the press centre at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

International Olympic Committee President, Kirsty Coventry, right, greets members of the media during a visit to the press centre at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)