scoring

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Wembanyama was brilliant, scoring 32 points as San Antonio at last discovered the simple ritual of lobbing the ball to the impossibly tall guy under the basket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Heading that team is Thor-like striker Erling Haaland, a three-time Premier League scoring champion for Manchester City, who has more goals for club and country than Messi or Ronaldo had at the age of 25.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Stokes, however, suffered a frustrating Test with the bat - scoring 12 in his first innings before a three-ball duck in the second.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The tweens came down from Napa, Calif., to showcase their acrylic comic-strip painting featuring Mexican soccer player Alexis Vega, who channels his Mesoamerican ancestors when scoring the victory goal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

We played until Hossein and Ali-Reza got tired of us scoring goals on them.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram