scoring

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The buzz: With a goal and an assist in the Americans’ penultimate warm-up with Senegal, Christian Pulisic broke out of a career-long scoring drought and proved himself ready for the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite his young age, he has already proved that he can hold his nerve on the big stage, scoring the winning penalty in Bosnia-Herzegovina's play-off semi-final against Wales.

From BBC • 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

AMD, the second-highest-ranked semiconductor company, after Nvidia, is No. 16 overall, scoring well on agility, innovation and AI readiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Rowdy had been an absolute terror, scoring twenty points, grabbing ten rebounds, and stealing the ball seven times.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie