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NATIONAL TREASURE

Toronto FC midfielder Nick
DeLeon, left, celebrates after
scoring a goal in the second
half of the team's MLS soc-
cer Eastern Conference final
against the Atlanta United on
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in
Atlanta. Toronto won 2-1 and
advances to the MLS Cup ti-
tle match against the Seattle
Sounders.
Associated Press
Road Warriors:

Toronto

heads to
MLS Cup,

wins 2-1

at Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — Toronto
FC has turned into the
Road Warriors in the MLS
playoffs.
One more victory in a
tough environment will
bring home the champion-
ship.
Nick DeLeon scored the
tiebreaking goal in the
78th minute, Quentin West-
berg swatted away a pen-
alty kick and Toronto ad-
vanced to the MLS Cup
title game with a 2-1 vic-
tory over defending cham-
pion Atlanta United in the
Eastern Conference final
Wednesday night.
Next up: A trip to Seattle to Nationals top Astros in Game 7
face the Sounders on Nov.
10.
"We're not intimidated at to win 1st World Series title
all," said Nick DeLeon, who
came off the bench early
in the second half and Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez celebrates after Game 7 of the baseball World Series against the Houston Astros
came through with the Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Houston. The Nationals won 6-2 to win the series.
shot of his life. Associated Press
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