[NWSL SCHEDULE: Week 8] Australian Lisa DeVanna scored two goals, including a spectacular bicycle kick, and Danesha Adams added two more to lead Sky Blue FC to a 5-1 win over the Boston Breakersand take over first place in the NWSL. Midfielders Zakiya Bywaters and Jackie Santacaterina scored on either side ofhalftime as the Chicago Red Stars defeated Portland Thorns FC, 2-0, for their first win of the season before 12,446 fans in Portland.

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