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TORONTO -- For once a Toronto FC player had a good excuse for costing his team a late victory. DeMarre Carroll Jersey . A questionable foul called on captain Steven Caldwell in the 88th minute negated what would have been the decisive goal, forcing Toronto to settle for a 1-1 draw Friday with the visiting New England Revolution. Replays appeared to show that Caldwell simply beat the defender to the ball in the air. "I think it was the wrong decision by the referee. It certainly wasnt a foul," Caldwell said of the whistle against him after he flicked a header off a free kick snuck inside the far post beyond the reach of New England goalkeeper Matt Reis. "I just got into the area first and held my ground. It was very disappointing." Caldwell said referee Fotis Bazakos didnt offer an explanation "but I think he knew he made the wrong decision. But were all human, we all make mistakes. Its just bitterly disappointing in such a tight game." That was one of few scoring chances by either side in a largely uneventful second half before a crowd of 18,623 at BMO Field. Save for a brutal opening 10 minutes, Toronto FC head coach Ryan Nelsen felt his side deserved to win. "Whats unfortunate is that for 80 minutes of the game the guys were superb," Nelsen said. "Im more disappointed because I think they really deserved to win and it was kind of taken away from them." Nelsen said he believes Bazakos "knows it was a mistake" to whistle Caldwell. But, no doubt leery of being fined for excessive criticism, the coach tempered his comments about the play. "We have to live with that and thats life," he said. "People make mistakes. We all make mistakes." It was the second straight 1-1 draw for Toronto (4-12-10), now winless in four games. The point moved New England (10-9-7), at least temporarily, into the fifth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer. The Revolution is undefeated in three straight. The teams bookended the first half with goals with New England opened the scoring barely 90 seconds in. Kelyn Rowe, who came in having found the net three times in his last two matches, picked up the ball just inside the Toronto half and made a nice run to the top of the penalty area where he walked around defender Doneil Henry and thumped a shot off the back of Richard Eckersley. Rowe collected his rebound and slid a pass across the penalty area to a wide open Diego Fagundez, who tapped it into the gaping net for his team-leading ninth goal of the season. Fagundez nearly doubled the lead four minutes later but Toronto goalkeeper Joe Bendik dove to get his fingertips on a right-footed shot before it curled inside the far post. After a nightmarish start, Toronto settled in and began to take the play to the visitors, putting on some sustained pressure from about the half hour mark onward with a 6-5 edge in shot attempts in the first half. Toronto was finally rewarded when, near the end of two minutes of first-half stoppage time, Wiedeman equalized. Eckersley sent a long free kick into the Revolution penalty area where it ping-ponged around before Henry, amidst appeals for a handball from New England players, slipped a pass to Wiedeman who scored his second goal of the season. "The last 80 minutes we were the better team for sure," said Wiedeman. "We came out slow. The first 10 minutes were not good, not acceptable, so we need to cut that out for sure. But we definitely felt like the last one was taken away from us." Sean Kilpatrick Jersey . Tony Parker had 33 points and nine assists and San Antonio never trailed in a resounding 116-92 victory over Portland, bullying the younger Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Allen Crabbe Jersey . Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the Houston Texans No. 1 pick in the draft, was on the field Tuesday for the first time with former NFL Defensive Player of the Year J. http://www.nbanetsauthority.com/trevor-booker-nets-jersey-c-25/ . -- Billy Donovans bench came up big, bailing out top-seeded Florida in a tight game against what was supposed to be an overmatched opponent.Theres a disturbing trend happening this year in the National Hockey League - players are getting suspended for dangerous hits at an alarming level. Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals could be getting punished by the NHL Department of Player Safety after his hit Brayden Schenn on Tuesday night. Wilson has a hearing scheduled with the NHL for Thursday at Noon et. If NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan suspends him, that will make 10 suspensions in 11 days and 20 over two-and-a-half months of hockey so far this season. Not to mention the seven suspensions that were handed out in the pre-season. To make matters worse, it seems more players are getting carted off on stretchers this year than ever before. Players are just not getting the idea of what is legal and illegal. Or they just dont care. So what needs to be done for players to get the message and stop these sort of hits? They could make the suspensions harsher. Instead of giving David Clarkson and Dion Phaneuf just two games for their respected inciidents, how about sitting them down for five or more contests? Maybe the answer is to go after their wallets. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Jersey. . To many NHL players, charging $2,000, $5,000 or even $10,000 is a drop in the bucket. If the league increased fines dramatically (say, six figures?), players would probably be outraged but they might also think twice about hitting a defenceless player from behind. Rules changes could be another option. Modifying the laws of fighting and hitting could work. But players dont seem to be getting the idea as it stands, so any minor tweaks or changes could be irrelevant. Then theres the thought of sidelining an offender for however long it takes for the victim to get cleared by doctors for game action. Now its also possible that little can be done to prevent said injuries and suspensions. Maybe the players have gotten too big, strong and fast to prevent this type of thing from happening. All that considered, what do you think needs to be done to prevent the rapid rate of dangerous hits in the NHL? As always, its Your! Call. Wholesale NFL T-shirts China NFL Gear Cheap Jerseys 2020 Wholesale NFL Womens Jerseys Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '