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Vincent Jackson?-- during a mission last year.Those flags flew over Afghanistan and Iraq 37 times together, Ortega said. Every s
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VANCOUVER - Will Johnson got mad — and then he helped his team get even. Johnson scored on a penalty kick and earned an assist as the short-handed Portland Timbers came back to earn a 2-2 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday in Major League Soccer action. Johnsons heroics occurred after his foul enabled Vancouver to take a 1-0 lead into the dressing room at halftime. The 26-year-old Toronto native felt extra motivation after his early miscue. "Im the kind of person (if) you punch me in the face, Im not going anywhere," said Johnson, who also plays for Canadas national team. "Im going to punch back." Second-half substitute Jose Valencias goal in the 84th minute gave the Timbers (4-1-7) the draw and extended their unbeaten strike to 10 games. "This team continues to do things that amaze me," said Portland coach Caleb Porter. "Weve gone 10 games without a loss, and throughout those 10 games weve come from behind, in some games two goals, and this is just another example of what this team is made of." The tying marker came while Portland was playing with 10 men due to Mamadou Dansos ejection only three minutes earler. Camilo led Vancouver with a goal and an assist, while Gershon Koffie also scored for the Whitecaps (3-4-4), who remain unbeaten at home (3-0-3). Vancouver has never beaten Portland in six MLS games. "We did very well," said Koffie. "The chances we had, we took our chances. But its a disappointing result for us, that we did not get three points." Valencia scored after receiving a long, high lob from Johnson. The ball appeared to touch Valencias arm and he and Vancouver defender Brad Rusin went up for it, but play was allowed to continue and Valencia tucked a short shot inside the near post. "The players really deserved to win it," said Rennie after his clubs third game in seven days. "They put in a fantastic effort this week." Continuing a trend of recent games, he juggled his lineup and made some surprising moves. In the most notable one, Camilo, who has been utilized mainly as a midfielder, played as a lone striker. The move paid off as Camilo was a scoring threat and also generated a number of chances. Rennie said he inserted Camilo because he was fresh after resting in Montreal. "He is the top scorer in the clubs history, and he showed us why tonight," said Rennie. The Brazilian fired just wide on a free kick from about 35 yards out in the 23rd minute, taking the shot after Russell Teibert was fouled on the right flank. But Camilo made no mistake a minute later as he curled a shot high into the corner of the net from about 20 yards. The free kick resulted after Camilo himself was fouled by Johnson, who received a yellow card for the infraction. "It wasnt a great play," said Johnson. "He wasnt looking to shoot or try and do anything. He was looking for the foul. Ill have to see it again (on video), but a player with my experience should know better and know that hes looking for a foul because hes deadly on free kicks. "But I take my hat off to him. Thats a world-class free kick." In the 52nd minute, Johnson made up for his miscue as he fired in a penalty kick to create a 1-1 tie. The spot kick resulted after Johnsons shot hit Vancouver defender Andy OBriens arm and the Caps were called for a hand ball. But Koffie put the hosts ahead just two minutes later as Camilo, grappling with two defenders in the Portland box, sent the ball back to him and he curled in a high shot. Danso received a straight red card after he and Camilo tangled legs while rushing for a loose ball deep in the Portland zone. But the short-handed situation did not hurt the Timbers for long as Valencia emerged the hero for the visitors. Rennie said Dansos ejection was the turning point in the entertaining contest. "We relaxed a little bit, and the goal came right after that," said Rennie. "I think we could have dealt with that better." Vancouver goalkeeper Brad Knighton, who made his first MLS start of the season, said the Caps felt that they should have had three points instead of one. "One long ball right down the middle of the field beats us," he said. "We cant let the referee make the decisions for us. We need to take care of business." Notes: The Timbers lost forward Darlington Nagbe in the first half after he was injured in a sequence in which Portlands Diego Valeri delivered a hard tackle on Vancouvers Young-Pyo Lee. Porter said Nagbe "tweaked" his ankle, but the coach did not know how long he could be out. ... Whitecaps striker Darren Mattocks was rendered a second-half substitute after scoring in Vancouvers last MLS game, and defender Alain Rochat, a perennial starter, subbed in as a midfielder, a position he also played in Montreal. ... 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TAMPA, Fla. -- It may have been just a rubber ring, but to Tampa Bay Buccaneers?receiver Cecil Shorts III, it was so much more than that.It was his wedding ring, the one he wears in place of his actual wedding band, and it got lost last week when he handed his gloves to a fan in the stands, 27-year-old Air Force staff sergeant Josh Ortega.After the Bucs 36-10 win over the Chicago Bears?on Sunday, Ortega gave Shorts his ring back, and Shorts had a special surprise for the lifelong Bucs fan, who is stationed at Tampas MacDill Air Force Base -- an autographed jersey. Coincidentally, it was the Bucs annual Salute to Service game, where the team honors members of the armed forces.He deserves it. ... [The ring] means a lot. I thought Id never see it again, Shorts said. I just thanked him for being so kind.The moment was captured by a local reporter.?After the Bucs Thursday Night Football game on Nov. 3, a 43-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Shorts gave his gloves away but didnt realize he was missing his ring until he got to the locker room. I thought it was gone. I was like, Its over with, Shorts said. He just happened to be checking his Twitter account Tuesday night, the players day off, when he saw a message from Ortega.I was like, Oh wow. Thank you! Shorts said. That was kind of him. I thought that was pretty cool. ... He told me, I know what it means. I dont want [anything] from you, just so I can give you the ring back.All Ortega wanted to do was tthe right thing.dddddddddddd He ended up making a special friend out of it.I knew what the sentimental value behind it meant, and thats what motivated me the most to give it back to him, Ortega said. I was just surprised that he did that. I then introduced him to my dad and he told me how thankful he was. He said I saved him from his wife!It meant so much to me, especially of how big of a fan I am of the team and entire organization, said Ortega, who coaches high school and youth football and has traveled to countless Bucs?home and away games, no matter where his service has taken him. Hes currently part of the 927th Air Refueling Wing and has been deployed to the Middle East three times.He even flew an American flag in honor of two longtime Buccaneers players -- Gerald McCoy and Vincent Jackson?-- during a mission last year.Those flags flew over Afghanistan and Iraq 37 times together, Ortega said. Every single combat flight during my deployment.Shorts said he wants to come visit Ortegas teams. Ortega thinks Shorts could really impact Ortegas high school players.It speaks volumes to what type of person he is, Ortega said. 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