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Seattle’s Danny Musovski subbed on for Paul Rothrock in the 69th minute and hit the crossbar with a shot from the center of the area in the 76th.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Bryan Acosta played an arcing ball from the right side to the back post and Woledzi banged a header off the bottom of the crossbar into the net.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Its best was a crossbar-skimming miss by former Rapid Anthony Markanich on a lovely cross by James Rodriguez, a Colombian legend who played his sixth and final MLS match on Wednesday before heading home to prepare for the World Cup.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Marco Reus sailed a shot over the crossbar from distance in the 25th minute.
—Daily News, 14 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Bryan Acosta played an arcing ball from the right side to the back post and Woledzi banged a header off the bottom of the crossbar into the net.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Its best was a crossbar-skimming miss by former Rapid Anthony Markanich on a lovely cross by James Rodriguez, a Colombian legend who played his sixth and final MLS match on Wednesday before heading home to prepare for the World Cup.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Marco Reus sailed a shot over the crossbar from distance in the 25th minute.
—Daily News, 14 May 2026
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbar. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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crossbar
noun
cross·bar
ˈkrȯs-ˌbär 
: a bar, piece, or stripe placed crosswise or across something
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