In the WUSA championship yesterday, Washington beat Atlanta 2-1 in OT.

Abby Wambach was the hero. She has had an up-and-down year, but yesterday she scored both of the Freedom's goals. At the end, Jennifer Meier made a sweet crossing pass to the right post. Mia Hamm yelled for Wambach to let it go, but Wambach ignored Hamm and knocked in a perfect shot past Brianna Scurry.

"Any time you can look back on your life and see you've had to make so many sacrifices, seen yourself persevere though certain circumstances where you may not have thought you were going to get through it, and look to your right and left and see the teammates who supported you . . . and be able to lift the trophy at the end of the day, that's something that means more to me and my teammates than any words can say," Wambach said. "This is the greatest feeling I've had in my soccer career."