Monthly Archives: September 2002

SWITZERLAND Frankie Hejduk (St. Gallen, D1) vs. Grasshoppers (2-3). Started: 90 minutes. Hejduk made his Swiss League debut in a 3-2 home loss on Wednesday before a crowd of 9,500. Hejduk, who arrived at St. Gallen after almost four years with Germany's Bayer Leverkusen, lined up as a wide midfielder. Swiss daily Tages Anzeiger praised […]

9/9 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/3 Ranking 1 Stanford (3-0-0) 3 9/13 — Denver (at California); 9/15 — at St. Mary's. 2 Clemson (2-0-1) 5 9/14 — at Duke. 3 UCLA (3-0-0) 6 9/15 — San Diego. 4 St. John's (3-1-0) 9 9/11 — Adelphi (3-0); 9/14 — Virginia Tech. 5 Connecticut (2-1-0) 8 […]

After months of uncertainty, U.S. World Cup veterans Eddie Lewis and Gregg Berhalter finally debuted for their respective new clubs. Lewis helped Preston North End move past feisty Scunthorpe in England's League Cup while Berhalter started as a marking back for Energie Cottbus of the German Bundesliga in a 3-1 victory against Hannover 96 and […]

In recent years, powerhouses have dominated during the regular season only to fall, often quickly, in the NCAA Tournament. Indiana's strategy of scheduling tough road games has gotten the Hoosiers ready for the postseason. They will make their sixth consecutive trip to the College Cup and take the title. When INDIANA, VIRGINIA, STANFORD and the […]

Aly Wagner's skill and vision are unsurpassed in the college game and rivaled only rarely internationally. They're the product of years of toil and a singular approach to the game. Jerry Smith first came across Aly Wagner when she was 9 years old. She was the same as she is now,'' the Santa Clara coach […]

The Dallas Burn shored up its defense when it landed Steve Morrow, the Northern Ireland international who spent more than a decade at various levels of English soccer. The Facts Born: July 2, 1970 in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. Hometown: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Pro clubs: Dallas (MLS) 2002-present, Peterborough United (England) 2001, Queen's Park Rangers (England) […]

Todd Saldana had the plum UCLA men's job taken away from him. Former U.S. national team coach Steve Sampson wanted it. Instead, former Columbus Crew boss Tom Fitzgerald was given the job of leading the Bruins after a tumultuous offseason. Clamor and confusion have subsided in Westwood, an affluent area of Southern California whose prominent […]

Goalkeeper Amanda Brown (Penn State), Fr. Made 14 saves as the Nittany Lions split 1-0 games with USC and UCLA at the Bruins' tournament, nine of them in the victory over the hosts. Defenders Tamura Crawley (Baylor), Sr. Bears' top scorer moved up front to score the tying goal against Rice and score the tying […]

9/9 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/3 Ranking 1 Stanford (3-0-0) 3 9/13 — Denver (at California); 9/15 — at St. Mary's. 2 Clemson (2-0-1) 5 9/14 — at Duke. 3 UCLA (3-0-0) 6 9/15 — San Diego. 4 St. John's (3-1-0) 9 9/11 — Adelphi (3-0); 9/14 — Virginia Tech. 5 Connecticut (2-1-0) 8 […]

9/9 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/3 Ranking 1 Stanford (3-0-0) 3 9/13 — Denver (at California); 9/15 — at St. Mary's. 2 Clemson (2-0-1) 5 9/14 — at Duke. 3 UCLA (3-0-0) 6 9/15 — San Diego. 4 St. John's (3-1-0) 9 9/11 — Adelphi (3-0); 9/14 — Virginia Tech. 5 Connecticut (2-1-0) 8 […]

By Nathaniel Gould The first-round of the A-League playoffs produced four survivors who will take on the top four seeds, which received first-round byes. The quarterfinals — the conference semifinals — will also consist of two-leg series determined by aggregate score. EASTERN CONFERENCE, First Round Richmond edges Atlanta Defenders James Wall (Atlanta) and Peter Luzak […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Goalkeeper Amanda Brown (Penn State), Fr. Made 14 saves as the Nittany Lions split 1-0 games with USC and UCLA at the Bruins' tournament, nine of them in the victory over the hosts. Defenders Tamura Crawley (Baylor), Sr. Bears' top scorer moved up front to score the tying goal against Rice and score the tying […]

Carolina's Marcia McDermott's rebuilds last year's stragglers into Founders Cup champions with an attacking attitude embodied by their newest import. It was a simple enough declaration, made by the Carolina Courage's newest foreign star to Danielle Fotopoulos a few weeks into the WUSA's second season. ''My name is Birgit,'' the new striker – Fotopoulos' new […]

North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance says defending champion Santa Clara is king until someone knocks the Broncos off. That someone will be the Tar Heels, who have the makings of champions, as they have every year. No, no,'' Anson Dorrance cries. ''You can't do that.'' He's just been informed his University of NORTH CAROLINA squad, […]

Three Soccer America Men's Top 25 teams lost to unranked teams in midweek action. Sophomore midfielder Federico Bianchi scored in the 66th minute to give Boston University a 1-0 victory over No. 4 Connecticut in Boston. Ryan Glynn and Tim Regan scored late goals to give Bradley a 3-2 win over No. 7 Notre Dame […]

Carolina's Marcia McDermott's rebuilds last year's stragglers into Founders Cup champions with an attacking attitude embodied by their newest import. It was a simple enough declaration, made by the Carolina Courage's newest foreign star to Danielle Fotopoulos a few weeks into the WUSA's second season. ''My name is Birgit,'' the new striker – Fotopoulos' new […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]