Monthly Archives: September 2004

21 Abby Wambach's goal in the 3-0 victory over Iceland Wednesday night in Pittsburgh was her team-leading 21st goal of the year, tying Tiffeny Milbrett for the second most goals in a calendar year in the history of the women's national team behind Michelle Akers (39 in 1991). 99 Kristine Lilly's goal against Iceland Wednesday […]

Midfielders Iulian Apostol and Adrian Senin of Romanian First Division club Farul Constanta have learned that if you need help filling your cup, don't trust a teammate. Mihai Baicu, who according to club vice president Robi Urs, ''put his urine in his teammates' test tubes with their agreement'' during post-game testing, had taken a banned […]

Winners WAYNE ROONEY. In his first Man U appearance since bought from Everton for $54.2 million, the 18-year-old notched a hat trick in a 6-2 European Champions League win over Fenerbahce. Rooney scored all three, including a free kick, from outside the penalty area. ROBBIE RUSSELL. The Massachusetts product was the only American to see […]

CAPITAL CITY CUP Little Rock, Ark. Sept. 25-26, 2004 (USYSA) U11 Boys 1. Norman Celtic Green 2 (4) 2. ASC Heat 2 (3) U12 Boys 1. Little Rock FC Blue 3 2. Russellville Strikers Yellow 1 U13 Boys 1. AR Predators 4 2. Shreveport USC Arsenal 1 U14 Boys 1. Little Rock FC Blue 1 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (10-0-0) 1 Oct. 1 — at No. 20 West Virginia. Oct. 3 — vs. Providence. 2. North Carolina (9-0-1) 2 Sept. 30 — at N.C. State. 3. Virginia (9-0-0) 3 Sept. 28 — vs. Richmond (ppd.) Oct. 1 — at Wake Forest. 4. Washington (8-0-0) 4 Oct. 1 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (8-0-0) 1 Oct. 1 — at San Francisco. 2. Duke (10-0-0) 22 Sept. 29 — vs. Appalachian State W 3-0. Oct. 3 — vs. North Carolina. 3. California (7-0-1) 4 Oct. 2– at No. 7 Stanford. 4. Santa Clara (7-1-0) 3 Oct. 1 — at St. Mary's. […]

The United States got goals by Cindy Parlow and Abby Wambach in the second and 18th minutes, respectively, and coasted to a 3-0 victory over Iceland Wednesday night in Pittsburgh in the second game of the Fan Celebration Tour. Kristine Lilly scored the 99th goal of her career in the second half to complete the […]

$9.9 million Amount Manchester United paid in agents' fees last season. $50 million Man U's pre-tax profits last season. $20.5 million Amount by which last season's pre-tax profits fell from the previous season.

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was in attendance last Saturday at Spartan Stadium to watch the Galaxy and Quakes lurch their way to a 0-0 tie. He refused to specify which players he might be observing as possible call-ups for the next two World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group A Sept. 28 Monaco (France) 2 (Kallon 5, Saviola 10) Dep. Coruna (Spain) 0. Olympiakos (Greece) 1 (Stoltidis 17) Liverpool (England) 0. Standings: Olympiakos 4 points; Liverpool, Monaco 3; Dep. Coruna 1. Group B Sept. 28 Dyn. Kiev (Ukraine) 4 (Rincon 30, 69, Cernat 73, 93) B. Leverkusen (Germany) 2 (Voronin […]

GOALKEEPER Megan Rivera (Auburn), Sr. (1) Breaks SEC career shutout record with shutouts in Auburn's 1-0 win over then-No. 7 Florida and 1-0 win over South Carolina, giving her 30 in her Tiger career. DEFENDERS Michelle Biehl (Villanova), Sr. (1) Leads the Cats' defense that shuts out then-No. 11 West Virginia (1-0) and Seton Hall […]

GOALKEEPER Kris Rake (William & Mary), Soph. (1) Ties career-high with 10 saves in 1-0 victory over No. 2 Maryland, adds second shutout for the week in 1-0 win over American. DEFENDERS Cameron Knowles (Akron), Sr. (1) Defensive MVP of the Husky Fever Classic, where Zips beat host Washington (2-1) and loses to Portland (0-1). […]

Rosenborg has won the last 12 Norwegian championships. Valerenga hasn't won a title since 1984 but is in the hunt this season. After it beat Rosenborg, 4-1, Reverend Einar Gelius told his parish, ''It's going well for Valerenga for the moment and it is a positive lift for many people and that is what we […]

Yuri Morales, a Santa Cruz, Calif., product who played collegiate ball at the University of Massachusetts, made his Danish Super League last Wednesday when he came on in the 61st minute for Viborg in a 1-1 tie with Midtjylland. The 22-year-old forward assisted on the tying goal in the 90th minute. On Sunday, Morales started […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (8-0-0) 1 Oct. 1 — at San Francisco. 2. Duke (9-0-0) 22 Sept. 29 — vs. Appalachian State. Oct. 3 — vs. North Carolina. 3. California (7-0-1) 4 Oct. 2– at No. 7 Stanford. 4. Santa Clara (7-1-0) 3 Oct. 1 — at St. Mary's. Oct. 3 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (10-0-0) 1 Oct. 1 — at No. 20 West Virginia. Oct. 3 — vs. Providence. 2. North Carolina (9-0-1) 2 Sept. 30 — at N.C. State. 3. Virginia (9-0-0) 3 Sept. 28 — vs. Richmond (ppd.) Oct. 1 — at Wake Forest. 4. Washington (8-0-0) 4 Oct. 1 […]

Spanish club Deportivo Coruna has had to promote youth player Carlos Pita for its Champions League game against Monaco on Tuesday after defender Enrique Romero was ruled out because of heavy bruises suffered after a bicycle crash. The Spanish international crashed after a dog ran across his path.

Winners COLUMBUS CREW. A Tony Sanneh goal gave the Crew a 1-0 win over D.C. United for its fourth straight win and its 14th straight game without a loss, putting it within one game of the Los Angeles Galaxy's league record 15-game winless streak, set in 1997-98. ANDY HERRON, the Costa Rican striker, scored two […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (10-0-0) 1 2. North Carolina (9-0-1) 2 3. Virginia (9-0-0) 3 4. Washington (8-0-0) 4 5. Penn State (7-1-1) 5 6. Portland (8-2-0) 6 7. Santa Clara (6-2-1) 9 8. UCLA (6-2-0) 10 9. Florida (7-2-1) 7 10. Florida State (7-2-0) 8 11. Texas A&M (7-3-0) 14 12. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (8-0-0) 1 2. Duke (9-0-0) 22 3. California (7-0-1) 4 4. Santa Clara (7-1-0) 3 5. New Mexico (6-0-0) 7 6. Indiana (6-2-0) 8 7. Stanford (5-1-2) 5 8. Creighton (6-1-0) 10 9. Penn State (5-0-3) 14 10. UNC Greensboro (6-0-1) 15 11. Boston College (6-1-0) NR […]

#1 NOTRE DAME 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay 0 Top-ranked Notre Dame scored in the third minute and converted four of its first five shots on goal en route to an easy win over visiting Wisconsin-Green Bay. Junior forward Katie Thorlakson scored the first two Irish goals and assisted on the third for 9 goals and 10 […]

The U.S. women's national team needed a goal from Heather Mitts in the last minute of stoppage time to beat Iceland, 4-3, in the opening game of the Fan Celebration Tour. Olympic hero Abby Wambach put on a dazzling display in front of a sold-out crowd in her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., scoring two first-half […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: Soccer America Top 25 Scoreboard (Week 5: Sept. 20-26) RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (10-0-0) 1 Sept. 24 — Pittsburgh W 3-1. Sept. 26 — Wisconsin-Green Bay W 4-0. 2. North Carolina (9-0-1) 2 Sept. 24 — Maryland W 2-1 (OT). Sept. 26 — at Virginia Tech W 6-1. 3. Virginia […]

Sept. 25 in Columbus Columbus 1 D.C. United 0. Goal: Sanneh (Elliott) 10. Columbus – Busch, Oughton (Akwari, 88), Fraser, Marshall, Hejduk (Cunningham, 63), Elliott, Paule, Sanneh, Wingert, Buddle, Martino (Testo, 89). D.C. United – Rimando, Namoff, Nelsen, Petke, Gros, Carroll, Olsen (Adu, 72), Gomez (Hendrickson, 46), Kovalenko, Eskandarian, Moreno (Stewart, 25). Yellow Cards: Sanneh […]

#1 UC SANTA BARBARA 4 UNLV 0 Top-ranked UC Santa Barbara (8-0-0) scored three goals in a span of less than four minutes midway through the first half and then added another in the second half. Drew McAthy scored in the 20th and 22nd minutes to get the Gauchos started. Neil Jones redirected a McAthy […]