Monthly Archives: November 2004

The following players are semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, to be awarded to college soccer's top players. Three men's and three women's finalists will be announced at the 2004 Men's College Cup in December. The winners will be announced Jan. 7 in St. Louis. MEN'S SEMIFINALISTS Jason Garey, Maryland, Jr., Forward, Gonzalez, […]

Germany's Kicker Magazine has reported that Landon Donovan will on Jan. 1 rejoin Bayer Leverkusen, the club he signed with in 1999 at age 16 and which has loaned him to the San Jose Earthquakes since 2001. Donovan's representative, SportsNet, said it could not confirm the report, but Donovan, 22, is expected to attend Leverkusen's […]

By Ridge Mahoney OTHER PEOPLEÆS MONEY: Predictably, mortgage broker Tony Amanpour has withdrawn himself from the ever-shifting San Jose ownership scenario. His stipulated reason was lack of movement toward a feasible alternative to Spartan Stadium yet several weeks ago he stated a willingness to sign a letter of intent and put up a deposit by […]

Mia Hamm's goal in stoppage time, the 158th goal of her international career, gave the United States a 1-1 tie with Denmark, before 18,885 fans Wednesday night at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The tie extended the Americans' unbeaten run to 21 games, though it was their first blemish in eight games on the […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group A Nov. 3 Olympiakos (Greece) 1 (Schurrer 84) Monaco (France) 0. Dep. Coruna (Spain) 0 Liverpool (England) 1 (Own goal 14). Standings: Olympiakos, Liverpool 7 points; Monaco 6; Dep. Coruna 2. Group B Nov. 3 Dyn. Kiev (Ukraine) 2 (Yussuf 13, Verpakovskis 23) Real Madrid (Spain) 2 (Raul 38, Luis Figo […]

American DaMarcus Beasley scored the winning goal for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven Tuesday in a 1-0 Champions League victory over Norway's Rosenborg, for which American Robbie Russell started in defense. In the 10th minute, Philip Cocu launched a pass from the PSV half that Beasley ran on to at the edge of the penalty area. […]

GOALKEEPER McCall Smith (Arizona), Fr. (1) Leads the Wildcat defense to a pair of shutout wins over USC (3-0) and then-No. 5 UCLA (1-0) with 10 saves in the two Pac-10 games. DEFENDERS Leanne McGee (Memphis), Sr. (1) Solid play at sweeper helps limit Cincinnati to just seven shots in the Tigers' 1-0 overtime victory […]

AMERICAN EAST Quarterfinals Nov. 2 Northeastern 1 Boston U. 0 New Hampshire 4 Hartford 0 Semifinals Nov. 5 in Vestal, N.Y. #1 Binghamton vs. #5 Northeastern #2 Maine vs. #3 New Hampshire ATLANTIC COAST First Round Oct. 31 Maryland 0 North Carolina State 0 Maryland advances on penalties, 4-2 Virginia Tech 2 Miami, Fla. 0 […]

In a team meeting, Kaiserslautern chairman Rene Jaeggi told the German First Division club's players that praising their coach publicly wasn't enough — they needed to get results now or Kurt Jara would get axed. German daily Bild reported the statements the next day and the club was outraged that one of the 30 players […]

$5 The price of all tickets for the Kansas City Wizards' semifinal against Los Angeles on Friday. The Wizards instituted the discount after its MLS quarterfinal game drew 10,022, which was 5,000 below their regular-season average. $150 What scalpers were selling Kansas City Chiefs NFL playoff tickets for last January. 11,815 Attendance of a Wizards' […]

GOALKEEPERS Andrew Keszler (Georgetown) Soph. (1) Shuts out Seton Hall, 4-0, to clinch a Big East quarterfinal berth for the Hoyas. DEFENDERS Russell Bienias (UNC Wilmington) Soph. (1) Tallies both his teamÆs game-winning goals in wins against Towson (1-0, OT) and Delaware (3-0) to help the Seahawks secure a spot in the CAA Tournament. Dan […]

Brian Ching or Brian McBride? Sigi Schmid or Steve Sampson? Freddy Adu or Eddie Gaven? San Jose Earthquakes or Texas No-Names? Chivas USA or Salt Lake City? Here's your favorites based on 337 votes. Brian Ching or Brian McBride to start on the U.S. national team's frontline? 60% – Brian Ching 52% – Brian McBride […]

Former Indiana player and coach Joe Kelley died of cancer on Saturday morning. Kelley was the first coach of the Hoosiers' women's program, leading the varsity program of its first nine years (1993-2001). He had previously started the IU women's club program, beginning its quest to gain varsity status in 1977. Kelley served as an […]

Winners KANSAS CITY overcame a two-goal deficit to oust defending MLS champion San Jose with a 3-0 win on Saturday. JACK JEWSBURY, who assisted on Khari Stephenson's opening goal, scored the deciding goal two minutes into stoppage time with a first-time rocket from 20 yards after receiving a pass from Igor Simutenkov, who had relayed […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Ridge Mahoney looks at the MLS quarterfinal series that have left four teams vying for the 2004 MLS Cup. Kansas City defeats San Jose 3-2 on aggregate (0-2, 3-0) The comeback kings of 2003 were overturned this time around as rookies Khari Stephenson and Jack Jewsbury scored in the second game […]

1. North Carolina (16-0-1) 1 2. Notre Dame (18-0-1) 2 3. Penn State (16-1-1) 3 4. Virginia (14-2-1) 4 5. Santa Clara (13-4-2) 7 6. Portland (16-3-0) 8 7. Tennessee (13-3-2) 10 8. Florida (13-3-3) 11 9. Kansas (16-3-0) 12 10. Arizona (14-4-0) 18 11. UCLA (12-6-0) 5 12. Princeton (14-2-0) 9 13. California (10-4-3) […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UNC Greensboro (16-0-1) 1 2. New Mexico (13-1-1) 2 3. SMU (13-3-0) 3 4. UCLA (10-2-2) 6 5. Wake Forest (11-3-1) 9 6. California (11-3-2) 18 7. Washington (11-4-2) 4 8. UC Santa Barbara (12-2-1) 8 9. Virginia (14-3-0) 7 10. Indiana (13-3-1) 10 11. Notre Dame (13-2-2) 11 12. […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.   FRIDAY, Nov. 5   FOX SPORTS WORLD MLS WEST Semifinal KANSAS CITY-LOS ANGELES (live), 8:30 pm.   FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL MLS WEST Semifinal KANSAS CITY-LOS ANGELES (live), 8:30 pm.   MLS DIRECT […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UNC Greensboro (16-0-1) 1 Oct. 27 — vs. High Point, W 3-2 (OT) Oct. 30 — at College of Charleston, W 3-1 2. New Mexico (13-1-1) 2 Oct. 28 — vs. Denver, W 4-1 Oct. 31 — vs. Air Force, W 3-0 3. SMU (13-3-0) 4 Oct. 29 — at […]

No. 1 North Carolina is unbeaten going into this week's ACC tournament after beating No. 21 Duke, 2-1, on Thursday night. In ACC first-round play Sunday, No. 20 Maryland needed a shootout to beat N.C. State after they played to a 0-0 tie. In a battle of first-year ACC schools, Virginia Tech beat Miami, Fla., […]