No. 2 West Virginia and St. John's advanced to the final of the Big East Men's Tournament with wins on Friday evening before a crowd of 1,400 fans in Piscataway, N.J. Freshman star Ryan Soroka scored a goal and assisted on fellow freshman Adam Himeno's goal as St. John's beat Providence, 2-0. In the nightcap, […]
Monthly Archives: November 2006
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ACC MEN: Top seeds Duke and Wake Forest advance to final
Top-ranked Wake Forest moved into the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991 by beating No. 5 Virginia, 4-3, in a shootout on Friday after their game ended in a 1-1 tie. The Demon Deacons meet defending ACC champion Duke in the final. The Blue Devils beat defending national champion […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: Conference Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 5)
1029conf wom Champions America East: Hartford Atlantic Sun: Jacksonville CAA: Old Dominion Ivy: Harvard Mid-Continent: Oakland Mountain West: UNLV Sun Belt: Denver WCC: Santa Clara ACC Quarterfinals Nov. 1 in Cary, N.C. North Carolina 3 N.C. State 0 Boston College 1 Clemson 2 Florida State 2 Duke 0 Wake Forest 2 Virginia 1 Semifinals Nov. […]
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COLLEGE MEN: 2006 Conference Champions
America East: Binghamton Atlantic Sun: Gardner-Webb Big West: UC Santa Barbara Ivy: Harvard Pac-10: California (no automatic bid) WCC: Santa Clara
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MLS: Sunday's clashes to set MLS Cup
Unlike the two-leg quarterfinals, the MLS semifinals will be decided in one game. D.C. UNITED vs. NEW ENGLAND Sunday, 4 pm ET, ESPN2 (live) The New England Revolution, last season's runner-up to Los Angeles (which didn't reach the playoffs this season) stands in D.C. United's path to a fifth MLS title. D.C. United was the […]
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Scheduling Issues in 2007
At this point, about all that’s known about the 2007 MLS season is that it will consist of 13 teams. After that, who knows? Some decisions may be announced next week, when the league’s Board of Governors meets at MLS Cup, but several thorny issues need to be finalized. A single-table, ballyhooed by strident cyber-experts […]
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Tottenham Out to Break Curse Against Chelsea
“If any club is overdue a win against Chelsea, it’s Tottenham,” says the Associated Press. And how. It’s been 16 years since Spurs last managed to beat the Sky Blues in the league. In that game, England legend Gary Lineker, now a sports pundit with the BBC, scored for Tottenham in a 2-1 victory at […]
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Ferguson Celebrates 20 Years at Man Utd
Sir Alex Ferguson will pass another impressive milestone in his storied career as the manager of Manchester United on Monday as he reaches his 20th anniversary of being in charge of the club. Since replacing Ron Atkinson in 1986, Ferguson has won 25 trophies with Man Utd, including eight Premiership titles, five FA Cups, two […]
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Crouch: Fourth Consecutive Home Win is Crucial for Liverpool
Should Liverpool prevail on Saturday, it would be the Reds fourth home win in 11 days in three different competitions, which would cap an impressive comeback for a team that looked like hitting rock bottom after a gutless performance against Manchester United at Old Trafford a few weeks ago. Nevertheless, the Reds still find themselves […]
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Western Conference Clash of the Underdogs
One thing is for sure, whichever team wins the Western Conference Championship will be the sentimental favorite to take MLS Cup ’06, writes Marc Connolly of MLSnet.com. Both the Houston Dynamo and the Colorado Rapids look like underdogs when paired with either the New England Revolution or D.C. United. However, Colorado is the pluckiest underdog […]
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Revs Noonan Prepares for Sunday
It’s been a tough year for Revolution forward Pat Noonan. After suffering a hamstring strain in February, things just haven’t been the same for him, writes Andrew Hush of MLSNet.com. But Noonan, who at this time last year was regularly being called up for the U.S. national team, got his chance last Saturday, coming on […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Monday, 1 pm ET & 9 pm ET. Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET US Youth Soccer Fox Soccer Channel Monday 5:30 pm ET. English Premier League Review Fox Soccer […]
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com) MONDAY, Nov. 6 SETANTA SPORTS USA Scotland INVERNESS-ABERDEEN (live), 2:30 pm. England STOKE CITY-COVENTRY CITY (delay), midnight. TUESDAY, Nov. 7 GOL TV Germany STUTTGART-HAMBURG (live), 1:55 pm. Spain LEVANTE-ATLETICO MADRID, Copa del Rey, Round of 16, 2nd […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: Top 25 teams ousted in shootouts
Top 25 teams William & Mary (No. 12) and BYU (No. 13) were both upset in women's conference tournament semifinals on Thursday night. Fourth-seeded Old Dominion advanced to the CAA championship for the first time, topping top-seeded William & Mary, 6-5, on penalty kicks after the squads battled to a 1-1 tie at the Virginia […]
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BIG TEN: Bubble teams fall
Two Big Ten bubble teams had their NCAA women's tournament hopes compromised on Thursday. Indiana's late-season collapse is complete. The Hoosiers (9-7-4) were upset by Michigan, 2-1, in a game that saw both teams get on the board with own goals. In mid-October, IU was 5-0-1 in conference play with the tie coming against powerhouse […]
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SMALL COLLEGES: Agoos' Seattle pulls surprise
Pat Thomas scored 26 seconds into overtime to give fourth-seeded Seattle a 2-1 victory over West No. 1 Cal State Dominguez Hills Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men's Tournament. ''I think it was a great game overall, and I was really proud of our team,'' said first-year coach Brad […]
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BIG EAST: Irish take five individual awards
Notre Dame dominated the Big East's award ceremonies on Thursday night. The No. 1 Irish women took three awards: Offensive Player of the Year (Kerri Hanks), Defensive Player of the Year (Carrie Dew) and Rookie of the Year (Michele Weissenhofer). Hanks, who has 15 goals and 11 assists, was the only unanimous women's award winner. […]
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Hobbling Penn State perseveres
After an injury-riddled season that left it with a 6-10-2 record going into the Big Ten men's tournament, Penn State could have hung it up, but the Lions opened play Thursday with a 2-1 comeback victory over Northwestern decided by senior Simon Omekanda's goal in the 103rd minute. The Lions have played arguably the toughest […]
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WORLD: Bayern and Schalke under fire
Bayern Munich and Schalke will both be under pressure when the German Bundesliga clubs meet in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday (TV: Gol TV, live, 10:55 am ET). Second-place Bayern was whistled off the field by its fans after its 0-0 tie with Sporting Lisbon on the Champions League on Tuesday. With injuries to Bastian Schweinsteiger and […]
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CANADA: CSA dumps longtime COO Pipe
In a surprise move, the Canadian Soccer Association announced Thursday that it fired Chief Operating Officer Kevan Pipe, who headed the CSA's day-to-day operations since 1985. ''We're looking for someone that maybe can give us the vision for the future,'' CSA president Colin Linford said. ''Maybe someone that can lead us in a direction with […]
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GAMES ON TV (thru Nov. 6): Your Viewing Guide
(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Nov. 3 ESPNU WomenÆs College NOTRE DAME-MARQUETTE, Big East Semifinal (live), 4:30 pm. WomenÆs College WEST VIRGINIA-RUTGERS, Big East Semifinal (delay), 11 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL MenÆs College BROWN-YALE (live), 8 pm. CSTV […]
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2. MLS: Sunday’s clashes to set MLS Cup
Unlike the two-leg quarterfinals, the MLS semifinals will be decided in one game. D.C. UNITED vs. NEW ENGLAND Sunday, 4 pm ET, ESPN2 (live) The New England Revolution, last season’s runner-up to Los Angeles (which didn’t reach the playoffs this season) stands in D.C. United’s path to a fifth MLS title. D.C. United was the […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“The toughest thing is I had a coach who lost faith in what I could do, and that’s never happened to me before. That was the hardest thing. Every athlete goes through a period where they don’t play. No one’s immune to it, and I certainly don’t want to think I’m immune to it. That […]
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5. SMALL COLLEGES: Agoos’ Seattle pulls surprise
Pat Thomas scored 26 seconds into overtime to give fourth-seeded Seattle a 2-1 victory over West No. 1 Cal State Dominguez Hills Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Tournament. “I think it was a great game overall, and I was really proud of our team,” said first-year coach Brad […]
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3. BIG TEN: Bubble teams fall
Two Big Ten bubble teams had their NCAA women’s tournament hopes compromised on Thursday. Indiana’s late-season collapse is complete. The Hoosiers (9-7-4) were upset by Michigan, 2-1, in a game that saw both teams get on the board with own goals. In mid-October, IU was 5-0-1 in conference play with the tie coming against powerhouse […]