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Kerri Hanks scored three more goals Sunday, her second hat trick in as many games and the U.S. under-19 womenÆs national team again hit double figures to snare the anticipated semifinal berth at the CONCACAF U-19 womenÆs qualifying tournament. Bristyn Davis scored twice in her tournament debut, and Megan Rapinoe scored her third goal and […]

May 29 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 0 DC United 1. Goal: own goal 5. New England – Reis, Heaps, Joseph, Kamler, Leonard, Ralston, Dempsey, Franchino, Cancela (Brillant, 46), Twellman (Dorman, 70), Noonan. DC United – Perkins, Prideaux, Convey (Ara, 89), Petke, Namoff (Stokes, 46), Stewart, Carroll, Olsen, Gros, Adu (Eskandarian, 56), Cerritos. Yellow Cards: […]

FFC Turbine Potsdam won its first trophy Saturday, dominating FFC Frankfurt, 3-0, in the German WomenÆs Cup final before 30,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Conny Pohlers, Jennifer Zietz and Anja Mittag scored goals as Turbine pried off FrankfurtÆs five-year hold on the DFB-Pokal Frauen with a dominant showing from start to finish. […]

Kia McNeill, returning to the front line, found the net four times, and Kerri Hanks scored a hat trick in the first 21 minutes as the U.S. womenÆs under-19 team destroyed the Dominican Republic, 14-0, Friday night in an opener at the CONCACAF U-19 Qualifying Tournament in Canada. Megan Rapinoe came off the bench to […]

(Home team listed first) Saturday, May 29, 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT NEW ENGLAND (1-3-3, 6 pts) vs. DC UNITED (2-4-3, 9 pts) TV: Fox Sports World, Fox Sports En Espanol, WB, CSN. Direct Kick: DirecTV: 794; DishNet: 464; InDemand. Key Players Out: New England – DF Carlos Llamosa (L knee sprain), FW Joe-Max Moore […]

Julie and Nancy Augustyniak, who twice reached the WUSA Founders Cup final — and twice lost in overtime — seek some silverware Saturday when FFC Turbine Potsdam takes on FFC Frankfurt in the German WomenÆs Cup title game at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. FFC Frankfurt, led by former Carolina Courage striker Birgit Prinz and […]

The U.S. under-19 womenÆs national team begins defense of its 2002 world title on Friday when it opens the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for next fallÆs championships against the Dominican Republic in Ottawa. The Americans, guided by former Philadelphia Charge coach Mark Krikorian and featuring four players from the 2002 squad, is an overwhelming favorite to […]

Melvin Lorback, who coached West Chester University from 1957 to 1991, died at 76 of leukemia. Lorback guided a West Chester squad that included former Indiana University coach Jerry Yeagley to the 1961 national title. ''Coach Lorback was instrumental in my success as a coach,'' said Yeagley, who started IU's program and won six national […]

Hartwick College's Board of Trustees, citing ''an extraordinary outpouring of support'' for Division I sports at the Oneonta, N.Y., campus, has reconsidered its plan to move Division I men's soccer and women's water polo to Division III. Division I participation costs the college about $590,000 per year more than playing at the Division III level, […]

Assistant coach Gail Macklin will serve as interim coach of the University of Southern MississippiÆs womenÆs soccer team while a national search is conducted to find a successor to Matt Clark. Macklin, a former Southern Miss midfielder who played for Northern IrelandÆs national womenÆs team, has been an assistant at Southern Miss, which competes in […]

Former Duquesne University defender Becky Barritt played the full 90 — and thensome — in central defense as FC Honka defeated visiting MPS, 2-1, in overtime Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Finnish womenÆs cup. Maija SaariÆs goal in the 108th minute proved decisive for Honka, which is located in Espoo. MPS, […]

Venus James scored again Tuesday, but Djurgarden/Alvsjo fell off the Swedish League lead thanks to a strike from Malmo FFÆs American, defender Denise Reddy. Former Rutgers University star ReddyÆs first goal of the season, from a Malin Andersson cross two minutes into the second half, proved decisive in a 1-1 draw that dropped Djurgarden/Alvsjo (5-0-1) […]

FIRST ROUND June 2 Boulder Rapids Reserve (PDL) at Chico Rooks (USASA) Sacramento Knights (USASA) at Spokane Shadow (PDL) Baltimore Allied (USASA) at South Jersey Barons (PDL) Chicago Fire Reserves (PDL) at Chicago Wisla (USASA) N.Y. Greek American-Atlas (USASA) vs. Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) at site TBD Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA) at Carolina Dynamo (PDL) June […]

WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE May 21 Houston Stars 7 (Garcia 21, 58, C.Berend 26, Zygmontowicz 47, E.Smith 59, Lebherz 81, Prewitt 86) Houston Select 0 Las Vegas Tabagators 1 (Bascones 79) New England Mutiny 5 (Monroe 6, Stone 15, Spinelli 49, Pineda 60, Leduc pen. 78) May 22 Denver Diamonds 4 (F.Munnelly 18, 70 72, […]

* San Jose's Brian Ching's two goals in the Quakes' 4-2 win over Los Angeles moved him into a second-place tie in the scorer's race with Los Angeles' Alejandro Moreno, who scored a midweek hat trick against D.C. United. They're three points behind Los Angeles' injured Carlos Ruiz. * 23 goals in Week 8's six […]

Americans Venus James and Denise Reddy tangle Tuesday as the sixth round of Swedish League play closes with two of the top Damallsvenskan clubs in a showdown. Defending champion Djurgarden/Alvsjo (5-0-0), with former WUSA midfielder James, visits Malmo FF (3-1-1), with former Rutgers University standout Reddy, needing a victory to keep pace with first-place Umea […]

REGIONAL QUALIFYING NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA United States vs. Honduras May 18: United States 5 (Edgerton 6, Torres 11, Howes 21, Shanker 26, Kelly 35) Honduras 1 (Martinez 21) May 20: United States 2 (Edgerton 25, own goal 39) Honduras 0 United States wins on aggregate, 7-1 Panama vs. Canada May 21: Panama 4 (Rangel […]

Mauricio Ingrassia, who built Long Beach (Calif.) City College into the top junior college womenÆs soccer program in the country, was introduced Monday as Long Beach StateÆs third womenÆs soccer coach. Ingrassia, who has won the past two mythical national championships and the past four California state titles, takes over for Peter Reynaud, who retired […]

Tim Howard won England's FA Cup with Manchester United as the Reds defeated Millwall, 3-0. The goalkeeper, who was called on to grab some crosses and did not need to make any saves, becomes the first American to win the prestigious competition. In Germany, on the season's last day, Conor Casey helped Karlsruhe dodge relegation […]

By Ridge Mahoney The Crew and Quakes win their second straight games; the Galaxy winds up on either end of 4-2 results; D.C. drops two in four days; and the Burn loses its third in a row. BEST GOALS, PART I: During a rich week of scoring with 23 goals in six matches, there were […]

May 21 Bradenton Athletics 3 (Probst 7, McCabe 30, Randazzo 52) Northern Virginia Majestics 1 (Jimenez 12) Richmond Kickers Dynamo 2 (Parsons 40, 88) Carolina Dynamo Women 0 Cincinnati Ladyhawks 1 (Gaylor 54) Cleveland Internationals Women 3 (Weiss 41, Schwager pen. 90, Rostedt 90) Western Mass Lady Pioneers 7 (Lindner 5. 26, 61, Leone 10, […]

Grenada, the first U.S. opponent on the road to the 2006 World Cup, beat Cuba, 1-0, on Saturday in Havana. Nigel Bishop's goal in the 36th minute was the difference. Atkinson Neckles, who recently starred for Grenada in the Caribbean futsal championships, set up Bishop, who scored the tying goal for Grenada in its 2-2 […]

May 21 Minnesota 1 (Vorenkamp 110) Milwaukee 0 (OT). Puerto Rico 0 Charleston 0. May 22 Virginia Beach 2 (Winkel 41, Aldrich 107) Atlanta 1 (Cozier 63) (OT). Rochester 1 (Miller 77) Syracuse 0. Milwaukee 0 Minnesota 0. Calgary 1 (Auvigne 10) Vancouver 2 (Corazzin 40, Morris 74). May 23 Richmond 0 Atlanta 1 (Ilarionov […]

May 22 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 1 Metrostars 1. Goals: Noonan 7; Glen (Lisi) 55. New England – Reis, Heaps, Joseph, Kamler, John, Ralston, Cancela (Brillant, 71), Dempsey, Franchino, Twellman, Noonan. MetroStars – Walker, Ziadie, Leitch, Parke, Pope, Guevara, Lisi, Vaca, Gaven (Clark, 80), Glen (Wolyniec, 84), Taylor (Magee, 68). Yellow Cards: New England […]

Goalkeeper Hope Solo notched her fifth shutout in six Swedish League games on Saturday, leading surprising Kopparbergs/Goteborg in a 0-0 tie with visiting Balinge that left the club 4-1-1 in the Damallsvenskan. Solo, a University of Washington All-American who played last year for the WUSAÆs Philadelphia Charge, was flawless in the win, halting Swedish World […]