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Colgate men's coach Mike Doherty has always been close to his former players, building on the family atmosphere he nurtured around the Red Raider program. The value of Doherty's soccer family was never more evident than when it pulled together after three former players were killed in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy booked a spot in the MLS championship game with a 1-0 win over Colorado on Wednesday night that gave it a 6 points to 0 semifinals series win over Colorado. Carlos Ruiz scored Los AngelesÆ goal while setting the record for playoff goals in one season at seven. The Galaxy has […]

1. North Carolina (10-1-2) 10/10 vs. North Carolina State at Cary, N.C. (1-2), 10/12 at Clemson (2-1 OT) 2. Stanford (11-1-0) 10/11 at USC (2-0), 10/13 at UCLA (1-0) 3. Portland (11-2-1) 10/13 at Gonzaga (4-1) 4. Texas (10-2-1) 10/11 vs. Texas Tech (5-1), 10/13 vs. Baylor (3-1) 5. UCLA (9-3-0) 10/11 vs. California (1-0), […]

Oct. 5 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 4 Colorado 0. Goals: Califf (Jones) 21, Ruiz (Moreno) 24, Hendrickson (Cienfuegos) 71, Ruiz (Elliott, Jones) 84. Los Angeles — Hartman, Califf, Lalas, Marshall, Hendrickson, Jones, Cienfuegos (Frye, 82), Elliott, Victorine, Moreno (Albright, 72), Ruiz (Tennyson, 86). Colorado — Kramer, Hart (Kingsley, 66), Herdsman (Stewart, 80), Fraser, Kotschau, […]

Colgate men's coach Mike Doherty has always been close to his former players, building on the family atmosphere he nurtured around the Red Raider program. The value of Doherty's soccer family was never more evident than when it pulled together after three former players were killed in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In […]

Colgate men's coach Mike Doherty has always been close to his former players, building on the family atmosphere he nurtured around the Red Raider program. The value of Doherty's soccer family was never more evident than when it pulled together after three former players were killed in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In […]

1. North Carolina (10-1-2) 10/10 vs. North Carolina State at Cary, N.C. (1-2), 10/12 at Clemson (2-1 OT) 2. Stanford (11-1-0) 10/11 at USC (2-0), 10/13 at UCLA (1-0) 3. Portland (11-2-1) 10/13 at Gonzaga (4-1) 4. Texas (10-2-1) 10/11 vs. Texas Tech (5-1), 10/13 vs. Baylor (3-1) 5. UCLA (9-3-0) 10/11 vs. California (1-0), […]

Colgate men's coach Mike Doherty has always been close to his former players, building on the family atmosphere he nurtured around the Red Raider program. The value of Doherty's soccer family was never more evident than when it pulled together after three former players were killed in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In […]

1. North Carolina (10-1-2) 10/10 vs. North Carolina State at Cary, N.C. (1-2), 10/12 at Clemson (2-1 OT) 2. Stanford (11-1-0) 10/11 at USC (2-0), 10/13 at UCLA (1-0) 3. Portland (11-2-1) 10/13 at Gonzaga (4-1) 4. Texas (10-2-1) 10/11 vs. Texas Tech (5-1), 10/13 vs. Baylor (3-1) 5. UCLA (9-3-0) 10/11 vs. California (1-0), […]

The more things change with MLS, the more they stay the same on ''SportsCenter.'' Great games and great goals have been cast into a great void. A season of tension and drama and spectacle has been ignored again by those who produce ESPN's highlights show. On their desks must read a placard stating: ''The Soccer […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy booked a spot in the MLS championship game with a 1-0 win over Colorado on Wednesday night that gave it a 6 points to 0 semifinals series win over Colorado. Carlos Ruiz scored Los AngelesÆ goal while setting the record for playoff goals in one season at seven. The Galaxy has […]

1. North Carolina (10-1-2) 10/10 vs. North Carolina State at Cary, N.C. (1-2), 10/12 at Clemson (2-1 OT) 2. Stanford (11-1-0) 10/11 at USC (2-0), 10/13 at UCLA (1-0) 3. Portland (11-2-1) 10/13 at Gonzaga (4-1) 4. Texas (10-2-1) 10/11 vs. Texas Tech (5-1), 10/13 vs. Baylor (3-1) 5. UCLA (9-3-0) 10/11 vs. California (1-0), […]

The more things change with MLS, the more they stay the same on ''SportsCenter.'' Great games and great goals have been cast into a great void. A season of tension and drama and spectacle has been ignored again by those who produce ESPN's highlights show. On their desks must read a placard stating: ''The Soccer […]

1. North Carolina (10-1-2) 10/10 vs. North Carolina State at Cary, N.C. (1-2), 10/12 at Clemson (2-1 OT) 2. Stanford (11-1-0) 10/11 at USC (2-0), 10/13 at UCLA (1-0) 3. Portland (11-2-1) 10/13 at Gonzaga (4-1) 4. Texas (10-2-1) 10/11 vs. Texas Tech (5-1), 10/13 vs. Baylor (3-1) 5. UCLA (9-3-0) 10/11 vs. California (1-0), […]

Goalkeeper Shallen Marzi (Drexel), Jr. (1) Makes 17 stops — facing 29 shots — to save 1-8-1 Dragons in stunning 1-1 draw with CAA rival James Madison Defenders Leslie Gaston (North Carolina), Sr. (1) Steps into middle in Cat Reddick's absence and leads Tar Heels back to No. 1 with shutouts of Stanford and St. […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy booked a spot in the MLS championship game with a 1-0 win over Colorado on Wednesday night that gave it a 6 points to 0 semifinals series win over Colorado. Carlos Ruiz scored Los AngelesÆ goal while setting the record for playoff goals in one season at seven. The Galaxy has […]

Goalkeeper Shallen Marzi (Drexel), Jr. (1) Makes 17 stops — facing 29 shots — to save 1-8-1 Dragons in stunning 1-1 draw with CAA rival James Madison Defenders Leslie Gaston (North Carolina), Sr. (1) Steps into middle in Cat Reddick's absence and leads Tar Heels back to No. 1 with shutouts of Stanford and St. […]

Goalkeeper Shallen Marzi (Drexel), Jr. (1) Makes 17 stops — facing 29 shots — to save 1-8-1 Dragons in stunning 1-1 draw with CAA rival James Madison Defenders Leslie Gaston (North Carolina), Sr. (1) Steps into middle in Cat Reddick's absence and leads Tar Heels back to No. 1 with shutouts of Stanford and St. […]

Oct. 5 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 4 Colorado 0. Goals: Califf (Jones) 21, Ruiz (Moreno) 24, Hendrickson (Cienfuegos) 71, Ruiz (Elliott, Jones) 84. Los Angeles — Hartman, Califf, Lalas, Marshall, Hendrickson, Jones, Cienfuegos (Frye, 82), Elliott, Victorine, Moreno (Albright, 72), Ruiz (Tennyson, 86). Colorado — Kramer, Hart (Kingsley, 66), Herdsman (Stewart, 80), Fraser, Kotschau, […]

Oct. 5 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 4 Colorado 0. Goals: Califf (Jones) 21, Ruiz (Moreno) 24, Hendrickson (Cienfuegos) 71, Ruiz (Elliott, Jones) 84. Los Angeles — Hartman, Califf, Lalas, Marshall, Hendrickson, Jones, Cienfuegos (Frye, 82), Elliott, Victorine, Moreno (Albright, 72), Ruiz (Tennyson, 86). Colorado — Kramer, Hart (Kingsley, 66), Herdsman (Stewart, 80), Fraser, Kotschau, […]

Good week for top-ranked teams The top seven teams in Soccer America's Top 25 won all their games last week. No. 1 St. John's toppled Rutgers, 3-1, in a Big East battle in which Rutgers' only tally came on an own goal. Andre Schmid, Rich Bradley, and Timothy O'Neill scored for St. John's. No. 2 […]

All 10 teams were still in the playoff hunt until the final round of games, making for MLS's most exciting season in history. Perhaps it was the sight of Metros goalkeeper Tim Howard pleading not to be sent off in stoppage time as a raucous RFK Stadium crowd roared in triumph. Maybe it was the […]

Goalkeeper Shallen Marzi (Drexel), Jr. (1) Makes 17 stops — facing 29 shots — to save 1-8-1 Dragons in stunning 1-1 draw with CAA rival James Madison Defenders Leslie Gaston (North Carolina), Sr. (1) Steps into middle in Cat Reddick's absence and leads Tar Heels back to No. 1 with shutouts of Stanford and St. […]

MLS's MetroStars have relieved Octavio Zambrano of his head coaching duties. Zambrano, who will continue in his role as the team's Managing Director of Player Development and will also serve the team in areas of scouting and youth development, was the longest-serving MetroStars head coach. In his three seasons as head coach, Zambrano guided the […]

Landon Donovan, 20, became the youngest player to win the 2002 Honda Player of the Year Award, the top award for an American player. Donovan received 497 points in the voting by a record of 277 sports journalists. Brad Friedel, another first-time finalist, finished second with 382 points. Claudio Reyna, who won the 2000 Honda […]