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The United States opened play in the Under-19 Women's World Championship with a 3-0 victory over South Korea Thursday in front of almost 10,000 fans at Sarakul Stadium in Phuket, Thailand. Angie Woznuk and Amy Rodriguez scored in the first half just two minutes apart and Sheree Gray added a clinching goal in the 72nd […]

ACC Quarterfinals Nov. 10 in Cary, N.C. North Carolina 2 N.C. State 0 Virginia 3 Duke 1 Maryland 2 Clemson 0 Semifinals Nov. 12 in Cary, N.C. #1 Wake Forest vs. #4 Virginia #2 Maryland vs. # North Carolina America East Semifinals Nov. 10 in Boston Boston Univ. 2 Stony Brook 0 Nov. 10 in […]

(Through Nov. 7) MEN'S SOCCER POINTS RANK PLAYER, SCHOOL CLASS GP G A P 1. Sasha Gotsmanov, Rhode Island Jr. 20 19 8 46 2. Ryan Pore, Tulsa Jr. 17 17 10 44 3. Jason Garey, Maryland Jr. 18 16 9 41 3. Randi Patterson, UNC Greensboro So. 19 17 7 41 5. Alex Harrison, […]

Brazilian club Gremio has been banned from playing its next two games in its home stadium after one of its ball boys booted the ball at Internacional keeper Clemer during the ''Gre-nal'' derby. Gremio must play the games at least 90 miles from its hometown of Porto Alegre. A previous home ban did little good, […]

New Page 1 Winners SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES FANS have been assured by team owner Anschutz Entertainment Group that the club will remain in Northern California's Spartan Stadium at least through the 2005. AEG's talks with prospective Mexican buyers had implied a move to Texas. AEG also renewed the contracts of Coach Dominic Kinnear and his […]

Group A Nov. 10 in Bangkok Thailand 0 Germany 6 (Mittag 10, Goessling 12, 40, Okoyino Da Mbabi 17, 24, Laudehr 43). Canada 2 (Timko 14, 19) Australia 1 (McCallum 49). Nov. 13 in Bangkok Germany vs. Australia Canada vs. Thailand Nov. 16 in Bangkok Germany vs. Canada Thailand vs. Australia Standings: Germany, Canada 3 […]

NSCAA/adidas Boys W-L-T 1 Cardinal Newman (Calif.) 22-0-0 1 Upper St. Clair (Pa.) 22-0-0 3 Valparaiso (Ind.) 22-0-2 4 DeMatha (Md.) 14-0-4 5 Christian Bros. (Mo.) 27-2-1 6 Bloomington (Minn.) Jefferson 20-1-2 7 Providence (R.I.) LaSalle 21-1-1 8 Fayetteville Manlius (N.Y.) 20-0-1 9 Ramapo (N.J.) 18-0-0 10 Downers Grove (Ill.) South 24-2-2 10 Colo. Springs […]

GOALKEEPER Liz Hill (Cal Poly), Jr. (1) Shuts out Big West regular season co-champions Cal State Fullerton and UCSB. to give the Mustangs the tournament title. DEFENDERS Monica Hoyles (Florida), Sr. (1) Scores her first goal of the season, a golden goal in the 109th minute, as the Gators knock off then-No. 7 Tennessee, 2-1, […]

New Page 1 8 The ACC leads all conferences with eight teams in the tournament. Only Miami (Fla.) and N.C. State, which tied for last place with 1-8-0 records, did not advance. Five teams will represent the Big 12, Big Ten and the Pac-10; four teams will represent the WCC. 14 Fourteen teams are making […]

American Oguchi Onyewu scored twice, including Standard Liege's gamewinner, in a 3-2 win over Mons in the Belgian First Division last weekend. The 22-year-old defender, who had been on loan from French club Metz until Standard recently bought out his contract, was making his 11th start of the season, having missed only one game, for […]

GOALKEEPERS Luis Robles (Portland) Soph. (1) Makes three saves in overtime of 0-0 draw with California and helps Pilots earn a 2-1 victory over Santa Clara with six second-half saves. DEFENDERS Bobby Boswell (Florida International) Sr. (1) Opens the scoring in wins against Adelphi (2-0) and Central Florida (3-0). Rusty Girton (West Virginia) Sr. (1) […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UNC Greensboro (17-1-1) 1 2. New Mexico (15-1-1) 2 3. SMU (13-3-0) 3 4. UCLA (11-3-2) 4 5. Maryland (13-4-1) 12 6. UC Santa Barbara (15-2-1) 8 7. California (11-3-3) 6 8. Wake Forest (12-4-1) 5 9. Washington (11-5-2) 7 10. Indiana (14-3-1) 10 11. Virginia (14-4-0) 9 12. Notre […]

In the Belgian First Division, Anderlecht's Walter Bassegio popped the ball on his 64th-minute shot but it sailed into La Louviere goal, deflated bladder and all. Anderlecht went on to win, 2-1, but La Louviere is protesting the result to the Belgian federation, pointing out that the rules say that a match should be stopped […]

Winners D.C. UNITED and New England served up one the of the most exciting games in MLS history, playing to a 3-3 tie in front of an electrified RFK Stadium crowd of 21,201 before D.C. won the penalty-kick tiebreaker, 4-3, to advance to the MLS Cup for a record fifth time. Golazos by ALECKO ESKANDARIAN, […]

North Carolina's 15-year run as ACC champion is over. No. 4 Virginia won its first-ever ACC title, beating No. 1 North Carolina, 5-4, on penalty kicks after the teams had played to a 1-1 tie. The top three teams in the Soccer America Magazine Top 25 rankings all came up short in conference tournament finals. […]

FIRST ROUND Nov. 11 in Chapel Hill, N.C. 1-North Carolina (17-0-2) vs. Campbell (11-1-7) William & Mary (11-6-4) vs. Virginia Tech (11-8-0) Nov. 12 in Santa Clara, Calif. Cal Poly (11-2-6) vs. Stanford (12-5-3) 16-Santa Clara (14-4-2) vs. California (11-5-3) Nov. 12 in College Station, Texas 9-Texas A&M (17-5-0) vs. Texas St. (13-9-0) Illinois (13-5-2) […]

1. North Carolina (18-0-2) 1 2. Virginia (14-2-1) 4 3. Notre Dame (19-1-1) 2 4. Santa Clara (14-4-2) 5 5. Portland (17-3-0) 6 6. Ohio State (17-3-3) 24 7. Penn State (18-2-1) 3 8. Florida (16-3-3) 8 9. Connecticut (16-6-1) NR 10. UCLA (13-6-0) 11 11. Princeton (15-2-0) 12 12. Texas A&M (17-5-0) 15 13. […]

  All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.    TUESDAY, Nov. 9 No live games.   WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10   FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Sudamericana, Quarterfinals CERRO PORTENO-BOCA JUNIORS (live), 6:30 pm. Copa Sudamericana, Quarterfinals JUNIOR DE BARRANQUILLA-INTERNACIONAL RS (delay), […]

Denmark snapped the U.S. womenÆs national team's 21-game unbeaten run with a 3-1 win on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Denmark, which tied the Americans, 1-1, on Wednesday night, got two goals from Merete Pedersen and a goal from Johanna Rasmussen. Second-half sub Abby Wambach scored in the 48th minute. The goal […]

1. North Carolina (18-0-2) 1 Nov. 3 — vs. Maryland W 1-0, OT Nov. 5 — vs. Duke W 4-2. Nov. 7 — vs. Virginia T 1-1 (4-5 PKs). 2. Notre Dame (19-1-1) 2 Nov. 5 — vs. Boston College W 2-0. Nov. 7 — at Connecticut L 1-2. 3. Penn State (18-2-1) 3 Nov. […]

ACC First Round Oct. 31 Maryland 0 North Carolina State 0 Maryland advances on penalties, 4-2 Virginia Tech 2 Miami, Fla. 0 Quarterfinals Nov. 3 in Cary, N.C. Virginia 8 Virginia Tech 0 Clemson 2 Florida State 2 Clemson wins on penalties, 4-2. North Carolina 1 Maryland 0, OT Duke 3 Wake Forest 0 Semifinals […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UNC Greensboro (17-1-1) 1 Nov. 3 — at UNC Wilmington, L 2-3 Nov. 6 — vs. Winthrop, W 2-1 2. New Mexico (15-1-1) 2 Nov. 4 — at San Jose State, W 5-1 Nov. 7 — at Sacramento State, W 1-0 3. SMU (13-3-0) 3 Nov. 5 — vs. Vanderbilt […]

Conference Finals Nov. 5 in Kansas City Kansas City 2 Los Angeles 0. Goals: Arnaud (Wolff) 24, Arnaud (Zotinca) 69. Kansas City – Oshoniyi, Zotinca, Conrad, Garcia, Burciaga Jr., Stephenson (Graham, 59), Gutierrez, Zavagnin, Jewsbury, Wolff, Arnaud. Los Angeles – Hartman, Albright, Califf (Moreno, 78), Marshall, Broome, Jones (Herzog, 59), Saragosa (Torres, 62), Vagenas, Victorine, […]

67 percent Margin by which Commerce City, Colo., voters in Tuesday's election approved a $64 million bond issue for improvements to the roads and utilities surrounding site of the Colorado Rapids' stadium project. $64 million Additional amount to be contributed by Rapids' owners Kroenke Sports Enterprises to fund the construction of the stadium. 2005 Year […]

Jake the Terrier can head a soccer ball 20 times in a row, so English second-tier club Plymouth Argyle had planned to use him for halftime entertainment — until health and safety officials nixed the idea for fear that Jake would relieve himself on the field. His owner, Tony Slark, said the fear was unfounded: […]