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GOALKEEPER Nicole Barnhart (Stanford), Jr. (1) Leads the Cardinal to back-to-back shutouts with 11 saves against ranked UCLA (0-0) and USC (2-0). DEFENDERS Linda Consolante (Maine), Jr. (1) Scores from 40 yards out in third minute of overtime to lead Black Bears past Binghamton, 1-0, in first action since returning from stint with Canada's World […]

GOALKEEPERS: Lance Friesz (San Diego) Fr. (1)* Shuts out three opponents: Alliant International, St. Mary's and San Francisco. DEFENDERS: Chris Austin (Kentucky) Sr. (1) Directs defense to two shutouts, including one against Akron in which Wildcats don't allow a shot on goal. Dustin Dyer (Virginia Tech) Soph. (1) Tallies game-winner against St. John's for Hokies. […]

The U.S. women, in their first match since finishing third at the Women's World Cup, surrendered a goal off the opening kickoff and another minutes after taking their only lead of the game and settled for a 2-2 tie with Italy on Wednesday night. Ilaria Pasqui scored just 11 seconds into the game and Moira […]

An ACL tear should have kept Shannon MacMillan out this World Cup, but she defied long odds to return to the field less than four months after injuring her knee. There was a lot of talk about Shannon MacMillan and miracles during the approach to the fourth Women's World Cup, the tone of which was […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (12-1-0) 1 2 Old Dominion (12-0-0) 2 3 Maryland (12-1-0) 4 4 North Carolina (10-1-3) 3 5 Wake Forest (9-3-0) 6 6 FIU (8-2-2) 10 7 Saint Louis (9-2-2) 5 8 Santa Clara (10-2-3) 13 9 Virginia Tech (10-3-1) 20 10 UC Santa Barbara (10-1-1) 15 11 St. […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (16-0-0) 1 2. Notre Dame (16-0-1) 2 3. Portland (14-2-0) 4 4. UCLA (10-1-3) 3 5. Penn State (14-2-2) 8 6. Virginia (11-2-2) 5 7. West Virginia (13-2-1) 6 8. Santa Clara (9-3-4) 14 9. Duke (10-4-1) 15 10. Colorado (13-1-1) 17 11. Pepperdine (12-3-0) 7 12. […]

ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Charlton, Monday. * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) at Leeds, 1-0. Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 7. Manchester United is in 2nd place, one point behind Arsenal. Season league stats: 9 games. * Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL) vs. Bolton, 6-2. Started: 90 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (12-1-0) 1 10/17 — California (4-2); 10/19 — Stanford (3-0) 2 Old Dominion (12-0-0) 2 10/17 — at Drexel (4-1); 10/18 — at Hofstra (1-0) 3 North Carolina (10-1-3) 3 10/19 — at N.C. State (1-1) 4 Maryland (12-1-0) 4 10/16 — Penn State (1-0) 5 Saint Louis […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor America's hardest-working team earns another week by putting in some overtime; Los Angeles takes round one against San Jose by knockout; Revs win again in Jersey; Colorado is scorched by a raging Fire; and Kansas City edges Dallas to move into second. HERO: During the D.C.-Crew telecast, Columbus coach Greg […]

No. 1 North Carolina continued to pound its opponents, beating No. 16 Wake Forest, 6-0, and unranked Clemson, 6-1, last week to improve its record to 16-0-0. Lindsay Tarpley scored four goals, the most by a Tar Heel player in a game in eight years, against Wake Forest. It was also Tarpley's fourth game of […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (16-0-0) 1 10/14 — Wake Forest (6-0); 10/17 — Clemson (6-1). 2. Notre Dame (16-0-1) 2 10/17 — Connecticut (2-0); 10/19 — at Pittsburgh (1-0). 3. UCLA (10-1-3) 3 10/17 — at Stanford (0-0, OT); 10/19 — at California (1-0). 4. Portland (14-2-0) 5 10/17 — St. […]

The WUSA, the women's professional soccer league, collapsed suddenly, five days before the start of the Women's World Cup. The announcement sent shock waves through American soccer. This month we asked you for your opinion on issues related to WUSA's collapse. Results are based on 586 votes I attended a WUSA game… 49% – Never […]

Oct. 18 in East Rutherford, NJ MetroStars 1 New England 2. Goals: Juskowiak (Lisi, Clark) 75; Fabbro (Kamler) 15, Noonan 37. MetroStars — Walker, Leitch, Forchetti (Magee, 83), Jolley, DiGiamarino, Clark, Mathis, Regan (Lisi, 46), Guevara, Gaven, Wolyniec (Juskowiak, 72). New England — Reis, Heaps, Kante (Llamosa, 76), Pierce, Leonard, Ralston, Cullen, Joseph, Kamler, Fabbro […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (15-0-0) 1 10/14 — Wake Forest (6-0); 10/17 — Clemson. 2. Notre Dame (14-0-1) 2 10/17 — Connecticut; 10/19 — at Pittsburgh. 3. UCLA (9-1-2) 3 10/17 — at Stanford; 10/19 — at California. 4. Portland (12-2-0) 5 10/17 — St. Mary's; 10/19 — San Francisco. 5. […]

MLS PREVIEWS (Oct. 18-19) Saturday, Oct. 18, 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT METROSTARS (11-8-9, 42 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (10-9-9, 39 pts) TV: Fox Sports World, Fox Sports World Espanol, Fox Sports Net (New England), MSG (New York). DIRECTV: 794; DISHNET: 465. Key Players Out: MetroStars — F Jaime Moreno (herniated disc); New England — […]

Oct. 15 in Denver Colorado Rapids 3 Guatemala 1. Goals: Spencer 42, Henderson pen. 82, Blake 84; Ruiz pen. 70. Colorado — Vallow (Cannon, 46), Rizo, Fraser (Hart 46), Powell (Kotschau, 46), Piserchio, Kingsley, Crawford, Roberts, Chung (Henderson, 46), Blake, Spencer (Carrieri, 46). Guatemala — Estrada (Motta, 46), Monterroso, Cabrera, Martinez, Valencia, Garcia (Enriquez, 46), […]

Jamaican forward Damani Ralph's goal in the 68th minute earned the Chicago Fire its third Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title in six years with a 1-0 win over the MetroStars Wednesday at Giants Stadium. The Fire, who also won the Open Cup in 1998 and 2000. ''I think from the start of this whole […]

Oct. 15 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. USA1 Haiti 0. Goals: Buddle 68. USA — Countess, Wingert, Stokes, Borchers, Lewis, Carroll (Trembly, 74), Martino (Donovan, 60), Beckerman, Johnson (Schmidt, 87), Buddle, Eskandarian (Testo, 46).

Better than a journeyman but far from a star in Britain, John Spencer has sparked the Rapids' revival with his utter professionalism and incisive skills in the attacking third. HE PLAYS THE GAME IN A FURY, much as he must have done under the streetlights in Glasgow while growing up. Unfazed by asphalt and concrete […]

Conor Casey grew up in Denver dreaming about playing professional soccer in Europe. He admits he didn't know that much about the leagues of Europe. ''I used to watch old World Cup tapes from 1982 and I knew all the stars played in Europe,'' he says. ''Later, we got an English Premier League highlight show […]

Claudio Reyna, thanks to Manchester City's 4-2 aggregate win over Belgium's Lokeren, is the only American whose team advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup. UEFA CUP First round, second leg * Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, England) at Lokeren (Belgium) 1-0. Blackburn wins, 4-2, on aggregate. Reyna entered as sub in 78th minute. […]

GOALKEEPER: Chris Dunsheath (Bradley) Soph. (1)* Faces an onslaught of 44 shots in two games, but saves 19, allowing Braves to beat SMU and tie Tulsa. DEFENDERS: Michael Erush (LMU) Sr. (1) Helps Lions shut out UCSB, then sets up game-tying goal in 81st minute of 2-1 overtime win against San Jose State. Brian Kluckman […]

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(To subscribers of Soccer America's MLS Confidential: Due to ongoing computer problems, we were unable to distribute via e-mail the Tuesday edition of MLS Confidential. The following is part of the Tuesday edition, which has been posted on our web site for your reading.) Former Revs coach Fernando Clavijo will be officially named as head […]

(To subscribers of Soccer America's MLS Confidential: Due to ongoing computer problems, we were unable to distribute via e-mail the Tuesday edition of MLS Confidential. The following is part of the Tuesday edition, which has been posted on our web site for your reading.) The good news is Fox Sports World paid a rights fee […]