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By Scott French, Senior Editor in Carson, Calif. Still smarting from their semifinal loss to Germany, the U.S. women face a can't-lose clash with their closest rival on Saturday, taking on surprising Canada in the Women's World Cup's third-place match at the Home Depot Center. The Americans are 25-3-3 against Canada in a series that […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (13-0-0) 1 10/10 — N.C. State. 2. Notre Dame (12-0-1) 2 10/7 — Butler (3-0); 10/10 — Georgetown; 10/12 — Miami, Fla. 3. UCLA (8-1-2) 3 10/7 — at San Diego (2-0); 10/9 — Washington State (2-1); 10/11 — Washington. 4. Virginia (10-1-1) 4 10/7 — at […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (9-1-0) 2 10/9 — New Mexico (1-0); 10/12 — at Fresno State 2 Old Dominion (8-0-0) 3 10/10 — UNC Wilmington; 10/12 — Virginia Commonwealth 3 North Carolina (8-1-2) 6 10/10 — Mercer (UNC Greensboro adidas Classic); 10/12 — Kentucky (UNC Greensboro adidas Classic) 4 Maryland (10-1-0) 1 […]

The U.S. under-20 national team fell to Japan's U-20s, 2-1, Wednesday at the Home Depot Center. The game is the only one Thomas Rongen's U-20s will have before departing to the United Arab Emirates in November for the World Youth Championship. U.S. defender Jordan Stone was sent off for his second yellow card in the […]

GOALKEEPER Kathrin Lehmann (Oklahoma State), Jr. (1) Has 14 saves to lead Cowgirls to 0-0 tie with Texas A&M and 3-1 win over Texas, leaving her with 0.21 goals-against average, the best in the country. DEFENDERS Micaela Esquivel (Santa Clara), Soph. (1) Key player at left-back position in chasing down for Broncos in 2-0 win […]

GOALKEEPERS: Eric Hanson (Wisconsin) Jr. (1) Holds Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Penn State at bay in a pair of 1-0 victories for the Badgers, totaling 11 saves. DEFENDERS: Dru Hoshimiya (UCLA) Sr. (1) Steps in at sweeper for injured Tony Lawson and helps Bruins defeat Oregon State, then shut out Washington on its home turf. Tim Merritt […]

Landon Donovan became the first back-to-back winner of the Honda Player of the Year Award, given annually to the best player on the U.S. national team as chosen by the media. Donovan, who last year became the youngest Honda Player of the Year award winner ever, joins 1992 and 1996 Honda Player of the Year […]

Landon Donovan became the first back-to-back winner of the Honda Player of the Year Award, given annually to the best player on the U.S. national team as chosen by the media. Donovan, who last year became the youngest Honda Player of the Year award winner ever, joins 1992 and 1996 Honda Player of the Year […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (8-1-0) 2 2 Old Dominion (8-0-0) 3 3 North Carolina (8-1-2) 6 4 Maryland (9-1-0) 1 5 Notre Dame (7-1-3) 4 6 Saint Louis (7-1-2) 7 7 Wake Forest (5-3-0) 10 8 St. John's (8-3-1) 11 9 Washington (7-1-1) 12 10 FIU (6-2-1) 13 11 SMU (7-3-1) 5 […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (13-0-0) 1 2. Notre Dame (11-0-1) 2 3. UCLA (6-1-2) 3 4. Virginia (9-1-1) 4 5. Portland (10-2-0) 6 6. West Virginia (10-2-0) 5 7. Florida (10-1-0) 8 8. Pepperdine (9-2-0) 10 9. Penn State (10-2-2) 11 10. Connecticut (7-2-2) 12 11. Texas A&M (8-1-2) 7 12. […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor The Metros clinch a playoff spot; D.C. gets a valuable road point as the Crew chokes again; the Fire says good riddance to Naperville by outclassing the Galaxy; Kansas City rolls past the Rapids and the Revs roast Dallas. BEST GOALS: In another week rife with sweet strikes, there are […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 Maryland (9-1-0) 1 10/5 — at North Carolina (0-1) 2 UCLA (8-1-0) 2 10/3 — at Oregon State (2-1); 10/5 — at Washington (1-0) 3 Old Dominion (8-0-0) 4 No games scheduled. 4 Notre Dame (7-1-3) 8 10/2 — at Syracuse (1-1); 10/5 — at Pittsburgh (2-0) 5 SMU […]

She's a legend on the soccer field, but U.S. captain Julie Foudy means so much more away from the game, where her her work on behalf of women's sports and labor issues has made her presidential material. The joke swirling around the U.S. women's team had to do with Julie Foudy's plans this fall – […]

MEXICO * Daniel Hernandez (Necaxa, D1) at Irapuato, 3-1. Entered as sub in 46th minute. ENGLAND * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Everton, 3-0. Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 7. * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Leeds, 1-2. Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6. * […]

It took a little prodding from the coach's son, but the Chicago Fire had the steal of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, picking Damani Ralph with the 18th selection. The Jamaican forward has been firing fantastic goals during his rookie season, continuing a flair for spectacular finishing he honed in Mississippi and Connecticut. DON'T BE CONFUSED […]

1. North Carolina (12-0-0) 1 10/1 — at Duke (4-0); 10/5 — at Maryland (4-0). 2. Notre Dame (11-0-1) 3 9/20 — Indiana State (4-0); 10/3 — West Virginia (2-0); 10/5 — Villanova (1-0, OT). 3. UCLA (6-1-2) 4 10/3 — at UNLV (1-0). 4. Virginia (9-1-1) 6 9/29 — at Richmond (2-1); 10/4 — […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Portland, Ore. Victoria Svensson, whose emergence as a force in Sweden's attack has been among the Women's World Cup's most compelling storylines, set up a pair of goals seven minutes apart to send the Swedes to their first major women's championship game. Svensson's quick restart fed Malin Mostrom in […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Portland, Ore. An otherworldly performance by goalkeeper Silke Rottenberg and a German backline that made big plays from start to finish ended on Sunday the United States' dreams of repeating as Women's World Cup champion. A perfect, glancing header by Kerstin Garefrekes off a corner kick gave Germany an […]

Oct. 4 in Columbus Columbus 1 DC United 1. Goals: Paule (Martino, Hejduk) 19; Etcheverry pen. 59. Columbus — Busch, Hejduk, Clark (Cunningham, 90), Williams, Denton, Paule, Maisonneuve (Garcia, 81), Martino (Pineda Chacon, 95), West, McBride, Buddle. DC United — Baumstark, Prideaux, Namoff, Nelsen, Convey, Stewart, Alegria (Stoitchkov, 70), Quintanilla, Etcheverry, Cerritos (Ivanov, 87), Martins. […]

2004 PRELIMINARY ROUND: Saturday/Sunday, January 17-18, Date 1 Wednesday, January 21, Date 2 Wednesday, February 18, Date 3 Wednesday, March 31, Date 4 Saturday/Sunday, June 12-13, Date 5 Saturday/Sunday, June 19-20, Date 6 SEMIFINAL ROUND: Wednesday, August 18, Game 1 Saturday/Sunday, September 4-5, Game 2 Wednesday, September 8, Game 3 Saturday/Sunday, October 9-10, Game 4 […]

Home teams listed first. Saturday, Oct. 4, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT COLUMBUS (8-11-7, 31 pts) vs. DC UNITED (10-9-7, 37 pts) TV: HDNet. DIRECTV: 794; DISHNET: 457. Key Players Out: Columbus — none; DC United — F Devin Barclay (L sesmoid surgery), D Milton Reyes (L ACL surgery), F Santino Quaranta (R […]

CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, has invited the United States and Mexico, to the 2004 Copa America, the 12-team South American championship, which will be played in Peru July 6-25, 2004. Mexico has accepted the invitation. U.S. Soccer has made no announcement regarding its decision. The United States played in the Copa America in 1993 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 Maryland (8-0-0) 1 10/5 — at North Carolina 2 UCLA (6-1-0) 2 10/3 — at Oregon State; 10/5 — at Washington 3 Old Dominion (8-0-0) 4 No games scheduled. 4 Notre Dame (6-1-3) 8 10/2 — at Syracuse (1-1); 10/5 — at Pittsburgh 5 SMU (7-1-1) 9 10/3 — […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Portland, Ore. Charmaine Hooper's seventh-minute goal held up as Canada's backline, spearheaded by Hooper, absorbed repeated Chinese forays and claimed a stunning 1-0 triumph Thursday to advance to the World Cup semifinals. Germany also reached the final four, dismantling an overmatched Russian side, 7-1, in the opener of a […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Portland, Ore. The United States and Germany, clearly the two best teams in the fourth Women's World Cup, meet up Sunday at PGE Park in Portland in a semifinal that has the markings of a championship match. The Americans, who physically dominated top-level foes to reach the final four, […]