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Chile 2 (Pinilla 35, Norambuena 70) Peru 1 (Mendoza 57). Venezuela 0 Argentina 3 (Aimar 7, Crespo 25, C.Delgado 32).

The MetroStars had not played a national team since losing to Colombia 2-0 in 1997. Rookie Mike Magee scored one goal and set up Mike Nugent's game-winner to give MLS's MetroStars a 2-1 win over the touring Chinese national team. The game drew 7,611 at Giants Stadium. China, host of the 2004 Asian Cup, brought […]

GOALKEEPERS Josh Wagenaar (Hartwick) Fr. (1) Extends his shutout streak to 270 minutes in a pair of 1-0 wins against Hofstra and Pittsburgh. DEFENDERS Ryan Cochrane (Santa Clara), Jr. (1) Helps Broncos earn 0-0 tie with Creighton; scored the tying goal in their 3-1 win against SMU. Willis Forko (Connecticut), Soph. (1) Notches a pair […]

GOALKEEPER Ashley Sulprizio (California), Soph. (1) Ties her career high of eight saves, including two in overtime, to help Bears tie Santa Clara, 0-0. DEFENDERS Michelle Biehl (Villanova), Jr. (1) Leads the Wildcats to shutout wins over Old Dominion and N.C. State, giving them four shutouts in four games this season. Jennifer Brewer (Pepperdine), Fr. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) 9/1 RANK 1 North Carolina (4-0-0) 1 2 Notre Dame (4-0-0) 5 3 Santa Clara (2-0-2) 4 4 UCLA (2-0-2) 3 5 Texas (3-1-0) 7 6 Florida (4-0-0) 8 7 Pepperdine (3-1-0) 11 8 West Virginia (3-1-0) 10 9 Portland (3-1-0) 15 10 Penn State (3-1-0) 14 11 Arizona State (3-1-0) 13 12 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 Maryland (4-0-0) 2 2 UCLA (3-1-0) 1 3 Wake Forest (3-0-0) 3 4 Saint Louis (4-0-0) 10 5 North Carolina (3-0-1) 5 6 ODU (3-0-0) NR 7 Santa Clara (3-0-1) 15 8 Connecticut (2-2-0) 17 9 St. John's (1-2-0) 13 10 Stanford (1-1-0) 6 11 SMU (2-1-0) 9 12 […]

German Second Division club Energie Cottbus, with Gregg Berhalter marshaling the defense, tied the Iraqi national team, 0-0, in a friendly Sept. 7. The Iraqis, coached by former East German national team coach Bernd Stange, beat Second Division leader Unterhaching, 4-1, on Thursday. The Iraqis' 18-day stay in Germany is part of their preparation for […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor The Quakes roll past the Revs, whose playoff hopes took a dent as every Eastern Conference rival picked up points. … Colorado rallies to douse the Burn. … Los Angeles and Kansas City stumble. BEST GOALS: Dema Kovalenko nailed a left-footed, 25-yard blast for the first goal in D.C. United's […]

Sept. 6 in Washington DC DC United 2 Los Angeles 1. Goals: Kovalenko (Quintanilla, Stewart) 3; Olsen (Stewart, Quintanilla) 29; Serna (Lalas, Jones) 51. DC United — Rimando, Ivanov, Nelsen, Prideaux, Petke, Quintanilla, Etcheverry (Eskandarian, 84), Kovalenko, Olsen (Convey, 63), Cerritos, Stewart. Los Angeles — Hartman, Califf, Hong, Lalas, Albright (Moreno, 68), Cienfuegos, Elliott, Vagenas, […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PRESEASON RANK 1. North Carolina (4-0-0) 1 9/5 — Kentucky (4-0); 9/7 — Nebraska (6-0). 2. Stanford (1-2-0) 2 9/5 — Portland (0-1); 9/7 — Pepperdine (0-1). 3. UCLA (2-0-2) 3 9/3 — UC Santa Barbara (0-0, OT); 9/5 — St. Mary's (1-0, OT). 4. Santa Clara (2-0-2) 4 9/4 — Pacific (6-1); […]

Another weekend packed with non-conference clashes proved to shake up the Top 25 for the second straight week. No. 2 Maryland squeaked past No. 1 UCLA, 1-0, on a 57th-minute penalty kick by Abe Thompson, helping the Terrapins — playing in front of a record home crowd of 6,143 — ease the sting of their […]

No. 2 Stanford lost twice at home in three days, sending new coach to his first defeats. Both losses were to WCC powers. Once again, No. 15 Portland was victorious at Maloney Field, winning, 1-0, Friday night on Jennifer Tuttle's goal in the 32nd minute. Two days later, it was No. 11 Pepperdine's turn, also […]

Sept. 6-7 Argentina 2 (K.Gonzalez 32, Aimar 36) Chile 2 (Milosevic 60, Navia 77). Ecuador 2 (Espinoza 6, C.Tenorio 67) Venezuela 0. Peru 4 (Solano 34, Mendoza 42, Jorge Soto 83, Farfan 90) Paraguay 1 (Gamarra 24). Uruguay 5 (Forlan 17, Chevanton 40, 60, Abeijon 82, Bueno 87) Bolivia 0. Colombia 1 (Angel 39) Brazil […]

Qualifying for the 2006 World Cup began Sept. 6 in South America, where Chile pulled an upset when it came from two goals down after 36 minutes to tie host Argentina, 2-2. Defending champion Brazil won, 2-1, over Colombia in Barranquilla thanks to a second-half goal from its under-23 star, Kaka. Qualifying for Germany '06 […]

The United States got the first look at its opponent in the second round 2004 Olympic men's qualifying Sunday when Dominica and St. Kitts & Nevis battled in the first leg of their first-round series in Grand Bay, Dominica. Jevon Francis' 30-minute goal gave the visiting team a 1-0 victory to the dismay of 3,000 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PRESEASON RANK 1 UCLA (3-1-0) 1 9/5 — at Maryland (0-1); 9/7 — Virginia (4-0). 2 Maryland (4-0-0) 2 9/5 — UCLA (1-0); 9/7 — American (2-1). 3 Wake Forest (3-0-0) 4 9/5 — at Virginia Tech (1-0). 4 Notre Dame (1-1-1) 3 9/6 — St. John's (0-3). 5 North Carolina (3-0-1) 16 […]

Quarterfinals, First Leg Sept. 5 Rochester 2 (Mladenov 8, Miller 50) Montreal 1 (Ze Roberto 84). Milwaukee 1 (Howes 14) Minnesota 0. Virginia Beach 1 (Lassiter 18) Charleston 0. Seattle 0 Vancouver 0. Quarterfinals, Second Leg Sept. 7 Montreal 0 Rochester 0. (Rochester wins 2-1 on aggregate) Charleston 4 (Goos 3, Henderson 14, 71, own […]

Shannon Boxx on Sunday made another strong argument for a starting job once the Women's World Cup begins, scoring her second goal in as many games with the U.S. women's team in a 5-0 romp over Mexico in the Americans' final pre-Cup friendly. Abby Wambach scored a beautiful goal and missed, by inches, at least […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PRESEASON RANK 1 UCLA (2-0-0) 1 9/5 — at Maryland (Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic); 9/7 — Virginia (Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic). 2 Maryland (2-0-0) 2 9/5 — UCLA (Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic); 9/7 — American (Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic). 3 Wake Forest (2-0-0) 4 9/5 — at Virginia Tech. 4 Notre Dame (1-0-1) 3 9/6 — St. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PRESEASON RANK 1. North Carolina (2-0-0) 1 9/5 — Kentucky (Nike Carolina Classic); 9/7 — Nebraska (Nike Carolina Classic). 2. Stanford (1-0-0) 2 9/5 — Portland; 9/7 — Pepperdine. 3. UCLA (1-0-2) 3 9/3 — UC Santa Barbara (0-0, OT); 9/5 — St. Mary's (UCLA Women's Cup). 4. Santa Clara (2-0-1) 4 9/4 […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor U.S. women's national team midfielders Aly Wagner and Angela Hucles swapped WUSA clubs on Wednesday in the biggest trade in the league's brief history. Wagner, considered one of the best, perhaps the best, passers in the women's game, was sent by the San Diego Spirit to the Boston Breakers in […]

GOALKEEPER Melissa Onstad (Oregon State), Fr. (1) Debuts with 4-save shutout in 1-0 victory at SDSU, 12 saves in 0-0 tie at USD. DEFENDERS Danielle Castro (Florida Atlantic), Sr. (1) Scores 45-yard goal in 95th minute to beat Loyola (Md.), 2-1; sweeper leads defense in 1-0 upset of Indiana. Keeley Dowling (Tennessee), Jr. (1) All-American […]

GOALKEEPER Jeff Wiese (Oakland), Sop. (1) Leads Golden Grizzlies to a share of Portland Nike Tournament title with four saves in 2-1 win over Portland and four saves, three in overtime, in 1-1 tie with Washington. DEFENDERS Clay Halite (Pittsburgh), Sr. (1) Panthers captain anchors young defense in 1-0 upset win over then-No. 14 Boston […]

Atlanta Beat midfielder Homare Sawa and Yayoi Kobayashi, who trained with the Beat during the 2003 preseason, head Japan coach Eiji Ueda's 20-woman roster announced Wednesday for the Women's World Cup. Sawa and Kobayashi are among six players returning to the squad from the 1999 World Cup. The others are goalkeeper Nozomi Yamago, defender Hiromi […]

ENGLAND (League) * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Chelsea, 2-2. Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6. * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) at Southampton, 0-1. Started: 90 minutes. Man U went down after keeper Howard misjudged Graeme Le Saux's corner kick and James Beattie headed into an open net from […]