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ACC Regular-season champion: Wake Forest. Conference tournament Quarterfinals: Nov. 14 in Cary, N.C. No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 5 Duke No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 7 NC State No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Clemson Semifinals Nov. 15 in Cary, N.C. No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Virginia-Duke winner Maryland-N.C. State winner vs. North Carolina-Clemson […]

11/11 Ranking … Team (Record) … 11/4 Ranking 1 Wake Forest (14-0-4) 1 2 St. John's (12-1-5) 2 3 SMU (15-1-3) 3 4 Indiana (14-2-2) 4 5 California (13-3-2) 6 6 UCLA (12-3-2) 5 7 Furman (15-2-1) 7 8 Connecticut (14-4-0) 8 9 Stanford (13-3-2) 9 10 Maryland (13-4-0) 10 11 Virginia (12-5-0) 11 12 […]

No. 22 Penn became the second team to clinch a berth in the NCAA Men's Division I tournament when it tied Princeton, 0-0. The Quakers clinched a share of the Ivy League title, a feat they had not accomplished in 22 years. They take the automatic berth by virtue of their win over Dartmouth, the […]

11/4 Ranking … Team (Record) … 10/28 Ranking 1 Wake Forest (14-0-4) 1 11/2 — at Davidson (4-0); 11/9 — Georgia Southern (8-0). 2 St. John's (12-1-5) 2 11/9 — Seton Hall (2-0, Big East quarterfinals). 3 SMU (15-1-3) 4 11/8 — Evansville (4-0, Missouri Valley quarterfinals). 4 Indiana (14-2-2) 7 no games. 5 UCLA […]

Nebraska and Ohio State claimed unexpected titles and North Carolina made emphatic its hold on the Atlantic Coast Conference championship as 18 schools claimed NCAA Tournament berths in women's soccer Sunday by winning conference tournaments. Connecticut prevailed in a Big East showdown with West Virginia, and Tennessee captured its first Southeastern title. The 64-team NCAA […]

NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS DAILY SCOREBOARD Sunday, Nov. 10 Conference finals America East Conference Hartford 4 Stony Brook 0 Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina 6 Clemson 0 Atlantic-10 Conference Richmond 3 Rhode Island 1 Big East Conference Connecticut 1 West Virginia 0 Big Ten Conference Ohio State 2 Wisconsin 1 Big 12 Conference Nebraska […]

College Women: Soccer America's Top 25 Scoreboard (Week 11: Nov. 4-10) 1. Stanford (18-1-0) 11/8 vs. Arizona State (2-0), 11/10 vs. Arizona (6-0) 2. UCLA (16-3-0) 11/8 at Washington (2-1), 11/10 at Washington State (2-1) 3. North Carolina (17-1-4) 11/7 vs. Wake Forest at Florida State (3-0, ACC quarterfinals), 11/8 vs. Maryland at Florida State […]

England * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Southampton, 1-1. Started: 90 minutes. Freidel was beaten by a James Beattie penalty kick in the 38th minute. A 90th-minute Andy Cole goal salvaged a point for Blackburn, whose coach, Graeme Souness, credited FriedelÆs saves for RoversÆ ''lucky'' tie. Southampton coach Gordan Strachan proclaimed Friedel Superman. * Kasey […]

Pepperdine claimed its first West Coast Conference title, and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament, after rallying for a 2-1 victory over visiting San Francisco in its regular-season finale on Saturday. The eighth-ranked Waves became the first team aside from Santa Clara or Portland to win a WCC crown, which they share with the […]

Mia Hamm chose the best possible moment to score her first goal in the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup — four minutes into overtime — as the Americans captured their fifth confederation title in 11 years with a hard-fought win Saturday over Canada in horrid conditions at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Hamm got on the […]

The confederation championship is on the line but the pressure is off when the United States and Canada tangle tonight at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., in the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup final. The North American powers already have taken care of the tournament's most serious business, nailing down berths in next year's Women's […]

No. 1 Stanford and Cal Poly claimed NCAA Tournament berths on Friday and Navy, the final unbeaten Division I team, tasted defeat for the first time as most conference tournaments reached the semifinal stage. Stanford clinched a share of the Pacific-10 Conference title, and earned the league's automatic berth to the 64-team NCAA field, as […]

Three No. 1 seeds, including previously unbeaten Charlotte, were among favorites who stumbled Thursday as Conference Tournament Week in college women's soccer near full stride with 13 conferences in action. Penn State and Michigan, the top two seeds in the Big Ten Conference women's soccer tournament, were eliminated in opening-round play Thursday at Lansing, Mich. […]

No. 1 Wake Forest (13-0-4), a 4-0 winner over Davidson, is the only remaining unbeaten team after No. 16 Coast Carolina's 2-1 loss to Winthrop. Freshman Darrell Vydra scored in the 102nd minute to lead the Eagles past Coastal Carolina (15-1-2). Winthrop claims the top seed in next week's Big South tournament it will host. […]

11/4 Ranking … Team (Record) … 10/28 Ranking 1 Wake Forest (13-0-4) 1 11/2 — at Davidson (4-0); 11/9 — Georgia Southern. 2 St. John's (11-1-5) 2 11/9 — Seton Hall (Big East tournament quarterfinals). 3 SMU (14-1-3) 4 11/8 — Evansville (Missouri Valley quarterfinals). 4 Indiana (14-2-2) 7 no games. 5 UCLA (11-2-2) 3 […]

ACC Regular-season champion: Wake Forest. Conference tournament Quarterfinals: Nov. 14 — No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 5 Duke, No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 7 NC State, No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Clemson in Cary, N.C. Semifinals: Nov. 15 — No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Virginia-Duke winner, Maryland-N.C. State winner vs. North Carolina-Clemson winner […]

Scotsman Steve Nicol, who guided New England to a MLS Cup runner-up finish after taking over as interim head coach May 23 after the team started the 2002 season with 2-4-1 record, has signed a two-year contract with the Revs. Nicol had replaced Fernando Clavijo, whom he served as assistant. Nicol also served a two-game […]

Everything went as expected in Wednesday night's CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup semifinals, except that it didn't. The United States and Canada, towering favorites to play in Saturday night's championship match, used shutout victories before 10,079 at Safeco Field in Seattle to claim berths in next year's fourth Women's World Cup. The Americans, as anticipated, dominated […]

Senior forward Christie Welsh of Penn State could become the fifth repeat winner of the Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious of the collegiate player-of-the-year awards. Welsh, who captured the Hermann and Missouri Athletic Club awards as a junior, could join U.S. women's national team stars Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow (both North Carolina), U.S. national […]

POINTS 1. Marilyn Marin, North Texas 67, 2. Krystal Sandza, UC Santa Barbara 58, 3. Rosie Luzak, Niagara 52, 4. Mandy Heintz, LSU 48, 5. Kim McNally, Southeastern La. 47, 6. Courtney Crandell, Charlotte 46, 7. Holly Cohen, UTEP 45, 8. Ranieka Bean, Howard 44, 8. Jennifer Montgomery, UCF 44, 10. Miranda Cuthbertson, UTEP 43. […]

POINTS 1. Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina 54, 2. Alecko Eskandarian, Virginia 46, 3. Chris Goos, UNC Greensboro 52, 4. Jeff Deren, Massachusetts 45, 5. Antou Jallow, Wis.-Milwaukee 43, 6. 10. Matthew Osborne, George Washington 42, 7. Francis Wakhisi, Winthrop 41, 8. Darryl Roberts, Liberty 39, 9. Dimelon Westfield, Clemson 37, 9. Pat Noonan, Indiana 37, […]

Wednesday night was dominated by cup action in Europe, and Earnie Stewart was the only American to play and emerge victorious. ENGLAND (LEAGUE CUP, THIRD ROUND) * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), vs. Walsall (D1), 2-2 (5-4 on penalties). DNP. Irish international Alan Kelly gets his start of the season in goal for Friedel, who is […]

ENGLISH LEAGUE (WORTHINGTON) CUP Third Round * Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) at Birmingham (PL), 2-0. Started: 90 minutes. Lewis set up Jamaican striker Ricardo Fuller with a long ball into the penalty area for Preston's first goal against Premier League newcomer Birmingham. He scored the second goal in the 78th minute with a […]

Only three players were pick in today's MLS waiver draft: 1. D.C. United – pass 2. MetroStars – pass 3. Kansas City Wizards – pass 4. Chicago Fire – pass 5. Dallas Burn – pass 6. San Jose Earthquakes – Craig Waibel 7. Columbus Crew – Luchi Gonzalez 8. Colorado Rapids – Billy Sleeth 9. […]

Only three players were pick in today's MLS waiver draft: 1. D.C. United – pass 2. MetroStars – pass 3. Kansas City Wizards – pass 4. Chicago Fire – pass 5. Dallas Burn – pass 6. San Jose Earthquakes – Craig Waibel 7. Columbus Crew – Luchi Gonzalez 8. Colorado Rapids – Billy Sleeth 9. […]