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U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen has selected eight professionals to a squad of 18 players to represent the United States at the CONCACAF Group B qualifying tournament in Charleston, S.C., Nov. 13-17. In addition, 11 members of Rongen's team came through U.S. Soccer's U-17 residency program, including goalkeeper Steve Cronin and midfielder Bobby […]

Bob Bradley is returning to his roots. After five season as the head coach of MLS's Chicago Fire, Bradley is moving to the MetroStars, where he replaces Octavio Zambrano as head coach. Bradley, a native of Essex Fells, N.J., who won a state high school championship at West Essex High School, played at Princeton University […]

Philadelphia Charge defender Jenny Benson has been added to the U.S. roster for the Oct. 27-Nov. 9 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in place of injured defender Danielle Slaton. Slaton, the WUSA's Defender of the Year last summer as a rookie with Carolina, has been slowed with a knee injury. U.S. Soccer is expected to make […]

10/21 Ranking … Team (Record) … 10/14 Ranking 1 St. John's (10-1-3) 1 2 Wake Forest (9-0-3) 2 3 Indiana (12-1-2) 3 4 Clemson (9-1-2) 4 5 UCLA (8-1-2) 6 6 SMU (12-1-2) 9 7 Maryland (11-3-0) 10 8 Stanford (11-2-1) 5 9 South Carolina (9-3-1) 11 10 Connecticut (11-3-0) 7 11 Notre Dame (8-3-3) […]

An upset loss to visiting Pepperdine drops Portland from second to sixth in Soccer America's College Women's Top 25 as much of the Top 10 remained unchanged. Shutout victories over Oregon State and Oregon keeps No. 1 Stanford on top, with North Carolina moving up one slot to second following victories over Florida State and […]

ENGLAND * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Bolton (3-1) Started: 90 minutes. Tottenham moved into third place and is five points behind first-place Liverpool, which it meets Oct. 26. * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Newcastle (5-2) Started: 90 minutes. BlackburnÆs third win in its last four games moves it up to eighth place. Alan […]

STEVE NICOL: ''When you get to the second half of overtime you have to hope you're going to get one and not lose one. It's a very quiet dressing room. It's very easy for me to stand in front of them to tell to be proud of themselves and what a great run they've had. […]

WAVES ROLL PILOTS: Freshman Megan Woods scored two second-half goals as visiting Pepperdine, ranked 18th, upset No. 2 Portland, 2-0, on Sunday, forcing a logjam behind first-place Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference. The No. 5 Broncos are on top with a 3-0 record after romping past St. Mary's and San Francisco, the final […]

SIGI SCHMID ''It's been a long road with all the past and the Galaxy not having success in the finals. Whether you admit it or not, those losses still hang over your heard. This surely gets those ghosts out of the closet.'' ''My hat's off to Steve Nicol and all that his team has done. […]

10/14 Ranking … Team (Record) … 10/7 Ranking 1 St. John's (10-1-3) 1 10/16 — Seton Hall (1-0); 10/19 — at Syracuse (1-1). 2 Wake Forest (9-0-3) 2 10/19 — at Clemson (2-2). 3 Indiana (12-1-2) 3 10/16 — at Kentucky (2-1); 10/20 — at Ohio State (4-2). 4 Clemson (9-1-2) 4 10/16 — Furman […]

No. 1 St. John's and No. 2 Wake Forest were held to ties on the eighth weekend of the college season. The Red Storm were held to a 1-1 tie by Syracuse, which tied the score on a goal by Jarrett Park with six minutes left. The Orangemen outshot St. John's 20-11, the first time […]

1. Stanford (13-1-0) 10/18 vs. Oregon State (2-0), 10/20 vs. Oregon (3-0) 2. Portland (12-3-1) 10/18 vs. Loyola Marymount (1-0), 10/20 vs. Pepperdine (0-2) 3. North Carolina (13-1-2) 10/15 at Florida State (5-1), 10/19 vs. Virginia (2-1) 4. Texas (12-2-1) 10/18 at Oklahoma (3-0), 10/20 at Oklahoma State (2-0) 5. Santa Clara (11-3-1) 10/15 vs. […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy became the 2002 MLS champion with a 1-0 overtime win over New England on Sunday. In a game with few scoring opportunities, Carlos Ruiz — leading scorer of the regular season and playoffs — scored the golden goal. MLS Cup Results 2002: LOS ANGELES 1 New England 0 (ot) 2001: SAN […]

Los Angeles Galaxy striker Carlos Ruiz, who led regular-season scorers with 24 goals, was named 2002 MLS MVP. The Guatemalan, who arrived in MLS this year, scored nine game-winning goals. At 23, he is the youngest player to win the award, which was voted on by coaches, general managers, players and the media. Ruiz scored […]

Jimmy Frazelle's golden goal gave No. 6 UCLA a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Stanford and put the Bruins in the Pac-10 driver's seat. Frazelle deposited the rebound of an Adolpho Gregorio free kick into the Cardinal net 1:47 into overtime. Unranked Portland upset No. 15 San Diego, 2-0, as Nate Jaqua set up Alejandro […]

Sunday, Oct. 20 NEW ENGLAND vs. LOS ANGELES (1:30pm ET). at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. TV: ABC (live) Key Players Out: New England – F Diego Serna (torn ACL & meniscus-L); Los Angeles – F Gavin Glinton (fractured ankle-L). Referee: Kevin Terry. FORMAT: If the game is tied after regulation time, two 15-minute periods […]

No. 8 Loyola Marymount fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 3-2 loss to San Diego State. The Lions (11-1-2) fell behind, 2-0, on a pair of goals by Matt Couch before rallying to send the game into overtime. Eric Wohl's goal at 97:42 gave the Aztecs (4-7-1) the victory. The result left […]

D.C. United beat Tottenham, 1-0, in a benefit game in London. Guest player Wade Barrett's goal in the 85th minute gave United the victory. It was the first gamer between an MLS team and English Premier League team in England. ''Tonight was a great advertisement for Major League Soccer,'' said United coach Ray Hudson. ''We […]

10/14 Ranking … Team (Record) … 10/7 Ranking 1 St. John's (10-1-2) 1 10/16 — Seton Hall (1-0); 10/19 — at Syracuse. 2 Wake Forest (9-0-2) 2 10/19 — at Clemson. 3 Indiana (11-1-2) 3 10/16 — at Kentucky (2-1); 10/20 — at Ohio State. 4 Clemson (9-1-1) 4 10/16 — Furman (postponed); 10/19 — […]

Los Angeles' Guatemalan striker Carlos Ruiz's July 27 game-winning goal against Columbus has been voted MLS Goal of the Year 2002. Ruiz slammed home a right-footed volley at the edge of the goal area after receiving a cross from Alejandro Moreno. It was Ruiz's 16th goal of a campaign in which he would net a […]

Kevin Terry, who has officiated in MLS since its inaugural season of 1996, has been named 2002 MLS Referee of the Year. The native of London, England has refereed 77 MLS regular-season games since 1996, including 11 in 2002. Paul Tamberino, who took the honor for the past four seasons, retired after the 2001 season […]

Steve Nicol, who guided New England to its first MLS Cup appearance in club history, is MLS's Coach of the Year. Nicol replaced Fernando Clavijo May 23 after the team stumbled to a 2-4-1 start. He guided New England to a 10-10-1 record, which included a six-game unbeaten streak to close out the season. Under […]

Columbus Crew midfielder Kyle Martino has been named the 2002 MLS Rookie of the Year. Martino, a Westport, Conn., native, started 15 of his 22 appearances for the Crew. A Project-40 player out of the University of Virginia, Martino finished the year with 2 goals and 5 assists. Other finalists were Brad Davis of the […]

April Heinrichs has named 15 WUSA players, two collegians and a high school to her 18-player roster for the U.S.-hosted CONCACAF Gold Cup (Oct. 27-Nov. 9), which also serves as the region's qualifying tournament for next year's Women's World Cup. The winner and runner-up will qualify automatically for the 2003 Women's World Cup in China […]

GOALKEEPER Greg Tait, Notre Dame, Sr. (1) Has four saves, filling in for the injured Chris Sawyer, to help Irish beat Boston College (1-0 in overtime). DEFENDERS Taylor Graham (Stanford), Sr. (1) Leads defense in shutout wins over No. 18 Oregon State (1-0 in OT) and Washington (2-0). Michael Parkhurst (Wake Forest), Fr. (1) Key […]