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Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Profitable by 2007? Increased revenues spark hope as attendance, TV ratings decline Attendance is down and TV ratings have plummeted, but the numbers that matter – sponsorship dollars and expenses – are going the WUSA's way, league officials say, and they believe that bodes well for the second-year outfit's future. Rumors to the contrary are […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor FINALLY! Chicago's victory — which broke a four-game losing streak — not only clinched a playoff spot, it moved Coach Bob Bradley into a tie with Dave Dir atop the all-time coaching list with 82 wins. It also enabled Bradley to tie Dir's record of making the playoffs five times […]

Aly Wagner's skill and vision are unsurpassed in the college game and rivaled only rarely internationally. They're the product of years of toil and a singular approach to the game. Jerry Smith first came across Aly Wagner when she was 9 years old. She was the same as she is now,'' the Santa Clara coach […]

Aly Wagner's skill and vision are unsurpassed in the college game and rivaled only rarely internationally. They're the product of years of toil and a singular approach to the game. Jerry Smith first came across Aly Wagner when she was 9 years old. She was the same as she is now,'' the Santa Clara coach […]

North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance says defending champion Santa Clara is king until someone knocks the Broncos off. That someone will be the Tar Heels, who have the makings of champions, as they have every year. No, no,'' Anson Dorrance cries. ''You can't do that.'' He's just been informed his University of NORTH CAROLINA squad, […]

Italian soccer is in crisis. Italian clubs have been shut out of the knock-out phase of the Champions League the past two seasons. The Azzurri, one of the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup, won only one of four games and was upset by South Korea in the second round. Trouble on the field […]

What happened last season atop the Spanish First Division standings occurred only one other time in the last 50 years: neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona finished in the top two. Valencia took the La Liga crown, and Deportivo Coruna finished runner-up. Deportivo gave further notice that the two giants' stranglehold on Spanish soccer has loosened […]

After months of uncertainty, U.S. World Cup veterans Eddie Lewis and Gregg Berhalter finally debuted for their respective new clubs. Lewis helped Preston North End move past feisty Scunthorpe in England's League Cup while Berhalter started as a marking back for Energie Cottbus of the German Bundesliga in a 3-1 victory against Hannover 96 and […]

By Nathaniel Gould The first-round of the A-League playoffs produced four survivors who will take on the top four seeds, which received first-round byes. The quarterfinals — the conference semifinals — will also consist of two-leg series determined by aggregate score. EASTERN CONFERENCE, First Round Richmond edges Atlanta Defenders James Wall (Atlanta) and Peter Luzak […]

9/16 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/9 Ranking 1 Stanford (7-0-0) 1 9/21 — Richmond (6-0); 9/22 — at Dartmouth (2-0). 2 UCLA (4-1-0) 3 9/22 — Loyola Marymount (0-2). 3 St. John's (5-1-1) 4 9/18 — at Villanova (2-0); 9/21 — Wake Forest (1-1). 4 Connecticut (4-2-0) 5 9/17 — at Boston University (0-1); […]

9/16 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/9 Ranking 1 Stanford (7-0-0) 1 9/21 — Richmond (6-0); 9/22 — at Dartmouth (2-0). 2 UCLA (4-1-0) 3 9/22 — Loyola Marymount (0-2). 3 St. John's (5-1-1) 4 9/18 — at Villanova (2-0); 9/21 — Wake Forest (1-1). 4 Connecticut (4-2-0) 5 9/17 — at Boston University (0-1); […]

In recent years, powerhouses have dominated during the regular season only to fall, often quickly, in the NCAA Tournament. Indiana's strategy of scheduling tough road games has gotten the Hoosiers ready for the postseason. They will make their sixth consecutive trip to the College Cup and take the title. When INDIANA, VIRGINIA, STANFORD and the […]

After months of uncertainty, U.S. World Cup veterans Eddie Lewis and Gregg Berhalter finally debuted for their respective new clubs. Lewis helped Preston North End move past feisty Scunthorpe in England's League Cup while Berhalter started as a marking back for Energie Cottbus of the German Bundesliga in a 3-1 victory against Hannover 96 and […]

By Nathaniel Gould The first-round of the A-League playoffs produced four survivors who will take on the top four seeds, which received first-round byes. The quarterfinals — the conference semifinals — will also consist of two-leg series determined by aggregate score. EASTERN CONFERENCE, First Round Richmond edges Atlanta Defenders James Wall (Atlanta) and Peter Luzak […]

ENGLAND * Claudio Reyna (Sunderland, PL) at Middlesbrough, 0-3. Started: 90 minutes. Sunderland could not follow up its past two results (a win against Leeds and a tie against Manchester United) with another positive performance. Their rivals controlled the match as the Black Cats missed the injured Kevin Phillips. Slovakian Szilard Nemeth scored two goals, […]

Indiana is Soccer America's pick to win the NCAA Division I men's title. The Hoosiers have made the final four each of the last five years and won their fifth national title in 1999. Defending champion North Carolina is ranked third by Soccer America's editors, one spot behind ACC rival Virginia. The Men's College Cup […]

San Jose midfielder Richard Mulrooney will miss the remainder of the Earthquakes' MLS title defense because of a broken ankle suffered in last Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Mulrooney played 90 minutes against Los Angeles despite the injury. He felt discomfort after the game and X-rays revealed surgery would be required to […]