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The U.S. under-14 boys national team will participate in the US Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Nov. 23-27 at DisneyÆs Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. U.S. coach Manny Schellscheidt and his five assistant coaches will split the 36 players on the roster into two teams û USA Grey and USA […]

The U.S. U-16 and U-15 girls will play three matches each against regional ODP teams one year older in age group at the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregional, starting Monday in Coral Springs, Fla. U.S. head coaches Tad Bobak (U-15s) and Kazbek Tambi (U-16s) have each brought 18 players to the competition. U.S. under-16 […]

Defending NCAA Division I women's national champion Portland's long-shot bid to repeat remained alive with a 2-0 win at No. 1 seed Texas on Sunday. Rachael Rapinoe continued her torrid postseason play with the first goal just 194 seconds into the match in Austin. Natalie Budge added an insurance goal and senior keeper Cori Alexander […]

Jefferson College of Missouri won its first NJCAA Division I men's title with a 2-1 overtime victory over perennial power Mercer County Community College in the final on Sunday in Tyler, Texas. The Vikings didn't crack after conceding an own goal in the 56th minute. Four minutes later, Judner Joseph tied the score, and Rhamon […]

NCAA Division 3 Men Nov. 24 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Wheaton (Ill.) (15-7-4) vs. Ohio Wesleyan (16-0-5) Messiah (19-1-2) vs. New York U. (15-3-4) NCAA Division 3 Women Nov. 24 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Virginia Wesleyan (18-3-4) vs. Wheaton (Ill.) (22-2-0) Messiah (18-2-1) vs. College of New Jersey (17-1-3) NAIA MenNov. 20 in […]

American defender Jay DeMerit, who scored in the playoff game that clinched promotion for Watford last May, scored his first English Premier League goal in Watford's 2-1 loss to Portsmouth. But DeMerit, who scored five goals at the second tier, was called for the foul that gave Portsmouth the penalty kick that Lomana Lua Lua […]

Mexico defeated Trinidad & Tobago, 3-0, at Tropical Park in Miami Sunday to set up a date with the USA Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Women's Gold Cup. A berth in the 2007 Women's World Cup will be on the line when the USA faces Mexico at the Home Depot Center in Carson, […]

Sao Paulo clinched its fourth Brazilian championship with two games to spare despite having to settle for a 1-1 tie at home against Atletico Paranaense on Sunday. Sao Paulo is eight points ahead of second-place Internacional with two games to play after Internacional lost, 1-0, at Parana. Rains delayed the Parana-Internacional game, so Sao Paulo […]

Claudio Reyna's appearance in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Fulham marked the former U.S. captain's 100th English Premier League game. He joins goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller, and forward Brian McBride in the group of Americans who have hit the century mark in England's top tier. Reyna started his pro career in Germany in […]

Californian Kamani Hill, 20, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with German First Division club Wolfsburg with an option for an additional year. ''He's very far along for his age,'' said Wolfsburg coach Klaus Augenthaler. ''We will do everything we can to make him successful for us.'' Augenthaler, 1990 World Cup champion as a player […]

Iceland forward Eidur Gudjohnsen came up big for Barcelona, scoring two goals to help the Spanish champion maintain its La Liga lead with a 4-1 win at Real Mallorca 4-1 on Sunday. Barca is without strikers Samuel Eto'o, Javier Saviola and Lionel Messi, who are all injured, so the pressure has been on Gudjohnsen, who […]

Maryland, the 2005 national champion, and Indiana, the 2003 and 2004 champion, fell in the third round of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament on Saturday. Joseph Lapira scored his 22nd goal of the season — tops in the country — with less than four minutes left in the second overtime to lift Notre Dame […]

A complaint by France coach Raymond Domenech that the ball boys in Glasgow took they own sweet time getting the ball back in play while France lost 1-0 to Scotland Oct. 7 in European Championship qualifying was upheld by UEFA. ''Before the game I knew that the Scottish fans and team were a nation who […]

MEN Quarterfinals Nov. 16 in Tyler, Texas Yavapai 1 (Johnson 37) Mercer County 1 (Hernandez 19) (Mercer County wins 4-3 on penalties.) Louisburg 3 (Pitts 33, 62, 87) Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa 2 (Vernalis 10, Ogunmade 49), Illinois Central 1 (Opacic 86) Jefferson 3 (Dantas 22, Ibrahim 46, 48). Georgia Perimeter 1 (Hernande 49) DuPage 2 (Villa […]

1116naia sc MEN First Round Nov. 15 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hastings 1 (Quinlan 1) Northwood 1 (Rethammer 48) (OT). (Northwood wins 4-3 on penalties.) Lindsey Wilson 3 (Jafta 32, Shipalane 48, Learmond 76) Judson 1 (Craggs 41). Park 2 (Stokich 9, Katajwa 18) Goshen 2 (Miller 30, Stiffney 32) (OT). (Park wins 3-1 on […]

Joseph Lapira scored with less than four minutes left in the second overtime to lift Notre Dame to a 1-0 victory against defending champion Maryland in the third round of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament. LapiraÆs goal was his 22nd of the season, tops in the country. The goal came just 82 seconds after […]

MEN Results Third Round Nov. 17 Wheaton (Ill.) 2 Wartburg 1 York 1 North Carolina Wesleyan 0 Williams 0 Messiah 0 (Messiah wins 4-2 penalties.) Johns Hopkins 3 Western New England Nov. 18 Dominican 1 Montclair State 1 (Dominican, Ill., wins 4-2 on penalties.) New York U. 1 Stevens Institute 1 (OT) (New York U. […]

Metro State defeated Grand Valley State, 1-0, on Kira Sharp's goal on free kick in the fourth minute of overtime to win the NCAA Division II women's national championship Saturday afternoon at Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Fla. The national title is Metro State's second in three seasons. The Roadrunners won in 2004 over Adelphi.

Brittany Bock scored twice in the first half — the first on a rocket from 25 yards out — and Kerri Hanks capped the scoring with her nation-leading 22nd goal of the season, as No. 1 Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA Division I women's quarterfinals with a 3-0 victory over Colorado. Notre Dame is […]

Men's Final Nov. 18 in Pensacola Dowling 1 (Jensen 38) Fort Lewis 0. Women's Final Nov. 18 in Pensacola Metro State 1 (Sharp 94) Grand Valley State 0 (OT). Men's Semifinals Nov. 16 in Pensacola Ft. Lewis 4 (Mikkelsen 42, Gantenbein 72, Cunliffe pen. 82, 87) Lincoln Memorial 2 (Pereira 50, 63). West Florida 3 […]

Toronto FC selected a player from each of the six Eastern Conference teams and one from four Western Conference teams:   Paulo Nagamura (Los Angeles Galaxy) **Danny OÆRourke (New York Red Bulls) Jose Cancela (New England Revolution) *Adrian Serioux (Houston Dynamo) Nate Jaqua (Chicago Fire) Rod Dyachenko (D.C. United) Jason Kreis (Real Salt Lake) Tim […]

Ah, pity the poor souls who will be selected in the expansion draft. Whatever slim chance they had of generating any real noise outside of Toronto is being nearly drowned out by the Designated Player Frenzy, aka, the Beckham Buzz. For nearly two years AEG president Tim Leiweke has been on the Beckham beat. Although […]

Hugo Sanchez finally got his wish. Sanchez, who lobbied hard for the Mexico national team coaching job after the 2002 World Cup but was passed over for Ricardo La Volpe, was named Mexico's national team coach on Thursday by unanimous consent of Mexico's 18 First Division club presidents. After losing out to La Volpe, Sanchez […]

Finn Joonas Siikala's hat trick gave Northwood University a 3-2 win over top seed Auburn University-Montgomery Thursday evening in the second round of the NAIA Men's National Championship in Pensacola, Fla. The Seahawks — making their first trip to the national tournament — moved to 10-10-2 overall and advance to Saturday's quarterfinals. In other second-round […]

Ft. Lewis star John Cunliffe scored two goals in the last eight minutes to lift the defending champion Skyhawks to a 4-2 win over Lincoln Memorial on Thursday and move them into Saturday's NCAA Division II men's final against Dowling in Pensacola, Fla. Cunliffe buried a penalty kick to give Fort Lewis the lead, then […]