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Nov. 12 in Frisco, Texas Houston 1 New England 1. Goals: Ching (Mullan) 114; Twellman (Smith) 113. (Houston wins 4-3 on penalties.) Houston – Onstad, Waibel, Cochrane (Gray, 101), Robinson, Barrett, Mullan, De Rosario, Serioux (Holden, 102), Davis, Ching, Dalglish (Moreno, 81). New England – Reis, Heaps, Parkhurst, John, Dorman (Dempsey, 62), Ralston, Hernandez (Larentowicz […]

PLAYER RATINGS (1-low; 5-average; 10-high) New England: Reis 6, Heaps 5, Parkhurst 6, John 6, Dorman 5, Ralston 6, Hernandez 5, Joseph 6, Franchino 6, Noonan 5, Twellman 6. Subs: Smith 6, Dempsey 6, Larentowicz NR. Houston: Onstad 6, Barrett 6, Robinson 6, Cochrane 6, Waibel 6, Serioux 6, Davis 5, Mullan 5, DeRosario 6, […]

While Santa Clara fell in the first round to USC, the other top seeds romped in first-round action. Kerri Hanks' corner kick served up the first goal before taking care of the next three goals herself to lead No. 1 Notre Dame to a 7-1 win over Oakland. The goals gave Hanks 21 for the […]

USC pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the NCAA Division I Women's Tournament when it beat No. 1 seed Santa Clara, 1-0, in the first round on Friday night before a stunned crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium. After 11 straight years of reaching the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, fate finally caught […]

Elsewhere, Kevin Forrest, the Pac-10 Player of the Year, notched his second hat trick of the season to lead Washington to a 3-0 upset over Creighton. Stephen Brown deflected in a corner kick by Joey Vitagliano with just 18 seconds remaining in regulation as New Mexico topped San Francisco, 1-0, at Negoesco Stadium in San […]

Freshman Ryan Soroka did it again, scoring his fifth game-winning goal in the last six games as St. John's beat Monmouth, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament on Friday night. The Red Storm defense extended its shutout streak to a school-record seven games. St. John's advances to the second […]

MLS Cup 2006 in Frisco, Texas New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo Sunday, live on ABC, 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT. Before they moved and became the Houston Dynamo, the San Jose Earthquakes reached MLS Cup twice and lifted the trophy each time, with a 2-1 win over Los Angeles in 2001 and a 4-2 […]

US Youth Soccer announced rosters for the ODP Boys Thanksgiving Interregional Nov. 18-24 in Coral Springs, Fla. The tournament will represent teams in the 1989-92 age groups including the U.S. U-15 and U-16 national team pools. Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 89 Rosters Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 90 Rosters Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 91 Rosters Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 92 […]

U.S. women's national team head coach Greg Ryan named 20 players who will compete in the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Cup, which serves as qualifying for the 2007 Women's World Cup. The USA faces the winner of the Mexico-Trinidad & Tobago quarterfinal on Nov. 22 in the Gold Cup semifinals at the Home Depot Center in […]

D.C. United playmaker Christian Gomez, who scored 14 goals and notched 11 assists in the regular season, and scored twice in the playoffs before his team was eliminated by New England in the semifinals, was voted 2006 MLS MVP. MLS HONDA MVPs 2006: Christian Gomez D.C. United 2005: Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 2004: Amado […]

The NCAA Division III Women's Tournament continues this weekend with action at eight regional sites. Here's a look at the top five teams in the final NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III rankings of the regular season. 1. TRINITY (TEXAS). Last year, Messiah won the D3 men's and women's titles. This year, Trinity's men and women both […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Nov. 10 GOL TV Germany WERDER BREMEN-BORUSSIA DORTMUND (live), 2:25 pm. SATURDAY, Nov. 11 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England EVERTON-ASTON VILLA (live), 10 am. England BLACKBURN-MANCHESTER UTD. (live), noon. England PORTSMOUTH-FULHAM (delay), 2:15 pm. […]

The NCAA Division I Men's Tournament opens Friday and Saturday with 16 first-round games. Here are five to watch: ST. JOHN'S-MONMOUTH. It's something of a New York area derby with the Big East champion, winner of six games in a row by shutout, against the Northeast champion, which carries a 13-game unbeaten streak into Friday's […]

Betty Ann Kempf-Townsley, the only women's coach Seton Hall has ever had, quit on Thursday. Kempf-Townsley amassed a 143-202-26 record over her 13 years as the head coach at Seton Hall. The Pirates' bestknown player is English star Pirate Kelly Smith. Peter Broadley has quit as the High Point men's coach less than a week […]

Everyone knows about Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. Less well known outside the area is Hurricane Ivan, which hit on Sept. 16, 2004. The West Florida men's soccer team remembers it well. The hurricane wiped out their season and those of women's soccer and volleyball. While they were disappointed, the Argonauts […]

Sevilla looks to hold on to its lead in Spain's La Liga when it goes for its fourth win in a row Sunday at Racing Santander (TV: Gol TV, delay, 7 pm ET). After Sevilla, the reigning UEFA Cup champion, look over first place from Barcelona last week, Barca coach Frank Rijkaard tipped the Andalucian […]

U.S. international Megan Rapinoe is out for the year with a knee injury, but her twin sister, Rachael, has stepped into her spot in the Portland attack and helped the defending NCAA Division I women's champions. Rachael Rapinoe scored the winning goal for the Pilots in their 2-1 win over BYU Thursday in the opening […]

Region I 89 Girls Name Hometown Club Wendy Balogun New Carrollton MD Freestate Shooters Grace Barnard Cortland NY Rochester Rhino Amy Caldwell Braintree MA South Coast Scorpions Hannah Cerrone Wappinger Falls NY Xtreme Bianca DÆAgostino LongMeadow MA Oakwood Soccer Club Amanda DaCosta Katonah NY QuickStrike FC Samantha Germano Pennington NJ Not available Jessica Hurtado Butler […]

Region I 92 Girls Name Hometown Club Torri Allen Stafford VA MCSA Majestics Kaily Blain Merrimack NH Not available Kelly Brock Acton MA FC Stars of Massachusetts Crystal Dunn Rockville Ctr. NY Syracuse Football Club Briana Hovington Lothian MD Not available Peyton Johnson Catonsville MD SAC Premier Danielle Krohn Wrightsville PA Hershey Attack Samantha Mewis […]

Region I 91 Girls Name Hometown Club Elise Amioka South Berwick ME Seacoast United Cortlyn Bristol Oak Hill VA Not available Molly Bruh East Williston NY Albertson Fury 90 Stephanie Carpenter Mays Landing NJ Mt. Laurel Emily Cota Green Lane PA Vincent United Kayla Eckman Freeport PA IFC Madlyn Evans Glenside PA CRUSA FC Bucks […]

Region I 90 Girls Name Hometown Club Sade Ayinde Bellemore NY Shooting Stars Alaina Beyar Staten Island NY Albertson Fury '89 Sarah Chapman Silver Spring MD Freestate Shooters Jasmin Corniel Yonkers NY Shooting Stars Danielle Dakin Wilbraham MA F.C. Boston Bolts Remi Gibba Gaithersburg MD Not available Lydia Hastings Rehoboth Beach DE CDSA Hotshots Miyuki […]

By Ridge Mahoney Heading into last weekendÆs Western Conference final against Colorado, two Houston players were ensnared in what MLS quaintly calls ''yellow peril,'' i.e., players cautioned once in the playoffs and thereby facing suspension if they were cautioned again. For MLS Cup 2006 on Sunday against New England, one of those players will likely […]

The NCAA Division III Men's Tournament began on Wednesday with seven first-round games. It continues this weekend with action at eight regional sites. Here's a look at the top five teams in the final NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III rankings of the regular season. (Tomorrow: the D3 women's top five.) 1. TRINITY (TEXAS). Making their 10th […]

Herkimer County (N.Y.) Community College hosts the NJCAA Division III men's and women's final fours Saturday and Sunday. The defending champion Generals are the top seeds in the men's tournament. They needed an overtime goal from Englishman Joe Hunt to beat SUNY Cobleskill, 1-0, last week's Region III final. Their only loss was to NJCAA […]

Shunned by the NCAA women's soccer committee for a regional seed, defending NCAA Division I women's champion Portland opens its title defense with a tough test against BYU Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Host Utah meets Idaho State in the only other first-round game being played on Thursday. The Pilots finished sixth in the […]