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Brazil's globetrotting national team is cutting back on its travel, going so far as to cut out all home friendlies. After the Brazilian soccer federation (CBF) signed a $369 million deal with Nike in 1996, Brazil toured the world, building its brand as soccer's most famous national team. But European clubs objected to the wear […]

DaMarcus Beasley made his first start for English Premier League club Manchester City on Monday, playing 71 minutes wide in midfield in a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough. The 24-year-old veteran of two World Cups, limited by injuries to two appearances off the bench since joining the Blues on loan from Dutch power PSV Eindhoven, was […]

The USA will take part in the 2007 Copa America, the world's oldest continental championship, which was launched in 1916 as the South American championship. Since 1993, the South American federation (Conmebol) has invited teams from outside the region. Here's how they've fared: 1993 Mexico (runner-up), USA (first round). Champion: Argentina 1995 USA (fourth place), […]

Away goals or penalty kicks? Which is better? When MLS drew up its playoff format, deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis admitted that not using away goals as a tiebreaker increases the chances of overtime and penalty kicks. A league whose regular-season games are often lacking in drama selected a playoff scheme designed to ratchet up the […]

The U.S. under-17 boys national team finished its month-long tour of Uruguay and Argentina with a 4-4-1 record. The Americans finished second at the Torneo Internacional Sub-17 Provincia de San Luis and third at the Copa Ciudad de Rosario. In the final game of the tour, the U.S. U-17s defeated the Renato Cesarini Academy, 3-1.

Despite clinching its first Pac-10 men's title on Sunday, California did not earn an automatic berth into the 48-team NCAA Division I Tournament, contrary to what was reported in Monday's College Soccer Reporter. The Pac-10 lost its automatic berth this season. Cal, ranked No. 11 in the nation, is expected to receive an at-large berth, […]

Play begins this week in the NCAA Division II men's and women's tournaments. The final fours for both men and women will be played the week of Nov. 16-19 in Pensacola, Fla. Here's a look at the eight women's regional seeds. (Tomorrow: men's regional seeds.) FRANKLIN PIERCE. Brazilian Gabriela Demoner was the MVP as the […]

The men's and women's regular seasons finish this weekend, and 15 Division I conference championships — six men's and nine women's — will televised. The NCAA Division I men's and women's tournament fields will be announced on Monday, Nov. 6. The women's selections will be announced on ESPNEWS's 3-4 p.m. ET news slot. The men's […]

MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR 20 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 17 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. 16 Steven Holloway, Monmouth, Sr. 16 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 16 Jeffrey Gonsalves, Rhode Island, Sr. 15 Charlie Davies, Boston College, Jr. 15 Riley O'Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 14 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 14 Jarrod Smith, West Virginia, Sr. […]

Boston College's Charlie Davies, who missed all but one game of the 2005 college season, capped a comeback season by being named the 2006 ACC Offensive Player of the Year. Davies leads all ACC players with 15 goals in 15 games and has the Eagles on the verge of making the NCAA Tournament after they […]

1025conf men scores ACC First Round Oct. 31 in Boyds, Md. Virginia Tech 3 N.C. State 4 Quarterfinals Nov. 1 in Boyds, Md. Wake Forest 0 North Carolina 0 (OT) (Wake Forest wins 5-4 on penalties.) Duke 2 N.C. State 1 Virginia 2 Clemson 0 Maryland 1 Boston College 0 (OT) Semifinals Nov. 3 in […]

Northeast Region Nov. 3 in West Chester, Pa. West Chester (20-0-0) vs. Slippery Rock (12-6-1) Indiana (Pa.) (14-6) vs. New Haven (12-4-4) New England Region Nov. 3 in Rindge, N.H. Franklin Pierce (17-2-0) vs. Mass.-Lowell (10-5-3) St. Rose (16-2-1) vs. Bryant (15-7-1) Central Region Nov. 3 in Omaha, Neb. Nebraska-Omaha (18-0-1) vs. Central Missouri (12-4-3) […]

Brazil's globetrotting national team is cutting back on its travel, going so far as to cut out all home friendlies. After the Brazilian soccer federation (CBF) signed a $369 million deal with Nike in 1996, Brazil toured the world, building its brand as soccer's most famous national team. But European clubs objected to the wear […]

No. 1 Notre Dame moved into the semifinals of the Big East Tournament with a 3-0 win over St. John's on Sunday. Brittany Bock showed her strength in the air with two early goals on headers off set plays, and Kerri Hanks capped the victory with her 16th goal of the season. The victory at […]

Appalachian Region Nov. 2 in Hickory, N.C. #1 Lenoir-Rhyne (18-1-0) vs. #4 Catawba (11-8-0) #2 Carson-Newman (14-1-2) vs. #3 Lincoln Memorial (13-1-2) Great Lakes Region Nov. 2 in Edwardsville, Ill. #1 SIU Edwardsville (14-3-3) vs. #4 Mercyhurst (17-3-0) #2 Northern Kentucky (14-2-3) vs. #3 Wisconsin-Parkside (13-3-4) Far West Region Nov. 2 in Carson, Calif. #1 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Last week's results) 1. Wake Forest (15-2-1) 3 10/27 at Virginia 2-1, 11/1 North Carolina (ACC Tournament). 2. West Virginia (15-1-2) 5 10/23 Pittsburgh-canceled, 10/28 South Florida 1-0 (Big East Tournament), 11/3 at Rutgers (Big East Tournament). 3. SMU (15-1-3) 1 10/25 at UAB 1-2, 10/28 Marshall 1-0, 11/1 Marshall or […]

California and Santa Clara are the first teams to clinch their conference titles. The Northern California schools won their on the road in Los Angeles on Sunday. California clinched the Pac-10 title with a 4-1 victory over UCLA in front of a season-high crowd of 2,815 (fourth-largest crowd ever) at the Bruins' Drake Stadium. Forward […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Weekend Results) 1. Notre Dame (18-0-1) 1 10/24 at Cincinnati 3-0, 10/29 St. John's (Big East Tournament) 3-0, 11/3 Marquette (Big East Tournament). 2. North Carolina (18-1-0) 2 Wake Forest 4-0, 11/1 N.C. State (ACC Tournament). 3. UCLA (16-2-0) 3 10/27 Washington 2-0, 10/29 Washington State 2-0, 11/5 at Oregon, 11/5 […]

By Ridge Mahoney Houston 2, Chivas USA 0. (agg: 3-2) Houston, featuring many of the same players who as the Earthquakes beat Los Angeles and Kansas City in the 2003 playoffs with remarkable comebacks, scored twice after forward Francisco Palencia was sent off by referee Michael Kennedy for two quickly incurred cards in a frenzied, […]

In the space of 24 hours, AC Milan's Serie A title hopes went up in smoke. On Friday, Milan's appeal of its eight-point penalty for its involvement in Italian soccer's match-fixing scandal was rejected. The next day, it lost to archrival Inter Milan, 4-3, to fall 14 points behind Inter and Palermo, tied for first […]

America East First Round Oct. 27 #4 Binghamton 0 #5 New Hampshire 0 (New Hampshire wins 4-2 on penalties.) #3 Maine 2  #6 Vermont 0 Semifinals Oct. 29 Maine 0 Boston University 0 (Maine wins 2-0 on penalties.) Hartford 2 New Hampshire 1 Big East First Round Oct. 26 St. John's 2 Seton Hall 0 […]

America East First Round Oct. 28 Albany 0 Boston U. 1 New Hampshire 4 Stony Brook 0 Big East First Round Oct. 25 St. John's 1 Pittsburgh 0 South Florida 5 Seton Hall 1 Notre Dame 2 DePaul 0 Providence 2 Louisville 0 Quarterfinals Oct. 28 #1 West Virginia 1 #4 South Florida 0 #2 […]

Oct. 28 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 Chicago 1. Goals: Twellman (Franchino, Dorman) 41, Noonan 58; Jaqua (Mapp) 18. (Agg.: 2-2. New England wins 4-2 on penalties.) New England — Reis, Heaps, Parkhurst, John, Larentowicz (Smith, 54), Ralston (Cancela, 85), Dorman, Franchino, Hernandez, Twellman, Abundis (Noonan, 46). Chicago — Pickens, Brown, Sanneh, Robinson, Jaqua, […]

Newly married Kristine Lilly scored in the 73rd minute to earn the USA a 1-1 tie with Denmark before 8,200 fans Sunday in the opening game of the Peace Quenn Cup in Gimhae, South Korea. The USA dominated the first half, but the Danes who scored first when Camilla Anderson hammered her left-footed first-time shot […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Weekend Results) 1. Notre Dame (17-0-1) 1 10/24 at Cincinnati 3-0, 10/29 St. John's (Big East Tournament). 2. North Carolina (18-1-0) 2 10/27 Wake Forest 4-0 … ACC Tournament. 3. UCLA (15-2-0) 4 10/27 Washington 2-0, 10/29 Washington State, 11/5 at Oregon, 11/5 at Oregon State. 4. Santa Clara (13-3-1) 7 […]