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Men’s NCAA Division II Northeast Region 1 S. Connecticut 17-0-1 DA Stony Brook 8-0, TH NHC 1-1 2 New Hamphire Col. 13-1-1 TA So Conn 1-1 3 C.W. Post 12-4-0 DA NJ Tech 6-0, LA Lock Haven 1-2 4 F. Pierce 10-4-0 LA Sacred Heart 0-3 5 Dowling 9-6-0 DH NJ Tech 4-2, DH Albany […]

Features D.C. United Wins In Rainy Day Of Deja Vu By Ridge Mahoney Myernick Inspires Underdog Colorado By Ridge Mahoney A Capital Fiesta Closes Year Two For MLS By Duncan Irving In Wake Of Final, 1998 MLS Plans Take Shape By Duncan Irving Iain Fraser Makes Stand For PlayersÆ Freedom By Doug Cress Racial Divisions […]

Men’s NCAA Division III Far West/North Central Region 1 Macalester 11-0-3 DH St. MaryÆs 2-0, DA Gustavus 1-0 (OT) 2 Cal Lutheran 13-2-1 DA Claremont 4-2, DA Redlands 3-0 3 UC San Diego 10-3-2 LH San Diego 1-5 4 Colorado College 10-6-0 5 Gustavus 10-5-0 LA Augsburg 1-2, LH Macalester 0-1 (OT) 6 Claremont 11-4-0 […]

College: NSCAA/Umbro Select Men’s Rankings NSCAA/Umbro Men’s NCAA Division I School Record Pts. 1 Indiana 16-0-0 760 2 Stanford 13-0-2 713 3 Virginia 10-2-3 636 4 St. JohnÆs 13-2-2 617 5 So. Methodist 12-2-0 593 6 Duke 13-3-0 571 7 Washington 11-2-2 563 8 American 9-3-3 487 9 UCLA 13-2-0 420 10 South Carolina 9-2-1 […]

Here is more information about the MLS Expansion Draft: ò The draft will be held by teleconference Nov. 6 at 1:00 pm (ET). ò Chicago picks first and Miami second. Miami has the choice of first-pick in ’98 supplemental or college draft this winter. ò Each teams picks 12 players. ò The 10 existing clubs […]

Men’s NCAA Division I New York Region 1 St. Johns 50 13-2-2 DH Notre Dame 1-0, DH WVU 1-0, DH Georgetown 1-0 2 St. Francis 43 13-4-1 DH Marist 4-0 3 Cornell 42 6-3-3 DH Hartwick 1-0, LA Dartmouth 0-2 4 Iona 33 11-5-0 LA Fullerton 3-4, LN Irvine 1-3 5 St. Bonaventure 28 10-6-0 […]

Leandro Stillitano, former Director of Marketing and Sales for the MetroStars, has been named the first Vice President and General Manager of the Miami Fusion, team investor-operator Kenneth Horowitz announced Oct. 29. Stillitano, 38, arrives in South Florida after two highly successful years with the MetroStars. With the Fusion, he will direct the overall operation […]

Women’s NCAA Division I School Record Pts. 1 North Carolina 17-0-1 298 2 Notre Dame 16-0-1 290 3 Portland 11-3-0 276 4 Connecticut 16-2-0 256 4 Santa Clara 14-1-1 256 6 Texas A & M 15-2-0 250 7 Nebraska 15-2-0 224 8 Virginia 12-2-2 214 9 Duke 13-3-0 204 10 Minnesota 15-1-1 192 11 Hartford […]

G Jay Palmer (Hofstra) (2) 2 shutouts upped school record to 9 D Josh Keller (UCLA) (1) Hat trick against Cal State Los Angeles D Roberto Vargas (Connecticut) (1) Scored OT gamewinner against Notre Dame M Andriy Shapowal (Virginia) (1) 22-yard free kick beat Duke M Chris Slosar (Michigan St.) (1) 2 goals in final […]

G Tina Steck (Towson) (1) Blanks Hofstra, Delaware to set school shutout mark D Terra May (Evansville) (1) UW-Milwaukee and Illinois St. held to 6 shots on goal D Kelly Young (Saint Louis) (1) Freshman sweeper¦s first goal beats UW-Milwaukee M Sara Burkett (Clemson) (2) Scores first goal in 2-0 shocker over Virginia M Emily […]

Note: through games of Oct. 26 Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 17-0-1 1 2. Notre Dame 16-0-1 2 3. Santa Clara 14-1-1 3 4. Portland 11-3-0 4 5. Connecticut 16-2-0 5 6. Texas A&M 15-2-0 8 7. Nebraska 15-2-0 10 8. Florida 14-2-1 9 9. Virginia 12-2-2 6 10. Minnesota 16-1-1 11 11. […]

Group A Oct. 24 in Kuwait City Kuwait 0 Qatar 1 (Khamisi 10). Half: 0-1. Att.: 20,000. Oct. 24 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1 (Masaad 89) Iran 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 60,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Iran 6 3 2 1 13 6 11 S. Arabia 6 3 1 2 6 […]

Note: through games of Oct. 26 Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 16-0-0 1 2. Stanford 13-0-2 4 3. UCLA 13-2-0 5 4. Virginia 10-2-3 6 5. SMU 12-2-0 2 6. Duke 13-3-0 3 7. Washington 11-2-2 7 8. South Carolina 9-2-1 10 9. St. John’s 13-2-2 13 10. Creighton 11-3-1 12 11. American 9-3-3 […]

MLS Commissioner Doug Logan announced Friday that the 1998 MLS Cup will be hosted by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Ca., on October 25, 1998, following two years on the East Coast. The Rose Bowl is home to the Los Angeles Galaxy and hosted the 1994 World Cup Final and the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.

COLORADO 0 D.C. UNITED 1 Oct. 26 in WASHINGTON D.C. Colorado 0 D.C. United 1. Goal: Moreno (Sanneh) 37. Colorado — Hahnemann, Martinez, Vermes, Trittschuh, S. Henderson, Balboa, Kmosko, C. Henderson, Pantino, Rammel, Bravo (Harris) 26. D.C. United — Garlick, Vaudreuil, Pope, Llamosa, Agoos, Williams, Sanneh, Harkes, Etcheverry, Moreno, Diaz Arce.

D.C. UNITED 2 COLORADO 1 Oct. 26 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 2 Colorado 1. Goals: Moreno (Sanneh, Vaudreuil) 37, Sanneh (Harkes, Williams) 68; Paz (Patino, Kmosko) 75. D.C. United — Garlick, Vaudreuil, Pope, Llamosa, Agoos, Williams, Sanneh, Harkes, Etcheverry, Moreno, Diaz Arce. Colorado — Hahnemann, Martinez (Paz, 59), Vermes, Trittschuh, S. Henderson (Paule, 81), […]

The Chicago Fire won the first pick at the 1998 MLS Expansion Draft, to be held on Thursday, November 6, at 1:00 p.m. (ET), by a coin toss. The second 1998 MLS expansion team, the Miami Fuson, will pick first in the other draft of their choice (either the 1998 Supplemntal Draft or the 1998 […]

Oct. 26 in WASHINGTON D.C. Colorado — Hahnemann, Martinez, Vermes, Trittschuh, S. Henderson, Balboa, Kmosko, C. Henderson, Pantino, Rammel, Bravo. D.C. United — Garlick, Vaudreuil, Pope, Llamosa, Agoos, Williams, Sanneh, Harkes, Etcheverry, Moreno, Diaz Arce.

At the MLS gala awards dinner October 25 in Washington D.C., league top performers were honored. Preki had already captured the Budweiser Scoring Championship at the conclusion of the regular season. 1997 MLS Individual Award Winners Award Player Position Team Honda Most Valuable Player Preki M Kansas City Wizards BIC Defender of the Year Eddie […]

Keith Mattson Honolulu, Hawaii Would you agree that the U.S. national team forwards are not working as hard as they should on defense? Consider that Jamaica’s goal in the Oct. 3 game was the result of their forwards pressing U.S. defenders. Hermosillo’s goal came from pressing Keller in the tie with Mexico. I recall Lassiter […]

Thanks to prompt reporting by many Graffiti users and the usual quick and competent response by our programming guru, Mike Limon of Standard Media, the “Norm” problem has been fixed. We are looking for the cause and ways to prevent it from ocurring again. We apologize for the inconvenience. We apprecate your patience and support […]

Note: through games of Oct. 19 Rank/School Record Points 1. Lindsey Wilson 17 12-1-1 449 2. Rockhurst 13-2-0 416 3. Belhaven 14-3-0 396 4. Illinois-Springfield 12-3-0 389 5. Birmingham-Southern 11-2-0 359 6. Seattle 12-1-1 351 7. Azusa Pacific 13-2-0 341 8. William Carey 12-2-0 331 9. Life 14-3-0 325 10. Houghton 11-3-0 270 11. Harris-Stowe […]

Note: through games of Oct. 19 Rank/School Record Points 1. Mobile 13-0-0 450 2. Simon Fraser 10-3-1 427 3. Westmont 12-3-0 415 4. Brewton-Parker 8-2-1 369 5. Berry 9-3-1 363 6. Rockhurst 12-3-1 355 7. St. Mary (Neb.) 13-2-0 328 8. Houghton 12-1-0 308 9. Willamette 11-2-1 299 10. Lindenwood 13-1-2 292 11. Findlay 10-4-1 […]

Cup Winners Cup Second Round, First Leg Oct. 23 in Nice Nice (France) 2 (Aulanier pen. 5, 78) Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) 2 (Vacha 14, 35). Half: 1-2. Att.: 15,000 Oct. 23 in Ekeren Germinal Ekeren (Belgium) 0 VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 4 (Bobic 44, 63, Akpoborie 57, 77). Half: 0-1. Att.: 4,500 Oct. 23 in […]

U.S. Soccer and Nike Inc. have signed a ten-year, $120 million, contract which will make Nike the official sponsor and supplier of products to U.S. Soccer and its national teams through the year 2006. As part of the contract, Nike will become title sponsor of the U.S. Cup and the U.S. Women’s Cup. Nike will […]