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First Round Auburn 1, Florida 1 (OT — Auburn wins 5-4 on penalties) Kentucky 5, LSU 0 Semifinals Kentucky 1, Vanderbilt 0 Alabama 1, Auburn 0 Final Kentucky 2, Alabama 1

Women’s NCAA Division I Rank/School Record Pts. 1 Notre Dame (14) 16-1-0 374 2 No. Carolina (1) 15-1-0 361 3 Portland 12-0-2 339 4 Connecticut 17-1-0 336 5 Nebraska 17-0-0 312 6 Santa Clara 12-3-1 284 7 Texas A&M 16-2-0 282 8 Maryland 16-1-2 277 9 Florida 17-1-0 268 10 Wisconsin 11-3-3 226 11 Harvard […]

Foreign players have a difficult time coping in Turkey, but U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel is determined to persevere. U.S. national team goalkeeper Brad Friedel thinks he’s got what it takes to survive in the Turkish league. His club, Galatasaray, has already bid adieu to two foreign imports this season. Englishman Mike Marsh barely lasted a […]

TeamWLT Portland601 Santa Clara511 San Diego520 San Francisco331 St. Mary’s331 Loyola Marymount250 Pepperdine250 Gonzaga070

Joe-Max Moore’s heroics in the German Cup have been vital for FC Nuremberg. Nuremberg’s Golden Ring is irresistible. About three inches in diameter, almost half an inch thick, it shines bright in contrast within the black of the ornamental wrought iron fence. The fence surrounds the Gothic 14th century Schoener Brunnen — Beautiful Fountain — […]

Clive Charles and Milutin “Sole” Soskic will remain assistant coaches to U.S. national team head coach Steve Sampson. “They are assistant coaches by appointment of Steve Sampson,” national team general manager Tom King said. “As long as Steve is head coach, it’s Steve’s call to keep Clive and Sole on. “Their priority will be the […]

Position: . Height: 6-1. Weight: 175. Birthdate: March 18, 1976. Birthplace: Escondido, Calif. First cap: Saudi Arabia (1994). First goal: Jamaica (1994). Titles: U.S. Cup (1995). U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1994USA42–– 1995USA70–– TotalUSA112–– ___TABLEEND___

With a semifinal spot at stake, the Mexico-U.S rivalry yielded few sparks, but did produce a superb showing by Brad Friedel. The Uruguayan newspapers nicknamed the Mexicans the tequila team, but when they met the U.S. in the quarterfinal July 17 they had as much bite as warm milk. The U.S., for its part, offered […]

Milbrett finds her niche After leaving stardom in the collegiate ranks, former Portland forward Tiffeny Milbrett had to learn to fit in with the U.S. national team. In six months, Tiffeny Milbrett went from the queen of the University of Portland’s Merlo Field to U.S. national team neophyte to, well… Comfortable. Happy, yes. Excited, definitely. […]

Position: Forward. Height: 5-3. Weight: 125. Birthdate: June 7, 1972. Birthplace: Santa Clara, Calif. College: Stanford. Awards: All-America (1992, 1993). First cap: Norway (1992). First goal: Canada (1993). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1990Stanford1911628 1991Stanford1916840 1992Stanford19121236 1993Stanford2220848 U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1992USA20–– 1993USA137–– 1994USA121–– 1995USA70–– TotalUSA348––

Eight years ago, Paul Caligiuri blazed the trail to Germany for U.S. players. Now he’s back, playing for the Bundesliga’s most festive fans. Ashley Caligiuri, age 3, and Yuri Savichev, age 5, are becoming best friends. “A little Russian boy and a little American girl playing together in Germany,” says Paul Caligiuri. “I guess it’s […]

No Major League Soccer official expects sellouts for a long time, yet the league’s first few seasons are desperately dependent on healthy ticket sales. During a workshop for MLS general managers in late August, John Spollster of SRO Ticketing, a Portland-based agency, presented his company’s philosophies and guidelines for selling tickets. SRO’s successes include dramatic […]

Position: Defender. Height: 5-7. Weight: 125. Birthdate: May 9, 1968. Birthplace: Pasadena, Calif. College: North Carolina. Titles: NCAA Division I (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989). Awards: All-America (1987, 1988, 1989). First cap: Czechoslovakia (1988). First goal: Jamaica (1994). Titles: World Championship (1991), CONCACAF Championship (1991, 1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1991, 1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1986North […]

Several Major League Soccer teams are nearly ready to name their head coaches. The resignation of Ron Newman from his position as head coach of the CISL Arizona Sandsharks clears him to accept the MLS job in Kansas City, and an MLS source has confirmed that ex-San Jose Earthquake Tony Simoes is the leading candidate […]

Address: 77 E. Nationwide Blvd., P.O. Box 15637, Columbus, OH 43215. Telephone: (614) 221-2739. General Manager: Jamey Rootes. Coach: Timo Liekoski. Players signed: none.

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 6at San Jose8:30 pm April 13at Columbus7:30 pm April 20Los Angeles7:30 pm April 27at New England7:30 pm May 1Dallas7:30 pm May 5at Los Angeles4:00 pm May 12NY/NJ4:00 pm May 15Columbus7:30 pm May 18at Dallas8:30 pm May 30at NY/NJ7:30 pm June 2at Colorado4:00 pm June 5San Jose7:30 pm June 12Kansas […]

Despite an up-and-down season that has seen it record seven of its 12 wins via the shootout, the expansion Atlanta Ruckus has shown enough to please South African owner Johnny Imerman. Defensive lapses forced the team to play catch-up all night. Individual efforts kept the game close. The heat was stifling. An opponent’s shot rolled […]

The Colorado MLS franchise has turned to NASL veteran Bob Houghton as its head coach. Many are the players who deny their careers are ending, and facing such a harsh reality at an age most players hit their prime is particularly onerous. Carlos Alberto Parreira turned to training in his mid-20s, and in 1970, at […]

(Note: Home team is listed first. The German league will shift dates to accommodate television. It will release the new dates for the winter-spring season following the fall campaign.) Aug. 11 VfB StuttgartUerdingen Werder BremenF. Duesseldorf B. DortmundKaiserslautern Aug. 12 CologneSchalke 04 B. MunichHamburg E. FrankfurtKarlsruhe St. Pauli1860 Munich Hansa RostockB. Leverkusen Aug. 13 M’gladbachFreiburg […]

1971 – Barcelona 1972 – Atletico Madrid 1973 – Athletic Bilbao 1974 – Real Madrid 1975 – Real Madrid 1976 – Atletico Madrid 1977 – Real Betis 1978 – Barcelona 1978 – Valencia 1980 – Real Madrid 1981 – Barcelona 1982 – Real Madrid 1983 – Barcelona 1984 – Athletic Bilbao 1985 – Atletico Madrid […]

The Richmond Kickers completed step one in their quest for an American double by winning the USISL’s Premier League title Aug. 11 in Richmond. Step two will come Aug. 27 in El Paso when the Kickers face the Pro League’s El Paso Patriots in the all-USISL U.S. Open Cup final. The head of Brian Kamler […]

1956 June 13 in Paris Real Madrid (Spain) 4, Reims (France) 3. Goals: Di Stefano (15), Rial (31, 80), Marquitos (68); Leblond (7), Templin (11), Hidalgo (62). Real Madrid – Alonso, Atienza, Lesmes, Munoz, Marquitos, Zarraga, Joseito, Marchal, Di Stefano, Rial, Gento. Reims – Jacquet, Zimny, Giruado, Siatka, Jonquet, Leblond, Hidalgo, Glovacki, Kopa, Bliard, Templin. […]

Country (Last month)Pts. 1. Brazil (1)69.08 2. Italy (3)61.52 3. Germany (2)61.35 4. Spain (4)60.08 5. Russia (5)59.89 6. Netherlands (6)57.52 7. France (8)56.57 8. Argentina (7)55.47 9. Denmark (9)55.02 10. Mexico (12)54.38 11. Romania (11)54.25 12. Sweden (13)53.77 13. Czech Republic (14)53.47 14. USA (19)53.38 15. Zambia (25)53.16 16. Ghana (29)52.63 17. Bulgaria (17)52.39 […]

Jan. 21 in Los Angeles USA 3, Guatemala 0. Goals: Wynalda 34, Agoos 37, Kirovski 87. USA — Keller, Lalas, Balboa, Burns, Agoos, Harkes (Caligiuri, 46), Ramos (Lassiter, 39), Jones, Reyna, Moore, Wynalda (Kirovski, 82). Guatemala — Estrada, Acevedo, Miranda, Machon, G.Ruano (Castaneda, 82), Jorge Rodas, Lemus, Leon (Giron, 56), Funes, Plata, Westphal. Att.: 88,125.

AC Milan Address: Via Turati 3, 20121 Milan, Italy. Stadium: Meazza Stadium (capacity: 76,398). League titles: 14. UEFA Cup titles: 0. Roster Goalkeepers: Rossi, Ielpo. Defenders: Tassotti, Baresi, Costacurta, Maldini, Panucci, Coco, Galli. Midfielders: Albertini, Desailly (France), Donadoni, Boban (Croatia), Eranio, Lentini, Viera (95-96 club: Cannes, France). Strikers: Savicevic (Yugoslavia), Baggio (94-95 club: Juventus), Weah […]