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RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (7-0-0) 3 Sept. 23 — vs. UC Riverside W 3-0 Sept. 26 — vs. UNLV 2. Maryland (5-2-1) 4 Sept. 22 — at William & Mary L 0-1 (OT) Sept. 25 — vs. Duke L 1-2. 3. Santa Clara (7-0-0) 6 Sept. 24 — at Stanford (Stanford/Nike […]

#5 STANFORD 0 #3 SANTA CLARA 2 Santa Clara notched the 400th win in program history with a 2-0 victory at fifth-ranked Stanford on the first night of the Stanford/Nike Invitational. Sophomore midfielder Medhi Ballouchy put Santa Clara ahead in the 2nd minute on his third goal of the season. After stealing a pass from […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (7-0-0) 3 Sept. 23 — vs. UC Riverside W 3-0 Sept. 26 — vs. UNLV 2. Maryland (5-1-1) 4 Sept. 22 — at William & Mary L 0-1 (OT) Sept. 25 — vs. Duke 3. Santa Clara (7-0-0) 6 Sept. 24 — at Stanford (Stanford/Nike Invitational) W […]

#1. NOTRE DAME 3 Pittsburgh 1 Canadians Katie Thorlakson, Melissa Tancredi and Candace Chapman scored for the Irish in the last 20 minutes to end Pitt hopes of a major upset. Erin Hills scored in the 32nd to put Pitt ahead. The Irish's NCAA national championship hopes received a boost when Thorlakson announced her intention […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (9-0-0) 1 Sept. 24 — Pittsburgh W 3-1. Sept. 26 — Wisconsin-Green Bay. 2. North Carolina (8-0-1) 2 Sept. 24 — Maryland W 2-1 (OT). Sept. 26 — at Virginia Tech. 3. Virginia (9-0-0) 3 Sept. 24 — at No. 8 Florida State W 1-0. 4. Washington (7-0-0) […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. FRIDAY, Sept. 24 GOL TV Honduran League MARATHON-VIDA (live), 9 pm. FOX COLLEGE SPORTS ATLANTIC Women's College Sports FLORIDA STATE-VIRGINIA (live), 7 pm. FOX COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRAL Women's College Soccer VANDERBILT-ARKANSAS (live) 7:30pm. SATURDAY, […]

The U.S. national futsal team, on the way back from Brazil, where it went winless in five matches, helped squelch an in-flight disturbance. As the American Airlines crew threatened to turn back two hours into the flight because of an unruly passenger, several U.S. players surrounded the man and succeeded in keeping him in his […]

CALIFORNIA CLASICO: Defending champion San Jose is in last place and in danger of missing the playoffs as it hosts Los Angeles, which is in third place and just four points ahead of the Quakes. The marks the last of four encounters between the California teams: Los Angeles won both its home games and the […]

$5.2 billion Net worth of Philip Anschutz, 64, whose firm AEG operates MLS's Chicago Fire, MetroStars, D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Forbes magazine, which ranks Anschutz 33rd on its 400 Richest in America list for 2004. $1.4 billion Net worth of Stanley Kroenke, 57, owner of the Colorado Rapids, […]

Illinois State 1 #12 ILLINOIS 0 Redbird pressure paid off in the 28th minute when sophomore forward Meghan Boler tallied the only goal of the game off an assist from Jaclyn Rucinsky and Lauren Kahlenbeck. Utah 4 #19 WASHINGTON STATE 1 Ute Chelsea Card scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner with under a […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (8-0-0) 1 Sept. 24 — Pittsburgh. Sept. 26 — Wisconsin-Green Bay. 2. North Carolina (7-0-1) 2 Sept. 24 — Maryland. Sept. 26 — at Virginia Tech. 3. Virginia (8-0-0) 3 Sept. 24 — at No. 8 Florida State. 4. Washington (6-0-0) 4 Sept. 24 — at Portland State. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (7-0-0) 3 Sept. 23 — vs. UC Riverside W 3-0 Sept. 26 — vs. UNLV 2. Maryland (5-1-1) 4 Sept. 22 — at William & Mary L 0-1 (OT) Sept. 25 — vs. Duke 3. Santa Clara (6-0-0) 6 Sept. 24 — at Stanford (Stanford/Nike Invitational) Sept. […]

Winners BRIAN McBRIDE. The American striker scored his first goal of the season for Fulham with a 19-yard strike that took a deflection before flying into the top corner of Boston United's goal in the second round of the English League Cup Wednesday. Boston United, a fourth-tier team that started Paul Gascoigne, fell, 4-1, to […]

Coach Bob Gansler On the decision to let Igor take the final free kick ''It was a shot for a right footer. If the same ball was on the other side, you would have seen Diego (Gutierrez) in their. If Francisco (Gomez) was in there, he might have had to arm wrestle Igor for it. […]

Igor Simutenkov's golden goal on a free kick gave the Kansas City Wizards a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire Wednesday night in the final of the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, named for Kansas City investor-operator Lamar Hunt. The Russian's goal gave the Wizards the first Open Cup title in the club's history. […]

Sept. 22 in Kansas City Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 1 Chicago Fire (MLS) 0. Goal: Simutenkov 95+. Kansas City — Meola, Zotinca, Conrad, Garcia, Burciaga, Gomez (Simutenkov 46), Jewsbury (Graham 68), Zavagnin, Gutierrez, Wolff, Arnaud. Chicago — Ring, Brown, Curtin, Whitfield, Gray, Pause (Armas 88), Marsch, Williams, Selolwane, Jaqua, Ralph. Att.: 8,819

The following are standings in premier level leagues being played this fall at the state and regional level. Send feedback expressing your interest in seeing these and similar league standings appearing on a regular basis to letters@socceramerica.com VIRGINIA CLUB CHAMPIONS LEAGUE UNDER-15 W T L P Beach FC 2 0 0 6 Reston FC 1 […]

?V?llowing are standings in premier level leagues being played this fall at the state and regional level. Send feedback expressing your interest in seeing these and similar league standings appearing on a regular basis to letters@socceramerica.com VIRGINIA CLUB CHAMPIONS LEAGUE UNDER-16 W T L P Beach FC 2 0 0 6 Richmond Kickers 2 0 […]

The following are standings in premier level leagues being played this fall at the state and regional level. Send feedback expressing your interest in seeing these and similar league standings appearing on a regular basis to letters@socceramerica.com VIRGINIA CLUB CHAMPIONS LEAGUE UNDER-17 W T L P Richmond Kickers 2 0 0 6 Reston FC 2 […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor U.S. under-17 coach John Ellinger is close to finalizing a deal by which Utah Soccer LLC will hire him as coach of the MLS expansion team that starts play next year in Salt Lake City and U.S. under-20 coach Thomas Rongen will be announced Thursday as the coach of Chivas […]

GOALKEEPERS Andrew Weber (New Mexico) Sr. (1)* Made eight saves, including five in overtime, as the Lobos topped Indiana for their first victory over a No. 1 team in program history. Also shut out Columbia, 3-0. DEFENDERS John Hartman (Virginia) Sr. (1) Helped limit host Wake Forest to one goal and set up Matt AyotteÆs […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (8-0-0) 1 Sept. 24 — Pittsburgh. Sept. 26 — Wisconsin-Green Bay. 2. North Carolina (7-0-1) 2 Sept. 24 — Maryland. Sept. 26 — at Virginia Tech. 3. Virginia (8-0-0) 3 Sept. 24 — at No. 8 Florida State. 4. Washington (6-0-0) 4 Sept. 24 — at Portland State. […]

GOALKEEPERS Katie Hultin (Washington State), Jr. (1) Records her fourth straight shutout with four saves in Cougars' 1-0 victory over nationally ranked Pepperdine. DEFENDERS Cathleen Cimino (Columbia), Fr. (1) Defensive MVP at the Governor's Cup in Albany, where the Lions, winners of five in a row, extend their shutout streak to 455 minutes. Sarah Lentz […]

Winners MIA HAMM, whose endorsements have included shoes, ice cream, video games and a children's book, has joined Heinz's ''Say Something Ketchuppy'' campaign with celebrities such as Terry ''Served at the Immaculate Reception'' Bradshaw and William ''Fixes Burgers at Warp Speed'' Shatner. Hamm's slogan on her ''limited edition'' bottle label will be ''Worthy as Gold.'' […]

Brian Clough, who coached Nottingham Forest to European Cup titles in 1979 and 1980, died of stomach cancer on Monday at the age of 69. The outspoken Clough, who retired from coaching in 1993, won English League titles with Derby in 1972 and with Forest in 1978. He was nicknamed ''Old Big Head'' and once […]