Akron was the highest remaining seed in the NCAA Tournament to fall in the third round when the No. 5 Zips fell at unseeded Northwestern, 1-0, in a game that was decided by two shots two minutes apart in the second half — a Northwestern shot into a fierce wind that found the upper corner and an Akron shot that hit the crossbar.
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TOURNAMENT WATCH: Wake explodes for seven goals
No. 1 seed Wake Forest left no doubt who has the most explosive attack in men’s soccer, trouncing No. 16 seed Dartmouth, 7-0, on Sunday to move into the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament.
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Brad Friedel sets record; Altidore gets a start
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Goalkeeper Brad Friedel set the English Premier League record for most consecutive appearances. Jozy Altidore got his first Spanish La Liga start. Edgar Castillo helped Santos advance to the Mexican semifinals. Michael Bradley had a rough day in the Bundesliga.
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DiCicco’s Yanks cruise into quarterfinals
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] The USA moved into Thursday’s semifinal at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile thanks to a 3-0 win over England on Sunday. Portland’s Keelin Winters broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute and UCLA freshman Sydney Leroux, a former Canadian youth international, added two late goals to put the Americans in the final four against the winner of Monday evening’s quarterfinal between Brazil and Germany.
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Super Messi sparks Barca, Real spanked by Getafe
[SPAIN] Real Madrid lost to Getafe while Barcelona strolled to a win at Sevilla. Jozy Altidore started for Villareal as it won on the road and moved up to second place.
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Inter six points clear as Milan falls at Palermo
[ITALY] Inter moved six points clear at the top after its city rival AC Milan was beaten 3-1 at Palermo.
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Bayern keeps the pressure on Hoffenheim
[GERMANY] Hoffenheim and Bayern both won ahead of their table-top meeting Friday, while Michael Bradley scored at the wrong end for Borussia Moenchengladbach as it lost at home to Cottbus.
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Arsenal stuns Chelsea, United takes the derby
[ENGLAND] Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea, United won the Manchester derby despite having Cristiano Ronaldo red-carded.
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Delusions of Grandeur at FIFA
Loyalty might seem to be an unarguably honorable trait, but like most examples of moral behavior, it turns out to be a relative concept. There is loyalty to good people and causes, and loyalty to bad people and causes. And it may not always be easy to work out which are the good guys, and which the bad. Actually, it’s never easy, because they’re changing all the time.
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What They’re Saying
“I’ve never witnessed such a dismal display from a team in my long career. It was alarming. … I could have made five subsitutions at halftime.”
— Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Hans Meyer, whose team lost 3-1 to Energie Cottbus, which entered the game in last place. Gladbach’s American midfielder Michael Bradley scored an own goal in the 17th minute. Gladbach dropped to second-to-last place with the loss. (RPonline)
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MAKING A LIST: Quarterfinalists’ home states
Players on the eight quarterfinalists in the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament hail from 30 state and three foreign countries. California led all states with 48 players representing six teams.
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AWARDS: 2008 Hermann Trophy men’s semifinals
Three players on defending champion and top-ranked Wake Forest — Cody Arnoux, Sam Cronin and Marcus Tracy — head the list of 15 players who have been named semifinalists for the 2008 Missouri Athletic Club Men’s Hermann Trophy.
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SCOREBOARD: NCAA Division I Men
Play continues in the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament with four third-round games in Saturday and four on Sunday. For the third-round schedule …
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TOURNAMENT WATCH: Zips disappointed with NCAA decision
In a game moved to the St. Vincent-St. Mary High School’s athletic complex in Akron after it was postponed due to inclement weather and unplayable field conditions at Lee Jackson Field, No. 5 seed Akron beat Ohio State, 1-0, on a goal by senior Matt Tutich with five seconds remaining in the second overtime on Wednesday. The Zips won’t get time, however, to have their home field in shape for Sunday’s game against No. 12 Northwestern. The NCAA moved their third-round game to Northwestern.
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AWARDS: 2008 Hermann Trophy women’s semifinals
Olympic gold medalists Lauren Cheney (UCLA), Tobin Heath (North Carolina) and Amy Rodriguez (USC) and 2006 winner Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) are among the 15 players who have been named semifinalists for the 2008 Missouri Athletic Club Women’s Hermann Trophy.
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Stanford moves to final four for only second time
Sophomore Christen Press, one of the hottest strikers in the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament, was the difference as Stanford beat Portland, 1-0, to move into the semifinals for only the second time.
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Hanks leads Irish past Florida State
All-American Kerri Hanks set up goals by freshman Jessica Schuveiller and sophomore Taylor Knaack as Notre Dame improved to 25-0-0 with a 2-0 win over Florida State and moved into the Women’s College Cup for the third consecutive season.
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TOURNAMENT WATCH: Carolina eeks out OT win
North Carolina moved into the women’s final four for the 24th time in 27 years when it outlasted Texas A&M, 2-1, in overtime before 2,686 fans Friday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Internacional Draws First Blood In Copa Sudamericana Final
“It was a strange game, I can’t really describe it.” Estudiantes’ Juan Sebastian Veron after his side lost the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final 1-0 at home to Brazilian side Internacional. The Brazilians won on an Alex Meschini penalty kick, despite playing with only ten men for over an hour.
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Hill-Wood: Wenger Can Spend
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is “very sensible with the way he approaches the transfer market, he’s not going to buy anybody just because the press or fans say he should. He certainly has got money if he wants to spend it.” Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood says Wenger has cash available for the winter transfer window.
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Kinnear To Stay At Newcastle For The Season
“The players have been great to work with and the fans have made me feel at home since day one. We have a big challenge ahead of us for the rest of the season, but together I’m confident we will make good progress.” Joe Kinnear responds to the extension of his spell as Newcastle United […]
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Platini: Football Must Stop ‘Child-Trafficking’
“Today, in the world and in Europe, there is trafficking of children. I will not mince my words because the situation is serious. What else do you call a phenomenon whereby children aged 12 or 13 are torn away from their environment and culture to join a business in return for payment? This is what […]
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Philly Gets Ready To Dig With The Don
Philadelphia’s 2010 MLS soccer team is getting ready for its first sellout — Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its 18,500-seater stadium in Chester, where MLS Commissioner Don Garber will get his hands dirty by putting shovel to soil in front of temporary bleachers filled with members of the Sons of Ben fan club. […]
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Bundesliga Sells TV Rights For $2.1 Billion
The Bundesliga has sold its TV rights for four seasons, starting next year, for $2.1 billion, an average of $525 million per season. That’s up marginally from the current deal, which brings in an annual $516 million. Pay-TV company Premiere bought the live broadcast rights, and said it will pay between $286 and $350 […]
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Milan Players: Beckham Will Help Us Win Serie A
AC Milan’s visit to England to play Portsmouth in the UEFA Cup Thursday gave the media plenty of opportunities to ask its players what they thought about David Beckham‘s loan deal. They not only delivered the statutory words of praise, but claimed that Beckham will help the team become Italian champion. Brazilian Kaka even thinks the L.A. Galaxy player will stay for good.
Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf claimed “everybody is excited about David’s arrival. We know we have a job to do [win Serie A] and that he will help us with that. We already have a solid team with a lot of experience but everybody knows what David can bring onto the pitch.” Making it sound more like a honeymoon than a loan deal between two football clubs, Seedorf added, “I think it will be a fantastic couple of months we’ll have together. We need to let him come and train and get himself fit first — and not put too much pressure on him.” By saying that he will help the team win Serie A, for example.
Meanwhile Kaka told Sky Sports News that when Beckham comes and experiences Milan, “I think [he] will want to stay a bit more, until the end of the season and who knows after that. He is an amazing player and an amazing guy. He will bring many qualities to our side and I believe he can help us win the championship. I hope he can stay with us at AC Milan a little bit longer.”