There’s already a (bad) joke circulating in Britain about Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp’s arrest on Wednesday night. Harry Redknapp got off the plane after watching a Champions League match in Germany and was told he was wanted. “By England?” he asked. No, in the end, it was the British authorities who wanted him to question […]
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Duke hits stride at right time
[ELITE 8 COUNTDOWN] Three weeks ago, after losing in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, Duke wasn’t sure it would even make the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament. Now the Blue Devils are one win away from going to the Women’s College Cup. Regardless of the outcome at Notre Dame Friday night, Robbie Church‘s women have accomplished something they’ve never done before in the history of the program: they’ve advanced farther in the NCAA Tournament than archrival North Carolina!
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2007 Women’s Hermann Trophy Semifinalists
Notre Dame’s Kerri Hanks, winner of last year’s MAC Hermann Trophy, heads the list of 15 semifinalists for the 2007 award. Hanks is one of three Irish players to make the cut along with Brittany Bock and Amanda Cinalli. Three players from UCLA were also selected: Danesha Adams, Lauren Cheney and Christina DiMartino.
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2007 Men’s Hermann Trophy Semifinalists
Notre Dame’s Joseph Lapira, winner of last year’s MAC Hermann Trophy, is one of the 15 semifinalists for the 2007 award. Lapira, who leads the Fighting Irish in points (25), goals (8) and assists (9) this season, will try to become the first back-to-back recipient of the award since Virginia’s Claudio Reyna took home the Hermann Trophy in 1992 and 1993.
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‘The Nubber’ heads into the sunset
Legendary Seattle Pacific men’s coach Cliff McCrath, who led the Falcons to five NCAA championships and won 597 victories in his 49 years of college coaching, has announced his retirement at the age of 71.
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NCAA Division II Women’s Final Four Preview
Seattle Pacific takes a 23-game winning streak into Thursday’s semifinal against Franklin Pierce in the NCAA Division II Women’s Tournament. In the other semifinal, last year’s runner-up Grand Valley State faces Tampa. Saturday’s final in Orange Beach, Fla., will be broadcast live on CSTV at 1 pm ET.
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Top seeds tumble on night of huge upsets
Paul Kennedy recaps the stunning developments
1-4-6-9-14-16. It reads like the numbers on a lottery ticket. No, those are the seeds who fell Wednesday in the second round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament Results
Defending champion UC Santa Barbara moved into the third round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament with a 1-0 win over Washington before 9,641 fans, the largest crowd ever for a match so early in the tournament. No. 2 seed Connecticut and No. 3 Wake Forest had early goals hold up in second-round wins. No. 7 Santa Clara extended its unbeaten streak to 18 games with a 3-1 win over former champion UCLA. For all of Wednesday’s results and goal scorers and the weekend matchups …
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The MLS offseason really isn’t
Ridge Mahoney explains how MLS players are keeping busy.
If the MLS 2007 campaign ended a week and a half ago with Houston winning its second straight title, why are so many players still playing?
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What They’re Saying
“My dear, my penis is a mountain.”
— Rough translation of what English opera singer Tony Henry sang while performing the Croatian national anthem before last weekend’s England-Croatia game when he botched the line, “You know my dear how we love your mountains.” Croatian players giggled during the performance, prompting suggestions that the gaffe loosened them up before their 3-2 win and an online campaign has been started to recruit Henry for Croatia’s European Championship games next summer. (The Times of London)
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The stark fact that England must face
‘Tis the season to dump on English soccer, so here we go, with the proviso that for about the past decade it has been my contention that the blast and dazzle of the English Premier League has so mesmerized certain fans, managers and players they believe only cheating opponents, diabolic refereeing decisions and haphazard preparations have prevented England from World Cup success.
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Mandaric and Redknapp arrested in corruption inquiry
Former NASL owner Milan Mandaric, now chairman of English club Leicester City, and former NASL player Harry Redknapp, manager of English club Portsmouth, were among five men arrested Wednesday in the ongoing investigation into transfer irregularities in English soccer.
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Nowak loads up U-23s with MLS players
[ROSTER] U.S. under-23 national team coach Peter Nowak called in 22 players — including 16 MLS players — for a training camp at the Home Depot Center in preparation for games in China Dec. 13 and 16 against the Chinese U-23s.
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UEFA Champions League Results
Chelsea and AC Milan were the only teams on Tuesday to clinch berths in the second stage of the UEFA Champions League. Eight spots will be up for grabs on Matchday 6, which will be held Dec. 11-12.
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Rafa is the toast of Liverpool
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Liverpool fans showed which side they are on in the very public feud between Reds manager Rafael Benitez and the club’s American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. Fans marched Wednesday in support of Benitez to Anfield, where they chanted his name during the Reds’ critical UEFA Champions League game against Porto and were rewarded with a 4-1 win.
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Dynamo Sale on the Horizon
Major League Soccer wants Anschutz Entertainment Group to sell the Houston Dynamo because the sports and entertainment conglomerate also owns the Los Angeles Galaxy, the league’s most recognizable team. According to the Houston Chronicle, a group including the Olympic boxing gold medalist Oscar de la Hoya is interested in acquiring the two-time MLS champ, although […]
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Brazil Stadium Collapse Calls 2014 into Question
FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, tried to downplay the significance of a stadium collapse in Brazil over the weekend, but the incident left the world’s press wondering about the country’s suitability for hosting the World Cup in 2014. At the very least, the collapse, which killed seven and injured 40, is an indication of the […]
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Red Bulls Chasing Preki
Chicago’s Juan Carlos Osorio is still top of the list, but the L.A. Times says that Red Bull has also contacted Chivas USA’s Preki about the possibility of crossing over to New York. The former MLS star was named MLS Coach of the Year last season, leading Chivas to first place in the West and […]
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USA 2018 Bid Still Realistic
When FIFA announced plans to scrap its continental rotation system, the move was widely interpreted as bad news for the USA’s plans to host the 2018 World Cup, as North America was next in line to host the event after South America in 2014, which would have made the USA, Mexico and possibly, Canada, the […]
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Mourinho to FA: Come and Get Me
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has issued a “come and get me” call to the English Football Association as it searches for a new coach to replace Steve McClaren, who was sacked six days ago. In an interview with British tabloid The Sun, Mourinho suggested he would be interested in an offer from the FA […]
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The game IS the business
If we forget the business of soccer is the game…maybe there won’t be a business at all
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Ontario pipeline feeds West Virginia
Paul Kennedy continues Women’s Elite 8 Countdown
A pipeline from Ontario to West Virginia has been an important factor in the success of the Mountaineers, who host USC Friday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament. Juniors Amanda Cicchini, Robin Rushton and Deana Everrett grew up playing together in Ontario and on Canadian select teams and have been keys to West Virginia’s march to the Elite 8 for the first time in its history.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament Schedule
[HISTORY] Vermont, unbeaten in its last eight games since starting the season at 4-9-0, will look to knock off top-ranked Connecticut Wednesday night when they meet in Storrs. The Catamounts won when they last met their former Yankee Conference rival in the NCAA Tournament in 1989. For more on Wednesday’s rivalries and all the matchups …
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2007 Ivy League Women’s Awards
Diana Matheson only played in 10 games this season for Princeton, but her play was strong enough to be voted the 2007 Ivy League Player of the Year. The senior midfielder missed the Tigers’ first seven games playing for Canada at the Women’s World Cup in China.
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2007 Ivy League Men’s Awards
Brown, which went undefeated in the 2007 Ivy season, dominated the year-end player awards. Canadian Matthew Britner was named Ivy League Player of the Year and freshman goalkeeper Paul Grandstrand was named Rookie of the Year. Five Bears earned first-team all-league honors and a sixth player was on the second team.