Parity has come to men’s soccer in the Midwest, where Creighton and Saint Louis knocked off then-No. 3 Indiana 48 hours apart at the Saint Louis/Nike Soccer Classic. SLU’s 2-1 win on Saturday night before 3,864 fans gave it a share of the tournament title with Creighton, which had beaten Indiana by the same score on Thursday.
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William & Mary women humble mighty Carolina
Defending NCAA Division I women’s champion North Carolina has now lost twice in its first six games — the earliest it has lost as many as two games in its history. On opening day, it was South Carolina that upset the Tar Heels. Sunday’s upset winner was William & Mary, which prevailed, 1-0, on a late goal at the VCU/Ewing Sports Invitational at Richmond, Va.
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25
Wake Forest and Connecticut remained 1-2 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. Ivy League teams Harvard and Brown (both unbeaten and untied) moved into the Top 10. For the complete Men’s Top 25 …
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results
It was a rough weekend for teams in the Top 10. Indiana and SMU both lost twice in tournament action, while ACC powers Duke and Maryland both suffered shutout losses. For the complete Men’s Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25
Stanford and Portland moved up one spot to No. 2 and No. 3 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 for games played through Sunday, Sept. 16. Moving into the Top 25 for the first time this season were Washington State at No. 11, William & Mary at No. 24 and San Diego at No. 25. For the complete Women’s Top 25 ..
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Problems continue for Notre Dame women
Notre Dame’s 43-game unbeaten streak at home ended Sunday when Sasa Jackson‘s goal 79 seconds into overtime gave Oklahoma State a 2-1 win. Defensive breakdowns have cost the Irish dearly — they have given up 13 goals in their last four games — as their record fell to 2-3-1.
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Weekend Results
Top-ranked Santa Clara needed overtime to beat No. 15 Rutgers, 2-1, and then rallied to edge No. 23 Missouri by the same score at the Stanford Invitational. Rutgers was one of six Top 25 women’s teams to fall from the unbeaten ranks. For the complete Women’s Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …
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Dempsey scores again in EPL
[AMERICANS IN ENGLAND, GERMANY, BELGIUM] Days after being elected by fans as Fulham Player of the Month, Clint Dempsey scored his third EPL goal of the season in the 11th minute of Fulham’s 1-1 tie at Wigan. Fulham’s American defender Carlos Bocanegra hit the crossbar on a header. Blackburn, with Brad Friedel in goal, tied Chelsea, 0-0. Friedel made an acrobatic save in the 27th minute and stifled superbly a 84th minute effort by Andriy Shevchecko, who injured defender Christopher Samba on the play with a kick to the head.
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Beasley scores in Rangers loss
[AMERICANS ABROAD/VIDEO] DaMarcus Beasley scored his second Scottish Premier League goal in five appearances since joining Glasgow Rangers, but his team went down, 4-2, at Hearts as Rangers fell for the first time this season.
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Houston back on top; Toronto fails even against Salt Lake’s 10
Houston won and Chivas USA tied, so the defending champion Dynamo is back in first place; Kansas City stuns Columbus with two goals in stoppage time; New England tops Dallas in a preview of the U.S. Open Cup; Colorado and Chicago rally to earn ties despite being down to 10 men; and the Toronto barren run continues. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney reports on all of the weekend’s MLS action …
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USL First Division Playoff Results
Atlanta and Puerto Rico won USL First Division playoff series for the first time when they advanced to next weekend’s semifinals along with top seeds Seattle and Portland. For complete quarterfinal results and goalscorers and semifinal schedules …
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WEEKEND WRAPUP: International Soccer Headliners
Arsenal is leading the English Premier League after its 3-1 win at Tottenham, while Thierry Henry’s new club Barcelona, failed to score in a 0-0 tie at Osasuna. Canadian Jonathan De Guzman, one of the hottest prospects on the European scene, kept Feyenoord in first place in the Dutch Eredivisie. In Portugal, there was a third coaching casualty in four weeks. Soccer America continues its review of the weekend’s big international news with its International Soccer Headliners series …
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What They’re Saying
“I’m absolutely speechless.”
— Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston after his team, playing a man up for most of the game, extended its league record scoreless streak to 822 minutes and its winless streak to 11 games in a 0-0 tie with Real Salt Lake. (London Free Press)
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USA looks to extend unbeaten streak to 50 games
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] After a 2-0 win over Sweden on Friday thanks to a pair of goals by Abby Wambach — the second on a superb half-volley — the USA faces Nigeria on Tuesday to close out group play at the Women’s World Cup. A tie would be enough to put the USA into the quarterfinals, but it may need a big win (or some help from Sweden against North Korea) to avoid a potential showdown with defending champion Germany in the quarterfinals.
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Brazil leads way going into Women’s World Cup group finales
Led by the reigning FIFA Player of the Year Marta (two goals and two assists), Brazil put in the most dominating performance of the Women’s World Cup when it crushed host China, 4-0, Friday in Wuhan. No team clinched a berth in the final eight going into the group finales Monday-Wednesday. Only Argentina and Ghana have no chance going into their third game. Here’s how the group races look …
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Benitez Questions Premier League Scheduling
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez hit out at the English Premier League for its scheduling, feeling that the international break has left his squad ill-prepared for Saturday’s clash against Portsmouth. The Spaniard said it was “impossible to prepare a team properly” after losing key players to international duty for 10 days. Many Benitez’s players returned from […]
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U.S. Women Back on Track
The United States women’s national team needed a good performance from star forward Abby Wambach to get its World Cup campaign back on schedule and an excellent performance is what it got. Wambach netted both goals as the U.S. beat No. 3-ranked Sweden, 2-0, to grab hold of the top spot in Group B alongside […]
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Donovan or Dempsey Up Top?; USA-Sweden Result
Ever wonder what’s up with Bob Bradley’s deployment of Landon Donovan in right midfield? To be fair, the one-time U.S. striker has responded brilliantly this year, scoring nine goals and adding three assists in a string of mostly midfield performances, but Ives Galarcep, writing on his blog Soccer by Ives, says that U.S. fans better […]
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McClaren Earns His Keep
On a night when Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari embarrassed himself in Lisbon, England coach Steve McClaren out-coached the great tactician Guus Hiddink at Wembley, trouncing the Dutchman’s organized Russian side, 3-0. It was a remarkable turn of events for the two coaches; before the latest round of Euro 2008 qualifiers, McClaren’s job was hanging […]
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ODU loses star Katie Watson for season
Old Dominion’s chances of defending its CAA women’s title suffered a blow when senior forward Katie Watson was lost for the 2007 season after she underwent surgery to correct a soft tissue problem. Watson, who led Old Dominion to its first-ever CAA title and first NCAA Tournament bid last season, has not played in 2007.
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Collegians at the Women’s World Cup
Seven of the nine current U.S. collegians on duty at the Women’s World Cup in China started in their opening games.
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Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Results & Schedules
[FRIDAY NIGHT UPDATE] No. 1 Santa Clara needed overtime to beat No. 15 Rutgers, 3-2, at the Stanford Inivitational. Rutgers was one of five Top 25 women’s teams to fall from the unbeaten ranks. For the complete Women’s Top 25 weekend schedules …
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UIC falls from unbeaten ranks; No. 16 Bears beat Black Bears
[THURSDAY ACTION] Elliot Bradbrook scored from close range in the 82nd minute to give host Akron a 2-1 win over UIC. Junior Dylan Sheehan and freshman Jon Okafor each scored goals in No. 16 Brown’s 2-1 comeback win over Maine.
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Creighton makes case as Midwest’s best
Creighton just may have the best men’s team in the Midwest this season. The Bluejays knocked off No. 3 Indiana on Thursday night, 2-1, at the Saint Louis/Nike Classic. Tim Walters, son of the former Indiana star of the same name, and Tim Bohnenkamp scored, as the Bluejays (3-0-2) dominated the match at Hermann Stadium.
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Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results & Schedules
Conference play begins for Top 10 teams Connecticut and Notre Dame (Big East) and Maryland (ACC). Meanwhile, there are three ACC-Big East clashes on tap for the weekend: Wake Forest-Louisville, Duke-West Virginia, Virginia-St. John’s. For the complete Men’s Top 25 weekend schedules …