Results Second Round Nov. 15 California 3 (Wilson 2, Ayala-Hil 32, 63) New Mexico 1 (Danaher 83). Duke 2 (Videira 27, Grella 47) Brown 0. Indiana 1 (Ackley 20) Northern Illinois 0. Lehigh 1 (Gazda 84) Rhode Island 1 (Tumicz 18) (OT). (Lehigh wins 5-4 on penalties.) Maryland 2 (Hall 26, Zusi 57) St. John’s […]
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3. NAIA: Lindsey Wilson continues long road back
Opening as the No. 20 seed in the 20-team finals, defending champion Lindsey Wilson began the title defense of its NAIA men’s title with a 3-1 win over Judson Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Blue Raiders had to play on the opening day for the first time since the NAIA expanded to a 20-team […]
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2. EURO ’08: Cyprus holds Germany to 1-1 tie
Germany coach Joachim Loew was correct in his assessment that his team’s trip to Cyprus would be its toughest test yet in Euro 2008 qualifying. Euro ’08 Qualifying Results International Friendly Results Cyprus held Germany to a 1-1 tie on Wednesday in their Group D match in Nicosia. Germany created few good chances after Michael […]
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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES: Results (Nov. 15)
Spain 0 Romania 1 (Marica 59). France 1 (Henry 26) Greece 0. Italy 1 (Di Natale 40) Turkey 1 (own goal 42). Austria 4 (Aufhauser 14, 24, 43, Feldhofer 80) Trinidad & Tobago 1 (Samuel 22) Switzerland 1 (own goal 71) Brazil 2 (Luisao 23, Kaka 35). Czech Republic 1 (Baros 90) Denmark 1 (Lovenkrands […]
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EURO Æ08 QUALIFYING: Results (Nov. 15)
Group A Nov. 15 Portugal 3 (Simao 9,84, Cristiano Ronaldo 30) Kazakhstan 0 Belgium 0 Poland 1 (Matusiak 19) Finland 1 (Nurmela 10) Armenia 0 Group D Nov. 15 Ireland 5 (own goal 7, Doyle 4, Keane, 31, pen. 58, 85) San Marino 0. Cyprus 1 (Okkas 43) Germany 1 (Ballack 15) Group E Nov. […]
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SUPER Y-LEAGUE: North American Finalists
Under-17 Boys Red Bull New York Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago Magic Victoria United Cleveland Soccer Academy Schulz Academy Long Island Rough Riders FC Westchester Indiana Invaders San Francisco United SC Santa Cruz County Breakers Seacoast United H.C. United Kendall SC New York Rough Riders Pateadores Under-16 Boys Mustang SC Black Watch SC Cleveland Soccer Academy […]
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Back to Brazil for Tevez and Mascherano?
It could be that West Ham’s Argentine pair, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, will the leave the club in as swift and bizarre a fashion as they arrived, according to a Guardian report. After flopping badly so far in England, where neither player speaks English, Brazilian club Flamengo has expressed an interest in returning the […]
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Cannavaro the Favorite for the Ballon d’Or
According to Football Italia, reports in France pip Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro to win this year’s Ballon d’Or over his Italy teammate Gianluigi Buffon. The award, called the Golden Ball in English, is given out annually by France Football magazine, and is voted on by members of the European sporting press. To qualify, a […]
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In Amsterdam, All Eyes on England After Poor Euro Results
Tonight’s friendly between the Netherlands and England at the Amsterdam ArenA tonight is more than meaningless filler for this week’s international break-for England, that is. Friendlies are often dismissed as irrelevant, and as far as the record books are concerned, they are, but Steve McClaren’s England side isn’t exactly in what you’d call a rich […]
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Milan Beaten by the Beautiful Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z45-HBtrAqg The European press is in raptures over the crisis at Italian giant AC Milan, writes Roberto Gotta of Soccernet. When the mighty fall, you can count on the press to take pictures and count the number of pieces. This time, that number is four losses in Milan’s last five Serie A games; it’s now […]
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Fergie Demands Three Points at Sheffield United Ahead of Chelsea Clash
Sir Alex Ferguson is demanding a seventh straight English Premier League win from his Red Devils on Saturday ahead of Manchester United’s crucial Premiership showdown with second-place Chelsea at Old Trafford the following week. Saturday’s match is against lowly Sheffield United, a club that’s recorded just one win at home this season. “The game with […]
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2. SCHEDULE: NCAA Division I Men’s Second Round
Wednesday, Nov. 15 No. 1 Duke (16-3-1) vs. Brown (11-4-3) No. 16 Lehigh (15-1-2) vs. Rhode Island (12-5-5) No. 9 Clemson (12-4-2) vs. Gardner-Webb (9-7-4) No. 8 UCLA (10-5-4) vs. Harvard (14-4-0) No. 5 Maryland (15-4-1) vs. St. John’s (14-5-2) No. 12 Notre Dame (13-5-2) vs. UIC (13-2-5) No. 13 California (12-5-1) vs. New Mexico […]
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1. Men’s seeds face tricky tests in openers
The NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament moves into full swing Wednesday with second-round action. The top 16 seeds make their first appearance in this year’s tournament after receiving first-round byes. There are several intriguing matchups. MARYLAND-ST. JOHN’S. This is the big one. Two seasoned NCAA Tournament teams meet for the fourth straight year in the […]
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4. NJCAA WOMEN: Monroe goes for three-peat
Monroe Community College is seeking its third straight national title in the NJCAA Division I women’s championship that begins Thursday in Albany, Ga. The Tribunes, this year’s top seeds, feature Northern Ireland international Roisin Havelin and Aveann Douglas and Ayana Russell, who are on Trinidad & Tobago’s roster for the Women’s Gold Cup that starts […]
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3. NJCAA MEN: High-scoring GPC begins title defense
Top-ranked Georgia Perimeter looks to defend its NJCAA Division I men’s title at the national finals that kick off Thursday in Tyler, Texas. The Jaguars (21-0-1) are led by a pair of freshmen from the Miami area, Martin Nunez and Heber Hernandez, who ranked No. 2 and No. 4 nationally among JC scores and have […]
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NJCAA WOMEN: Monroe goes for three-peat
Monroe Community College is seeking its third straight national title in the NJCAA Division I women's championship that begins Thursday in Albany, Ga. The Tribunes, this year's top seeds, feature Northern Ireland international Roisin Havelin and Aveann Douglas and Ayana Russell, who are on Trinidad & Tobago's roster for the Women's Gold Cup that starts […]
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NJCAA MEN: High-scoring GPC begins title defense
Top-ranked Georgia Perimeter looks to defend its NJCAA Division I men's title at the national finals that kick off Thursday in Tyler, Texas. The Jaguars (21-0-1) are led by a pair of freshmen from the Miami area, Martin Nunez and Heber Hernandez, who ranked No. 2 and No. 4 nationally among JC scores and have […]
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COLLEGE SCHEDULE: NCAA Division I Men's Second Round
Wednesday, Nov. 15 No. 1 Duke (16-3-1) vs. Brown (11-4-3) No. 16 Lehigh (15-1-2) vs. Rhode Island (12-5-5) No. 9 Clemson (12-4-2) vs. Gardner-Webb (9-7-4) No. 8 UCLA (10-5-4) vs. Harvard (14-4-0) No. 5 Maryland (15-4-1) vs.á St. John's (14-5-2) No. 12 Notre Dame (13-5-2) vs. UIC (13-2-5) No. 13 California (12-5-1) vs. New Mexico […]
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Men's seeds face tricky tests in openers
The NCAA Division I Men's Tournament moves into full swing Wednesday with second-round action. The top 16 seeds make their first appearance in this year's tournament after receiving first-round byes. There are several intriguing matchups. MARYLAND-ST. JOHN'S. This is the big one. Two seasoned NCAA Tournament teams meet for the fourth straight year in the […]
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3. USA: National team returns to field Jan. 20 vs. Denmark
The USA’s first game since the 2006 World Cup will take place at the Home Depot Center Jan. 20 against Denmark — a game that should mark the debut of the USA’s new coach. The USA and Denmark have met four times in their history. The USA lost once and tied three. The game, which […]
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USA: National team returns to field Jan. 20 vs. Denmark
The USA's first game since the 2006 World Cup will take place at the Home Depot Center Jan. 20 against Denmark — a game that should mark the debut of the USA's new coach. The USA and Denmark have met four times in their history. The USA lost once and tied three. The game, which […]
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ON TV TODAY: Brazil aims to stretch undefeated streak in Switzerland
Brazil, which faces Switzerland in a friendly on Wednesday (TV: Live on Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports en Espanol, 2:30 pm ET), hopes to extend its four-game unbeaten run, which started after Dunga took the coaching helm following the Brazilians' disappointing World Cup '06 showing. After a 1-1 tie at Norway, Dunga guided the […]
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2. ON TV TODAY: Brazil aims to stretch undefeated streak in Switzerland
Brazil, which faces Switzerland in a friendly on Wednesday (TV: Live on Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports en Espanol, 2:30 pm ET), hopes to extend its four-game unbeaten run, which started after Dunga took the coaching helm following the Brazilians’ disappointing World Cup ’06 showing. After a 1-1 tie at Norway, Dunga guided the […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I played in Brazil until I was 6. It’s the most carefree soccer in the whole world. You kind of just play, do what you want with the ball and if you lose it and you just try and get it back. No yelling or anything like that. It’s a real technical kind of soccer. […]
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MLS ALUMNI: Agogo scores in Ghana tie with Australia
Before Freddy Adu, Junior Agogo was supposed to be MLS's big Ghana-born star. Agogo, born in Accra, played for five English clubs before moving to MLS, where he debuted at the age of 20 for the Chicago Fire in 2000. But after one game, he was traded to Colorado, and then moved to San Jose, […]