Texas A&M will host the 2007 Women’s College Cup. It will be the second time the Aggies have been the host school for the women’s championship. They hosted the 2005 final four won by Portland. The dates for the 2007 finals are Dec. 7 and 9, 2007. The 2006 Women’s College Cup will be played […]
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2. WOMEN: BYU wins before another big crowd
Few programs have the support that the BYU‘s women’s program has. The No. 14 Cougars drew a crowd of 3,606 at South Stadium on Monday night to watch them beat Arizona, 1-0. BYU is averaging 2,247 fans for five home dates. Sophomore Katie Fellows scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute on a header […]
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4. SMALL COLLEGES: Roundup
Ft. Lewis, the defending NCAA Division II men’s champion, improved to 10-0-0 with a 1-0 win over Regis and a 2-0 victory over Metro State. English star John Cunliffe leads the Skyhawks with 14 goals and eight assists. Ft. Lewis has conceded only one goal in its 10 wins. — No. 10 Carson-Newman won a […]
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3. LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women
MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 11 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 11 Riley O’Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 10 Kevin Forrest, Washington, Jr. 10 Braden Fleak, Wright State, Fr. 9 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 8 Jarrod Smith, West Virginia, Sr. 8 Josh Trott, Holy Cross, Sr. 8 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. […]
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1. Trask has UIC’s eyes on the prize
When Coach John Trask took UIC to St. Louis for the Flames’ 2006 opening game, he reminded them of the surroundings. “Take a look at this stadium,” he told his players of Hermann Stadium, site of the 2006 Men’s College Cup. “You might be here in the final four.” Indeed, the Flames have emerged as […]
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SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S TOP 25: New Rankings
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (9-0-0) 2 2. North Carolina (10-1-0) 4 3. Florida State (7-1-0) 1 4. Portland (7-2-1) 5 5. Santa Clara (8-2-0) 6 6. UCLA (7-2-0) 3 7. West Virginia (8-0-2) 7 8. Penn State (6-2-2) 8 9. Rice (8-0-1) 9 10. Texas (8-2-0) 11 11. Virgina (7-2-1) 16 12. […]
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4. SPOTLIGHT ON: Josmer Altidore
Positives are hard to find on a team that has lost four of its last five games, but New York Red Bulls have at least one bright spot: 16-year-old Josmer Altidore. Born in New Jersey of Haitian parents and raised in Florida, Altidore has played just 70 minutes this season but has scored twice. On […]
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3. OFF THE POST: ‘Psycho’ hard man shows soft side
With Manchester City, the English Premier League club that includes Americans Claudio Reyna and DaMarcus Beasley, in the midst of a dire slump, its coach somewhat reluctantly accepted a good luck charm from his daughter. “Before the match my daughter said: ‘Beenie the Horse wants to sit next to you by the drinks holder on […]
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2. MLS: Back on Univision
Beginning in the 2007 season and through 2014, Spanish-language Univision networks will broadcast 25 MLS games per season. MLS had games on Univision in 1996-98 and Univision rival Telemundo the following three years, but the league had no national media reach in the important Hispanic community since. Under the agreement with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I don’t like that stuff. Things like that aren’t usually for the guy, but I think it helped me.” — D.C. United forward Jaime Moreno, explaining that accepting his wife’s gift of a day at the spa helped him regain his form; he scored and assisted twice in last weekend’s 4-3 win over the New […]
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SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S TOP 25: New Rankings
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. SMU (10-0-1) 3 2. Clemson (8-0-1) 2 3. Maryland (8-1-1) 5 4. Washington (8-0-0) 7 5. North Carolina (8-2-0) 8 6. Virginia (8-1-0) 1 7. Duke (8-1-1) 4 8. Wake Forest (7-2-0) 6 9. UIC (7-0-2) 10 10. West Virginia (7-1-2) 12 11. South Florida (5-2-2) 17 12. Old Dominion […]
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Ten Years On, Moreno Still Leading D.C. United Past N.Y.
Jaime Moreno came off the bench to lead D.C. United past New York’s Red Bulls in a game that sounded a lot closer than it actually was. The game tied, 1-1, after halftime, Moreno came off the bench and within three minutes set up Christian Gomez for United’s second. Then, just after United went down […]
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Even After Loss, L.A. Still Not Out of Playoffs
Believe it or not, the Los Angeles Galaxy still isn’t out of contention for the MLS Cup Playoffs despite losing 2-1 to the Chicago Fire this weekend. How’s that? Because Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids, which are both vying for the same fourth-place spot, managed to lose over the weekend, too. The Fire […]
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‘El Conejo’ Makes Nou Camp Return
You’d be forgiven for forgetting that Javier Saviola is still a Barcelona player, but last night, during Barca’s thrilling 1-1 draw at home to Valencia, Saviola made his first official appearance for the Catalan club in 854 days. That’s after 28 months and two loan spells, one to Monaco in France in 2004 and the […]
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Inter Stumbles into First Place in Serie A
An astonishing defensive breakdown after conceding a dubious penalty with 15 minutes to go caused Inter Milan to concede three goals in the late going despite having led Chievo Verona, 4-0, after 70 minutes. Two fantastic goals from Hernan Crespo were the highlights of the 4-3 Inter victory that featured a solid team performance from […]
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FIGC to Investigate Inter
The FIGC, Italy’s soccer federation, is set to launch an investigation after former referee Massimo De Santis accused Inter Milan of tailing him after games and tapping his phone in 2002. De Santis was recently handed a four-year ban due to his involvement in the Calciopoli scandal, which was blown wide open once again by […]
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Washington is only unbeaten and untied men's team
Washington is the only unbeaten and untied NCAA Division I men's team after Virginia lost at North Carolina, 2-1, on Saturday and Clemson was tied by N.C. State, 0-0, on Sunday. The Huskies moved to 8-0-0 with a 3-1 win over visiting Oregon State. UW put the Beavers away early with three goals from Ely […]
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WOMEN: Notre Dame claims top spot
Notre Dame moved into the top spot in the Soccer America Women's Top 25 with a 2-0 victory over previously unbeaten Louisville on Sunday. The Irish (9-0-0) got late goals from defenders Carrie Dew and Ashley Jones to subdue Louisville in the Big East match. Notre Dame's game against Cincinnati on Friday had been called […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
English Premier League Preview Fox Soccer Channel Friday 5 pm ET & 6:30 pm ET VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Sunday, 11:30 pm ET. Monday, 1 pm ET & 9 pm ET. Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, […]
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) MONDAY, Sept. 25 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England PORTSMOUTH-BOLTON (live), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL England PORTSMOUTH-BOLTON (live), 3 pm. TUESDAY, Sept. 26 ESPN2 European Champions League BENFICA-MANCHESTER UTD. (live), 2:30 pm. ESPN CLASSIC European Champions League […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: Reading Yanks stifle Manchester United
Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann of Reading was beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo but the newly promoted team, which also had American Bobby Convey in midfield, held Manchester United to a 1-1 tie. Two other Americans in the English Premier League, Carlos Bocanegra and Brian McBride, faced a title favorite, but they went down, 2-0, with Fulham against […]
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MLS: Two more clinch, Galaxy stumbles again [#20067]
By Ridge Mahoney Chicago and Dallas are officially in the postseason (joining D.C. United, so far) and Los Angeles is on the brink of elimination at the hands of its local rival, which moved all the way up to second place in the Western Conference by doing what the Gals haven't been able to do […]
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MLS: Two more clinch, Galaxy stumbles again
By Ridge Mahoney Chicago and Dallas are officially in the postseason (joining D.C. United, so far) and Los Angeles is on the brink of elimination at the hands of its local rival, which moved all the way up to second place in the Western Conference by doing what the Gals haven't been able to do […]
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USL-1: Rhinos and Whitecaps advance to final
Vancouver and Rochester will meet in the USL First Division final Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Rhinos' PAETEC Park (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 7 pm ET). Greg Howes' goal for the Rhinos in the 52nd minute of the first leg was the only goal in the Rochester-Charleston semifinal series. In the all-Canadian semifinal, Vancouver […]
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4. SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN’S TOP 25: New Rankings
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (9-0-0) 2 2. North Carolina (10-1-0) 4 3. Florida State (7-1-0) 1 4. Portland (7-2-1) 5 5. Santa Clara (8-2-0) 6 6. UCLA (7-2-0) 3 7. West Virginia (8-0-2) 7 8. Penn State (6-2-2) 8 9. Rice (8-0-1) 9 10. Texas (8-2-1) 11 11. Virgina (7-2-1) 16 12. […]