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All 10 teams were still in the playoff hunt until the final round of games, making for MLS's most exciting season in history. Perhaps it was the sight of Metros goalkeeper Tim Howard pleading not to be sent off in stoppage time as a raucous RFK Stadium crowd roared in triumph. Maybe it was the […]

Goalkeeper Shallen Marzi (Drexel), Jr. (1) Makes 17 stops — facing 29 shots — to save 1-8-1 Dragons in stunning 1-1 draw with CAA rival James Madison Defenders Leslie Gaston (North Carolina), Sr. (1) Steps into middle in Cat Reddick's absence and leads Tar Heels back to No. 1 with shutouts of Stanford and St. […]

MLS's MetroStars have relieved Octavio Zambrano of his head coaching duties. Zambrano, who will continue in his role as the team's Managing Director of Player Development and will also serve the team in areas of scouting and youth development, was the longest-serving MetroStars head coach. In his three seasons as head coach, Zambrano guided the […]

Landon Donovan, 20, became the youngest player to win the 2002 Honda Player of the Year Award, the top award for an American player. Donovan received 497 points in the voting by a record of 277 sports journalists. Brad Friedel, another first-time finalist, finished second with 382 points. Claudio Reyna, who won the 2000 Honda […]

The United States will play its first international match since the World Cup when it hosts El Salvador Nov. 17 at Washington's RFK Stadium (TV: ESPN, live, 3 pm ET). ''The 2002 World Cup was obviously very successful for us, but now we must begin the next four-year cycle of building a team capable of […]

GOALKEEPER Matt Smith (Boston University), Sr. (2) Makes a career-high 13 saves as the Terriers beat No. 8 San Diego, 2-1, in Boston. DEFENDER Jeff Kovar Loyola Marymount), Sr. (1) Shuts down UC Santa Barbara forward Rob Friend, limiting him to three shots and ending his 12-game scoring streak in 1-0 win over Gauchos. Andy […]

10/7 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/30 Ranking 1 St. John's (8-1-2) 1 2 Wake Forest (8-0-2) 2 3 Indiana (8-1-2) 3 4 Clemson (7-1-1) 4 5 Stanford (9-1-0) 5 6 UCLA (5-1-2) 6 7 Connecticut (8-2-0) 7 8 SMU (9-1-1) 11 9 Loyola Marymount (10-0-2) 12 10 Maryland (9-2-0) 13 11 South Carolina (7-2-1) […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Galaxy stills Rapids The juggernaut rolls on. Three days after thumping Kansas City, 5-2, to win its quarterfinal series, Los Angeles opened the semifinals by blowing out Colorado, 4-0 at the Rose Bowl Saturday night. Carlos Ruiz scored twice, Cobi Jones had two assists and Kevin Hartman saved a penalty […]

North Carolina is back on top in Soccer America's College Women's Top 25 after capturing its showdown with Stanford, 1-0, Friday at St. Mary's Fall Classic in Moraga, Calif. The Cardinal, which moved to No. 1 last week, again switches places with the Tar Heels, dropping to No. 2. UCLA falls from third to fifth […]

The legal battle that began with a lawsuit filed by MLS players against the league in February of 1997 has finally ended. The last step in a series of defeats for the players came when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the plaintiff's appeal in Fraser v. Major League Soccer. The original suit, initiated […]

In a Premier League showdown between American goalkeepers, some accounts had Brad Friedel outplaying Kasey Keller, but the latter emerged victorious as Tottenham defeated host Blackburn, 2-1 on a fluky late goal by Jamie Redknapp. Elsewhere, Earnie Stewart and NAC Breda helped Ajax regain a tie for first place in Holland. ENGLAND * Brad Friedel […]

Oct. 5 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 4 Colorado 0. Goals: Califf (Jones) 21, Ruiz (Moreno) 24, Hendrickson (Cienfuegos) 71, Ruiz (Elliott, Jones) 84. Los Angeles — Hartman, Califf, Lalas, Marshall, Hendrickson, Jones, Cienfuegos (Frye, 82), Elliott, Victorine, Moreno (Albright, 72), Ruiz (Tennyson, 86). Colorado — Kramer, Hart (Kingsley, 66), Herdsman (Stewart, 80), Fraser, Kotschau, […]

9/30 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/23 Ranking 1 St. John's (8-1-2) 2 10/4 — Old Dominion (4-0); 10/6 — UCLA (0-0). 2 Wake Forest (8-0-2) 3 10/2 — William & Mary (2-0); 10/5 — N.C. State (2-0). 3 Indiana (8-1-2) 4 10/3 — at Butler (2-0); 10/6 — Michigan (2-1). 4 Clemson (7-1-1) 6 […]

No. 6 UCLA held No. 1 St. John's to a 0-0 tie on the second day of Rutgers' Philips/adidas Classic. The Red Storm, who had beaten ODU, 4-0, Friday, won the tournament on goals scored. UCLA tied Rutgers, 1-1, in its first game. No. 2 Wake Forest picked up its fourth straight shutout with a […]

1 VS. 2: Stanford's stint as the nation's No. 1 team appears to be short-lived: Second-ranked North Carolina captured Friday's showdown at St. Mary's Fall Classic, 1-0, on Alyssa Ramsey's tally in the 60th minute. The Cardinal had more possession and created more chances — Marcia Wallis, with better fortune, might have had a hat […]

High-schooler Heather O'Reilly came off the bench to score one goal and set up another as the U.S. women's national team on Sunday exploded for four goals in a 15-minute span of the second half to beat Italy, 4-0, and claim its eighth U.S. Women's Cup title. O'Reilly, a senior at East Brunswick (N.J.) High […]

1. Stanford (9-1-0) 10/4 vs. North Carolina at St. Mary's (0-1), 10/6 vs. Tulane at St. Mary's (3-0) 2. North Carolina (10-0-2) 10/4 vs. Stanford at St. Mary's (1-0), 10/6 at St. Mary's (3-0) 3. UCLA (8-2-0) 10/4 vs. Santa Clara (1-2 OT), 10/6 at Loyola Marymount (3-2) 4. Portland (10-2-1) 10/5 vs. Washington (4-0), […]

Alyssa Ramsey clinically finished a feed from Lindsay Tarpley in the 60th minute Friday afternoon and second-ranked North Carolina held on to beat No. 1 Stanford, 1-0, in the opener of St. Mary's Fall Classic in Moraga, Calif. The Tar Heels (9-0-2), missing defender Cat Reddick, got strong performances off the bench from Kendall Fletcher […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy eliminated Kansas City in a three-game quarterfinal series in which it outscored the Wizards 9-8. Carlos Ruiz scored four of the Galaxy's goals. The Galaxy is aiming to reach the MLS Cup for a fourth time, having finished runner-up in 1996, 1999 and 2001. Colorado has reached the final once, finishing […]

Hofstra and Oregon State both made cases for inclusion in the Top 25 with victories over Top 25 teams in midweek action. Sophomore forward Jochen Strobel scored with 19:27 left to give Hofstra (6-1-1) a 1-0 win over No. 14 Yale, which fell for the first time after five wins. Oregon State's Joe Zaher scored […]

9/30 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/23 Ranking 1 St. John's (7-1-1) 2 10/4 — Old Dominion (at Rutgers); 10/6 — UCLA (at Rutgers). 2 Wake Forest (7-0-2) 3 10/2 — William & Mary (2-0); 10/5 — N.C. State (in Cary, N.C.). 3 Indiana (6-1-2) 4 10/3 — at Butler; 10/6 Michigan. 4 Clemson (6-1-1) […]

(All times ET) LOS ANGELES vs. COLORADO Saturday, October 5 Los Angeles-Colorado 10:00 pm Wednesday, October 9 Colorado-Los Angeles 9:00 pm Saturday, October 12 Los Angeles-Colorado 10:00 pm NEW ENGLAND-COLUMBUS Sunday, October 6 New England-Columbus 4:00 pm Wednesday, October 9 Columbus-New England 7:30 pm Saturday, October 12 New England-Columbus 4:00 pm. FINAL Sunday, Oct. 20 […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Revs roll into semifinals Game 1: New England 2 Chicago 0 Game 2: Chicago 2 New England 1 Game 3: New England 2 Chicago 0 Score early at home and ride the momentum and a solid system to victory. That's how New England knocked off Chicago in Games 1 and […]

Goalkeeper Brad Friedel conceded three goals as Blackburn tied CSKA Sofia in the second leg of their UEFA Cup clash, in which Blackburn prevailed on away goals. In England's Worthington League Cup, Jovan Kirovski's Premier League club, Birmingham, received a scare from Third Division Leyton Orient. A hat trick by former Columbus Crew forward Stern […]

In England's Worthington League Cup, Jovan Kirovski's Premier League club, Birmingham, received a scare from third division Leyton Orient. A hat trick by former Columbus Crew forward Stern John, however, gave Birmingham a 3-2 victory. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE John O'Brien (Ajax) at Rosenborg (Norway), 0-0. DNP – injured. This result did not help Ajax's cause, which […]