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The format may not make much sense and a pivotal third game turned into a form of ôJeopardy!ö for one team, but the MLS playoffs do ratchet up the intensity. Three series went to three games, and the Metros-Galaxy series went further, needing eight minutes of a tiebreaker to send the Galaxy onto the semis. […]

(Through Oct. 17) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Ranieka Bean, Howard Fr. 10 13 4 30 3.0 2 Christie Welsh, Penn St. Jr. 13 14 9 37 2.85 3 Abby Wambach, Florida Sr. 11 12 7 31 2.82 – Rosie Luzak, Niagara So. 11 13 5 31 2.82 […]

(Through Oct. 14) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Luchi Gonzalez, SMU Sr. 11 14 7 35 3.18 2 Dipsy Selolwane, St. Louis Sr. 9 11 3 25 2.78 3 Attila Vendegh, Old Dominion So. 10 11 5 27 2.7 4 Chris Norbet, Davidson Sr. 12 13 4 30 […]

Group A RESULTS Oct. 16 in Bangkok Thailand 1 (Srimaka 21) Bahrain 1 (Ali Ahmed 90). Oct. 12 in Tehran Iran 2 (Mahdavikia 27, Karimi 71) Iraq 1 (Drain 52). Oct. 5 in Amman Iraq 1 (Aboulheil 31) Saudi Arabia 2 (Al-Shaihan 1, 77). Oct. 5 in Tehran Iran 1 (Nikbakht 32) Thailand 0. Sept. […]

Both California teams notched road victories in Wednesday night semifinal Game 3 action to set up a San Jose vs. Los Angeles MLS final on Sunday. San Jose beat Miami, 1-0, to take their series 6 points to 3, after splitting the seriesÆ first two games. Los AngelesÆ 2-1 victory at Chicago gave the Galaxy […]

G JUSTIN GAUL (Pittsburgh) (1) Has 15 saves to give Panthers a 1-1 tie at No. 4 St. John’s D CHRIS GBANDI (Connecticut) (1) Helps Huskies shut out Boston College (1-0) and converts penalty he created to spark comeback against Syracuse (3-1) D LIAM HOBAN (Cornell) (1) Junior has first goal of the season in […]

The Copa Merconorte game scheduled for Wednesday night between the MetroStars and MexicoÆs Chivas of Guadalajara at Giants Stadium has been canceled, after Chivas players and coaches informed the MetroStars they would not travel to the New York area to play. Guadalajara officials said they wanted to postpone the match because they feared another terrorist […]

G RUTH MONTGOMERY (St. Mary’s) (2) Six saves, with two superb stops on Christine Sinclair (one in the final seconds), lifts unbeaten Gaels past Portland, drops junior’s GAA to 0.36 D LIZA BARBER (Harvard) (1) Freshman sweeper keys shutouts of Boston College and Cornell, nets second goal in three games with sweet header off CK […]

Miami forward Diego Serna, who received a controversial red card after an air battle with San JoseÆs Zak Ibsen in Game 2 of their semifinal series, has been ruled eligible for Game 3 on Wednesday. MLSÆs statement on the ruling follows: ôThe MLS Disciplinary Committee has received a request from the Miami Fusion that it […]

10/8 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/1 Ranking 1 SMU (11-0-0) 1 10/12 Drake (6-0), 10/14 Creighton (4-2). 2 Virginia (10-0-1) 2 10/13 Clemson (2-0). 3 Saint Louis (9-0-0) 4 10/13 Cincinnati (4-0). 4 St. John’s (7-0-2) 5 10/14 Pittsburgh (1-1). 5 Washington (9-1-0) 6 10/12 St. Mary’s (4-1), 10/13 Oregon State (2-1). 6 […]

Anson Dorrance moved within one victory of 500, St. Mary’s upset another Top 10 foe, Nebraska split its two-game trek to face Texas’ powers, and Florida claimed its 50th successive conference triumph during Week 7 of the college women’s season. Dorrance claimed wins Nos. 498 and 499 over the weekend, guiding No. 1 North Carolina […]

Group A RESULTS Oct. 13 in Bangkok Thailand vs. Bahrain (postponed — fire). Oct. 12 in Tehran Iran 2 (Mahdavikia 27, Karimi 71) Iraq 1 (Drain 52). Oct. 5 in Amman Iraq 1 (Aboulheil 31) Saudi Arabia 2 (Al-Shaihan 1, 77). Oct. 5 in Tehran Iran 1 (Nikbakht 32) Thailand 0. Sept. 28 in Baghdad […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for MLS playoff games played Oct. 10, 13 and 14. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) Oct. 10 Chicago 1 Los Angeles 1 (OT). Goals: Wynalda (D. Beasley, Nowak) 32; Hernandez 44. Series tied, 1 point apiece. Chicago (3-5-2) — Zach Thornton (6); C.J. Brown (6), Carlos […]

Florida, Texas and surprising St. Mary’s took significant steps forward in SA’s women’s rankings this week while four of the Top 10 suffered defeats. The Gators, ranked 18th four weeks ago, rose to No. 6 after posting their sixth and seventh successive victories, over Duke (3-0) and Arkansas (4-1), and extending their unbeaten streak to […]

10/15 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/8 Ranking 1 SMU (11-0-0) 1 2 Virginia (10-0-1) 2 3 Saint Louis (9-0-0) 3 4 Washington (9-1-0) 5 5 St. John’s (7-0-2) 4 6 Indiana (9-2-0) 6 7 North Carolina (10-2-0) 9 8 Stanford (9-1-0) 7 9 Connecticut (8-2-2) 14 10 Rutgers (8-1-2) 15 11 Clemson (8-3-0) […]

Jovan Kirovski and Steve Cherundolo each scored their first goal of the season for their clubs in England and Germany, respectively. Claudio Reyna, meanwhile, had a victorious return to Rangers’ lineup in Scotland and Brad Friedel watched his Blackburn teammates dismantle West Ham. Chile Jonny Walker, Universidad Catolica (DI) Started (90 min.) vs. Palestino (0-0). […]

The women’s college stars of tomorrow will be on display when U.S. U-19 women’s national team head coach Tracey Leone will bring 24 players to an eight-day training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Oct. 20-28. Leone, who continues preparations towards qualifying for the first FIFA Under-19 Women’s World Championships […]

Two Miami players and one San Jose player were ejected as the Earthquakes routed the Fusion, 4-0, on Sunday to make WednesdayÆs Game 3 the decider of the semifinal series that started with a 1-0 Miami Game 1 victory. Seven minutes after Landon DonovanÆs goal on a superb 19-yard shot in the 16th minute, San […]

Peter Vagenas scored on a pass from Luis Hernandez in overtime to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire in Game 2 of their MLS semifinal series. The win at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., gives the Galaxy a 4-1 lead on points. Game 3 will be Wednesday, Oct. 13, […]

LOS ANGELES-CHICAGO Game 1 Oct. 10 in Chicago Chicago 1 Los Angeles 1 (Series tied at 1 point apiece) Game 2 Saturday, Oct. 13 in Fullerton, Calif., 10 pm ET. TV: Fox Sports Chicago/Shootout package: DISH Net: 460, DirecTV: 794. Game 3 Wednesday Oct. 17 in Chicago 8:30 pm ET. Did you know? ò The […]

Bulgarian Stoian Mladenov scored two second-half goals to lead the Rochester Rhinos to the A-League title with a 2-0 win over Hershey Oct. 13 before a crowd of 13,692 in Rochester, N.Y. Mladenov was one of three midseason acquisitions to spark a late run by the Rhinos, who become the first A-League team to defend […]

First Round, First Leg Portland 2 (Lewis 9, Baena 18) Charlotte 0. Pittsburgh 2 (DePalma 45, Karn 86) Charleston 1 (Conway (38). Nashville 2 (Fenger 82, Bailey 90) Milwaukee 3 (Butcher 29, 65, Soso 83). San Diego 2 (Martins 63, 72) Atlanta 0. First Round, Second Leg Charlotte 2 (Swinehart 16, Johnson 36) Portland 3 […]

10/8 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/1 Ranking 1 SMU (9-0-0) 1 10/12 Drake, 10/14 Creighton. 2 Virginia (9-0-1) 2 10/13 Clemson. 3 Saint Louis (8-0-0) 4 10/13 Cincinnati. 4 St. John’s (7-0-1) 5 10/14 Pittsburgh. 5 Washington (7-1-0) 6 10/12 St. Mary’s, 10/13 Oregon State. 6 Indiana (7-2-0) 7 10/12 at Wisconsin, 10/14 […]

The defending champion Rochester Rhinos meet the Hershey Wildcats in the A-League final Saturday, Oct. 13, in Rochester, N.Y. (live on Fox Sports World, 8 pm ET). The Rhinos beat Pittsburgh and Milwaukee to reach the final for the fourth straight year and fifth time in their six years. They’ve been led by South African […]

Los Angeles became the first team to earn a tie at Soldier Field in postseason history when it drew with Chicago, 1-1, in Game 1 of their semifinal series. But the Galaxy canÆt be happy that it didnÆt grab all three points. The ejection of Evan Whitfield in the 60th minute for a foul on […]