Now Three Are Gone. The first this fall to announce the elimination of men’s soccer was the University of Richmond. The demise of the Spiders men’s soccer program, along with track & field, in favor of a new intercollegiate lacrosse program, shocked UR soccer supporters. Towson was the next to announce that it was also […]
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USA’s Horan Scoring
USA’s Horan Scoring. U.S. Under-20 WNT striker Lindsey Horan (Golden, CO) closed out the fall portion of her first professional season in France wth a goal in Paris St. Germain’s 4-1 win over St. Etienne. It was her eighth goal in 10 games as a pro. Horan, who had signed to attend and play soccer […]
Louisburg Runnerup For JUCO Title
Louisburg Runnerup For JUCO Title. One of the challenging aspects of coaching at the collegiate level is the demand of recruiting new players every year. It is difficult enough for four-year colleges and universities to “refresh” the program with an infusion of talented newcomers, but recruiting at the junior college level means over half your […]
2012 National Champs
2012 National Champs. Division II Men Champs When Lynn lost in the NCAA men’s Division II national championship game a year ago, Coach John Rootes had a photograph taken of the scoreboard that illuminated the final score. The photo, and the painful memory it evoked, served as motivation for the Fighting Knights to finish the […]
Chasing Mia Hamm
Chasing Mia Hamm. It took Mia Hamm 17 years and 275 games to score 158 international goals. When she retired, many expected that record to stand forever. Well, it is likely that record wll fall early in 2013. Abby Wambach is closing in. The 32-year old Wambach scored a pair of goals in the USA’s […]
Four Tournaments Offer MLS Preview
Four Tournaments Offer MLS Preview. Major League Soccer fans will get a preview of what the league’s 18th season offers with four preseason tournaments in February, 2013. Each of these events serve as final tests for new acquisitions, young players and team chemistry before points are at stake, and each occurs in an attractive location. […]
A Warning About Over-The-Counter Anti-Inflammatory
Sports Medicine Corner I’m not ashamed to admit it. I hurt after I play. I hurt in the initial hours and over the next day or two. And I’ve been known to take a painkiller for comfort. They don’t speed healing, they just make the coming hours a bit less uncomfortable. F-MARC, FIFA’s medical research […]
College Men’s Coaches
College Men’s Coaches. NCAA Division I Men Far West: Jeremy Fishbein, New Mexico. Midwest: Elmar Bolowich, Creighton. Great Lakes: Tim Lenahan, Northwestern. Middle Atlantic: Jim McElderry, Fordham. Northeast: Dan Donigan, Rutgers. North Atlantic: Rob McCourt, Monmouth. South Atlantic: Ed Kelly, Boston College. South: Doug Allison, Furman. NCAA Division II Men Far West: Alan Koch, Simon […]
Young Female Athlete
Young Female Athlete. Julie Johnson (Mesa, Ariz.) U.S. captain of the U.S. Under-20 World Cup champions, has been named the 2012 US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year. A defender, she earned the Bronze Ball at the World Cup as the third best player in the tournament. She started all six games in the […]
Chicago, Houston, Vancouver All Set
10th Annual Carolina Challenge Cup The first few years you organize a week-long series of games it is called an “event.” If all goes well, and it continues after five years you have earned the right to call it a “premier event.” Ten years and still going, you call that a “tradition.” Such is the […]