“When my father had open-heart surgery, nobody told me until well afterward. When my sister got married, I was not invited. I love my family and would like nothing more than to reconcile with them.Nobody has done more for me than my parents, who devoted untold amounts of time and money that allowed me to […]
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USA-Netherlands: Lloyd leads comeback win
Carli Lloyd scored one goal and set up another as the USA rallied from a 1-0 deficit after the second minute to beat the Netherlands, 3-1, on Sunday night in front of 15,652 fans at Atlanta’sGeorgia Dome. The win improved the USA’s record to 18-0-3 in 2016. The Dutch went in front on Shanice van […]
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Rio Olympics: U.S. women will remain gold standard
The USA exited the Olympics with a heartbreaking quarterfinal loss to Sweden in a shootout after finishing with a 26-3 edge in shots. It marked the first time in 13 major competitions it failed toreach the final four and raises some questions about the future of players like Hope Solo and Carli Lloyd. But the […]
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USA-Sweden Olympic Women's Soccer Player Ratings
The USA is out of the Olympics. Not only won’t it do what no one else has done — capture Olympic gold a year after winning the Women’s World Cup — but it won’t even medal. The Americans fell tonemesis Sweden in a shootout after their quarterfinal game ended 1-1 in Brasilia. The Americans had […]
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Video Pick: Carli Lloyd vs. creepy creatures
The U.S. women survived their trip to the Amazon, where they played a 2-2 tie with Colombia in Manaus, famous for its exotic creatures (remember the giant moth that landed on the shoulder of ESPNreporter Jeremy Schaap at the 2014 World Cup). A creepy creature of another sort got the best of U.S. star Carli […]
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What They're Saying: Carli Lloyd
“Pia hasn’t even entered my brain. All I’m focused on is my performance and our team’s performance. We are a different team than when Pia was here.” — U.S.co-captain Carli Lloyd on meeting Sweden, coached by former U.S. coach Pia Sundhage, who said last year that Lloyd was “a challenge to coach” and her temperament […]
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Rio Olympics: USA gets nerves out of the way
The USA’s 2-0 win over New Zealand in their Olympic women’s soccer opener extended its winning streak at the Olympics to 12 games, going all the way back its opening game at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.That winning streak will be on the line Saturday when the USA returns to Belo Horizonte’s Estadio Mineirao to face […]
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USA-Costa Rica: Olympic tuneups end with easy win
The USA closed out its preparations for the Olympic women’s soccer tournament on Friday when it defeated Costa Rica, 4-0, before 12,635 fans at Children’s Mercy Park. Crystal Dunn,Mallory Pugh, Carli Lloyd and Christen Press scored the goals for the USA, which dominated the match. Goalkeepers Hope Solo and Alyssa Naeher faced only oneshot from […]
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Big changes on U.S. Olympic women's soccer roster
U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis cut down her roster to 18 players for the 2016 Olympic Games. Just even players return to the Olympics after helping the USA to the goldmedal in 2012 in London. Four players weren’t on the 2015 Women’s World Cup championship team. Midfielder Megan Rapinoe, who suffered a knee injuryin December […]
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U.S. women press pay case before warmup
The USA will play its final tune-up game before Coach Jill Ellis is expected to announce her 18-player roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics when it plays South Africa Saturday in Chicago. Thegame comes as players continue to make their case for equal pay. They plan on wearing T-shirts with the hashtag slogan “Equal Play […]