1. MLS extended its content agreement with Twitter for two more years. It provides fans with live matches, highlights and features. MLSmatches airing on Univision Sports’ networks are available in English on Twitter. The partnership, originally announced in March 2018, will now go through the end of the 2022 season. 2. The new Canadian Premier […]
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On the Move: NCAA Division I women's coaches
LSU is one of five NCAA Division I women’s programs needing to fill head coaching positions following the departure of Brian Lee for Rice. Arkansas Pine Bluff. Out: Ted Flogaites (Jackson State head coach). Boston College. Out: Alison Foley. In: Jason Lowe (Wake Forest associate coach) Central Michigan. Out: Peter McGahey. In: JeremyGroves (Kentucky assistant coach) […]
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Roster: Four European-based women in U.S. team for La Manga U-23 Tournament
Four European-based players who turned down a chance to play in the NWSL — Casey Murphy, Julia Ashley, Alana Cook and senior international Hailie Mace — are among the 20players called into the U.S. Under-23 women’s national team for the Women’s International U-23 La Manga Tournament. The USA will face U-23 squads from Sweden on […]
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For rising sophomores, summer is time to jump-start college search
With summer coming soon — the good news, students and student-athletes will be going on vacation getting a much needed break from school and other activities. Others will spend the summer working,and some will be attending summer school or taking online-college courses to stay on track or get ahead. The great news, those transitioning from […]
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Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. Reign FC has signed defender Taylor Smith, who is expected to miss the 2019 NWSL season while she recovers from an ACL tear sufferedwhile playing for Newcastle Jets in Australia’s W-League in December 2018. Smith was undrafted out of UCLA but earned a spot on the U.S. national team for her play with the […]
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U.S. U-23 women call up three players from champion Florida State
Three players from NCAA Division I championFlorida State — Kirsten Pavlisko, Jaelin Howell (photo) and Jenna Nighswonger — are in the U.S. U-23 women’s national team that will play in the Thorns SpringInvitational in Portland, Oregon. Head coach B.J. Snow named a 24-player roster for the tournament, where the USA will face Reign FC on Sunday. […]
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Jorge Salcedo steps down as UCLA men's coach in aftermath of admissions scandal
Jorge Salcedo resigned as men’s soccer head coach at UCLA, his alma mater, the school confirmed to media on Thursday. DOJ: Indictment The move comes a week after he wasplaced on leave following his indictment for conspiring to commit racketeering. He’s accused of taking payments totaling $200,000 in the bribery scandal that rocked college admissions. […]
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Youth club director Liz Lima on empowering girls, crucial coaching traits, and club vs. high school
One of the nation’s most promising young players hails from a club that hasn’t fielded teams in the ECNL nor the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Allyson Sentnor, the15-year-old who stars on the U-18 U.S. women’s national team, joined South Shore Select at age 6. Sentnor and South Shore Select’s Lilly Reale were the only New Englandplayers on […]
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Preseason: NWSL teams open camps and release rosters
With the close of the international break and the return of their national team players, NWSL teams will get back to full strength and on with the work of preseason. Chicago Red Stars The Red Stars return 18 players, including 2018 NWSL Golden Boot winner and Best XI Sam Kerr and Julie Ertz. They also […]
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College-bound seniors: A checklist for an exciting and busy time
Between finals, proms and graduation ceremonies, you really want to make a smooth transition from high school to college. High school seniors are consumed with everything from completing finals,graduation announcements to attending those “once-in-a-lifetime social events.” Soon, you will be off to college and starting a new chapter of your life. So, in between cap […]