Twelve NWSL players, headed by two-timescoring leader Sam Kerr, form the nucleus of Australia’s 23-player team for the Women’s World Cup. “This is a special group of Australian footballers,” Coach Ante Milicicsaid. “because, as a unit, they have accumulated a wealth of international experience despite the average age of the team being quite young.” Lydia […]
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Women's World Cup Countdown: What's in the news …
1. Sky Blue FC’s Estelle Johnson has been named to Cameroon’s preliminary roster. Johnson, who hails from Colorado, attended KansasUniversity before joining WPS in 2010. The 26-player squad training in Yaounde also includes American Michaela Abam and Canadian Easther Mayi Kith, who both played at West Virginia University and nowplay for clubs in France. They […]
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Mark Krikorian on DA vs. ECNL, Florida State success, the NWSL and the Women's World Cup
At one time, Mark Krikorian was a history teacher not far from where he grew up in New Hampshire. He has worked his way up the coaching ladder and down the Atlantic Coast sincethen, coaching Franklin Pierce University (winning two Division II national championships), the University of Hartford, the WUSA’s Philadelphia Charge and now Florida […]
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Evening Edition: What's in the news …
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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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. […]