Retired women’s star Abby Wambach pleaded guilty Tuesday to the misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) in Multnomah County (Oregon) Circuit Court. The Oregonian reported that she will enroll in a diversion program for first-time offenders and hercharge could be dismissed in a year if she meets court-ordered conditions. Her attorney, […]
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What They're Saying: Abby Wambach
“My Facebook and my Twitter response are only really true if I move forward with my life in a way that’s authentically who I am. It’s not about mistakes. It’s how you handlethem and how you dust yourself off, how you pick yourself up and how you keep walking forward.” — Abby Wambach, in response […]
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Hillsborough jury begins deliberations after 276-day trial
After 276 days, making it the longest case ever heard by a jury in British legal history, a jury of seven women and three men were asked to begin deliberations in the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster. Theyhave been given 14 questions to answer about how the 96 died at the FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and […]
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Former U-20 star Arguez acquitted on rape charges
Bryan Arguez, who played for the USA in the 2009 Under-20 World Cup and debuted forHertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga at the age of 19, was found not guilty on felony charges of rape and aggravated sexual battery by a jury in DeKalb County (Georgia) Superior Court more thantwo years after his arrest. Arguez, […]
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Abby Wambach: 'This is all on me'
Retired women’s superstar Abby Wambach quickly apologized after she was arrested early Sunday on a DUI charge in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. She failed a a field sobriety test and later abreath test at Portland’s Central Precinct after being pulled over for failing to stop for a red light. She said she was leaving […]
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Projecting USA's Copa America Centenario roster
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) March wasn’t the best month for U.S. Soccer’s elite men’s teams and thus the plan goingforward for head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is rife with possibilities. Had the USA swept Guatemala, Klinsmann might have taken a different approach at the Copa America Centenario in June.It will probably clinch a berth in the […]
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What's behind U.S. women's equal pay suit
The U.S. women’s national team took their dispute with U.S. Soccer to a new level as five players — Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and AlexMorgan — filed an action with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charging the federation with wage discrimination by paying them far less than the men. It set […]
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Former Honduran president pleads guilty in FIFA corruption case
Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas pleaded guilty to charges that he took “hundreds of thousands” of dollars in bribes from a Florida-based marketing company so it could obtainmedia and marketing rights for Honduran qualifiers for the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Callejas served as Honduran president in 1990-94 and was the president of the […]
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What They're Saying: Loretta Lynch
“I am not the Batman, I am the FIFA slayer.” — Attorney General Loretta Lynch on being introduced by Steven Colbert as the top U.S. law enforcement officer. She hasoverseen the indictments against FIFA officials, a case that began when she was district attorney in New York. (The Late Show withStephen Colbert)
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Benzema could be cleared to play for France at Euro 2016
Striker Karim Benzema could return to play for France at Euro 2016 after some legal restrictions were lifted. The Real Madrid star has been linked to an alleged plot to blackmail Franceteammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sextape and was not allowed to contact Valbuena. An appeals court has partially lifted some restrictions, paving the way […]