Toronto FC held the top spot by romping over Columbus, 5-0, to run its unbeaten streak to eight games. Important wins for Chicago and the L.A. Galaxy moved them upSoccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Heading in the other direction are Portland and Orlando City. Their winless streaks were extended to five and six games, respectively, […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Open Cup: Kljestan donates to Christos FC
Baltimore-based Christos FC, one of six amateur teams still alive in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup needs to raise $7,500 for its trip to Chicago for the third round and it’s using fundraising platform GoFundMe. One of its biggest contributors: New York Red Bulls captain Sacha Kljestan.
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Datebook: U.S. Open Cup fourth round
MLS clubs will enter the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 14 in the fourth round. Three of the matchups will pit MLS teams against each other: New York Red Bulls-NYC FC, Sporting KC-Minnesota Unitedand Seattle-Portland. U.S. Open Cup: First Round: Results Second Round: Results THIRD ROUND, SCHEDULE May 31 in Rochester, N.Y. RochesterRhinos […]
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Open Cup: Amateur hour sees four upstarts advance
The reigning NASL champion New York Cosmos, former Open Cup champion Richmond Kickers, Indy Eleven and Pittsburgh Riverhounds all lost to amateur teams — three from the PDL, plus USASA power ChristosFC — in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The PDL winners: 2016 champion Michigan Bucks, Reading United and Chicago […]
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What They're Saying: EJ McCormick
“We show up, some guys show up five minutes before the game starts on Sunday and we won’t see them until five minutes before the game starts next Sunday.” — EJMcCormick, an event planner and captain of the Tartan Devils Oak Avalon, the Pittsburgh amateur team that reached the second round of the U.S. Open […]
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Scoreboard: U.S. Open Cup second round
USL and NASL teams won 20 of 24 games against amateur opposition in their first games in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The next round featuring 13 games between second-round winners will be played onMay 31. How they fared … W-L LEAGUE 16-2 USL (2-0 on PKs) 4-2 NASL 3-9 PDL (0-1 on PKs)3-5 […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Rowdies open second round with win
In Tuesday’s only Open Cup game, the Tampa Bay Rowdies beat the Jacksonville Armada U23s, 3-0. U.S. Open Cup: Second Round
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Datebook: U.S. Open Cup second round (streaming)
The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup moves into the second round with the entry of pro teams from the NASL and USL. Twenty of Wednesday’s 25 games will be streamed. U.S. Open Cup: First Round: Results SECOND ROUND, RESULTS May 16 in St. Petersburg, Fla.Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL) 3 Jacksonville Armada U-23 (NPSL) 0May […]
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Scoreboard: U.S. Open Cup first round
Winners in the first round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup include the 2016 PDL champion Michigan Bucks (1-0 over AFC Ann Arbor) and 2016 NPSL champion AFC Cleveland (3-1 at PDL power Des MoinesMenace). Pittsburgh pub team Tartan Devils Oak Avalon won in a shootout at the PDL’s Derby City Rovers in […]