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November 30, 2008

Final Four women’s college cup

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November 30, 2008 -  The scene at UCLA's Drake Stadium was a bit surreal.  The field was shrouded in fog (providing an interesting backdrop) and the Bruins dominated in majestic fashion. Since it was holiday weekend, the decisive victory was played before a sparsely populated stadium (though I was there showing support! Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , College Athletics, College Cup, College Soccer, D1, NCAA, Soccer, UCLA, bruins, division 1, female athlete, girls soccer, women's soccer, women's sports

November 25, 2008

St. Louis WPS team announces it will be known as Saint Louis Athletica

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November 25, 2008 - The pieces of the WPS puzzle are all coming together. Saint Louis Athletica is now the name for the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) St. Louis franchise.  Team owner Jeff Cooper, alongside U.S. gold medalist Lori Chalupny and head coach Jorge Barcellos, unveiled Athletica's name and logo on Tuesday afternoon at the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Lori Chalupny, News Bytes, Pro Soccer, WPS, female athletes, girls and sports, st. louis athletica, women's soccer

November 24, 2008

Meet Jill Oakes - Pro soccer player

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November 24, 2008 - I first had the pleasure of meeting Jill Oakes when she was coaching soccer at a local high school. In fact it was the same high school she attended six years earlier where she helped the girl's soccer team win league and CIF championships and was named Parade and Gatorade high school player [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , College, High School Athletics, Profiles, Soccer, Student-Athlete, UCLA, WPS, girls, jill oakes, sports, women

November 23, 2008

Women’s College Cup: Elite Eight

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November 23, 2008 - It was a showdown in Tinseltown. Cross-town rivals USC and UCLA played last night in the Third Round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. It was a cool night and in typical SoCal fashion, spectators wore everything from shorts and flip flops to wool caps and winter coats (I was happy to [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , College Athletics, College Soccer, D1, Duke, News Bytes, Portland, Student-Athlete, UCLA, division 1, female athletes, stanford, women's college cup, women's soccer

November 22, 2008

Best of 2008 Soccer Awards

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November 22, 2008 - It's that time of year again. Time to vote for your favorites of 2008. If you're a soccer fan, you'll want to take part in the on-line voting for U.S. Soccer's "Best of" awards honoring standout performances on and off the field during the year. Female Athlete of the Year: With the finalists announced for [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Contest, Events, Hope Solo, Int'l Soccer, Lori Chalupny, Soccer, US Soccer, best of awards, carli lloyd, shannon boxx, wnt, women's soccer

November 21, 2008

Women’s College Cup: Sweet Sixteen

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November 21, 2008 - Lots of great match-ups this weekend as the nation's top women's soccer teams move to the NCAA Round of 16. I'm personally looking forward to the UCLA-USC game tom'w night at Drake Stadium. It's a rematch of last year's College Cup Semifinals in which USC went on to win the NCAA championship. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , College Athletics, College Cup, College Soccer, D1, NCAA, UCLA, division 1, usc, women's soccer

November 20, 2008

Bay area women’s soccer team is golden

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November 20, 2008 - The San Francisco Bay area's entry in the new Women's Professional Soccer league will be named FC Gold Pride. The franchise unveiled its name Wednesday along with its gold-and-black color scheme and a logo featuring a growling lioness in mid-stride.  Their tagline? Welcome to the jungle. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , News Bytes, Nicole Barnhart, Pro Soccer, Rachel Buehler, Soccer, WPS, bay area, fc gold pride, jill oakes, tracy hamm, women's soccer

November 18, 2008

Do real men wear pink?

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November 18, 2008 - The latest shock tactic in sports gear has been unveiled by Nike: the pink soccer cleat - for men! So what guy is brave enough to put in a shocking pink performance? A guy very sure of himself - who's fast as a whippet and capable of scoring a hat-trick every game. Or [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Fashion, Football, NIKE, Reviews, Soccer, boots, cleats, sports gear, women's soccer, women's sports

November 11, 2008

Quest for the College Cup begins

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November 11, 2008 - As a big fan of women's soccer, this is one of my favorite times of the year. Last night, the NCAA announced the field of 64 teams, that will compete for the 27th Division I Women's Soccer Championship. Only four of the teams will remain when the action rolls into Cary, North Carolina next month [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , College Athletics, College Cup, College Soccer, D1, NCAA, Student-Athlete, UCLA, UNC, division 1, women's soccer

November 4, 2008

Cast your vote for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Soccer Awards

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November 4, 2008 -  There is one more election to add to your ballot and there are only two more weeks to have your voice heard. The 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in women's soccer are looking for your vote. Fan voting counts for 1/3 of the total and fans can vote once a day by [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , College Athletics, College Soccer, NCAA, Soccer, lowes, senior CLASS award, women

November 1, 2008

Happy Halloween WNT style

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November 1, 2008 - The women from the U.S. Soccer team really know how to party. From the WNT Blog: We hope you all had as much fun on Halloween as the WNT. The team went all out in celebration of the holiday and of Riley Rampone's third birthday. We can't properly put the [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Soccer, dalmy, entertainment, halloween, nastasa kai, riley rampone, wnt, women's soccer

October 30, 2008

Soccer: 2008 FIFA Player of the Year

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October 30, 2008 - A 10-name shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award has been published, including Arsenal's Kelly Smith and Brazil's Marta, who is aiming to win the award for the third year running. Other female nominees include Canadian Christine Sinclair, Birgit Prinz of Germany and Americans Hope Solo and Shannon [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , FIFA, Hope Solo, Int'l Soccer, Kelly Smith, Marta, News Bytes, Soccer, birgit prinz, girls sports, player of the year, shannon boxx, women's soccer

October 24, 2008

New women’s pro soccer team to be called LA Sol

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October 24, 2008 - SoCal's latest professional sports team, which will start play in April as part of Women's Professional Soccer, will be known as the Los Angeles Sol (that's sun  for non-spanish speakers). The team's name and logo will officially be announced at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on Saturday. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Los Angeles, Marta, News Bytes, Pro Soccer, Soccer, WPS, WUSA, female, la sol, women, womens pro soccer

September 29, 2008

Marta Marta Marta

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September 29, 2008 - I am giddy with excitement. Last week, Marta was assigned to the as-yet unnamed L.A. Women's Professional Soccer team when the new league, which begins play next April,  held its draft of the world's top foreign players. It always irked me that L.A. didn't have a team during the last incarnation of [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , David Beckham, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Galaxy, Marta, News Bytes, Pro Soccer, Soccer, excitement, female, player, women's sports

September 17, 2008

Lowe’s Senior Class Award announces candidates in women’s soccer

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September 17, 2008 - There are a lot of cool awards out there for student-athletes but one of the most prestigious is the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. This year, 30 female student-athletes who have displayed both on-field and off-field excellence have been selected as candidates for the 2008 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the women's soccer division. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , College Athletics, College Soccer, NCAA, Soccer, Student-Athlete, lowes, senior CLASS award, women