As the Senate gets ready to vote on a new bill to stave off economic disaster, and Sarah prepares (feverishly) to debate, and George Will joins the ranks of those who see her as unqualified to serve ... and some (unfortunately) find themselves feeling sorry for the lipsticked pitbull ... my thoughts turn (feverishly) to [. Click to continue reading...

WPS has just released the picks from the international player draft held this afternoon.

Remember the caveats -- they're really drafting rights within WPS. Some of these players might not make it over here, and it's risky to draft a player who's in a secure situation elsewhere in the world. That should explain why no German or Norwegian players were drafted.

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Qualifying Teams : Group A : China Sweden Canada Group B : Brazil Germany Group C : USA Norway Japan USA 2-1 Canada ( Aug 15- Shanghai) ( Angela Hucles, Natasha Kai/ Christine Sinclair) Brazil 2-1 Norway ( Aug 15- Tianjin) ( Marta, Daniela/ Siri Nordby penalty) Sweden 0-2 Germany ( Aug 15- Shenyang) ( Kerstin Gerefrekes, Simone Laudehr) China 0-2 Japan ( Aug 15- Qinhuangdao) ( Homare Sawa, Yuki Nagasato) Click to continue reading...

USA Women Olympic Match Report from du Nord reader Adam.

Quarterfinals:
-Fri Aug 15
USA 2-1 Canada

After a marathon match that included a rain delay and extra-time, the US emerged from the quarterfinals victorious over regional rivals Canada.

The US took the lead in the 12th minute when Angela Hucles tapped in a header from Heather O'Reilly. Click to continue reading...

USA 2-1 Canada Angela Hucles gave the US a lead in the 12th minute, but Christine Sinclair tied it up with a brilliant 22-meter shot in the 30th minute.  After a 2 hour suspension (due to lightning), Natasha Kai headed in an extra time winner to give the USA a spot ... Click to continue reading...

Here we go, the U.S. versus the Canadians in the quarterfinals.

Canada:
Erin McLeod, Emily Zurrer, Candace Chapman, Martina Franko, Clare Rustad, Sophie Schmidt, Rhian Wilkinson, Diana Matheson, Christine Sinclair, Melissa Tancredi, Kara Lang

U.S.
Hope Solo, Heather Mitts, Christie Rampone, Kate Markgraf, Lori Chalupny, Lindsay Tarpley, Shannon Boxx, Heather O'Reilly, Carli Lloyd, Amy Rodriguez, Angela Hucles. Click to continue reading...

It was a close one, but Dwayne De Rosario (Houston Dynamo MLS) has squeezed out Julian de Guzman (Deportivo de La Coruña La Liga) and been named by the CSA as the men's 2007 Adidas Canadian Players of the Year for the third straight year. I would have been happy with either of them winning. But [... Click to continue reading...