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On this History Day – October 23 – Almanac
A sculpture of Jackie Robinson is part of the sports exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 14, 2016, in Washington, DC On October 23, 1945, Robinson, the…
Canadian men continue to prove themselves as an emerging soccer nation
Every fan of Canadian soccer has grown accustomed to watching a dramatically underwhelming men's team for a number of years.
In the last six CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games, however, fans have earned the right to be excited about…
Cathedral girls’ football hits state ticket with section-final shutout
SAUK CENTER - Cathedral's Hadleigh Baynes had many different emotions two minutes into the Women's Section 8A title match against Fergus Falls on Tuesday. Ava Schmidt shot on goal for the Crusaders and the ball came out of his foot badly.…
Burke’s youth football semi-final set for Tuesday at two venues
A match has a lot of history. The other is not that many, at least these days. Number one seed Fleetwood and defending two-time champion Swill Valley will meet in one of the BCIAA's men's soccer semifinals in Fleetwood on Tuesday at 7 p.m.…
Colleges have a habit of cutting programs when financial problems arise
It shouldn't have been surprising when college athletics departments nationwide began pushing cuts to programs amid the covid-19 pandemic.
It's already arrived.
"When we see schools downsizing teams in larger numbers, it's almost always,…
NM State attempts second straight win over California Baptist on Friday
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Match fifteenNew Mexico State (7-7, 3-2 WAC) at California Baptist (5-6-1, 3-2 WAC)Friday October 15 | 2:00 p.m. MT | Irvine, California | Championship…
Trick scores six points in 5-1 women’s football against King’s
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Gamecocks set to end no-conference list against Georgia Southern
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COLOMBIA-- The Gamecocks are heading home for a game against Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. Tuesday night inside Stone Stadium.…
Maurer’s goal gives men’s football 1-0 win over Bellarmine
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Jacksonville Historical Society documenting local Hispanic history
JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, one voice at a time.The Jacksonville Historical Society documents the history of the Hispanic communities of River City.“What better way to document Latin American voices than to…
Game-winning placement puts Wildcats kicker Sam Cook in rare company | News, Sports, Jobs
Courtesy Photo / Sam Cook (17) of Jonny Zawacki Alpena hits a winning basket from 21 yards with 52 seconds left against Gaylord. Cook's basket was only the second time in program history that a Wildcats…
Tiger Men Receive Votes in Latest United Soccer Coaching Top 25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fort Hays State men's football receives votes in United's latest Top 25 Football Coaches, released on Tuesday. The Tigers fell from the Top 25 following a loss to Harding last Saturday, but sit just outside the standings…
Men’s football looking to improve their conference record
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Wheeling W. VA - The Wheeling men's soccer team will once again be in front of the home crowd this Wednesday at 7 pm. Last…
Men’s football resumes BIG EAST Slate at DePaul on Wednesday afternoon
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Wednesday October 6 | Creighton (3-4-1, 0-2-0 BIG EAST) vs. DePaul (5-4-0, 1-1-0 BIG EAST) | Chicago, Illinois | 1:00 p.m.LIVE VIDEO | LIVE…
MLS thanks Landon Donovan as Galaxy unveils statue
Landon Donovan has done more than any player to save both the Galaxy and MLS, so on Sunday the club and the league came together to put those contributions in bronze, unveiling a statue of him outside the park sportsman Dignity Health."If…
eFootball 2022, formerly Pro Evolution Soccer, is the most criticized game in Steam history
FIFA wasn't the only game that came out this week.
Konami (former producers of Pro Evolution Soccer) have announced that they will be launching a free-to-play game called eFootball 2022.
PES has always been FIFA's biggest…
Match Preview: FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls
FC Cincinnati return home for the first of four straight games at TQL Stadium starting Saturday night against the New York Red Bulls. Noche Latina, a special night of Hispanic heritage programming,…
Give me the ball faster
Cristiano Ronaldo has told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Man United need to play faster for him - ESPN's Insider Diary has the latest. MORE: Football's push for mixed matches.Go to: Mixed matches in football? | taekwondo champion signs for…
Wyomissing prepares for high school football challenge in southern Colombia
The Wyomissing have won 20 consecutive regular season games, competed in the PIAA Class 3A Championship game last season, and have held the state championship banner since 2012. The addition of the nine District 3 championships won by…
Washington and Lee Men’s Soccer make history on the pitch
LEXINGTON, Va. (WFXR) - For the first time in the program's history, Washington and Lee's men's football is ranked number one in the country. While this is an accomplishment worth celebrating, generals aren't happy to be at the top.…
Topsail football shows growth as candidate for Middle East Conference
HAMPSTEAD - The progress of Topsail's men's soccer program was evident in the wake of a 3-2 overtime loss to Ashley (7-2, 4-1 Mideastern) on Tuesday night. The Pirates' previous iterations (5-2, 3-1) would have drawn a serious moral victory…
Real Madrid 1-2 FC Sheriff summary: score, goals & highlights, Champions League 2021/22
UEFA Champions League debutants Sheriff Tiraspol beat 13-time champions Real Madrid in a thrilling meeting at the Santiago Bernabeu. With this victory, the Moldova team takes the lead of the group with 6 points, while Madrid are in second…
Kaden Kearney leads Augusta Orioles against Elyria Christian in men’s football
Kaden Kearney didn't need much time as he scored three goals in under eight minutes as Augusta, ninth in the table, knocked out Elyria Christian 7-0 on Tuesday night at Hillier Stadium.The win pushes Augusta to seven straight wins since…
Starting eleven: men’s football at No.7 in Maryland
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Rutgers Men's Football No.21 (7-1-1) is on the road at No.7 in Maryland on Tuesday, September 28 at 7 p.m.…
Top-ranked Florida State Soccer stays perfect with win over Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky. (Seminoles.com) - Top-ranked Seminole football team (10-0) wins their 13th straight ACC game, ninth straight road game and 20th straight regular season game with a 3-4 victory 0 on Louisville (6-2-1).Garnet and Gold…
Tiefel’s hat trick elevates bears to victory over Anderson
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Anderson, South Carolina-- that of Noé Tiefel Career first hat trick saw the Bears win 4-1 over Anderson…
Ducks play No. 3 in UCLA at 0-0
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BOX SCORE Oregon 0, UCLA 0…
Redbird Soccer returns to conference action against Southern Illinois on Saturday
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SIU WSOC Game Notes vs. Illinois State
Illinois State Women's Football Ratings vs SIU 9 25 2021…
SMSU SOCCER: SMSU returns home, facing Minot State and UMary for a pair of conference games | News,…
Independent file photo of SMSU's Katie Oatman fights for the ball in her game against Missouri Western State on September 12. SMSU will face Minot State and UMary this weekend. !-->…
Eight miles to history: No.4 women’s football Duke defeats No.2 North Carolina in record-book…
The Blue Devils played true to the roots of their mascot's name, embracing their villainous status at Chapel Hill and ending a quintessential rivalry game on Tobacco Road with a historic victory…
Stout Defense, Mullings’ Brace leads men’s football over Jacksonville
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Women’s football welcomes eastern Illinois on Alumni Day
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CHICAGO - DePaul Women's Football will host Eastern Illinois on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for Alumni Day. The Blue Demons (2-5) are looking to end a…
Georgia Soccer to open SEC road game at No.12 Auburn – 95.5 WSB
Georgia (7-1-0) at No.12 Auburn (6-1-0)Dated: Friday September 17thTime: 7:30 p.m. EDTSite: Auburn, Ala.To place: Auburn Soccer Complex (1,500)MEDIA INFORMATIONDirect: SEC + Network (Brit Bowen, PxP / Mac Matthew, Analyst)Live Statistics:…
United Soccer League celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
TAMPA, Florida - The United Soccer League will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. Over a four-week period, the league will recognize, honor and celebrate members of the Hispanic community who have…
Big 12 conference adds four new members
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Big 12 expansion fact sheet
The Big 12 conference today announces that Brigham Young University, the…
Plaschko wins Big Ten goalie of the week
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MINNEAPOLIS - Megan Plaschko was named Big Ten Co-Goalkeeper of the Week for her…
SJU starts three-game football homestand on Saturday
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Saint John soccer opens a three-game homestand…
Transfer deadline winners and losers: Barcelona send Griezmann to Atletico; Mbappe remains on site…
The summer transfer window ended on one of the busiest and most unexpected periods in European football history. Big names such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have switched clubs with the transfer of the…
5 things to know for the 2021 NCAA men’s football season
The 2021 DI men's college football season officially kicks off this week, with season opener scheduled for Thursday, August 26. Just months after the 2020-2021 University Cup was held in May, here are five things that stand ahead of the…
FIFA to share $ 200m payment from Justice Department
FIFA, the governing body of world football, and two other organizations in the Americas are set to receive around $ 200 million in compensation from the United States government after the Department of Justice classified them as victims of…
A&M soccer remains winless after two games | Sports
Texas A&M Football "top 10 gauntlet in three games”Continued to wreak havoc with the Aggies, resulting…
Game Day: Pitt vs. Oklahoma State # 16, 12:00 p.m.
NCAA Women's Soccer - BancFirst Cowgirl Soccer Classic
Pitt (1-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) v Oklahoma State (1-0-0, 0-0-0 B12)
Sunday August 22 | Neal Patterson Stadium, Stillwater, OK | 12 p.m. EST
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Erwin powers WKU Past Union with 5-point performance
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Even the rain that fell on Saturday night could not cool the WKU football team. The Lady Toppers enter…
Women’s football ranked fifth in GAC preseason coaches poll
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RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - On Tuesday, the Great American Conference announced the results of its 2021 preseason female coaches…
Pittsfield Athletics Announces Neill Brandon as New Boys’ College Soccer Coach at PHS | Local…
Neill Brandon adopts the green and gold of Taconic and the purple of Pittsfield High after nine years at…
Why Canadian Soccer Gold is the best possible result for women’s soccer
Canada's national women's soccer team faced Sweden for 120 minutes of play and six rounds of penalties on Friday to win their first Olympic gold with a score of 3-2. It has been a long time coming. After winning back-to-back bronze medals…
City hangs medal in honor of Burnaby football star
The City of Burnaby quickly found another way to honor Christine Sinclair.
The pride of Burnaby and Canada's National Women's Soccer Team surprised Sweden 1-1 (3-2) on penalties to win the first gold medal in women's soccer in…
Conlon resigns and takes office at Division II football powerhouse
Women's soccer head coach Jim Conlon lifts his cap after the Bears' 1-0 loss to Middlebury College in the 2018 national semifinals. Conlon drove a 0.824 winning percentage over 12 seasons at the University. (Photo by Grace Bruton |…
SE: New coaches, same goals for K-State football
By: Austin siegelGo through the front door of Buser Family Park and turn left at the ball of the very first K-State Soccer game in Manhattan.
Hang right in front of the 2015 stadium inauguration shovel and…
Hubbard hesitates to make history as a transgender Olympian | Football
TOKYO (AP) - Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has never sought the attention…
Inter Miami CF vs Philadelphia Union – The Philly Soccer Page
Photo: Marjorie Elzey
Which: Philadelphia Union (2021: 6-4-5, 23 points, 4th place (pts) in the East; 6th place (ppg)) vs Inter Miami CF (2-8-2, 8 points, 14th place (last) in the east)
What: MLS 2021 Regular Season
Or: DRV PNK…
FC Dallas Mavs Play-by-Play announcer calling for Olympic football – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Mark Followill is used to calling the Dallas Mavericks and FC Dallas, but his career is about to turn international again.
“It is a broadcaster's dream to host the Olympics. I was so lucky in 2016 when I made it to Rio . We…
With Olympic gold in Tokyo, this edition of the USWNT would become the GOAT of women’s…
There will never be another moment on the United States Women's National Team like the one written in 1999 by Brandi Chastain, under a blazing Southern California sun, in front of a crowd of over 90,000 at the Rose Bowl and a televised…
Soccer-Lazio defends newcomer Hysaj on initiation song
Serie A club Lazio took up the defense of new signing Elseid Hysaj on Monday after singing the left-wing hymn "Bella Ciao" at his initiation ceremony this weekend. The song was adopted as an anthem by the Italian Resistance…
Take Home From Saturday: What We Learned From The Week 13 Action
I want to talk a bit about Altidore, but I hope to make a more general point about the need for a coach, especially a new hire, to do everything possible to build a good relationship with their star players - because in MLS you you…
Carlsbad Springs $ 2.5 Million Football Pitch Planned
OTTAWA - For Ron Palaczka, there is a lot of personal history at the Maple Leaf Almrausch German Club in Ottawa. He played youth football on this pitch.
"The German club is a hidden gem in the city," said Palaczka,…
2005 Louisiana Fire Red Girls repeat as 05 US Club Soccer National Champions – Crescent City…
July 14, 2021
By Alan DeRitter
Category: Preparations
This summer is now a new milestone in state football history for the Louisiana Fire 05 Girls Red team.!-->…
New ECU Football Coach Adds Assistant to Coaching Staff
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Posted: Jul 13, 2021 / 11:19 PM EDT
/ Update: Jul 13, 2021 / 11:19 PM EDT Ashley Holland (ECU sports!-->…
Soccer welcomes Gary Yohe to its coaching staff
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MUNCIE, Ind. - - Gary Yohé,…
Dan Cook Cup: Men’s Team of the Year
David Hinojosa, Personal editorJuly 10, 2021Update: July 10, 2021 10 p.m.
Two years after losing heartbroken in the state title game, coach David Rogers, center left, and the Volunteers won the!-->!-->!-->…
Brazil-Argentina rivalry rekindled: why Saturday’s Copa America final between Neymar and Messi…
Earlier this week, after beating Peru in this summer's Copa América semi-finals, Neymar Jr. - the undisputed star of the Brazilian national team - was asked to shine…
England beat Denmark to advance to first major final since 1966
LONDON - England have surpassed their semi-final cap in major football tournaments. A title match awaits him for the first time in 55 years. Harry Kane converted the rebound after his initial penalty kick was saved…
Football star Sam Kerr’s first children’s novel, the Flip Out, has a release date
She's made a name for herself on the soccer field and now Sam Kerr is about to add another string to her bow: the author of children's books.Captain de Matildas, 27, dove into her own story for her new series Kicking Goals, which is based…
The old football stadium has not disappeared and the site has not been forgotten
The ruined carcass moulders on West Mound Street.Signs advertise the business and the ticket office, and at the top a sign declares the ruin, "Cooper Stadium."The first base side of the stadium has disappeared, demolished a few years ago,…
Messi’s big favorite in Argentina against Ecuador in Copa quarterfinals
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Argentina has Lionel Messi, history and form are on the cards for his Copa America quarter-final against Ecuador on Saturday.Ecuador have yet to win a match after three draws and one loss, but Argentina coach Lionel…
Seamus Coleman is confident Everton fans will support Rafa Benitez despite Liverpool history and…
Seamus Coleman is confident that Everton fans will be able to move beyond Rafa Benitez's story and support the new…
United States women’s football team’s fight for equal pay featured in new…
Megan Rapinoe and her teammates on the United States National Women's Football Team filed an equal pay complaint in 2019.Image credit: Sean Fine
Updated June 29, 2021, 4:59 p.m. ET
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De Bruyne replaced due to injury in the 2nd half
The latest news on the European Football Championship:___Kevin De Bruyne was substituted at the start of the second half of Belgium's match against Portugal in the round of 16 of the European Championship.De Bruyne has asked to be…
Premier League star Jamie Vardy is on the verge of ruining his footballing credibility
Of course, Jamie Vardy wants to rebuild Rochester Rhinos football club. What English Premier League star wouldn't want to buy a franchise in an American city with spiraling murder rate?
Vardy got engaged in a reality TV show…
Wales vs Denmark: Can the Dragons make more history at Euro 2020?
June 25, 2021Wales will face Denmark in the round of 16 of Euro 2020 after finishing second in Group A.
Even before their loss to Italy on Sunday, Wales had advanced to the round of 16. The Dragons collected four points in their first two…