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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alum and Clarendon Hills, Ill., native David Tiemstra is headed to Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes.
Tiemstra, a graduate of Hinsdale Central and a two-time Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year out of Ohio State, was selected by San Jose during Tuesday's 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.

If your fantasy basketball team is struggling to find a center, consider looking at a sleeper such as Byron Mullens of the Charlotte Bobcats. While the 7-footer out of Ohio State is barely owned in fantasy leagues, his potential is relatively high.

The 22-year-old spent the last two years at the end of the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

College football's worst kept secret will soon become official: Urban Meyer will be the next coach at Ohio State. According to sources, Meyer will sign a $40 million deal to take over at a school that saw Jim Tressel get fired earlier in the year due to a tattoo parlor controversy.

Ohio State, even though they are paying top dollar, must be thrilled.

College football's worst kept secret will soon become official: Urban Meyer will be the next coach at Ohio State. According to sources, Meyer will sign a $40 million deal to take over at a school that saw Jim Tressel get fired earlier in the year due to a tattoo parlor controversy.

Ohio State, even though they are paying top dollar, must be thrilled.

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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Duke junior midfielder Nicole Lipp (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) assisted both of her team's goals as the Blue Devils defeated Ohio State, 2-1, on Sunday to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Duke had to overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit, and Lipp stepped up in the 54th minute as she took a free kick from the right side and found the feet of freshman Kelly Cobb to tie the score at 1-1.

The season ended for the UW-Milwaukee and Marquette women's soccer teams against Big Ten Conference teams Friday in North Carolina, along with the careers of two players whose accomplishments over the past four years will be prominently featured in the NCAA Division I record book.

Senior Sarah Hagen (Appleton North) scored on the final touch of her career, curling in a free kick from 19 yards out in the 90th minute, but it was the only shot on goal for the 15th-ranked Panthers in their 2-1 loss to Ohio State in an NCAA tournament second-round match in Durham, N.

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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alum and Ohio State senior defender David Tiemstra (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central) was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Thursday.
Tiemstra, who also was included on this year's All-Big Ten First Team, led an Ohio State defensive group that allowed only 20 goals in 18 regular-season matches, and only seven goals in six Big Ten games.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

It's no seceret that the Big Ten has been underperforming in 2011 but the lack of a dominant team should make for an interesting tournament as the Big Ten Tournament kicks off at the University of Michigan.

Indiana is the lone ranked team in the Big Ten but a loss against Wisconsin and draws against Northwestern and Michigan State has relegated the Hoosiers to the No.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

There's still a week to go until the brackets for the 2011 NCAA Tournament are revealed but several teams have already seen their postseason hopes extinguished.

Only four teams remain in the Big East Tournament as Connecticut, Louisville, St.

There's no doubt about the progress the University of Wisconsin men's soccer team has made this season. But there's also plenty more to do for the Badgers to consistently compete with the nation's best programs.

Sunday afternoon was a good example of that.

UW outshot Ohio State 20-13 and put eight shots on frame, but couldn't find a goal and ended up dropping its second consecutive Big Ten Conference match, 2-0 to the Buckeyes in its regular-season home finale at the McClimon Complex.

The University of Wisconsin women's soccer team has created a home-field advantage at the McClimon Complex over the past three seasons.

But Sunday afternoon, the Badgers suffered a rare Big Ten Conference setback on their home turf.

Tiffany Cameron scored the lone goal on a shot that clipped in off the post in the 48th minute as Ohio State held off UW 1-0, handing the Badgers their first conference loss of the season and snapping their nine-game Big Ten home unbeaten streak (5-0-4).

The story of this week is Yedlin, who continues to be a huge factor as a freshman on one of the top teams in the country. Sounders are also popping up on some of the best Division 2 teams in the country.

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#4 Akron - DeAndre Yedlin
(9/24 - 3-0 W @ Tulsa Assist), (9/28 - 3-1 W v Ohio St Goal)

As we noted last week, Yedlin has involved himself in a goal in every game the undefeated Zips have played this season other than their one scoreless draw.

Gophers 1-1 Ohio State The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers played to a 1-1 overtime tie Sunday afternoon against Ohio State in their Big Ten Opener. While Mikki Denney Wright would have preferred her team to notch their first conference victory she wasn't all that disappointed with the draw.

Minnesota Gopher Women's Soccer will attempt to break their attendance record of 1751.
Support Gopher soccer. Admission is FREE!
-Sun Sep 18
Minnesota v Ohio State - 1 pm CT
Invite your friends and family to Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (MAP) to help them break their attendance record.

The No. 19 University of Denver men's soccer team opens the regular season against No. 6 Creighton at CIBER Field on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The Pioneers earned a pair of draws last weekend against Wisconsin and Ohio State in exhibition games.

Denver returns 17 letterwinners, including eight starters, from a squad that won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season championship in 2010 and earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, the team's second in the past three seasons.

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The 2011 college football season is almost here. As proof, check below to see the 2011 college football coaches poll. As expected, Oklahoma is No. 1 in the rankings. The top five is rounded out by Alabama, Oregon, LSU and Florida State.

Oklahoma led the way with 42 first place votes, while Alabama had 13.

Konrad Warzycha won't get the chance to suit up until June or July, but the Ohio State product has signed with the Wizards. Today the team announced the signing of the midfielder today. At the same time the team put Warzycha on the injured reserve list as he recently had surgery on his right knee because of a femoral condyle defect.

Chad will be firing in Southern California in 2011
Jon retaliates
Chad Barrett was traded by Toronto to the LA Galaxy today. It is not clear what Toronto has been given in return. Maybe an allocation, maybe Toronto will be paying part of Chad's salary, an echo of the Carl Robinson deal from last year.

Konrad Warzycha, from Ohio State. The son of the Columbus Crew, Robert Warzycha is coming to KC. Certainly a bit disappointing for him. Warzycha is a midfielder, but did play also play center back at the combine. Could also be seen as potential trade bait with Columbus if Robert really wants to coach his son.