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Lauren Cheney gets a step on Amy Lepeilbet, but Hope Solo stands between her and the
goalAfter a brief week-long break since winning the 2012 Olympic Women's Qualifying Tournament in
Canada, the U.S. team has re-grouped in Frisco, Texas for a five days of training before facing New
Zealand on Saturday, Feb.
When was the last time FIBA had anything to do with NBA matters? Practically never.
The NBA does everything it wants with no input from FIBA publicly until now, apparently. FIBA, the
International Basketball Federation has determined that Kenyon Martin is a free agent, owing
nothing to any team from China.
I love playing sports for a long list of reasons, but I especially love sports because they
help define who we are:
- Sports give you confidence.
- Sports give you strength.
- Sports give you a voice (hence, the nickname Loudy Foudy). :)
- Sports teach teamwork and leadership.
In what was shaping up the be one of the most promising seasons and competitive teams the Beat
had put on the field in recent years everything crashed to a grinding halt. On Monday, January
30th 2012 the league issued a statement to suspend the 2012 season citing the pending legal issues
with former magicJack team owner Dan Borislow.
By Chris Wright
Ladies and Gentlewinkles, I give you the "Future of Sport", ULTIMATE TAZER BALL
which is, essentially, just 4-a-side football match but with the added jeopardy of suffering a
massive, tazer-induced heart attack...
The future is here people, and just in time for the Olympics too!
By Chris Wright
Ladies and Gentlewinkles, I give you the "Future of Sport", ULTIMATE TAZER BALL
which is, essentially, just 4-a-side football match but with the added jeopardy of suffering a
massive, tazer-induced heart attack...
The future is here people, and just in time for the Olympics too!
Novak Djokovic beat Rafal Nadal in a herculean Australian Open finals that lasted 6 hours. The
same day Arsenal had to summon every fibre to overcome a two goal deficit to overcome Aston Villa
and prevent a FA Cup exit.
And then there is the US Women's team that blanked Canada, 4-0, en route to winning the CONCACAF
qualifiers to the London Olympics.
After taking down Costa Rica 3-0 on Friday, the US Women's National Team had clinched its bid to
the 2012 London Olympics. The CONCACAF tournament final versus host Canada yesterday... Read more
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After sweeping through the qualifying for the Olympics 2012 in London like Charlie Sheen on Tiger
Blood, the USWNT decided to put their emphatic stamp on the tourney and ensure a top seed. Wambach
nets two to move her to 2nd all time in FIFA's top women goal scorers (131) and the US rolls to a
4-0 win that wasn't as close as the scoreline indicates.
WPS Season Canceled
Mere hours after the US Women reaffirm their dominance in the CONCACAF Olympics Qualifying
tournament, WPS has announced the cancellation of their 2012 season.
This is not entirely surprising considering the well publicized struggles with the owners of
MagicJack reducing the league to only 5 teams (FIFA guidelines specify a minimum of 8 teams to be
considered a league).
Another milestone was achieved this past weekend for women's professional soccer in the United
States, as the U.S. women's national team qualified for the Olympics.
Unfortunately for the players, they might not have a domestic season in which to prepare for the
Summer Games.
On a day when the WPS suspends operations for 2012, let's check in with the USWNT following their
CONCACAF Championship cruise past Canada last night. I'm wondering if some of these ladies won't be
headed across the pond soon.- Greg Seltzer
By CALEB SONNELAND
Despite both sides having punched their tickets to the 2012 London Olympics, bragging rights and
a No. 1 seed were on the line when the United States Women clashed with Canada last night.
Thanks to the continued brilliance of Abby Wambach and young gun Alex Morgan, the United States
trotted out a 4-0 victory to cap off what has largely been a pedestrian Olympic Qualifying.
Having already qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning Friday's game versus Costa
Rica, the USWNT's win over Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the icing on the cake.
The Canadian side came into tonight's match with a lot of confidence, but when it came time to
perform, fell quite short.
After qualifying for the 2012 Olympics by defeating Costa Rica in the semifinal, the U.S. WNT has
just one more task at hand and it won't be an easy one. The Americans will face Canada in the
championship game of the tournament in front of a crowd expected to be more than 20,000 screaming
Canadians at BC Place on Sunday evening.
Got a little Morgan in ya? Alex Morgan celebrates her late goal that clinched a U.S. spot in
London's Olympics Friday in Canada (AP Photo). Diamond Bar's fast-rising soccer star Alex Morgan
further solidified her undoubted national team credentials by notching the third and final decisive
goal: VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Got a little Morgan in ya? Alex Morgan celebrates her late goal that clinched a U.S. spot in
London's Olympics Friday in Canada (AP Photo). Diamond Bar's fast-rising soccer star Alex Morgan
further solidified her undoubted national team credentials by notching the third and final decisive
goal: VANCOUVER, British Columbia
The U.S. Women's National Team will be heading to London this July and August for the 2012 Summer
Olympics. The team secured their spot Friday night with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica at BC Place
Stadium; Vancouver, Canada. The U.S. women were not quite as dominate as in previous games where
they racked up [.
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) is headed to the Olympics this summer.
Sesselmann returned from a knee injury to start and played 63 minutes at left back as Canada
beat Mexico 3-1 in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Friday
night in Vancouver to earn a berth in the London Games.
I highly doubt they will see Lon Cheney Jr. walking with the queen, but our USWNT have secured a
ticket to the 2012 Summer Olympics following last night's 3-0 win over Costa Rica.Ah-oooooooo!USA
Beats Costa Rica and Advance to Olympics - from Universal Sp - Celebrity bloopers here- Greg
Seltzer
I highly doubt they will see Lon Cheney Jr. walking with the queen, but our USWNT have secured a
ticket to the 2012 Summer Olympics following last night's 3-0 win over Costa Rica.Ah-oooooooo!USA
Beats Costa Rica and Advance to Olympics - from Universal Sp - Celebrity bloopers here- Greg
Seltzer
The U.S. Women's National Team faced a tougher test than expected, but ultimately the Americans
proved too tough for underdog Costa Rica and eventually punched their ticket to the Summer
Olympics.
A first-half goal by Tobin Heath gave the U.S. women the lead and despite a courageous fight
from the Costa Ricans, the United States held that one-goal lead before Carli Lloyd blasted home a
long-range blast in the second half to give the Americans a 2-0 victory in the CONCACAF Olympic
Qualifying semifinals in Vancouver.
The US and Canada are moving on to the 2012 London Olympics. Behind another strong shutout
performance by the US. Heath, Lloyd and Morgan all score for the US against Costa Rica. The US
carry a 34 goals for, 0 goals against into the final Sunday night in Vancouver.Video: Universal
Sports
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The U.S. WNT will play a HUGE match early in year on Friday night, Jan. 27, when it faces Costa
Rica in the semifinal of the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Women's Qualifying Tournament for a berth to the
London Olympics.
A HIGHLY motivated U.S. team will kick-off the clash with the Central Americans at 5 p.
Hope Solo could potentially miss tomorrow nights all important semifinal match against Costa
Rica with a lingering quad injury. The timing could not be any worse as whoever loses the match
tomorrow will not qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Solo was seen clutching her right
knee during the game against Mexico this past Tuesday night.
Brazil's master of funk dance and part-time footballer, Neymar, has expressed
interest in playing at this year's London Olympics. Strange, considering the fact that Brazilians
don't particularly care for this tournament! At Beijing 2008, heads rolled when
Ronaldinho and co' picked up a bronze medal instead of gold.
A spot in the Olympics is on the line for the US Women when they play Costa Rica at 8pm on
Universal Sports Network over-air and online. Everton - Fulham 3pm - Fox Soccer Fox Soccer reworked
its schedule to bring us a battle of National Teamers abroad in the FA Cup. This is a chance to see
Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey against each other at club level, with a spot in the final.
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Brazilian striker Neymar would be honoured to play on the same
pitch as
David Beckham in the 2012 London Olympics.
Neymar said: "It would be a pleasure to play against David Beckham. Fortunately I had the chance to
meet him last year, he was very kind and it would be an honour to play on the same pitch as him
this year in London.
With an eye toward making the cut for the London Olympics while evaluating players to use in this
summer's qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Mexican national team had more at stake
than a mere friendly Wednesday night at Reliant Stadium. Although Mexico's biggest stars were
missing while with their European teams, [.
*Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza and the U.S. plays Panama at 5:30 p.m. today live on Galavision.
*Mexico faces Chivas USA's Alejandro Moreno and Venezuela in Houston (live 6 p.m. KMEX). More here.
*FOX Soccer announced today it will air live the FA Cup showdown between Americans Landon Donovan,
Tim Howard
The US Women did it again last night, defeating a Mexican squad that actually gave them a run
for their money. Don't let the 4-0 score fool you; the USWNT got lucky with two quick goals in the
7th and 8th minutes. That was it for the first half. Despite the strong will of Mexico, it wasn't
enough to stop the US who scored two more goals in the second half, winning Group B with all nine
points.
Carli Lloyd scores a hat trick, Heather O' Reilly chips in with another as USA easily beat
Mexico, 4-0, to secure a semi-final spot against Costa Rica in the Olympics qualifiers. This result
reversed their shocking loss to Mexico in the World Cup qualifiers which forced them into a playoff
match.
The offside rule in football is one that perplexes many casual fans, but in commemoration of the
upcoming summer Olympics, Britain's Royal Mint has created an explanation of the rule that fits in
your pocket.
The next US women's international game is set to start in the next few minutes, and it's not a
friendly. The team is playing for it's right to play in win the London Olympics. The
concacaf playoffs for that opportunity have been anything but competitive, but this game looks to
be promising.
When Cuba's national women's team showed up for Monday night's CONCACAF Olympic qualifying
match against Haiti in Vancouver, BC two players were conspicuously missing.
Unconfirmed reports say star forward Yesenia Gallardo Martinez, 20, and midfielder Yisel
Rodriguez Llanes, 22, have defected from the Caribbean nation while playing Olympic qualifying
matches in Canada.
Golden girls: UCLA product Sydney Leroux and Diamond Bar's Alex Morgan celebrate one of the
numerous goals the U.S. scored Sunday against Guatemala (AP Photo). Having scored an incredible 27
goals in its first two Olympic qualifiers, the U.S. shifts its attention today to sturdier prey:
Mexico. The USWNT is
Photo by Stephen Brashear/ISIphotos.com
The CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament has been a breeze so far for the U.S. women's
national team, which has outscored two overmatched opponents by a combined 27-0 margin. Things
should be a bit more competitive in Tuesday's final group match.
Episode 07: America, Fuck Yeah!
In this episode, Ginge reacts to the busy weekend of US National Team matches. Should Pia
Sundhage be criticized for celebrating too much? Which players likely impressed Klinsmann? Find out
what the Ginge thinks in this US Soccer-tastic edition of the show.
Okay. It's not just me. I've asked a few people if this thing looks like it should be worn with a
kilt and have 100% agreement.
Wait a minute...Isn't Beckham intent on leading Team Great Britain at the London Olympics this
summer? What better way to get the Scots on board with his leadership, eh?
The U.S. Women's national team figured to face a tougher task against Guatemala on Sunday than
it did after a 14-0 thrashing of the Dominican Republic to open CONCACAF Olympic qualifying on
Friday.
The challenge was slightly tougher, but only by a goal.
Abby Wambach scored two goals to move into third place on the all-time international goals
scored list, while Sydney LeRoux added five goals in a 13-0 thrashing of Guatemala in Vancouver on
Sunday.
