Briefly:
*In praise of Galaxy GM and Coach Bruce Arena.
*For Real Salt Lake MLS Cup equals redemption.
* Former Chivas USA Coach Preki was officially unveiled as Toronto's new coach today. Wonder how
much longer Amado Guevara will be around?
*Want to party like it's 1989?
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The second round of the NCAA tournament was played this weekend, with maybe 3 upsets in between,
but 1 HUGE upset. Here are the results:
- Stanford 2, BYU0
- Oklahoma St 1 (5), Santa Clara 1 (6)
- UCF 0, Wisconsin 1
- Connecticut 0, Boston College 2
- Portland 2, Washington 1
- Dayton 1, Virginia Tech 3
- Penn St 2, Virgina 6
- San Diego St 0, UCLA 5
- North Carolina 4, Georgia 0
- Washington St 0, Maryland 1
- Wake Forest 3, West Virginia 0
- Rutgers 0, South Carolina 1
- Notre Dame 6, Central Michigan 1
- Oregon St 1, Florida 0
- LSU 1 (2), Texas A&M 1 (4)
- Cal 0, Florida St 3
UCF v Wisconsin: UCF was seeded 3rd and was definitely a team that could make
it to the quarter finals for sure, but they ended up losing in just the second round of the NCAA
tournament.
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The second round of the NCAA tournament was played this weekend, with maybe 3 upsets in between,
but 1 HUGE upset. Here are the results:
- Stanford 2, BYU0
- Oklahoma St 1 (5), Santa Clara 1 (6)
- UCF 0, Wisconsin 1
- Connecticut 0, Boston College 2
- Portland 2, Washington 1
- Dayton 1, Virginia Tech 3
- Penn St 2, Virgina 6
- San Diego St 0, UCLA 5
- North Carolina 4, Georgia 0
- Washington St 0, Maryland 1
- Wake Forest 3, West Virginia 0
- Rutgers 0, South Carolina 1
- Notre Dame 6, Central Michigan 1
- Oregon St 1, Florida 0
- LSU 1 (2), Texas A&M 1 (4)
- Cal 0, Florida St 3
UCF v Wisconsin: UCF was seeded 3rd and was definitely a team that could make
it to the quarter finals for sure, but they ended up losing in just the second round of the NCAA
tournament.
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The NCAA Division 1 women's soccer tournament is in full swing as the first round was played,
with all of the top seeds getting through to the next round with no problems. And here are the
results of the 32 matches played on Friday (Stanford played on Thursday)
- Stanford 2, Northern Arizona 0
- BYU 2, UCSB 0
- Oklahoma St 0 (5) , USC 0 (4)
- MIchigan St.
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The NCAA Division 1 women's soccer tournament is in full swing as the first round was played,
with all of the top seeds getting through to the next round with no problems. And here are the
results of the 32 matches played on Friday (Stanford played on Thursday)
- Stanford 2, Northern Arizona 0
- BYU 2, UCSB 0
- Oklahoma St 0 (5) , USC 0 (4)
- MIchigan St.
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Elizabeth Lambert's name is now synonymous with violent play. What happened to Joe Pimentel
(pictured here, giving Lambert the one yellow card he issued)? The center referee basically folded
his arms and did nothing through that match - was he suspended, pending some sort of inquiry and
evaluation? Nope - He went on to referee a men's game a few days later: the UCLA/Washington PAC-10
championship match, in fact.
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Tourney season is on....
The field of 64 teams, which will compete for the 28th NCAA Division I Women's Soccer
Championship, was announced today by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee.
The top 16 teams are seeded and conference teams cannot play each other in the first or second
rounds.
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Tourney season is on....
The field of 64 teams, which will compete for the 28th NCAA Division I Women's Soccer
Championship, was announced today by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee.
The top 16 teams are seeded and conference teams cannot play each other in the first or second
rounds.
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With just over 24 hours to go until the Galaxy-Chivas USA Western Conference semifinal second
leg (4:30 p.m. Sunday ESPN2) and the teams deadlocked at 2-2 halfway through what is essentially a
180 minute game (although, of course, it could go longer) here's press box colleague Luis Bueno on
the pressure on Chivas USA.
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Men's Games
Cal State Northridge 1 UCSB 0
Loyola Marymount 0 Saint Mary's 1
UCLA 2 Stanford 0
CSUDH 4 Cal State East Bay 1
Women's Games
Cal State Fullerton 0 Cal State Northridge 1
Stanford 2 UCLA 0
Pepperdine 2 Gonzaga 0
Cal Poly 1 Long Beach State 0
California 2 USC 3
CSUDH 2 Cal State East Bay 0
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MIKE JACOBS 15 October @ 08:29 PM EST
John Wooden just celebrated his 99th birthday, and ESPN's Rick Reilly sat down with the coaching
legend recently.
I like going to Wooden's house for the same reason people like going to church: It makes me
want to be a better man.The last time he swore? 1924. The last time he drank alcohol? Click to continue reading...
Both the Spartans (6-0-1) and the Bulls (7-1-1) were recognized for good results from last week in
the NSCAA poll released today.
UT beat the top ranked Lynn University team on Saturday evening and edged up in the Division II
rankings from number four last week, to number three this week. Lynn's loss to the Spartans dumped
them all the way to number fourteen.
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I previewed Wednesday's Chivas USA-CD Guadalajara game Wednesday at the Rose Bowl. Read the
column here.
BTW, two Chivas USA players - Gerson Mayen and Jorge Flores - won't play because they, along
with UCLA goalkeeper Brian Perk and midfielder Michael Stevens, are in Egypt preparing for the FIFA
Under-20 World Cup that starts Thursday.
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Ta-da!G - Sean Johnson (Central Florida; Lilburn, Ga.), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas; Middleton, Wis.),
Brian Perk (UCLA; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)D - Gale Agbossoumonde (Miami FC; Syracuse, N.Y.),
Kyle Davies (FC Dallas; Danville, Calif.), Aaron Maund (Notre Dame; Dorchester, Mass.), Ike Opara
(Wake Forest; Durham, N.
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Tampa Bay Hellenic had both coach George Fotopoulos and first-year midfielder Sarah Chapman
nominated as finalists for W-League postseason awards. Fotopoulos was recognized for his team's
performance (8-2-3) with a nomination for Coach of the Year, while the hard working and skillful
Chapman was a finalist for U-19 Player of the Year.
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Congratulations to the July 2009 Online Soccer Academy Players of the Month; Brendan Getzinger,
Justin Murphy, & Joe Rossi. Each player receives an official JMS Player of the Month certificate
and a $20 gift promo code to the JM Pro Soccer Shop!
The Rookies group Player of the Month is Brendan Getzinger!
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Yesterday I posted the latest press release from the LFCNY concerning their ongoing campaign
against Steven Cohen.
This morning I now find myself in the middle of a shit storm.
Here is the short version, or at least as short as I can make this.
If you read the LFNCY statement, you probably noticed the name Mark Sawyer, an Associate Professor
in the Department of Political Science at UCLA, who attempted to mediate and negotiate an end to
the LFCNY boycott of Steven Cohen.
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Word is Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho isn't talking to the media.
With his thoughts clearly elsewhere, ‘The Special One' shunned journalists, leaving
the duties to his assistant, Beppe Baresi.
I guess he isn't happy that ownership didn't go out and get Ricardo Carvalho or Deco -- like
Mourinho wanted.
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Inter Milan Slideshow, Click to Enlarge
As of 18:00 Friday evening Pacific Time, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was still a happy member of Inter
Milan.
The striker appears to be on his way to Barcelona, but he participated in a closed-door practice
with the rest of his teammates in the hot Los Angeles sun last night at UCLA.
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Real Madrid has the money.
The stars.
And the water bottles.
Now the links:
- Liverpool's third all-white kit. [EPL Talk]
- Tevez to buy Ronaldo's house? [Mirror]
- MLS newcomer rankings. [Center Holds It]
- C.
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Anche l'Inter, come la Roma, l'Udinese e le altre squadre di Serie A, scende in campo, ed inizia a
confrontarsi con altri avversari (più o meno forti) nelle varie amichevoli organizzate dalla
società e che precedono l'inizio del torneo vero e proprio (23 agosto). Attualmente i ragazzi di
Mourinho si trovano a vivere una bella esperienza negli Usa, la quinta per il tecnico portoghese,
dopo il poker di viaggi americani vissuti con il Chelsea, e i primi risultati di calcio dell'undici
nerazzurro sono sotto il segno del pari.
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Decided to take a break from blogging today, but was - well, perhaps inspired is not the right
word - motivated to write something when I saw this headline.
Oh, brother. (Regular readers of my Tuesday column will understand the reference in the
headline). This is a case of 'if we say it enough times people will start believing it.
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Fantasy EPL 15 July @ 07:21 PM EST
This is just too funny. From Chad OchoCinco's Twitter stream:
- Damn they tall ass hell, I am 6"2 and they are towering over me, taking a picture with the
legend, Jose Marino
- 12 minutes ago from txt
- http://twitpic.com/ahfmw - Ibrahimovic, best player on Inter Milan
- 28 minutes ago from TwitPic
- http://twitpic.
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American midfielder Sal Zizzo has been loaned from Hannover 96 to newly promoted Second Bundesliga
side Fortuna Dusseldorf on a 1-year deal. The 22 year-old Olympian and UCLA alum is expected to see
more playing time in Dusseldorf and perhaps increase his chances for a senior US team callup in the
coming year.
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Gooner Talk 26 June @ 02:40 AM EST
It's very rare that I would dedicate an article to the death of someone non sports-related, but
last night, a music legend passed away in Michael Jackson. Paramedics were called to the singer's
Beverly Hills home at about midday on Thursday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead
two hours later at the UCLA [.
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New names and numbers up in the Galaxy locker room this weekend. Most are just training with the
team.
*#26 Mike Stevens, a UCLA product who played for the Galaxy Under-20 team, and began training
with the senior squad last week.
*#31 Goalkeeper Kevin Guppy of Chino Hills, a Cal State Northridge product and former Big West
Goalkeeper of the Year, who played in the PDL last year.
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Saturday was a great day at the beach in Oceanside, California! Crocs and I walked around all
day and said hello to everyone we could! I wanted to get the pictures up as soon as possible so
you can enjoy them! I promise a more formal blog post and video telling the story of the weekend
will be coming soon!
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American
Sal Zizzo made a rare appearance for Hannover 96 in last night's friendly
against visiting AC Milan. The Bundesliga side put in a surprisingly strong performance against the
star-studded Milan team, especially on defense, but was unable to hold off the Rossoneri for
good.
With his team down 2-1 in the second half, Zizzo came on in the 66th minute, replacing Jan
Rosenthal at right midfield where he immediately got into the mix.
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December 16, 2008 - Junior forward Casey Nogueira of Raleigh, N.C., put a signature achievement on
her remarkable third season for the Tar Heels as she was named the National Player of the Year by
Soccer America Magazine Tuesday. Nogueira, whose two goals in the national championship game lifted
the Tar Heels to a 2-1 [.
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December 5, 2008 - It's no secret we were rooting for UCLA to win the national championship. So
it's no suprise we were incredibly bummed when the Bruins saw their undefeated season come to an
end during the semifinals of the NCAA College Cup. They gave up only their sixth goal of the
year in [...]
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December 5, 2008 - The four top women's soccer teams are in Cary, NC to take part in this
week's NCAA College Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park. The players all took part in the
pre-tournament press conference, put in some practice time at the site and then attended a
team banquet. With UCLA on a quest for their first national title, the LA Daily [.
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December 4, 2008 - It all comes down to this weekend. It's the fiercest foursome to meet at the
Women's College Cup in recent memory. Who will come out #1? All four top seeds reached the
national semifinals for the first time since 1997 and just the fifth time overall. The teams have
the most combined wins [.
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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!
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One of the oddest stories I noticed yesterday was about Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the
leg. That seems a particularly inept and bizarre move in a strange year for Plaxico. The
Redskins-Giants game was looking like a close call anyway - but now that Mr. Burress has removed
himself from the field again (I'm [.
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Boy - a little queasy, though. Soap-infused coffee is definitely not something I recommend on
a rainy Tuesday morning. Speaking of which - is it me, or do you associate Tuesday's with
rain? Thursday's, too. In my mind those are the greyer days of the week. And
speaking of greyer ... are greyer and grayer different [.
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