Mad Brit Diary
Excitement grows as World Cup draw nears.

(Wednesday, November 30, 2005) -- The Mad Brit is gettiong excited about the World Cup draw December 9 in Leipzig, Germany, and will be distressed if England is not given one of the eight seeds in Germany 2006.   Full story

Major League Soccer
Columbus acquires Kotschau from Rapids for Glen.

Ritchie Kotschau: Traded again.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Tuesday, November 29, 2005) -- The Columbus Crew became veteran defender Ritchie Kotschau's fourth Major League Soccer team when he was acquired from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for striker Cornell Glen.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Keller, G'ladbach waste two-goal lead, draw 2-2 with Hertha Berlin.

(Monday, November 28, 2005) -- United States goalkeeper Kasey Keller and Borussia Monchengladbach saw a big win slip away yesterday. After taking a 2-0 halftime lead over Hertha Berlin, visiting G'ladbach surrendered a pair of goals in an eight-minute period midway throughthe second half and had to settle for a 2-2 draw in the German Bundesliga.   Full story

Americans Abroad
McBride scores pair, lifting Fulham to 2-1 win over Bolton.

McBride (left): Powers Fulham.

(Monday, November 28, 2005) -- A pair of first-half goals from United States striker Brian McBride was all Fulham needed for a 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League yesterday. McBride has five goals and is tied with four others for seventh in the EPL.   Full story

NCAA men's tournament
King's two goals send Maryland to 3-1 win over St. John's.

Stephen King: Terps hero.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Sunday, November 27, 2005) -- Maryland's second-half adjustments proved to be the difference in the No. 2 Terrapins' 3-1 triumph over 16th-ranked St. John's in an NCAA Division I tournament third-round match. Midfielder Stephen King scored Maryland's first two goals.   Full story

NCAA Division III
Messiah men, women claim national crowns to cap perfect seasons.

Luckenbaugh, Pinahs: Aerial duel.

GREENS-
BORO, N.C. (Saturday, November 26, 2005) -- Sophomore defender Ryan Edwards scored midway through the first half to allow Messiah College (24-0) repeat as NCAA Division III men's champion by defeating Gustavos Adolphus 1-0. Earlier, the Messiah women (23-0) blanked College of New Jersey 1-0 in the women's final.   Full story

NCAA women's tournament
Weimer's late header sends Penn State past Santa Clara 2-1.

Micaela Esquivel: Gives Broncos brief lead.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (Friday, November 25, 2005) -- Striker Tiffany Weimer has scored 32 goals thus far in her senior season, with the most dramatic coming this afternoon. She found net in the 81st minute to give No. 3 Penn State a 2-1 victory over 10th-ranked Santa Clara in an NCAA Division I quarterfinal.   Full story

NCAA women's tournament
Adams strikes four times; UCLA rolls over Virginia 5-0 to semifinals.

Danesha Adams: Congratulated.

LOS ANGELES (Friday, November 25, 2004) -- Sophomore midfielder Danesha Adams scored four times, leading No. 4 UCLA to a 5-0 rout of fifth-ranked Virginia in an NCAA tournament quarterfinal. The Bruins advanced to the Women's College Cup and will meet Florida State in a semifinal next Friday.    Full story

Americans Abroad
Convey, Hahnemann help Reading climb into first place.

Dillon, Convey: Pregame chat.

(Wednesday, November 23, 2005) -- With American midfielder Bobby Convey and goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann making their usual important contributions, Reading assumed the top spot in the second-division English League Championship yesterday with a 3-0 triumph at Ipswich.   Full story

NCAA men's tournament
Tutich pair leads Akron to 5-0 romp over West Virginia.

Dillon, Convey: Pregame chat.

AKRON, Ohio (Wednesday, November 23, 2005) -- Freshman midfielder Matthew Tutich scored a goal in each half, leading No. 3 Akron to an easy 5-0 romp over West Virginia in an NCAA second-round match. Akron visits fifth-ranked Connecticut, a 2-0 winner over Stony Brook, in the Round of 16.   Full story

NCAA men's tournament
Notre Dame puts end to Indiana title reign 2-0 on road.

Joe Lapira: Adds insurance.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Tuesday, November 22, 2005) - Junior striker Justin McGeeney and sophomore forward Joe Lapira scored in a six-minute span early in the second half to send Notre Dame to a 2-0 triumph over two-time defending champion Indiana in a chilly second-round NCAA men's tournament match   Full story

NCAA men's tournament
Maryland hungry to take final step to national title.

Jason Garey: Leading scorer.

COLLEGE PARK, MD. (Monday, November 21, 2005) -- Few programs have experienced the success that Maryland has in recent years. However, the Terrapins will not be fully satisfied until they take the final step and earn the school's first outright NCAA Division I championship.   Full story

Major League Soccer
Chivas USA hires Bradley as third coach for second season.

Bob Bradley: New Chivas boss.

CARSON, Calif. (Monday, November 21, 2005) -- Chivas USA, which has completed one season in Major League Soccer, hired its third head coach today, bringing in Bob Bradley to replace Hans Westerhof.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Convey goal, assist lead Reading past Hull 3-1.

Bobby Convey: Goal, assist.

(Sunday, November 20, 2005) -- United States midfielder Bobby Convey scored the opening goal and later registered an assist for Reading which coasted to a 3-1 victory over Hull at home in the English League Championship.   Full story

NCAA men's tournament
Becerra, Davis send UCSB past SDSU 2-0 in first round.

Ivan Becerra: Decisive tally.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Saturday, November 19, 2005) -- Senior forward Ivan Becerra snapped a scoreless tie in the 58th minute while senior forward Jonathan Davis added insurance later insurance for No. 15 California-Santa Barbara which blanked 24th-ranked San Diego State in the NCAA men's tournament first round.   Full story

Straight Talk
NCAA logic is flawed in sending Portland packing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, November 18, 2005) -- The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee showed a glaring lack of judgment in sending No. 1 Portland on the road for the first two rounds of the NCAA Division I women's tournament. Done in the name of cost-cutting, the decision might have actually been more costly than if the Pilots had stayed home.   Full story

NCAA women's tournament
Weimer strikes three times; Penn State rallies to down Texas A&M 4-1.

Tiffany Weimer: 31 goals.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., November 18, 2005 -- Senior striker Tiffany Weimer scored three times in a span of 15 minutes late in the second half, completing a comeback from a halftime deficit and leading No. 3 Penn State to a 4-1 triumph over 11th-ranked Texas A&M in the NCAA women's tournament third round.   Full story
Portland survives selection slight.

Americans Abroad
Beasley sidelined by hamstring injury.

DaMarcus Beasley: Ailing.

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Friday, November 18, 2005) -- United States midfielder DaMarcus Beasley, who started for the United States men in Stuarday's 1-1 draw at Scotland, has torn a hamstring and will be sidelined for several weeks.   Full story

NCAA men's tournament
Ciklic header sends Stony Brook to 2-1 OT win over Yale.

E.J. Xikis: Saves Seawolves.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Friday, November 18, 2005) -- Reserve junior attacker Adam Ciklic headed home the game winner in sudden death to lift Stony Brook to a 2-1 victory over Yale in the NCAA tournament first round. Stony Brook, which went into extra time for the fifth straight outing, going 4-0-1, next faces No. 5 Connecticut.   Full story

NCAA women's tournament
Two Rapinoe strikes power Portland past Arizona 4-0.

Megan Rapinoe: Sparks Pilots.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Friday, November 18, 2005) -- Red-shirt freshman midfielder Megan Rapinoe recorded two goals and an assist, while senior midfielder Lindsey Huie and reserve junior striker Elsa Hume also found net, leading No. 1 Portland to a 4-0 triumph over Arizona tonight in an NCAA tournament third round match before a capacity crowd of 4,892 at Merlo Field.   Full story

Major League Soccer
Chivas USA sends Sequeira to Real Salt Lake for Dunseth.

Brian Dunseth: Nine-year MLS veteran.

(Thursday, November 17, 2005) -- Real Salt Lake acquired Costa Rican international defender Douglas Sequeira and youth international midfielder Christian Jiminez from Chivas USA for nine-year Major League Soccer veteran defender Brian Dunseth. RSL also acquired midfielder Diego Walsh from the Kansas City Wizards.   Full story

Major League Soccer
All 48 players waived go unclaimed.

(Wednesday, November 16, 2005) -- Today's Major League Soccer waiver draft took no time at all. On a league-wide teleconference, there were no takers for the 48 players cut by the MLS's 12 teams yesterday.    Full story

World Cup qualifying
T&T earns first berth; four others advance to complete field.

(Wednesday, November 16, 2005) - CONCACAF, the region of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, will have four teams in the World Cup for the first time. Trinidad & Tobago went to Bahrain and won 1-0 for a 2-1 aggregate decision. Australia, Switzerland, Spain and the Czech Repuvlic also qualified to finish the 23-nation field.    Full story

It Seems To Me . . .
MLS scores with its selection of 'Best XI' for first decade.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, November 15, 2005) -- Major League Soccer often leaves itself open to criticism, but is is hard to argue with the league's selections for the "Best XI" of its first decade.   Full story

NCAA men's tournament
Maryland leads field dominated by ACC, Big East and California schools.

Sasho Cirovski: 'Very excited.'

(Monday, November 14, 2005) -- Maryland was awarded the No. 1 seed in the The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament today, one of eight Atlantic Coast Conference teams to receive bids for the event. Joining the ACC are seven schools from the Big East and seven more from the state of California, the schools from these three entities representing 45.8 percent of the 48-team field.    Full story

Major League Soccer
Earthquakes move to Houston could happen in next week.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Tuesday, November 15, 2005) -- A move of the San Jose Earthquakes to Houston could be imminent after the Major League Soccer Board of Governors granted owner-operator Anschutz Entertainment Group permission to move the team.   Full story

Major League Soccer
Toronto approved as expansion franchse to begin play in 2007.

(Monday, November 15, 2005) -- Barring last-minute complications, Toronto will become the 13th team in Major League Soccer, starting play in 2007. Construction of a new $62.8-million 20,000-seat soccer stadium was key to the bid being accepted by the MLS Board of Governors.   Full story

Analysis
Dramatic overtime gives Los Angeles another 1-0 MLS Cup final win over Revs.

(Sunday, November 13, 2005) -- MLS Cup finals, like so many professional league title matches, often turn out to be anticlimatic. Today's Major League Soccer final had all the signs of being disappointing, but grew exciting at the end of regulation and through overtime, when Guillermo Ramirez scored to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 decision over the New England Revolution.   Full story
Ramirez tally in overtime sends Los Angeles past Revolution 1-0.

NCAA men
Sullivan sends Lafayette past American 1-0 in Patriot final.

Baker, Price: Defensive struggle.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sunday, November 13, 2005) -- Sophomore defender Luke Sullivan delivered a header for an early goal that lifted Lafayette to a 1-0 victory over American in the Patriot League Tournament championship game.   Full story

U.S. men
Wolff's early penalty kick is enough for 1-1 draw with Scotland.

GLASCOW, Scotland (Saturday, November 12, 2005) -- Striker Josh Wolff put away an early penalty kick and the United State men held on for a 1-1 draw. Midfielder Andy Webster took Scotland's only shot on goal for the day and he scored with it.   Full story

NCAA women's tournament
Miller strikes and Arizona eliminates Weber State 1-0.

Mallory Miller: Key strike.

SALT LAKE CITY (Saturday, November 12, 2005) -- Senior midfielder Mallory Miller found net late in the first half to give shorthanded Arizona a 1-0 victory over Weber State in the second round of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.   Full story

Analysis
Scotland dominates possession, but U.S. gains draw with strong defense.

(Saturday, November 12, 2005) -- Scotland dominated much of the play this afternoon, but the United State men managed to escape with a 1-1 draw in an international friendly thanks to an early Josh Wolff penalty kick and some very stout defending.   Full story

NCAA women's tournament
Sinclair's three goals help Portland put Iowa State away early 5-0.

Christine Sinclair: 106 goals.

LINCOLN, Neb. (Friday, November 11, 2005) -- Senior striker Christine Sinclair score three times for No. 1 Portland, which jumped ahead by four in the first 17 minutes and stormed to a 5-0 shutout of Iowa State in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.   Full story

NCAA women's tournament
UConn, Brigham Young are upset in first round.

Ashley Chassar: Dramatic winner.

(Thursday, November 10, 2005) -- Seeded Connecticut and Brigham Young were eliminated in the first two games of the NCAA tournament. The 2005 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was two games old and already there were two upsets, eliminating two of the event's 16 seeded schools. Senior midfielder Ashley Chassar scored in sudden death to send Boston University past UConn 1-0. Weber State eliminated BYU 4-3 in tiebreaking penalty kicks after playing a 1-1 draw.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Friedel, Rovers come back from bad loss to beat Charlton 4-1.

(Tuesday, November 8, 2005) -- American goalkeeper Brad Friedel and Blackburn Rovers went into Saturday's match at home against Charlton hoping to bounce back from a 4-2 drubbing they received last week at the hands of Chelsea. They did, defeating visiting Charlton Athletic 4-1 with Friedel coming up with a 10 saves.   Full story

U.S. men
Arena selects 20 players for Scotland friendly.

GLASGOW, Scotland (Tuesday, November 8, 2005) -- United States manager Bruce Arena has selected a roster of 20, a blend of European- and domestic-based players, to face Scotland Saturday at famed Hampden Park here.   Full story

NCAA women
North Carolina, Penn State, Portland, UCLA are top seeds in NCAA tournament.

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, November 7, 2005) -- The field of 64 schools for the 24th Annual NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship was announced. North Carolina, Penn State, Portland and UCLA are the No. 1 seeds in the four regional brackets.   Full story

NCAA women
Redberg's late tally sends Tennessee past Auburn 1-0 for SEC title.

Emily Redberg (left): Nets winner.

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (Sunday, November 6, 2005) -- Sophomore striker Emily Redberg found net in the 80th minute to give No. 18 Tennessee a 1-0 triumph over Auburn for its third Southeastern Conference Tournament title.   Full story

MLS playoffs
Revolution manages one shot on goal, beats Chicago 1-0 to earn MLS Cup bid.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Sunday, November 6, 2005) -- The New England Revolution managed only one shot on goal, but midfielder Clint Dempsey scored with it in the fourth minute, enough for a 1-0 triumph over the Chicago Fire, earning the Revs a berth in next Sunday's MLS Cup 2005.   Full story

MLS playoffs
Los Angeles gains berth in MLS Cup, blanking Rapids 2-0.

DENVER (Saturday, November 5, 2005) -- The Los Angeles Galaxy, which finished in a disappointing fourth place, won Major League Soccer's Western Conference title for a fifth time, using a pair of goals by Landon Donovan to blank the Colorado Rapis 2-0 to earn a berth in the MLS Cup final.   Full story

NCAA men
Clemson dumps fifth-ranked Duke 3-1 as both schools end regular season.

DURHAM, N.C. (Saturday, November 5, 2005) -- Senior midfielder Randy Albright put Clemson ahead for good early, while junior striker Dame Richards and freshman midfielder Bryson Moore added tallies after intermission allowing the Tigers to defeat fifth-ranked host Duke 3-1 in an Atlantic Coast Conference match and regular season finale for both sides.   Full story

NCAA women
Sinclair scores two early goals, Portland secures WCC title 3-0 over Saint Mary's.

Christine Sinclair: Sets UP season scoring record.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Saturday, November 5, 2005) -- Senior striker Christine Sinclair found net twice in the opening 12 minutes, setting a Portland single-season goals record in the process as the No. 2 Pilots celebrated their eighth West Coast Conference title after shutting out Saint Marys 3-0.   Full story

NCAA women
Top-ranked Penn State is eliminated by Michigan in Big Ten quarterfinal PKs.

Terese Heaton: Scores twice.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., (Thursday, November 3, 2005) -- No. 1 Penn State was ousted in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament tonight, defeated 4-2 in a penalty-kicks tiebreaker by No. 8 seed and host Michigan after the two schools played a 3-3 draw.   Full story

NCAA men
Plotkin scores in overtime, Indiana hands Akron its first loss 1-0.

Brian Plotkin: Nets OT winner.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Thursday, November 3, 2005) -- Senior midfielder Brian Plotkin punched home the game-winner in early in sudden death, leading fourth-ranked Indiana to a 1-0 non-confernece decision over No. 1 Akron, handing the Zips their first loss of the season before 4,884 at Armstrong Field.   Full story

World Cup
ABC\ESPN and Univision pay record $425 million for all Cups through 2014.

(Wednesday, November 2, 2005) -- Calling it "the biggest TV deal in a single country in FIFA's history," world governing body FIFA announced a $425 million deal with ABC\ESPN and Univision for World Cup television rights in the United States from 2007 to 2014.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Hahnemann, Convey continue to lead way for Reading.

(Monday, November 1, 2005) -- American goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann and midfielder continue to play key roles for Reading which is in second place in the English League Championship.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Friedel's nine saves are not enough; Chelsea dumps Rovers 4-2.

(Tuesday, November 1. 2005) -- Nine saves by American goalkeeper Brad Friedel were not enough to stop league-leader Chelsea from overwhelming Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Saturday in the English Premier League.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Friedel's nine saves are not enough; Chelsea dumps Rovers 4-2.

(Tuesday, November 1. 2005) -- Nine saves by American goalkeeper Brad Friedel were not enough to stop league-leader Chelsea from overwhelming Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Saturday in the English Premier League.   Full story

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