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The All-Star game will improve your vocabulary
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 1, 2010 at 5:27pm

Mark told viewers that Marta had "tallied a brace" of goals in the early going. I always assumed that a brace was just a small bunch, but dictionary.com tells me it is indeed a pair, so I learned something. More things I learned: Don't play five...more

An Interview with Paul Riley
by All White Kit
posted July 1, 2010 at 1:16pm

Philadelphia Independence coach Paul Riley has guided his team all the way to second place in the standings. His efforts were rewarded with being named coach of Abby’s XI. Here he talks about his impressions of the team, what he thinks of A-Rod’s rece...more

5 questions for the All-Star Game
by All White Kit
posted June 30, 2010 at 9:15pm

5.) Will There Be Any More Injuries? This will remain blank because the answer needs to be a curt ‘no’. 4.) How Will Erin McLeod Fare? McLeod looked shaky in practice yesterday. Barnhart is also on the roster but she injured her ankle in traini...more

Bardsley’s tragic blow to a terrific season
by All White Kit
posted June 30, 2010 at 4:51pm

Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Karen Bardsley looked wonderful when she was in goal yesterday during Marta XI’s team practice. She commanded her area well despite playing behind new defenders and made several reflex saves on low crosses. She also came up wit...more

Boston Breakers waive Michelle Enyeart, Chioma Igwe and Tiffany Weimer
by All White Kit
posted June 29, 2010 at 8:32pm

The Boston Breakers have decided to waive Michelle Enyeart (who has been sidelined with a knee injury for the 2010 season), Chioma Igwe (who has started six games for the Breakers this season) and Tiffany Weimer. Weimer has arguably been one of the l...more

Behind-the-Scenes at the 2010 WPS All-Star Game
by Soccer Science
posted June 29, 2010 at 8:20pm

Here are some photos from the WPS All-Star Game week in Atlanta, Ga. on Monday June 28 and Tuesday, June 29. Tune in to the WPS All-Star Game on Fox Soccer Channel on Wednesday, June 30th, at 7:30pm ET to catch teams Abby XI and Marta XI in action! ...more

What should we expect out of tomorrow’s All-Star Game?
by All White Kit
posted June 29, 2010 at 5:18pm

For one thing, goals. The event’s running joke thus far is the American football score line expected tomorrow evening. Can we get a 7-3 or a 10-7 perhaps? It’s no secret that both Marta’s XI and Abby’s XI are engineered to attack. That’s why onl...more

WPS Week 11
by Pretty Tough
posted June 29, 2010 at 2:41pm

Week 11 of Women’s Professional Soccer started on Wednesday as the Philadelphia Independence traveled down to Atlanta to take on the Beat. The Boston Breakers hosted the Chicago Red Stars on Friday, the Independence played their 3rd game in eight days a...more

The world's most fashionable soccer ball
by A Glam Slam
posted June 28, 2010 at 6:46pm

Fashion and sports have merged in more ways than one when it comes to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Many fans thought the Louis Vuitton carrying case for the trophy might be a bit over-the-top, but it has been outdone. Santiago Gonzalez (of Nancy Gonzalez a...more

Is Atlanta as hot as Houston?
by All White Kit
posted June 28, 2010 at 5:48pm

AWK is all packed up and ready to board. Updates will be sporadic but frequent so check back often. Hopefully you’ll be able to get a feel of things on the ground in upcoming posts, photos, interviews and perhaps some video. Also, I’m planning ...more

Sky Blue FC does a number on FC Gold Pride and WPS Standings
by All White Kit
posted June 28, 2010 at 2:58pm

It wasn’t necessarily a game for the purists but it didn’t need to be. Sky Blue FC came away with a pretty big road win with the help of a rocket header from Rosana and a ‘how the hell did Barnhart concede that?’ from ‘tasha Kai. The game fea...more

Rodriguez, Philadelphia continue to write story of the season
by All White Kit
posted June 27, 2010 at 4:10pm

Last night’s stunning comeback victory against the Washington Freedom added yet another twist to the fantastic tale that is that of the Philadelphia Independence. The 3-2 win elevates the Indies/PHIINDY/the Cheesesteaks’ to 21 points, just one point b...more

Ella Masar shines, Boston stutters. Yet again
by All White Kit
posted June 26, 2010 at 11:55am

The Chicago Red Stars picked up a 2-1 road win against the Boston Breakers tonight. Ella Masar scored both the opening goal and the game-winning goal in a match that saw six yellow cards distributed. It was a night reserved for a few sleeper players ...more

Five questions for WPS week 11
by All White Kit
posted June 25, 2010 at 2:36pm

5.) Can Sky Blue FC Recover From Last Week’s Demolition Job? Shame they’re playing away to FC Gold Pride. Going back to mid-May, SBFC have been on a fairly inconsistent streak lately, as they’ve managed just 5 points out of a possible 15. But hey,...more

Official: Brittany Klein signs with Washington
by All White Kit
posted June 25, 2010 at 12:48pm

The confirmation came this morning: Former Red Stars midfielder has officially signed with the Freedom. The league is currently processing her paperwork. The Freedom were about 2 players short of having a complete team. Now they’ve made another ste...more

What would you like to see from the 2010 All-Star Game?
by All White Kit
posted June 24, 2010 at 6:18pm

I’ll be heading over to Atlanta for a few days next week with laptop in tow. Good thing the All-Star Game will be occurring at the same time and same place. Is there anything in particular you would like to read/see as far as coverage of the event goes...more

Everybody wins: Atlanta Beat 2, Philadelphia Independence 2
by All White Kit
posted June 24, 2010 at 12:54pm

A win would have obviously been nice but after glancing over the standings, a hard-fought draw between the two expansion sides is actually a pretty symbolic result for both teams. Both teams have a clear intent: to overcome expectations, scale up the ta...more

WPS Midseason Progress Report
by All White Kit
posted June 23, 2010 at 12:17pm

We’re quickly approaching the mid-way point of the 2010 WPS season so why not acknowledge some of the biggest players/storylines up to this point? Please feel free to agree/disagree in the comment section or offer your own suggestions. Today’s a ver...more

Father's Day
by Tiffany Weimer
posted June 23, 2010 at 12:51am

As with friends, each person has a different relationship with their parents. My mother is the best friend that I need to talk to every day, two or three times a day and my father is the best friend I talk to every once in a while, but always picking up ...more

The Anorak: Analyzing week 10 attendance
by All White Kit
posted June 22, 2010 at 3:02pm

It seems like this is the default first sentence for these posts but Week 10 was the second-leastt attended week of the 2010 season with an average of 3,513 turning up to each match. This is now the fourth straight week WPS attendance averages haven’t ...more

Five things learned In WPS week 10
by All White Kit
posted June 21, 2010 at 1:36pm

5.) Kelley O’Hara Continues To Be the Rookie of the Year O’Hara’s lone goal in FC Gold Pride’s win on Saturday makes it two goals and two assists in eight games for the 21 year-old. The former Stanford Cardinal has performed admirably in Albertin...more

The Pride continues to lurk: A fan’s reaction
by All White Kit
posted June 20, 2010 at 10:09pm

FCGP Gold Pride fan Kendall Roach was in the stands for FCGP’s debut performance at Pioneer Stadium on Saturday night. She offers her take on the evening’s proceedings. Top of the table FC Gold Pride took on the struggling Boston Breakers thi...more

Well, that's it for Marta's career
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 20, 2010 at 9:37pm

"Aside from that one good pass, she didn't impress me." -My mother on Marta's performance versus Boston Although Kelley O'Hara scored a great goal, Ali Riley should have b...more

WPS: Nighttime Notes
by All White Kit
posted June 20, 2010 at 2:56pm

Awaiting the FCGP/Boston final score but those margaritas are calling my name. As John Turnbull says, Atlanta earned their first win in seven years tonight. Tina Ellertson scored the deciding goal in Kennesaw and Chicago couldn’t answer, there...more

A list of WPS’ crazy-depleted rosters this week
by All White Kit
posted June 19, 2010 at 9:12pm

Check it out: Atlanta Unlikely: Carolyn Blank Unavailable: Eniola Aluko, Ramona Bachmann, Johanna Rasmussen, Kia McNeill, Hope Solo Chicago Suspended: Natalie Spilger Unavailable: Kosovare Asllani, Karen Carney, Katie Chapman FCGP Unli...more

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