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AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – Michigan – Two Steps Forward After One Step Back?
by All White Kit
posted July 27, 2012 at 2:30pm

  Large & In Charge - Canadian Nkem Ezurike Will Again Be One of The B10's Most Imposing Forwards Preview Index General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | C...more

It's Sports Bucket List Time
by kaylamcculley
posted July 27, 2012 at 2:04pm

For many lucky thousands who scored a seat at tonight's Opening Ceremonies, the experience will be a chance to shorten their Sports Bucket List. For the rest of us? There's always next year (or four.)...more

AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – St. Mary’s (CA) – Steady Progress in Moraga
by All White Kit
posted July 27, 2012 at 8:43am

  Christina Tognetti Hopes To Supply the Offense for The Gaels This Season Preview Index General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | Coaching Changes Big Sky | ...more

A Warm Welcome to the Olympics For Team GB
by Women in Sport International
posted July 26, 2012 at 5:24pm

Tweet A WARM WELCOME TO THE OLYMPICS FOR TEAM GB  By Jojo Rennie With the much anticipated London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony upon us on Friday, we've already been given a taster of things to come. The Olympics have been hard to avoid in TV and...more

AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – Cal – Sunny Days in Berkeley
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 1:40pm

  Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick Should Be One of The Pac-12's Best Midfielders in 2012 Preview Index General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | Coaching Changes Big Sky ...more

AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – Stephen F. Austin – Ladyjacks On A Mission
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 9:01am

  Kylie Louw Will Try To Lead Stephen F. Austin To The NCAA Tournament in 2012 Preview Index General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | Coaching Changes Big Sk...more

2012 Olympics: USWNT says cou cou!
by From A Left Wing
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:55am

Cou cou is French for "hey girl."If Les Bleues feel robbed today it's in the way you do after leaving the doors to the house unlocked and the windows wide open. They took the early lead with two quick, confident and gorgeous goals from Gaëtane Thiney...more

Olympics – Day 1: What We Learned – United States 4:2 France
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:32am

  (For those that were here during last year’s World Cup, first of all, thank you. Second, we’re going to tweak the format slightly because there were so many games in just one day. So instead of one post, you’ll get six. The longe...more

Olympics – What We Learned: Day 1 – Great Britain 1:0 New Zealand
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:26am

  Probably not too surprisingly under a British coach and with a young, athletic team that might not quite add up talent-wise with some of the best in the world, New Zealand under Tony Readings came out with a high-pressing, direct style that gave h...more

Olympics – What We Learned: Day 1 – Japan 2:1 Canada
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:18am

  This game played out pretty much as you’d expect, although it looked like Canada – despite having little of the ball – was gaining in confidence before they relaxed for a moment and got burned by a wonderful Japanese opener in th...more

Olympics – Day 1: What We Learned – Cameroon 0:5 Brazil
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:15am

  In its first match at a major competition, and one of their first outside of Africa, Cameroon gave up two goals on set pieces in the first 10 minutes against Brazil, and appeared to be ready to be on the end of a hiding. But the Indomitable Liones...more

Olympics – Day 1: What We Learned – Sweden 4:1 South Africa
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:12am

  Poor Sweden, always one of the best teams in the world, always in the hunt, but never quite able to take home a major trophy, and therefore overshadowed by something. This year’s version – with two of the best players in the world in L...more

Olympics – Day 1: What We Learned – Colombia 0:2 North Korea
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:08am

  We like to make fun of North Korea, and there’s plenty to make fun of when you’re talking about perhaps the most backward country on the planet. Of course, although we like to kid, without devolving too much into politics, it’s a...more

W-League Final Four Preview
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:02am

  After three months of play and a weekend of playoffs, the teams gunning for the W-League Championship have been winnowed down from 30 teams total to 11 that made the playoffs to the four that will compete this weekend for the title: the Quebec Ci...more

USWNT: U.S. Women Get Past France with 4-2 Win
by Sarah Hallett
posted July 25, 2012 at 4:36pm

Glasgow, Scotland (July 25, 2012)-The U.S. women were looking for a fast start against France to open Group G in their first game of the 2012 London Olympics. However a talented French team still bitter after their semi-final loss to the U.S. last year at...more

AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – Toledo – Questions Abound for Trophy Hungry Rockets
by All White Kit
posted July 25, 2012 at 4:34pm

  Captain for Club & Country, Natalia Gaitan Hopes to Go Out With More Trophies in 2012 Preview Index General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | Coaching Ch...more

MWSJA Players of the Week – Week 11
by All White Kit
posted July 25, 2012 at 8:12am

  Yes! Player of the Week, for sure! With the Maryland Capitols’ season done and with no member of the MWSJA attending the final Chesapeake Charge match of the season, we decided it would be unfair to put together a full list of players. Ho...more

Friendly Look: France's 2 goals against Japan
by From A Left Wing
posted July 25, 2012 at 8:02am

Check out Marie-Laure Delie and Wendy Renard's two sweet goals from a July 19 friendly against Japan: Vidéo des buts de France Féminine-Japon by ffftv Shamefully, there were scarcely any French fans at the semi-final at the World Cup - th...more

AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – Kansas – Big Things Brewing in Lawrence?
by All White Kit
posted July 25, 2012 at 7:52am

  Colombian Ingrid Vidal Will Hope to Fire Kansas to New Heights Preview Index General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | Coaching Changes Big Sky | DI Indepen...more

USWNT & France dive into the deep end of the Olympic pool
by From A Left Wing
posted July 24, 2012 at 5:22pm

When the US women square up against France tomorrow (noon EST), they will be facing one of the tournament's toughest opponents. Les Bleues lost the 2011 World Cup semifinal to the Americans and players didn't hold back in expressing their anger at the res...more

Olympic Soccer Preview And Predictions: Has It Been That Long Since Japan’s Win Already?
by All White Kit
posted July 24, 2012 at 8:24am

  Was it already more than a year ago that we watched in delight as the United States women’s soccer team pulled off a comeback for the ages against Brazil, and then in horror as Japan did the same just a week later to capture an unexpected (a...more

Playoffs? Don’t Talk About Playoffs! (W-League & WPSL)
by All White Kit
posted July 24, 2012 at 8:21am

  Warning: This is a rant. I plan on having a more serious discussion about the playoffs later, but for now I’m going to vent. The bottom line is that I’m not terribly impressed with how the playoffs have been done for either the W-Le...more

ReachuP! Foundation and Radio Disney AM 1310 Team Up for All Star Soccer Event
by Pretty Tough
posted July 24, 2012 at 8:17am

SAN JOSE, CA – Soccer legend and local hero Brandi Chastain will host a co-ed all star celebrity soccer match and post game concert on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at San Jose Municipal Stadium (home of the minor league baseball team th...more

WPSL Elite: The Show Must Go On; At Least It Should
by All White Kit
posted July 24, 2012 at 8:08am

  The Chicago Red Stars enjoyed a big crowd against Western New York on July 14, but had to forfeit a game just five days later when they couldn't make it to New England. “Do or do not. There is no try.” - Yoda NORTHAMPTON, Mass. &nd...;more

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