The USL Premier Development League regular season doesn’t begin until mid-May, but the Northern Virginia Royals are still looking for a coach for 2013! Richie Burke’s two-year stint with the Royals came to an end last fall when he accepted a coaching spot at Livingston FC in Scotland. Prior to that, the position was held […]
Issues
Free Concussion Seminar Offered
The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center will hold two free seminars on Sports Concussion Education, on Tuesday, April 30, on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville TN, Two sessions will be held, one in the morning from 10:00-12:00 a.m., and the second in the evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. These sessions are open to parents, coaches […]
While NY Dithers…..Orlando Moves Towards MLS
MLS Prepares For 18th Season Major League Soccer is holding at 19 franchises, with eyes to putting Team #20 in Flushing, NY, in the borough of Queens. That has been the plan for several years. A second team, along with the New Jersey based New York Red Bulls, in the New York media market. In […]
Cobras Making W-League Plans With Local Signees
South Carolina native, Alex Ramsey, currently attending Louisiana State University, is coming home to join the Carolina Elite Cobras along with Rose Hull, Alejandra Chirino, and Sarah Jacobs. Hull, the teammate of recently signed Furman standout Stephanie DeVita, ended her 2012 season as the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, while Ramsey, a standout at […]
Virginia Soccer
Timothy Keegan (‘ 94) was one of six former athletes inducted into the Georgetown Athletics Hall of Fame in February. A three-time first team all-BIG EAST selection, Keegan was named twice to the All-South Atlantic team. A recipient of team outstanding offensive player honors, he graduated as Georgetown’s all-time leader in assists and total points. […]
Two Days After April Fool’s…..Battle Of The Woods!
Brentwood High School has taken an early lead in the Tennessee State Secondary Athletic Association Class AAA boys high school rankings. The Bruins are ranked #1 in the state poll and have gotten off to a good start. Brentwood is looking for its fourth state championship this decade in 2013. In 2008, the Bruins were […]
Chicago Wins Challenge; Battery Beats Houston
The Chicago Fire captured the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup weeklong round-robin championship for the first time. The Fire won the preseason tournament with a 1-0 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on the last night of the tournament hosted by the Charleston Battery. The host Battery, the only non-Major League Soccer club in the group, finished […]
Dream Lives On With the National Women’s
This Spring If there are no challenges, one is asked, how great will be the accomplishments? The National Women’s Soccer League will begin play on April 13 with eight teams. No doubt all eight have already had to make adjustments to rosters that began with players allocated from the national teams of the United States, […]
Appalachian State Is Expected To Join Sun Belt Conference
Earlier this year there was speculation that Appalachian State University would leave the Southern Conference and join the College of Charleston in a move to the Colonial Athletic Association. That isn’t going to happen, but reports out of Boone say that ASU will in fact leave the SoCon, and will accept an invitation to join […]
Professional Briefs
Rivalry Week Crowds Major League Soccer scheduled a weekend of early season games between teams with special rivalry attractions. Nine games averaged 23,140, the highest weekly average this season. Portland vs. Seattle attracted 40,150, which was the Sounders’ seventh biggest crowd ever. The Canadian matchup in Montreal between the Impact and Toronto FC drew 37,896. […]