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Fri., Aug. 28, 2020
RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments
Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a radio show after RSL players decided not to take the …
Thu., Aug. 27, 2020
University Of Providence Announces Hire Of Interim Head Coach For Men’s Soccer
Hear from the new leader of Providence men’s soccer.
UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 26, 2020
Five MLS games called off as player protest racial injustice
Major League Soccer players boycotted five games Wednesday night in a collective statement against racial injustice.
UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2020
NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on
The NCAA will not conduct fall championship events — a move that does not effect major college football — because not enough schools are competing in sports such as men’s …
UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2020
West Coast Conference postpones all conference fall sports competition
The West Coast Conference on Thursday joined several leagues nationwide in announcing the postponement of fall sports competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2020
Sounders set to resume MLS season on the road in late August, return to Seattle without fans on Aug. 30
Sounders FC matches will be played at CenturyLink Field again.
UPDATED: Tue., July 28, 2020
Mistakes by Sounders make it easier for LAFC to knock them out of MLS is Back tournament
SEATTLE – The experiment is over for Sounders FC.
Wed., July 22, 2020
Montana Tops Preseason Big Sky Soccer Poll
The start date may still be a moving target, but when the Big Sky Conference soccer season does finally commence, one thing is certain.
UPDATED: Wed., July 22, 2020
Northwest Conference postpones start of high-contact fall sports until spring of 2021
Many winter and spring athletes at Whitworth had their seasons cut short earlier this year due to the pandemic, but there was hope that come fall, a return to normalcy …
UPDATED: Thu., July 16, 2020
WCC delays start of fall sports competition until Sept. 24
The WCC’s decision impacts volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country, as well as traditional springs sports such as tennis, rowing and golf that also compete …
UPDATED: Tue., July 14, 2020
Rookie Mauricio Pineda’s goal gives Fire 2-1 win over Sounders
Rookie Mauricio Pineda scored in the 84th minute to give the Chicago Fire a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders in the MLS is Back tournament.
UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2020
Goalkeepers stand out in sloppy 0-0 draw between Seattle Sounders, San Jose
Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei made eight saves, including a diving stop on a deflected shot in the 70th minute, and the Sounders and San Jose played to a 0-0 draw …
UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2020
All 5 former winners in same half of Champions League draw
All five former Champions League winners were put into the same half of the draw and set up a possible semifinal pairing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
UPDATED: Wed., July 8, 2020
Bethany Balcer’s stoppage time goal give Reign 1-0 win over Royals
Bethany Balcer scored in stoppage time and OL Reign defeated the Utah Royals 1-0 on Wednesday in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Challenge Cup tournament.
UPDATED: Fri., July 3, 2020
Sounders planned flight to Orlando, but other teams delaying travel as COVID-19 cases rise
SEATTLE – Multiple reports across Major League Soccer state teams are delaying travel plans and are suspecting a schedule change for the “MLS is Back Tournament” because of positive cases …
UPDATED: Tue., June 30, 2020
Julie Ertz, Casey Short say soul-searching led to vulnerability on field
Chicago Red Stars teammates Julie Ertz and Casey Short say hard conversations over the past several weeks led to their vulnerability in the moment they shared an emotional embrace while …
UPDATED: Tue., June 30, 2020
Royals pull into 3-3 draw with Dash on late Tziarra King goal
Rookie Tziarra King came off the bench and scored her first National Women’s Soccer League goal Tuesday to pull the Utah Royals into a 3-3 draw with the Houston Dash …
UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2020
Seattle Sounders open ‘MLS is Back’ tournament play July 10 against San Jose
In their first meaningful game since a 1-1 draw with Columbus on March 1, the Sounders will face San Jose on July 10 as part of the “MLS is Back” …
UPDATED: Sun., June 14, 2020
Aging members of a tiny soccer club never gave up on the beautiful game
Back in 2004, a group of middle-aged men sat in a downtown Pullman coffeeshop to talk about forming a soccer team. They weren’t doing it for their kids. They were …
UPDATED: Sat., June 13, 2020
Matt Calkins: With earlier return from coronavirus shutdown, Sounders and MLS can capture casual fans’ interest
SEATTLE – I have a feeling a lot of football, baseball and basketball fans are about to say something they haven’t said: “I can’t wait for Major League Soccer.”
Fri., June 5, 2020
Players left with bitter feelings after deal to restart MLS
Major League Soccer players are harboring bitter feelings about the strategies used by the league to reach a collective-bargaining agreement that allows play to resume this summer with a tournament …
UPDATED: Wed., June 3, 2020
MLS, players reach new labor deal, to resume with tournament
Major League Soccer and its players’ union have reached an agreement that paves the way for a tournament in Florida after the season was suspended by the coronavirus pandemic.
UPDATED: Fri., May 15, 2020
Sports look to Bundesliga restart with trepidation, hope
The spread of the coronavirus paused every major sport and left a hole in the lives of billions during two months of weekends without any live elite competition to watch …
UPDATED: Fri., May 8, 2020
Matt Calkins: Just like us, Sounders’ Stefan Frei, Cristian Roldan play waiting game during coronavirus pandemic
Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan lives on a hill and sprints up it regularly. Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei goes with the treadmill in his house.
Fri., May 1, 2020
Women’s soccer claim of unequal pay tossed, can argue travel
A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team but allowed their allegation of discriminatory travel accommodations and medical support services …
Mon., April 13, 2020
FIFA VP: International games could be off until 2021
Most international soccer might not be played until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and the need to give club competitions the chance to resume, a FIFA vice president …
UPDATED: Sun., April 12, 2020
Despite lack of practice time, Portland rookie forward Morgan Weaver adjusting to life as a pro after WSU
Only two parties weren’t utterly surprised when Morgan Weaver went No. 2 overall in the National Women’s Soccer League draft Jan. 15.
UPDATED: Wed., April 1, 2020
AP Source: MLS cutting pay of top executives, some staff
Major League Soccer plans to cut the pay of some executives and front office personnel while the season is on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Wed., April 1, 2020
UEFA postpones more soccer amid uncertainty over resumption
UEFA postponed more matches and deadlines on Wednesday without giving any firm indication on when European soccer might be able to resume as it continues to grapple with the challenge …
Tue., March 31, 2020
FIFA sees ‘duty’ to help as pandemic ravages soccer finances
FIFA is looking to use its vast financial reserves to provide assistance to a football industry ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic wiping out games and creating unexpected economic hardship in …