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Monthly Archives: May 2012
The U.S. Open Cup, women’s soccer and “data points”
by Beau Dure • • 4 Comments
U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati is an economist by trade — which is good, because if you see the financial documents linked later on, you’ll remember that he doesn’t get paid for his role with the federation. (Perhaps it’s a…
You want U.S. Soccer involvement in elite women’s game? Here you go …
by Beau Dure • • 5 Comments
I don’t see the press release at USSoccer.com yet, but there was a second announcement today in addition to Pia Sundhage’s roster for the Olympics. Here’s the key excerpt: Following the FIFA Women’s World Cups for the Under-17 and Under-20…
Random bits of U.S. women’s pro soccer history
by Beau Dure • • 8 Comments
This week, I participated in a roundtable discussion (sort of — we didn’t see anyone else’s answers until today) on WPS’s demise, and Julie Foudy sent us scrambling down Memory Lane with an espnW column about the next steps in…
Track & field: I’m not dead!
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
The BBC weighs in on the “Is track & field dying in the US?” question. I’m a little biased because Jill Geer, the USA Track and Field spokeperson quoted herein, is one of my all-time coolest co-workers (Knight Ridder Tribune…
WPS shutdown: Four days of reaction
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WPS shutdown: Four days of reaction
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View the story “WPS shutdown: Four days of reaction” on Storify
Video: D.C. United Women vs. Virginia Beach Piranhas interviews
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
Still testing various video editors. The Flip video editor did some unnecessary transitions, and I lost the caption for D.C. United Women goalkeeper Didi Haracic. The topics covered here: 1. Mikaela Howell, a youth teammate of Lianne Sanderson’s back in…