The WPSL is a hit-or-miss league. Some clubs have noble goals of growing the game. Some clubs sign notable players who aren’t in the NWSL for whatever reason — family ties, good jobs, etc. And some clubs put together an…
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olympic sports
Woly Award: Marti Malloy, judo
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
We’re not just invoking Ronda Rousey’s name for search traffic. Marti Malloy has a couple of similarities to the brash UFC champion — an Olympic judo medal among them. Now Malloy also has a gold medal from the first Grand…
soccer
Washington Spirit vs. Western New York: Is it luck?
by Beau Dure • • 2 Comments
“My socks and shoes always match. Is it luck?” – Primus Let’s start by giving credit where it’s due. Saturday night at the Plex, the Western New York Flash dominated the first half and defended well in the second half.…
soccer
Drawing a line in the stands: Leroux, Day 2
by Beau Dure • • 13 Comments
Yesterday’s Sydney Leroux saga had a few predictable outcomes. Late in the day, we heard Leroux wasn’t specifically talking about the game in Toronto on Sunday — in fact, she says the atmosphere there was great! “A positive step forward…
olympic sports, track and field
Woly Award: Mary Cain, class of 1:59.51
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
What were you doing with your weekends when you were in high school? Mary Cain uses hers to break U.S. track and field records. She took down a few indoor and junior records in the indoor season, and she’s doing…
soccer
The Leroux celebration and unwritten rules of sports
by Beau Dure • • 11 Comments
Crash Davis, Bull Durham: What are you doing? Huh? What are you doing standing here? I gave you a gift, you stand here showing up my pitcher? Run, dummy! Sports have written rules and unwritten rules. The written rules tell…
soccer
Washington Spirit vs. Boston: Better never than late
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
I can’t say I wasn’t warned. When I mentioned that I needed to watch the Spirit’s 3-0 loss to Boston at some point, several people urged me to reconsider. And I can’t say I’m glad I ignored that advice. This was a…
soccer
Chivas USA vs. Employment Law USA
by Beau Dure • • 2 Comments
Dan Calichman and Ted Chronopoulos, whom many of us remember from 1990s MLS, are in the news as the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Chivas USA. C&C Coaching Factory had done pretty well with the club’s academy program, only to…