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U.S. Open Cup second round, collated scoreboard

Beau Dure — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:43:00 +0000

Headlines (see glossary below): - The NPSL is out. Georgia Revolution fell 3-2 in the “Battle of Atlanta” against the NASL Silverbacks. - The USASA is out, though Dearborn took Dayton (USL Pro) to extra time before falling 4-1. -…

Leaving the UFC: It’s the money

Beau Dure — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:36:22 +0000

John Cholish is leaving MMA, saying he lost money on his last fight. It’s not really a function of the recently exposed fighter contract, which only accounts for a small part of the problem — Cholish had to pay out of…

Woly Award: Jordan Burroughs rules the mat

Beau Dure — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:36:20 +0000

Wrestler Jordan Burroughs is the winner of this week’s Woly, the weekly award for U.S. Olympic-sports athletes. I used to give this award for USA TODAY, and it continued for a while after I departed. They stopped, so I’m restarting.…

Washington Spirit vs. Portland: The forward dilemma

Beau Dure — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:19:16 +0000

I won’t belabor the Thorns’ 2-0 win over Washington, having spent most of the game discussing it on Twitter with everyone who’s likely to read this post. But I should address the big question on everyone’s minds: Wouldn’t the Spirit…

W-League, WPSL still going – with a few changes

Beau Dure — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:41 +0000

The old leagues are not dead. Long live the new league — and the old ones. The USL’s W-League has survived to its 19th season. Heading to last season, the league lost no teams and added three. Of those three…

Washington Spirit at Seattle: Battle of the unluckys

Beau Dure — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:57:18 +0000

I’ll have to confess that I didn’t stay up to watch the Spirit’s late-night game at Seattle last night. I won’t belabor my scheduling problems, but it simply made more sense for me to get up and watch it on…