Storify by Beau Dure Mon, May 06 2013 18:15:51 Monday Myriad, May 6 Beach volleyball: First Grand Slam of the season goes to the USA … Gibb and Patterson win Gold in Shanghai – Universal Sports Share Share on Facebook…
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A few honest words with NWSL executive director Cheryl Bailey
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I had a chance to speak with Cheryl Bailey for a few minutes during the Thorns-Spirit game, and we ran through a quick series of topics: – Scheduling around FIFA dates: The season is just too short. They tried to…
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Washington Spirit vs. Portland: The real deal
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I had a lot of fun tonight on Twitter at the expense of the fans and the ref fawning over Alex Morgan tonight at the SoccerPlex, where attendance was one starting lineup north of 5,000. But the takeaway from tonight’s…
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Women’s soccer moves, trans-Atlantic comparison
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This Women’s Super League argument in England is a little confusing: – Nottingham Forest, which was relegated from the English pyramid’s second tier to the third last season, applied to be in the league in 2014 but was rejected. -…
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NCAAmageddon and the numbers
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The NCAA has released updated numbers on how much money is being flushed down the pipes at your local athletic department, and Sports Law Blog relates it to the sure-to-be-landmark O’Bannon vs. NCAA case. I think O’Bannon has a case…
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MLS 2015-18: Future shock
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A couple of related topics on Jason Davis’ new-ish American Soccer Morning podcast over the past two weeks: – NBC has paid eleventy billion dollars to show 45,000 hours of Premier League coverage every week, starting this fall. – MLS, while…
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The cutthroat world of youth soccer, part 3,489
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Two big local soccer stories may be of interest to people beyond Northern Virginia: 1. The VCCL is now the CCL. The idea behind such leagues is that clubs can schedule games in all age groups against other clubs so…
olympic sports
Monday Myriad: April 29
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Storify by Beau Dure Mon, Apr 29 2013 18:53:14 Monday Myriad: April 29 We start with cricket and this brilliant analysis of a pivotal moment in history. 20 great Ashes moments: No1 – Shane Warne’s ball of the century, 1993…
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MLS draftee watch: A few games in
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Honestly, I’m just doing this so I can have links to all the MLS draftees in one place. But I figured I’d share. I haven’t looked up every loan deal or injury or reserve game – feel free to add…
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Washington Spirit vs. Sky Blue: Welcome back, Gabarra
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“I was here really early so I didn’t go in the wrong locker room,” said Sky Blue coach Jim Gabarra, the only head coach in the 10-year history of the Washington Freedom. He chatted with Washington Spirit assistant Kris Ward,…
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A few NWSL rules
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The “peculiar case of Elizabeth Guess,” as All White Kit’s Chris Henderson so aptly put it, has raised a few questions about the new rules in this new league. After asking around a bit, I can pass along the following:…
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How modern pentathlon stayed in the Olympics (attn wrestling)
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In elementary school, I used to wander into the Coliseum at the University of Georgia to watch wrestling. When UGA cut the varsity wrestling program, I drafted a complaint letter and had my classmates sign it. That letter was reprinted…
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Monday Myriad, April 22: Tri this
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Storify by Beau Dure Mon, Apr 22 2013 19:22:56 Monday Myriad, April 22: Tri this I’m thinking of re-claiming something I used to do at USA TODAY that continued for a while after my departure but is now gone. It’s…