Obama’s Selection Of Openly Gay Athletes To Winter Olympics Delegation Sends...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with who he is — and isn’t — sending to represent the United States at the Sochi...
View ArticleUS-Ukraine Soccer Exhibition Moved To Cyprus Amid Recent Violence
CHICAGO (CBSLA.com/AP) — The United States’ exhibition game against Ukraine next week has been moved from Kharkiv to Cyprus following weeks of violence in the Eastern European nation. The U.S. Soccer...
View ArticleUSA-Ukraine Game Postponed After Bomb Set In Car Of Cyprus’ Lead Ref
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Soccer’s governing body in Cyprus has postponed all first division matches this weekend after a bombing damaged the car of a top referee in the country. The move comes ahead of...
View ArticleUS Says Friendly Match With Ukraine Is On For Wednesday
CHICAGO (CBSLA.com/AP) — It looks as if the U.S. men’s national team will get to play Ukraine after all. Wednesday’s friendly in Larnaca, Cyprus, appeared to be in jeopardy because of the upheaval...
View ArticlePortugal Rescues 2-2 Draw With US In Final Seconds At World Cup
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — They were less than 30 seconds away. The Americans were about to romp into the round of 16 at the World Cup, about to walk off with their first come-from-behind win at soccer’s...
View Article7 Darnell Dockett World Cup Tweets That Ask The Important Questions
By Chris Kral One of our favorite tweeters (and he should be yours too) is Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett. While he’s no soccer aficionado, he really takes a deep look into the 2014...
View Article6 Of The Most Devastating Team USA Losses In History
By: Brittni Michaelis The U.S. national teams, both men and women, have had their fair share of ups and downs. From winning championships and medals to losing in overtime or in a shootout/penalty...
View ArticleSoCal Cheers On Team USA Vs. Germany In World Cup
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Much of the Southland was watching Thursday morning as team USA took on Germany in the World Cup. Despite the team’s 0-1 loss to Germany, both teams will advance to a knockout...
View Article8 Times Germany’s Coach Joachim Loew Was Over The Rain
By Chris Kral The USMNT took on Germany in a match that would help decide their World Cup fate…and lost, but it wasn’t all bad news! With Portugal’s defeat of Ghana (2-1), the USMNT will be moving on...
View ArticleBelgium’s Vincent Kompany Listed As Doubtful Against USA
SAO PAULO (CBSLA.com/AP) — No wonder the United States is having problems scoring at the World Cup: The Americans are hardly attacking. Jozy Altidore, the top American forward, has been sidelined since...
View Article5 Things To Know Before USA-Belgium World Cup Matchup
By: Brittni Michaelis In what is perhaps the most anticipated game for the USA thus far in the 2014 World Cup, Belgium is the only thing standing in the way of a round of 8 spot and Jurgen Klinsmann’s...
View ArticleLong Beach Hosts World Cup Viewing Party For USA Vs. Belgium
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Team USA will be back on the field Tuesday, taking on Belgium in the World Cup. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. as the American team makes their first appearance in 12 years in the...
View ArticleBelgium Knocks USA Out Of World Cup With 2-1 Victory In Extra Time
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne turned a heroic night for U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard into defeat on Tuesday with an extra-time goal and an assist that gave Belgium a 2-1 victory and a...
View ArticleWorld Cup: USA-Belgium Game Receives Better Ratings Than Past World Series,...
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 21.6 million people watched Belgium knock out the United States soccer team in the World Cup on U.S. television, an impressive total for a weekday afternoon that almost...
View ArticleKeidel: World Cup Runneth Over
By Jason Keidel » More Columns At the risk of painting myself as a stereotypically American, imperialist pig, I expose the soccer mythology – which, of course, is football everywhere but in America...
View Article17 World Cup Fans More Prepared For The Fourth Of July Than You
By Chris Kral Now that the U.S. has been eliminated from the World Cup, it’s time to focus our attention on Independence Day. What better way is there to bounce back from a loss than by celebrating our...
View ArticleUS Sweeps Brazil In USA Volleyball Cup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alix Klineman scored 19 points in her first match at the senior level and the U.S. women’s national team swept Brazil in the second match of the USA Volleyball Cup on Sunday night....
View Article7 World Cup Pitch Invaders Who Regret Nothing
By Chris Kral The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has come to a close and Germany has taken home FIFA’s top prize. Germany were not the only ones to have taken home a victory this World Cup. There have been...
View ArticleWalsh-Jennings, Ross Win Opening Matches At ASICS World Series In Long Beach
LONG BEACH (AP) — Top-seeded Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross won their opening two matches Wednesday in the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball to advance to the final round of pool play....
View ArticleUS Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Iran In Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carson Clark led all scorers with 16 points on 14 kills and two aces and the U.S. men’s national volleyball team swept Iran on Wednesday night in the second match of the USA...
View ArticleHilary Knight Skates In Practice For Anaheim Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- After Hilary Knight skated with the Anaheim Ducks, the two-time U.S. Olympian emerged confident she can play hockey with anybody in the world. Knight practiced with the Ducks on...
View ArticleLandon Donovan Ends National Team Career With 1-1 Draw Against Ecuador
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Landon Donovan ran onto a backheel pass from Jozy Altidore in the 25th minute, looked at the goal from 12 yards and drove in a right-footed shot in like he had so many...
View ArticleFIFA: Women’s World Cup Primer
By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports In the midst of the maelstrom currently surrounding the top executives at FIFA and their alleged corruption, one of their main events has gotten lost. The time for the...
View ArticleWood’s 87th-Minute Goal Lifts US To 2-1 Win At Germany
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — For the second time in six days, Bobby Wood scored a late goal to give the United States its first victory at a European soccer power. The 22-year-old from Hawaii scored in the...
View ArticleMeet The 10 USWNT World Cup First Timers
David Heim The United States Women’s National Team’s quest for World Cup revenge is underway in Canada, with a 3-1 win over Australia coming on Monday in the squad’s Group D opener. Also, while some of...
View ArticleWorld’s Top Goalkeepers Set To Face Off In World Cup Semifinal
MONTREAL (AP) — The Women’s World Cup semifinal clash between top-ranked Germany and the second-ranked United States will feature two of the best goalkeepers in the game: Nadine Angerer and Hope Solo....
View ArticleWomen’s World Cup Final Preview: USA vs Japan
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Women’s World Cup Final is set after Japan beat England 2-1 on Wednesday. This sets up a rematch of the 2011 World Cup Final, when Japan beat the U.S. in penalty kicks,...
View ArticleLloyd’s Historic Hat Trick Leads U.S. Women’s Team To World Cup Title
VANCOUNVER (CBSLA.com) — Carli Lloyd scored the first hat trick in Women’s World Cup Finals history on Sunday, leading the United States Women’s National Team to their first Cup championship since...
View ArticleUSA Dismantles Cuba 6-0 In Gold Cup; Dempsey Nets Hat Trick
BALTIMORE (AP) — Clint Dempsey scored on a fourth-minute header, added a pair of second-half goals for his first international hat trick, and the United States routed Cuba 6-0 on Saturday to reach its...
View ArticlePanama Edges US In Penalties In 3rd Place Gold Cup Match
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Backup goalkeeper Luis Mejia saved two penalty kicks in the shootout, and an inspired Panama team ended a trying week with a medal, beating the United States in the CONCACAF Gold...
View ArticleMexico Edges US In Extra Time In CONCACAF Cup Final
PASADENA (AP) — Paul Aguilar scored Mexico’s second goal of extra time on a stunning volley in the 118th minute, and Mexico earned a berth in the 2017 Confederations Cup with a 3-2 victory over the...
View ArticleCarli Lloyd Voted Top American Women’s Soccer Player Of 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Midfielder Carli Lloyd has been voted the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Female Player of the Year after her hat trick in the final led the Americans to the Women’s World Cup title. The...
View ArticleHoran & Heath Score In 2-0 US Win Over Canada In Qualifier
HOUSTON (AP) — Lindsey Horan felt her breakthrough goal put the United States at ease. Horan scored on a header in the 53rd minute, Tobin Heath tacked on another goal eight minutes later and the United...
View ArticleMiss California USA Laughs Off Flubbed Economic Gap Answer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss California USA is poking some fun at herself after flubbing a question about the nation’s economic gap during the Miss USA pageant. Nadia Mejia was widely mocked on social media...
View ArticleUS Reaches Copa America Quarterfinals With 1-0 Win Over Paraguay
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa America, getting a first-half goal from Clint Dempsey and surviving DeAndre Yedlin’s early second-half ejection to beat...
View ArticleWATCH: Dempsey, Zardes Score As USA Defeats Ecuador At Copa America Quarters
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Clint Dempsey scored for the third straight game on a first-half header and set up Gyasi Zardes for a tap-in goal midway through the second half, boosting the United States...
View ArticleKiwis Regain Momentum In America’s Cup After 4 Lead Changes In Race 10 Win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Emirates Team New Zealand is getting closer to pushing the delete button on software tycoon Larry Ellison in the America’s Cup. On one of the liveliest days of the regatta, Dean...
View ArticleOracle Team USA Wins 7th Straight Race, Forces Historic Finale For America’s Cup
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The longest America’s Cup in history will come down to two 72-foot, space-age catamarans making a final, dramatic sprint around San Francisco Bay, on a five-leg course framed by...
View ArticleAltidore, Zusi Help US Clinch World Cup Qualifying Group After 2-0 Win Over...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Graham Zusi and Jozy Altidore scored second-half goals to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Jamaica on Friday night and clinch first place for the Americans in their...
View ArticlePresident Trump Accepts Offer To Meet Kim Jong Un
LOS ANGELES (CNN) — President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May, the White House and the South Korean national security adviser said Thursday evening....
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