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L.A. BLUES: Dike hurt in loss to No. 1
Scott FrenchFULLERTON -- An early goal and an injury to Bright Dike conspired Friday night to derail the L.A. Blues, who extended their losing streak to a franchise-worst four games despite a rather decent performance against the USL Pro's No. 1 team. Orlando...
Blog | July 06, 2012 -
LOCALS: Rodrigo Lopez joins Orlando City
Scott FrenchRodrigo Lopez tormented the L.A. Blues while leading Ventura County Fusion to a U.S. Open Cup upset a month and a half ago. Now he has the chance to do it all over again. The former Chivas USA and Portland Timbers midfielder, one of the foundations ...
Blog | July 06, 2012 -
LOCALS: Wynalda takes Atlanta job
Scott FrenchCal FC's stirring U.S. Open Cup run has given Eric Wynalda the first step toward the coaching job he covets. He's taken charge of the Atlanta Silverbacks, the last-place team in the second-division NASL, on an interim basis. Wynalda, a Hall of Fam...
Blog | July 03, 2012 -
Morgan hurt in U.S. women's send-off
Scott FrenchDiamond Bar's Alex Morgan, a rising superstar with the U.S. national women's team, suffered a knee injury in the Americans' Olympic send-off match Saturday, a 2-1 victory over Canada in Sandy, Utah. Morgan (Diamond Bar HS) went down with a twisted...
Blog | June 30, 2012 -
Morgan, Wambach do it again
Scott FrenchThere's no stopping Alex Morgan these days. Ditto Abby Wambach. Both scored two more goals Monday to lead the U.S. women's national team to a 4-1 rout of Japan in an Olympic tuneup in Halmstad, Sweden. Morgan, from Diamond Bar, netted her 16th an...
Blog | June 18, 2012 -
Morgan scores 15th to beat Sweden
Scott French2012 isn't even half over, and already Alex Morgan has 15 goals for the U.S. women's national team. The forward from Diamond Bar netted No. 15 in Saturday's 3-1 victory over Sweden to open a three-nation tuneup for the London Olympics in Halmstad,...
Blog | June 16, 2012 -
Olympic roster out, Morgan strikes again
Scott FrenchAlex Morgan made the U.S. Olympic roster, which was never in doubt, so she celebrated with the usual aplomb. The striker from Diamond Bar scored two more goals Sunday evening to lead the U.S. women's national team past China, 4-1, before a sellout...
Blog | May 27, 2012 -
Boxx, A-Rod deliver in U.S. victory
Scott FrenchBrazil couldn't stop Alex Morgan, but a linesman could. The scoring sensation from Diamond Bar scored again Tuesday, heading home a free kick from former L.A. Sol defender Stephanie Cox, but it was waved off because one of her U.S. women's nationa...
Blog | April 03, 2012 -
Alex Morgan scores again in Japan tie
Scott FrenchAlex Morgan can't be stopped. The explosive forward from Diamond Bar netted her 12th goal of the year for the U.S. women's national team Sunday to give the Americans a 1-1 draw with Japan in the opener of the Kirin Challenge Cup in Sendai, Japan. Mo...
Blog | April 01, 2012 -
Alex Morgan's three equals third
Scott FrenchDiamond Bar's Alex Morgan netted her first international hat trick Wednesday, leading the U.S. women's national team to a disappointing third-place finish at the annual Algarve Cup in Portugal. The Americans are used to carting off the trophy -- t...
Blog | March 07, 2012 -
Japan again gets best of U.S. women
Scott FrenchNo Algarve Cup title for the U.S. women's national team this year. The Americans' Women's World Cup title-game rematch with Japan didn't go their way, a 1-0 loss in Monday's Group B final ending their run of 10 successive finals at the annual event ...
Blog | March 05, 2012 -
Leroux, Wambach lead U.S. women
Scott FrenchAbby Wambach and Sydney Leroux were the goalscorers as the U.S. women's national team won again Friday at the annual Algarve Cup in Portugal, setting up a rematch Monday with Women's World Cup champion Japan for a spot in the championship game. Wamb...
Blog | March 02, 2012 -
Historic day for U.S. national teams
Scott FrenchRarely, if ever, has there been a day quite so golden for U.S. Soccer -- involving multiple teams -- as was Wednesday. Consider: The full men's national team beat Italy for the first time -- and in Italy, in Genoa -- as Clint Dempsey finished fr...
Blog | February 29, 2012 -
OLYMPICS: Morgan primes U.S. triumph
Scott FrenchAlex Morgan had way too much speed for Canada's defenders, and that's the starting point of the U.S. women's national team's comprehensive victory in Sunday's title game at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. The rising star from Diamond B...
Blog | January 29, 2012 -
OLY: Ticos between U.S. and London
Scott FrenchCarli Lloyd's hat trick started with an early goal and closed with a late finale, leading the U.S. women's national team within 90 minutes of an Olympic berth with a 4-0 romp Tuesday night over Mexico. Lloyd scored in the seventh minute and Heathe...
Blog | January 24, 2012 -
OLYMPICS: Leroux takes fifth at home
Scott FrenchSydney Leroux took the spotlight as the U.S. women's national team continued its massacre of CONCACAF minnows, scoring five goals in her second international appearance, a 13-0 rout of Guatemala in Olympic qualifying in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...
Blog | January 22, 2012