32 Results for playoff

Life of Reilly

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

What do you learn when commuting with Kobe? Before the game starts he's already put in a full day's work.

Story | April 14, 2009

Bob Bradley

Liam McHugh

After the collapse in Germany, America needs him. But for how long?

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Big Finisher

Liam Mchugh

...mdash; including a 30-yard blast in his second pro game— to carry them into the playoffs. Once there, he became the league's youngest player ever to find a postseason net. "What he...

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

The Curious Case of Candace Parker

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

Europe is supporting the WNBA—but not without Candace Parker's help.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009

Meet Hull City: America's New Team, Albeit From Britain

Jeff Bradley

Hull City was literally minutes from not existing as a soccer club. Now they're playing Man U. What happened, and why should the American side of the pond care?

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2009

The World's Game (According to Us)

Austin Kelley

...their last games (so much for Colon's chocolates), silencing critics and setting up a three-way playoff to determine the champion. Tigre is perhaps most intriguing. A small club from a town an hour...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008

Reporting From: 12 Years of Metro Soccer

Jeff Bradley

...one thing, the team finished fifth in the Eastern Conference, which many years would've meant no playoffs. This year, however, the league altered its Wild Card system, so when D.C. United lost its...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2008

The World's Game According to Us

Austin Kelley

...be the best striker in the league. He hasn't fired on all cylinders yet in the playoffs. If he does, he may bring the Red Bulls Cinderella story to a fairy tale end. Angel...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Mission Improbable

Sam Alipour

Axis of evil? To a handful of American ballers, Iran is home sweet home

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

The Other Side Of The Fence

Judo Slivka

All-state soccer stars on an underdog run-it's an all-American story. Except for the part where America refuses to recognize the main characters

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008

THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)

Austin Kelley

...It's surely a blow for the reeling Red Bulls as they try to squeeze into the playoffs, but you wouldn't know it from their 3-1 win over Columbus on Saturday. With this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008

THE INTERNATIONAL FANTASY LEAGUE: MEET TEAM INDIA

Christopher Schultz

...on TV." His new brother-in-law is a fanatical Cowboys fan, too, so last year's playoffs were, as he puts it, "sweet!" Denie keeps busy playing soccer, rugby, squash, working from 7-4...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008

State Of The Fan

Peter Keating

We still care, but it takes more to fire us up

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

To Know Her Is To Love Her

Lindsay Berra

So says Lorena Ochoa's website. Funny thing is, it just might be true

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008

The Anti Becks

Chad Nielsen

While the tabs and the tube obsess over David Beckham, Chicago striker Cuauhtèmoc Blanco is taking American soccer in a whole new direction.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008