ESPN Search

The local clubs in the USL's Premier Development League take the league's name to heart. The objective is developing talent, far more so than winning trophies, although those are nice, too. There are five L.A.-area teams in the PDL's Southwest Div...

There are 16 players from L.A., Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties playing in the NCAA College Cup this weekend in Hoover, Ala. Almost all of them, no surprise, play for UCLA. (And not all of them, to be fair, actu...

LOS ANGELES -- Chandler Hoffman was heading home to Birmingham, and he was bringing a couple dozen of his best college buddies with him. They hope to return to L.A. with an NCAA trophy. Hoffman, a sure-to-be All-American striker, leads UCLA int...

UCLA is headed to its 13th NCAA College Cup after Reed Williams' goal in overtime paid back Louisville for last year's quarterfinal thriller. Williams (Newport Beach/Corona del Mar HS) scored 91 seconds into the second extra period to send the fourt...

The L.A. Blues dodged an early red card with the aid of a newcomer. The Ventura County Fusion overcame an early deficit and weathered several crises. Both survived first-round encounters Tuesday night in the U.S. Open Cup to set up a showdown next...

Hollywood United FC is awaiting word on a National Premier Soccer League rival's appeal of sanctions for fielding an ineligible player to find out, for sure, that it is headed to the U.S. Open Cup. The Hitmen are set to take one of four NPSL slots i...

Our countdown of 2010's top 10 soccer stories and newsmakers -- from a Southern California slant -- continues. Stories/No. 8: UCLA's fabulous freshmen It was an odd (and some might say off) year for college soccer in the Southland: UCLA'...

Eder Arreola's second goal Sunday night couldn't have come at a better time. The junior midfielder with extensive U.S. youth national team experience, tapped home from close range after a long throw-in just eight seconds before the end of overtime...

Chandler Hoffman tallied twice as UCLA rolled into the third round of the NCAA Division I men's tournament Sunday, scoring four second-half goals in a 4-1 victory over visiting Sacramento State. The eighth-seeded Bruins (15-4-1) will be home n...

Elise Britt and Sydney Leroux scored on each side of halftime, and UCLA held off Central Florida, 2-1, Saturday night at Drake Stadium to reach the final 16 in the NCAA Division I women's tournament. The Bruins (13-7-2), who have struggled this seas...

The Big East will explore setting up its own TV monster akin to the Big Ten Network, Mitch Vingle writes in the Charleston Gazette. Greg Paulus will get a tryout with the New Orleans Saints. Think Doug Marrone's connections there paid off? Reed W...

We're approaching the top five in the Big East postseason player rankings, and you can probably figure out which five players those are without much trouble, if not the exact order. So what about those who just missed the cut? Making a list of j...

A year ago at this time, the Big East was dealing with the loss of a plethora of stars, including some of the best players in league history. Guys like Pat White, Donald Brown, Kenny Britt, LeSean McCoy and Scott McKillop seemed difficult, if not imp...

West Virginia linebacker Reed Williams was named the 2009 Big East football scholar-athlete of the year today by the conference's academic affairs committee. Williams, a three-year-starter and second team All-Big East performer this past season, w...

New Cincinnati coach Butch Jones is ready to go to work, Bill Koch writes in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Replacing Reed Williams will be West Virginia's tallest task in 2010, Dave Hickman says in the Charleston Gazette. Bob Hertzel looks back on the...

West Virginia's Reed Williams is wrapping up a great all-around college career, Bob Hertzel writes in the Times West Virginian. UConn will be facing a stiff test in South Carolina's defense, Desmond Conner says in the Hartford Courant. So...