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WALPOLE, Mass. - Walking away from an 8-7 win over Walpole in a Division 2 tournament preliminary round matchup, Foxborough head coach Matt Noone referred to his team as the "Road Warriors." His Warriors have proved themselves a worthy adversary o...

Everyone has a story to tell. It's simply impossible to highlight all of them on national signing day. After a quick scan of every recruit's bio in the Coastal Division, there were plenty of notables to revisit -- a Hokie who wants to be a heart surg...

Three-star pass-catcher Ryan Smith (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman) switched his commitment Tuesday from New Mexico to Duke, according to the Las Vegas Sun. He traveled to Durham, N.C., last weekend for an official visit. Smith originally committed to th...

Three-star wide receiver Ryan Smith (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman) has committed to New Mexico, where his father is the running backs coach, multiple sources report. Smith, who is Nevada's all-time leading receiver with 3,208 yards, chose the Lobos ove...

Wide receiver Ryan Smith (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman) took his first official visit this past weekend, as he visited Utah State. He picked a good time to do so, as Utah State knocked off Utah for the first time since 1997. "It was great," Smith said ...

Blog | September 12, 2012

Nebraska doesn't produce a big number of prospects, but top programs still hit the state hard.

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CARSON -- The Galaxy and Chivas USA meet up in the second SuperClasico of the season on something of a roll, and Saturday night's showdown at Home Depot Center is clearly the most important meeting in the rivalry since L. A. captured the 2009 playoff...

CARSON -- The steps Chivas USA has taken this season are apparent in the results the past two months: just one loss in 10 games of every stripe -- and that to Real Salt Lake -- with a march into the U.S. Open Cup's final four. How much further the...

CARSON -- Neither of Chivas USA's center backs Monday morning was under contract, and one of them hadn't played competitively in months -- focused more on his UCLA degree and keeping up with two young sons. One winger played on the indoor Anaheim Sp...

VENTURA -- The way its Major League Soccer brethren were dropping games left and right, Chivas USA couldn't be too disappointed after capturing its U.S. Open Cup opener Tuesday night, even if the performance left plenty to be desired. The Goats got ...

CARSON -- The Galaxy and Chivas USA renew their SuperClasico rivalry Saturday night at Home Depot Center, so what better time to weigh in on the best rivalries in soccer -- in MLS and around the world. We asked a handful of players and coaches wit...

Chivas USA's match Saturday night at Colorado was following form: decent ball movement, not enough chances, zero finishing and a fifth one-goal loss on the horizon. The Rapids turned a tight clash into a farce at the finish, scoring three goals in...

If Chivas USA did indeed turn a very important corner in last weekend's victory at Portland, they'll need to build on it Saturday when they visit Toronto FC -- the worst team in Major League Soccer, according to the standings -- looking for back-to-b...

Chivas USA showed off the best and the worst it can be Saturday night, but it saved the good stuff for the end en route to a second win in as many road games. English winger Ryan Smith fueled the comeback from an early deficit, whipping in pinpoin...

CARSON -- There's an all-too-familiar quality to all of Chivas USA's matches this year, and that's not a good thing. Tremendous defensive work and decent possession, but few goalscoring chances, one breakdown and that's that. It happened again Sun...

Casey Townsend calls it the "striker instinct," and as a pure striker, he ought to know. It generated the biggest moment of Chivas USA's season so far, delivered to the Goats their first victory. The rookie's opportunistic half-volley in the 72nd ...