Long Beach State reaches NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for first time ever
*Dave Werstin, Staff Writer with sister paper the Long Beach Press-Telegram, has the game story. Notable: With the win, Long Beach State improved to 18-5-1 overall and extended its winning streak to a school record eight games. In other women's...
Wednesday Kicks: MLS Cup trophy arrives in LA today & more
*With 12 days to go until MLS Cup 2011 in Carson, the trophy arrives in Southern California at 11 a.m. today at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier with a police escort accompanied by former Galaxy players Alexi...
Tuesday’s Column: Trash talking ignites Galaxy-Red Bulls series
Back to Southern California: David Beckham and the Galaxy and Thierry Henry and the New York Red Bulls play the second leg of their Western Conference Semifinal Thursday in Carson (AP Photo). Landon Donovan has never been afraid to criticize...
Former Tecos striker Ochoa poised to join MLS
Sammy Ochoa, the former U.S. Under-20 forward, is set to return from Mexico to the U.S. - and could join Chivas USA, 100 Percent Soccer has learned. Chivas USA remain atop the MLS allocation order and the 24-year-old who is...
Three thoughts on the U.S.-Mexico game
Bradley doppelganger: In a welcome contrast to his predecessor, Jurgen Klinsmann wore his heart on his sleeve during his USMNT coaching debut Wednesday against Mexico (AP Photo). I have returned (sort of) and so has the USMNT (sort of, too)...
Friday Football: Galaxy’s Beckham rules out move back to EPL & more
*David Beckham's affection for Manchester United won't allow him to play for Tottenham Hotspur or any other EPL team once his MLS contract ends. *Chivas USA fans are still waiting for the club to make any sort of movement in...
Saturday Soccer: Exclusive Beckham interview as he plays former team Real Madrid for the first time and more
Marked man: David Beckham trains Friday at Home Depot Center ahead of today's game against former club Real Madrid at the Coliseum (AP Photo). *Staff Writer Phil Collin scored an exclusive interview with David Beckham as the former England international...
Thursday Kicks: Fight night in Carson & more
*Some Mexican soccer fans made the wrong sort of impression at the Club America-Atlas game Wednesday night in Carson. Operations Sgt. Josh Stahl of the Carson station said this morning that the incident involved about 200 people outside the stadium...
Southern California products lead U.S. to World Cup final & more
Winning Wambach: Another Abby Wambach header, another U.S. win. I believe she missed this attempt, but connected on another header and scored in the 3-1 U.S. win (AP Photo). *Southern California stars shone brightly this morning at the World Cup...
Weekend soccer rewind
Stars of the future make their mark now: Mexico's Luis Guzman and Arturo Gonzalez hold the FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy in Mexico City Sunday after defeating Uruguay in the final (AP Photo). This is what summer soccer weekends are...
Gold Cup ratings & more
The Gold Cup may not have done much for the reputation of the USMNT program, but it did wonders for broadcasters. Los Angeles-based Fox Soccer Channel drew the largest audience in its history - 954,000 viewers - for the Mexico-U.S....
Soccer Saturday wrap: Gold Cup, Galaxy, Chivas USA
U.S. 2 Mexico 4 Golden boys: Mexico celebrates their win in style Gold Cup victory that featured a dazzling display of attacking soccer the U.S. just couldn't stay with (AP Photo). *Staff writer Miguel Mendez has the game story. But...
