Articles filed under Soccer
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Timbers rally for 2-2 draw with FC DallasJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - Pa Modou Kah scored in stoppage time and the Portland Timbers rallied for a 2-2 draw with FC Dallas on Wednesday night in the last scheduled game before...
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ESPN hires Donovan as World Cup analystJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - ESPN has hired Landon Donovan to offer commentary on the U.S. soccer team he was cut from just before the World Cup. The all-time American leader in goals ...
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Things to watch for in World CupJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - Every so often there comes along a sporting event so big it engulfs us. For the next month, starting Thursday, the World Cup will be that event, the one that will be har...
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All right on the night? World Cup stadium a worryJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - SAO PAULO - The biggest question for Thursday's opening match of the World Cup isn't whether host Brazil can beat Croatia but how the unfinished and troublesome Itaquera...
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At least World Cup worth a watchJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - Believe it or not, I plan to catch snippets of Thursday's game between Brazil and Croatia. Not because it's soccer but because it's the World Cup. Even if you don't appr...
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Facebook, Twitter brace for World Cup feverJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from Sao Paulo to Rio d...
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Brazil grapples with joy, frustration of World CupJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - It's a tale of the two World Cups - one on a field and one playing out on this country's streets. As Brazilians raise the curtain this week on what's a...
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Boots on the ground: A look at World Cup cleatsJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - Nike, adidas, Puma and other shoemakers are all trotting out new and innovative looks for this summer's World Cup. Gone are the old-school black boots l...
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U.S. team arrives in Brazil for World CupJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - SAO PAULO - The U.S. World Cup team has arrived in Brazil. The Americans landed in Sao Paulo on Monday morning on an overnight commercial flight from Miami and reached t...
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Team tensions already emerging at World CupJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - The World Cup hasn't even begun, and already there's been a training ground run-in between two Dutch players and Cameroon's entire team delayed its flig...