All Blog Posts Tagged 'breakers' (45)

Kristine Lilly interview: Women, Sports and... Violence?

In light of the recent incidents in women's/girls' soccer (New Mexico vs. BYU and two Rhode Island high school teams), Greater Boston invited Kristine Lilly onto the TV show to talk about women and sports, expectations and sportsmanship. The video is posted below, but here's the link too! http://bit.ly/6Rcmqu (See right rail, Women and Sports)

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Added by WPS on November 25, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Angela Hucles Retiring

I can't believe Angela Hucles retired. I thought she was actually pretty good. She was one of the best on the Boston Breakers. I still can't believe she left before the USA's match against Germany. I'm sure the team will miss her, and I'm sure her fans will, too. Far well, Angela!!! Continue

Added by Ashton DeBoe on October 19, 2009 at 12:55am — 3 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Final Edition

What a year. What a season. What extraordinary history.

A few years after the Women's United Soccer Association folded, Women's Professional Soccer picked up the pieces.

Seven teams from seven different cities made a commitment to rekindle the dream to develop the women's game in a country with a tradition of producing some the of the best players in the world.

The journey to this championship started on a late March afternoon in Los Angeles, and the journey ended o

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Added by JR Salazar on August 24, 2009 at 12:36am — No Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 20

We have come to the end of the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, and we see Sky Blue FC clinch the final postseason berth. This year has been full of extraordinary everything: goals, saves, and skill all around. I am glad to have been a part of witnessing it, as you are.

As more history is made before our eyes this weekend, we take a look at the penultimate edition of the Power Rankings for this inaugural season.

1. ST. LOUIS ATHLETICA

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Added by JR Salazar on August 11, 2009 at 8:00pm — 11 Comments

Los Angeles vs. Boston: Captain Shannon steers Sol to victory

The Los Angeles Sol can now claim the honor of being the first team in Women's Professional Soccer history to have beaten each of its opponents at least once.

Down 1-0 and the lack of form rearing its ugly head yet again, manager Abner Rogers went forward to bring in Camille Abily. Thanks to her presence, a Marta equalizer and a stoppage-time penalty by team captain Shannon Boxx was all the Sol needed to claim a 2-1 victory over the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.

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Added by JR Salazar on August 9, 2009 at 7:53pm — 19 Comments

Los Angeles vs. Boston: A Play-By-Play (and Other Miscellany)

T-31 minutes to kickoff: It's been quite a year in this inagural Women's Professional Soccer season. But today, the regular season ends.

This match featuring the Los Angeles Sol and Boston Breakers is ther penultimate contest; the last one to cap off the season will pit Fc Gold Pride against this year's Super Semi hosts, St. Louis Athletica.

Los Angeles will look to grab their first win of the season against the Breakers. They have been in disappointing form late in the past

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Added by JR Salazar on August 9, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 19

The Los Angeles Sol are indeed beatable. Just ask the Chicago Red Stars, who give their home fans something to be happy about with one week of games in the regular season remaining. St. Louis returns to the top spot in this week's rankings.

Let's go right ahead and dissect the list for wonderful Week 19, which will see the European players take the rest of the season off for Women's Euro 2009.

1. St. Louis Athletica

It was a super Saturday for Athle

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Added by JR Salazar on August 4, 2009 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 18

With the Los Angeles Sol clinching the WPS Regular Season championship, the race for the remaining three playoff spots sees Chicago and FC Gold Pride drop out.

So let's take a look at the rankings this week, while I cry in my birch beer after the USA men suffered their second-straight second-half pratfall in an international championship match.

1. LOS ANGELES SOL

Abner Rogers's Sol didn't clinch the WPS Regular Season trophy on Wednesday, but they g

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Added by JR Salazar on July 28, 2009 at 6:02pm — 1 Comment

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 17

As the Los Angeles Sol prepares for its three-game road trip and its counterpart, the LA Galaxy, plays AC Milan to a 2-2 draw, the Boston Breakers retake the top spot in this week's WPS Power Rankings. Could the Sol make a run and finish second?

Let's take a look and find out.

1. Boston Breakers

Returning to the top spot this week is Tony DiCicco's Boston Breakers. A key pair of victories this week have paced Boston to second in the WPS standings

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Added by JR Salazar on July 21, 2009 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments

Breakers Practice Blog - 7/16/09

Blog written by Boston Breakers media relations intern Jess Lander. Coming off a good win last night, the Breakers might have finally found a good mix of starting eleven. But, going into Sunday’s game against FC Gold Pride, they are without more than just their two English teammates. With the US National Team playing a game against Canada, the Breakers will now be without SEVEN of their usual starting eleven. Not to mention four of the seven, make up the entire Breakers defense. The play… Continue

Added by Boston Breakers on July 16, 2009 at 2:31pm — 2 Comments

Breakers Practice Blog - 7/14/09

Blog written by Boston Breakers media relations intern Jess Lander. Coming off another disappointing loss, and heading into another tough game tomorrow, it looks like Tony is once again trying to find a line up that’ll work. While the Breakers did defeat Chicago 2-0 the last time they met, they also suffered their worst loss this season to the Red Stars 4-0 in their initial meeting. The Breakers go into tomorrow’s game already without two pretty important things: their English stars. Bo… Continue

Added by Boston Breakers on July 14, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 16

In this week's edition of the 2009 WPS Power Rankings, we come to the conclusion that any fortress can be breached, so long as you play like a tired, exhausted shell of yourself.

Just ask the team that dropped to second in our Power Rankings, the Los Angeles Sol.

Meanwhile, the hopes of the other teams below LA begin to flicker, so let's take a look.

1. ST. LOUIS ATHLETICA

Jorge Barcellos got the breakthrough victory he needed from his club

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Added by JR Salazar on July 14, 2009 at 7:21pm — 5 Comments

Breakers Practice Blog 7/10/09

This is the start of a new blog, written by Boston Breakers media relations intern Jess Lander. The best part about today was not having to huddle under a covered bench with my raincoat on because summer finally showed its face around Boston. So instead, I took my seat upon ‘The Gator” (see photo) and watched practice. Well, some of practice. My eyes kept wandering off the field to where Kristine Lilly’s adorable daughter Sydney was learning to walk. A kid that cute is pretty distracting… Continue

Added by Boston Breakers on July 10, 2009 at 12:55pm — 2 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 15

In a league like the WPS, we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all footballers are created equal, that they are endowed by the footballing gods that be with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of postseason happiness.

As the Los Angeles Sol perch on the doorstep of winning the Women's Professional Soccer regular season championship, the teams below jostle for the other three playoff spots up for grabs.

Without fur

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Added by JR Salazar on July 7, 2009 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments

Ambulance at Sky Blue game?

First off, great game sky blue. should have had more goals. but if 1 take the win then 1 is great. after the game i noticed jenni branam being walked off the field by a trainer towards locker room. when leaving the stadium moments later i saw a ambulance driving away with lights on. did she hurt herself. i saw that she got hurt during warm-ups but got up and finished warmups and then played the whole game. i am gettin frustrated by sky blue and them not telling anyone about the injuries. kai d… Continue

Added by soccerbails on July 7, 2009 at 12:01pm — 16 Comments

Getting More People into the Stadium!!!

Firstly.... I want to say that is was a really nice surprise to see my photo as a featured fan!!! Thank you Thank you!!! My Fourth of July really sucked as I spent most of it in the Emergency Room....This was the first time I had ever been a Patient....and I want to thank my Cohost RayRay and Christina for sitting by the bed. I want to thank all the nurses who really made me feel better... Cheers to all of you!!!...I also want to thank the man upstairs...I got it...I know what I have to do now!… Continue

Added by Simon Allen-World Soccer Wrap on July 5, 2009 at 11:30pm — 3 Comments

2009 WPS Weekly Power Rankings: Week 14

Plenty of action this week in Women's Professional Soccer. By the way, a Happy Independence Day to you all. Even though this article is posted beforehand, I believe that coming prepared for what will happen in the future is key to surviving the cruel realities of the present.

Now, it's no surprise who is first this week.

I mean, do we even need to figure it out? All right, I have been drinking a little too much of that tonic the touters on Fox Soccer Channel call 5-Hour Ene

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Added by JR Salazar on June 30, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 13

All seven teams in Women's Professional Soccer were in action over the past week. And when all team are in action, we have movers and shakers about in this week's edition.

Let's take a look.

1. LOS ANGELES SOL

This week, Abner Rogers's Sol claim the number one spot once again. It must be the fact that they are only playing one match over this weekend, against a FC Gold Pride team that they took care of easily 2-0.

Who else than Camille Abil

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Added by JR Salazar on June 23, 2009 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 12

St. Louis Athletica takes the top spot in this week's WPS Power Rankings. Jorge Barcellos's team is making a strong case for the postseason, while the Los Angeles Sol find things a bit slippery in Piscataway.

And it's on to this week's rankings. Let's take a look.

1. ST. LOUIS ATHLETICA

Eniola Aluko scored the only goal of the weekend's set of matches in a 1-0 victory over the Boston Breakers on the road at Harvard Stadium.

Aluko's goal in the 43rd

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Added by JR Salazar on June 18, 2009 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

Kelly Smith = Tyler Hansbrough

Cross-posted from gooneronthebayou.blogster.com. There has been a lot of discussion about how many times Kelly Smith has been fouled this season, so I decided to see for myself since the Breakers were on the FSC game this weekend. What I immediately noticed was that she does not play like a normal striker. There were times when she was further back on defense than her own central midfielders. While she never failed to cover her duties upfield,… Continue

Added by Drew on June 15, 2009 at 10:10pm — 2 Comments