Four of the top five seeds in NCAA men’s tournament ousted at home in second round: 1 Vermont (by Hofstra) 2 Virginia (UNCG) 3 Princeton (Duke) 5 SMU (Washington) Exception: 4 Maryland, which escaped UNC in a shootout.

Washington, playing for the late Mia Hamant, best 1-seed UVA 5-4 in penalties in Charlottesville to go to the Elite 8. If you’re a neutral, you can’t help but respect this run the Huskies have put together with the heaviest of hearts. 🧡

Arsenal have finally entered the tifo game 👏

A Strange Occasion On False Creek

An all-time MLS game. It needs a nickname. Someone come up with something clever.

That was the worst panenka in the sport's history

MLS AFTER DARK STUFF IN STOPPAGE TIME OF THE EXTRA TIME Incredible scenes

Mandy Freeman deserves a lot of praise for hanging on through the darkest days, and has also truly raised her game and evolved in that time to get to the point where she's captaining a champion.

Chaos in British Columbia

Give Yael Averbuch West her flowers 💐 The Yael-Juan Carlos partnership has worked exceptionally well.

People are going to be critical of the Spirit not making a change, and if that result holds, it’s a valid talking point… But this stat is a bigger talking point for me, along with the fact that through 80, the Spirit don’t have a shot on target. Not going to win a lot of games when that’s the case.

Smart of Gotham to run the “get Rose a free shot on her left foot” play. That’s good tactics.

Rose Lavelle! What a player.

I wouldn’t take Cantore off based on how things are atm, might consider dropping her into midfield or playing it a bit more as a 4-2-4. Players need to be brave in games like this, coaches too. Can’t be afraid of making wrong move, if you believe, players will buy-in, ⬆️ likelihood of success.

First half highlights: -Esther (correctly) disallowed goal for offside. -Hal Hershfelt (clean) crunching tackle on Midge. -Midge arguing over throw-in.

What the signs say 🗣️🏳️‍⚧️

On Broadcast CBS & Paramount+

OMG #2 NOTRE DAME GOT KNOCKED OUT BY A GOLDEN GOAL WITH 35 SECONDS LEFT IN DOUBLE OT

DC Power are like a person who goes to auctions to bid on items that are millions of dollars outside their price range just to feel a rush but they know they’ll never actually win the auction, so it’s just a bit of a lark.

This Chelsea-Barcelona match is unfolding nicely. Chelsea scoring first was always the path to the most exciting version of this game…and it was a hell of a hit!

Stuart Scott’s legacy comes to life in ESPN’s new ESPN Originals ‘Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott’ A tribute to a trailblazing anchor who broke barriers, brought hip-hop culture to SportsCenter & inspired millions Premieres Wed., Dec. 10 | 9p ET | ESPN 🔗 bit.ly/4iaL2Uo

dunno if i'll ever be over tara mckeown's journey. spent her entire college career, plus TWO pro seasons, as a forward. one offseason they said hey wanna be a center back, she said lol wut ok, started in central defense from day 1, got on the uswnt, and just won defender of the year. WHATDOUMEAN.

United are just not the same team without PTJ.

7’ in and all 6 games are 0-0, not very Concacafy. But perfect to have Nico Cantor on the Golazo Show on Paramount+ because you know, sooner or later the Concacaf in them will win out and things are going to happen.

There’s also a Golazo Show on Paramount+ for all of the games if that’s your thing!

America hasn't embarrassed Marcelo Bielsa like this since Jesse Marsch made Leeds better

Massive NWSL news. Carter spent years saying "just put me in charge, you'll see" and then...I mean saying she walked the walk sells it way short.

Repost for those joining in as we prep for the NWSL in Atlanta. Get familiar, and also adding @sheabutterfc.com @diasporautdpod.bsky.social Feel free to add more. Working on making a feed. 🙂

🇸🇩 Last night in Bilbao, a historic friendly match was played between the Basque Country and #Palestine teams, in front of 53,000 spectators at the San Mamés stadium. 👇

The striking artistry of Alyssa 🎨 An incredible through ball from Wieke Kaptein is met with a moment of pure brilliance from #ChelseaFCW's Alyssa Thompson 😮‍💨 #BarclaysWSL

One of the most "American without a passport who has never left their state" ass comments I've ever heard

USA 🇺🇸 - Paraguay 🇵🇾 just vibes in the first 10 minutes. 1-1.

This squeezing commercials in whenever there is an injury is so meh. Head injuries don’t make me want to change my cell phone provider.

Textbook counter attack. Commits the goalkeeper and then slips Gift Monday. Has felt like it was coming since the first whistle. 1-0 Spirit.

Upset alert: #3 Tennessee 1, UNC 3. 30 minutes to play in Knoxville. On ESPN+ (all the games are).

Potential big winner in MLS changing their schedule, NWSL. TBD and who knows, they may follow suit, but at least in the short term, stadium scheduling, marketing focus, attendance, TV viewership all have potential to be stronger.

Congratulations Tobin what a legendary career ❤️

Forgot about this re: Apple TV move: NBC and Apple recently announced a $14.99 bundle of Apple TV and Peacock. So fans could get Premier League, F1 and MLS in that subscription bundle.

Suriname's soccer history is, at times, surreal. I went to Paramaribo to understand more about the shock 2026 World Cup hopeful & hear about how the current group thinks about the country's sporting past. youtu.be/ga2ki7jJTLo

I had someone pre-order this book for my birthday, and it could make a great request for a Christmas/holiday present from one of your friends or family. Supporting books early helps insightful writers like Leander get to pitch and write more of them in the future, which we should all want.

Much appreciation to Shane O’Brien & QNS.com for continuously covering our 5k for Davide event. All are welcome to join us this Saturday in Astoria, and feel free to participate mindfully, as you see fit from wherever you call home. Forza Davide ❤️🦁 qns.com/2025/11/nyif...

Don’t suggest giving Messi the ball in your defensive half. He knows what to do with your gift 🎁

One of the kindest most beautiful humans you can ever be blessed to work with and meet. We are so lucky here in Seattle and I hope other people see how much it means to have a player stay with a club -a club that has literally been through EVERYTHING - for their entire career.

Hey all - haven’t been on here for a while but am working on some stuff around NWSL championship so if you know WoSo peeps (journos/SGs/etc) within the Bay Area, if you can reply with their handles below ⬇️ that’d be great. Thanks!

i'm sorry but WHAT lamine yamal

At least a couple times a year I'll be doing research for something related to American soccer and I'll come across an old Grant Wahl lede that stops me dead in my tracks. www.si.com/soccer/2020/...

Not gonna lie, I think every captain should be saying something on Sunday. It was an attack on the league and the sport. Just because it didn't involve your team directly doesn't mean it's not worth speaking on. It can't only be a problem when it directly affects you. It's too important.

Leadership.

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