Stories By Chelsey Bush
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 5 months agoBush: Did anyone from USWNT B-team earn a promotion?
The US continued its utter dominance of Concacaf qualifying with a 5-0 win over Panama. Jill Ellis made wholesale changes to...
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 5 months agoBush: US proves creativity in blowout over Mexico
The US absolutely ran rampant over Mexico to open their World Cup qualifying campaign with a statement win of 6-0. Mexico...
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Analysis
/ 5 months agoBush: Thorns couldn’t outlast relentless Courage
PORTLAND, Or. — Loose. Relaxed. Confident. Going into this match, the Portland Thorns had every reason to believe they would emerge...
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NWSL
/ 5 months agoHoran’s MVP season is only the beginning
PORTLAND, Or. — For the first time, the NWSL MVP isn’t also the Golden Boot winner. Announced today prior to the...
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Analysis
/ 5 months agoNWSL championship preview: Thorns v Courage, redux
POTRLAND, Or. — Rematch. A year ago, Portland defeated the Shield-winning Courage 1-0 to win the NWSL Championship in what was frankly...
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Analysis
/ 5 months agoNWSL semifinal preview: Better late than never
Chicago Red Stars (9-5-10) vs North Carolina Courage (17-1-6) Tuesday, 9:00 p.m. EDT, Providence Park (ESPNews) All-time series: Red Stars lead,...
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Analysis
/ 5 months agoBush: Injuries, missed chances take their toll on the Reign
Just over a week ago, the Seattle Reign were steamrolled by the Portland Thorns in the last game of the regular...
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Analysis
/ 5 months agoNWSL semifinal preview: Cascadia rivalry makes playoff debut
Seattle Reign FC (11-5-8) at Portland Thorns FC (12-6-6) Saturday, 3:00 p.m. EDT, Providence Park (Lifetime) All-time series: tied, 8-8-3 For...
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Analysis
/ 5 months agoA former Portland pillar is Seattle’s key to unseating the Thorns
At the end of 2016, midfielder Allie Long was flying high. She’d made an improbable comeback to the U.S. women’s...
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Analysis
/ 6 months agoNWSL Week 24 preview: Which Cascadia city will host a semifinal?
Twenty-four game weeks (or five and a half months) ago, the sixth NWSL season loomed ahead. By the end of Saturday,...
