Stories By John D Halloran
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 6 months agoHealthy and happy: Kelley O’Hara’s emotional World Cup opener
REIMS, France — In the maze of tunnels and hallways beneath Stade Auguste-Delaune, Kelley O’Hara is speaking with the media about...
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 6 months agoNo World Cup, no problem for longtime Japan stalwart Yuki Nagasato
When the Japanese national team kicks off its 2019 World Cup campaign on Monday, it will do so without the services...
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Analysis
/ 6 months agoVeterans of WPS still grinding it out in NWSL
In January 2012, Women’s Professional Soccer—struggling through much of its three-year existence—cancelled the season. The announcement left over a hundred players...
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Analysis
/ 7 months agoMichele Vasconcelos is hitting her stride at just the right time for the Red Stars
On a brisk November morning in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Chicago Red Stars assistant coach Gary Curneen is breaking down tape for...
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 7 months agoCasey Short hopes to turn World Cup roster letdown into growth opportunity
Casey Short had just received the most painful call possible for a national team player. After two and a half years...
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 7 months agoCasey Short a surprise omission from USWNT’s World Cup roster
United States women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis has selected her roster for the 2019 World Cup, and one name...
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Analysis
/ 7 months agoWhy Red Stars-Reign was delayed — and how it could have been handled better
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Late last week, it became evident that Saturday’s match-up between the Chicago Red Stars and Reign FC could...
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/ 8 months ago2019 Chicago Red Stars season preview: Getting past the curse
The Chicago Red Stars’ 2018 campaign ended in exactly the same way as their previous three — with the team earning...
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/ 8 months agoNorth Carolina Courage 2019 season preview: Can the champs actually get better?
Coming off the most successful season in the history of the National Women’s Soccer League—one in which they only lost one...
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/ 9 months ago‘Nobody is more frustrated than Morgan’: Dames backs Brian’s recovery efforts
The transformational moment for the United States women’s national team four years ago in the 2015 World Cup was a simple...