Courage complete dominant season with dominant final

PORTLAND, Or. — The more they booed Jaelene Hinkle the better she played. And as the minutes ticked away, the Courage’s...

Bush: 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...

Jess McDonald’s remarkable journey continues with NWSL Championship MVP award

PORTLAND, Ore. — In Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League Championship, North Carolina Courage’s Jess McDonald showed up big – really big – and...

Courage earn NWSL Championship with dominant 3-0 win over Thorns

The North Carolina Courage have done what no other NWSL team has been able to do: win the NWSL Shield and...

Riley, Parsons spar over details of last year’s physical final

PORTLAND, Or. — For the first time since the North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns FC set up their NWSL Championship...

NWSL 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...

Crystal Dunn is at peace with her versatility, and we should be, too

Somewhere along the way, we lost perspective with Crystal Dunn – we being the outside world. As a teen, she was...

NWSL Championship notebook: Sonnett, Rowland raring to go

PORTLAND, Or. — Emily Sonnett had tape on her right knee and trained on the side during the 15 minutes of...

Halloran: Dissecting the Courage’s box midfield

The North Carolina Courage have run roughshod over the National Women’s Soccer League in 2018, winning the NWSL Shield by a...

NWSL Best XI: Sauerbrunn makes it six-for-six

Becky Sauerbrunn kept her perfect Best XI in tact when she was named to the NWSL’s all-star team for the sixth...