Paul Riley, Imani Dorsey best coach, rookie respectively

Paul Riley has been named NWSL Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Riley guided the North Carolina to...

Paul Riley has shaped the culture and tactics of the best NWSL side so far

POTRLAND, Ore. — In a small press box high above the field at Benedictine University, Paul Riley goes out of his...

Monday Morning Wakeup: NWSL Championship in pictures

Here are some of the best pictures from the North Carolina Courage’s 3-0 victory over Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL...

Katelyn Rowland made all the right moves in NWSL Championship shutout

PORTLAND, Ore. – The North Carolina Courage won the 2018 National Women’s Soccer League championship on Saturday afternoon, securing a 3-0...

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...