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...

Midge Purce looking to complete her own last-to-first journey

PORTLAND, Or. — Just over a year ago, Midge Purce came off the field for the final time as a Boston...

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...

Vera Pauw out as head coach of Houston Dash

For the second consecutive offseason the Houston Dash are in the market for a head coach. The Dash announced Thursday that...

What we learned from the NWSL semifinals

It was quite the circuitous route to get there over the last few months, but we have the best two teams...

Lauletta: Three thoughts from Courage 2, Red Stars 0

The North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars finally got their semifinal match played on Tuesday night in Portland. It ended...

Courage set up NWSL Championship rematch against Thorns

It was two days late and 3,000 miles from its original venue, but the North Carolina Courage overcame the obstacles to...