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...

Horan’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...

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...

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...