Heath starts, Morgan on bench for Thorns; Zerboni on bench for Flash

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tobin Heath is in the Starting XI for Portland Thorns FC in Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League Championship....

Yet again, Rochester, N.Y., finds itself hosting an important women’s soccer match

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The corner of Broad St. and Smith St. in a largely forgotten area just west of downtown isn’t...

Mana Shim breaks out for Portland Thorns

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – There’s only only one player on Portland Thorns FC’s roster that’s managed to notch a goal against the Western...

VIDEO: NWSL Championship roundtable preview

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Equalizer’s Jeff Kassouf and Dan Lauletta join Rochester Democrat & Chronicle’s Jeff DiVeronica to discuss the 2013...

VIDEO: Thorns’ Heath, Morgan probable for Saturday

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tobin Heath may not have trained this week, but she still says she’s ready to play in Saturday’s...

Rookie Kat Williamson completed Thorns defense

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When Portland Thorns FC opened their inaugural season in April they had a World Cup veteran at goalkeeper...

Alex Morgan’s ‘The Kicks,’ from a young player’s view

By: Molly Jensen Molly Jensen is a sophomore soccer player for St. Anthony’s High School on Long Island and also plays...

Thorns training update: Morgan trains, Heath sits

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Topic 1 at Portland Thorns FC training on Thursday was, of course, the health of U.S. internationals Alex...

Thorns learned, grew from mid-season adversity

In preseason, Portland Thorns FC looked like a lock to make the inaugural National Women’s Soccer League final. With Alex Morgan...

NWSL announces Best XI, led by FCKC again

The National Women’s Soccer League announced its Best XI on Wednesday, with some of the obvious players — like league MVP...