Lauletta: Assessing each team’s NWSL semifinal performance

It was a fantastic day of soccer over two National Women’s Soccer League semifinals, with the North Carolina Courage prevailing over...

Kerr’s first playoff goal lifts Red Stars to NWSL Championship for first time

Sam Kerr’s 8th-minute tally stood as the game’s only goal in Sunday’s second National Women’s Soccer League semifinal as the Chicago...

Tobin Heath-Casey Short match-up could determine Thorns-Red Stars semifinal

One is a two-time World Champion and Olympian, known throughout the sphere of women’s soccer as a magician, whose tricks on...

Thorns’ late-season slump is at odds with their history

To ask how the Portland Thorns were built — to ask how this team has been successful so consistently over the...

The Lowdown: My 2019 NWSL awards ballot

It’s that time of year again, so let’s get right to it. Here is my 2019 National Women’s Soccer League awards...

NWSL playoffs primer: One key player from all four teams

The National Women’s Soccer League playoffs are here with the same four teams in there that we saw a year ago....

The Equalizer Podcast Episode 80: Seeding

The National Women’s Soccer League playoff table is finally fully set, with Reign FC drawing their way to fourth place and...

NWSL Saturday: Reign draw, settle for No. 4 seed

Orlando Pride 2, Reign FC 2 Reign FC are headed to North Carolina to play the Courage in next week’s National...

NWSL Week 24 Preview

North Carolina Courage (14-5-4) vs. Sky Blue FC (5-13-5) Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, WakeMed Soccer Park All-time series: Courage lead, 12-4-3...

Something’s off with the Portland Thorns

I read the other day about a study showing that overtraining wears down athletes not just physically, but mentally. The researchers...