Athletica Strengthens Midfield With Additions Of Boxx And Miyama
by Dan Lauletta (Article | Women's Professional Soccer - February 12)
When Shannon Boxx heard Saint Louis Athletica had traded up to secure the first pick in the dispersal draft of Los Angeles Sol players, one thought came to mind. “All along I thought the pick was Marta. I mean that’s obvious.” more details | go to article

Former Sol Players Look To New Horizons
by Dan Lauletta (Profile/Interview | Women's Professional Soccer - February 5)
Karina LeBlanc laughed and said she never expected to find herself part of a soccer draft in which she would be selected ahead of Marta. Brittany Bock laughed when reminded of a conference call nearly a year ago when she was mostly ignored by reporters who preferred querying Marta and head coach Abner Rogers. more details | go to article

Dispersing Draft Theories
by Dan Lauletta (Analysis | Women's Professional Soccer - February 3)
So with everything up in the air and some of the best players in the world up for grabs, here is a look at how Thursday’s Dispersal Draft might turn out—although it will probably wind up much different than this. more details | go to article

Assessing The College Cup
by Dan Lauletta (Analysis | Women's Professional Soccer - December 9)
Four years ago, North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance brought one of his most talented freshman classes to the storied sidelines at Fetzer Field. Sunday they rode off into the sunset—raindrops in this particular case—with their third national championship and second in a row. Never did they arrive at the NCAA tournament undefeated, but they won all three titles at the expense of unbeaten sides, culminating their stay at Chapel Hill with a 1-0 victory over Stanford in College Station, Texas. more details | go to article

Crew's Streak Alive, Metros Salvage Tie
by Dan Lauletta (Result | Major League Soccer - October 9)
The Columbus Crew extended their MLS-record unbeaten run to 17 games in a 1-1 away draw to the MetroStars at Giants Stadium on Saturday night. Jeff Cunningham's first-half goal gave a reserve-filled Crew side the lead before it was canceled out by Sergio Galvan Rey's second-half penalty. more details | go to article

United Draw Closer To Metros With Win
by Dan Lauletta (Result | Major League Soccer - October 2)
Freddy Adu's quirky 16th-minute goal stood up as the only score in a 1-0 victory for D.C. United against the MetroStars that moved the Atlantic Cup rivals closer to their first postseason showdown since the inaugural MLS season of 1996. Adu scored when his shot was partially blocked by MetroStars' defender Jeff Parke but the ball took an unusual trajectory towards the far post and Jonny Walker never had a chance to react. more details | go to article

Glen, Metros Dissolve Revolution Hex
by Dan Lauletta (Result | Major League Soccer - September 12)
The MetroStars erased an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the New England Revolution, 3-2, Saturday night at Giants Stadium. Second-half substitute Cornell Glenn scored on a 69th minute counterattack to snap a 2-2 tie, pulling the home side back to within a point of first place in the East while leaving the Revolution's season on the brink of disaster. more details | go to article