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Lack of Love: Hockey goes into the playoffs on a wave of apathy. Could soccer one day supplant the game as America's fourth sport?
by Mark Starr (Commentary | Newsweek - April 8)
In the fall of 1969 I was a full-time graduate student working two part-time jobs, so both time and money were sparse. But from the day of my arrival in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had marked one night on my calendar with a red circle, damn the expense or the work/study obligations. That was the night the Boston Bruins came to town to play the nascent Oakland Seals, soon to be the California Golden Seals and soon after that to be extinct. more details | go to article

Beyond Beckham
by Malcolm Beith (Profile/Interview | Newsweek - December 5)
Nursing a broken foot, Wayne Rooney hobbled off the pitch just 27 minutes into England's Euro 2004 quarterfinal against Portugal to the applause of millions of television viewers worldwide. His tournament was over, but what a formidable run it had been: Rooney had slotted in four goals and given his team the boost a lackluster David Beckham had failed to provide. more details | go to article

U.S. Soccer's Sorry Season
by Mark Starr (Analysis | Newsweek - December 14)
Freddy Adu was billed as the savior of American soccer. Now he has to worry about saving himself. more details | go to article

No More Kicks
by Mark Starr (Analysis | Newsweek - September 27)
The once dominant American team has its championship dream crushed by Brazil. more details | go to article

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