The Carolina RailHawks will open their regular-season home schedule on April 14 in a matchup against the Atlanta Silverbacks. The RailHawks announced their 28-game NASL schedule Thursday.
The Cary-based soccer club will face each league opponent twice at home and twice on the road.
The upcoming season will include the RailHawks participation in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup where they will enter the tournament in the second round, scheduled to take place on May 22.
"The Vancouver Whitecaps FC match on March 4 kicks off 2012 with a great test for our team and sets a great tone for the remainder of the regular season," RailHawks president Curt Johnson said in a statement released by the team. The RailHawks will kick off the 2012 preseason against Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS at 3:00 p.m. on March 4.
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Now that they've made peace with their international partners on the financial front, leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee must decide whether to try to bring an upcoming Olympics to America. 
The Green Hope High girls soccer team is ranked No. 1 in the country, but won’t reach its goal unless it beats Hough in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championships on Saturday.
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Barcelona provided Pep Guardiola with the perfect sendoff by routing Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Copa del Rey final on Friday night, the club's 14th trophy in four seasons under its most successful coach. 
Green Hope started to talk about championship aspirations before the year. After a 3-0 win at Hoggard, the Falcons will have the chance to win it all Saturday against Charlotte Hough. Keep up with the latest sports stories with our free e-mail newsletters, delivered to your inbox!
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(Home games at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary)
April 7, at Minnesota Stars
April 14, Atlanta Silverbacks
April 18, at Tampa Bay Rowdies
April 21, at Puerto Rico Islanders
April 28, San Antonio Scorpions
May 2, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
May 6, at FC Edmonton
May 12, at Minnesota Stars
May 19, Puerto Rico Islanders
June 2, Puerto Rico Islanders
June 9, Minnesota Stars
June 16, at Atlanta Silverbacks
June 23, FC Edmonton
June 30, at Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
July 3, Atlanta Silverbacks
July 7, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
July 21, Minnesota Stars
July 28, at San Antonio Scorpions
Aug. 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies
Aug. 11, at Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
Aug. 18, FC Edmonton
Aug. 25, at Atlanta Silverbacks
Sept. 1, at Puerto Rico Islanders
Sept. 8, San Antonio Scorpions
Sept. 12, at FC Edmonton
Sept. 16, at San Antonio Scorpions
Sept. 19, at Tampa Bay Rowdies
Sept. 22, Tampa Bay Rowdies
