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U.S. Open Cup Round 3: RailHawks 2, Galaxy 1:  Even after he torched his team, Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena still had no idea who the Carolina RailHawks' Ty Shipalane is.

Commentary:  In front of a passionate, partisan crowd, the Carolina RailHawks upset the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy with a late comeback for a 2-1 win in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup

Premier Mario Monti suggested Tuesday that Italian soccer be suspended for two to three years after the latest match-fixing scandal rocked the national team and again tarnished the sport's image in the country just a week before the European Championship.

There will be no David Beckham, no Landon Donovan and no Robbie Keane – but there should be the largest crowd in WakeMed Soccer Park history for a Carolina RailHawks game when the L.A. Galaxy pays a visit for the third round of the 99th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Italian authorities swept through the Italy national team training site near Florence Monday and made more than a dozen arrests, including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri, elsewhere as part of a wide-ranging investigation into match-fixing in soccer.

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.

Franz Beckenbauer says deadlocked matches should continue to be decided with penalty-kick shootouts.

NCHSAA 4A Title, Hough vs. Green Hope, 11 a.m. at N.C. State:  A year ago, the Hough High girls’ soccer team nearly reached the N.C. 4A championship game. After four overtimes in the state semifinals, the Huskies lost on penalty kicks to then-state power Ardrey Kell. It was an amazing feat for a team that had no seniors and had never played together as a team before.

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.

Colorado's governor and the mayor of Denver say they're pleased the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee have reached a revenue-sharing agreement.

Jonas Kaufmann says he lip synched his performance of the Champions League theme before last weekend's final in Munich.

FIFA says the Hawk-Eye goal line technology system will be tested at Wembley Stadium when England plays Belgium in a June 2 exhibition.