U.S. women top Ireland in soccer
Sports Briefs:Natasha Kai scored in the 72nd minute and the U.S. women's soccer team beat Ireland 1-0 on Wednesday night at East Rutherford, N.J., in the second game of a 10-game post-Olympic tour.
13 die in soccer riot in Congo
Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday.
Cougars pull one out
Maybe Apex didn't control the action and got nowhere near as many shots on goal as Green Hope, the No. 1-ranked high school boys soccer team in the state. In the end, it didn't matter.
Soccer fields to open officially
Mayor Dick Sears will kick out the first ball at a ceremony this morning to mark the opening of three new town soccer fields.
U.S. soccer team gets unexpected scoring
There's no telling where the offense is going to come from with the U.S. soccer team these days. Or when.
RailHawks players helping charity
Sports Briefs:Several Carolina RailHawks players will be among the participants when XIOS restaurant, on N.C. 55 in Apex, have partnered to raise money and awareness for children's cancer research.
United wins U.S. Open Cup
Sports Briefs:Fred led D.C. United to the U.S. Open Cup title and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, scoring in the 50th minute help the Major League Soccer team beat the Charleston Battery 2-1 on Wednesday night in Washington.
RailHawks players helping charity
Sports Briefs:Several Carolina RailHawks players will be among the participants when XIOS restaurant, on N.C. 55 in Apex, have partnered to raise money and awareness for children's cancer research.
United wins U.S. Open Cup
Sports Briefs:Fred led D.C. United to the U.S. Open Cup title and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, scoring in the 50th minute help the Major League Soccer team beat the Charleston Battery 2-1 on Wednesday night in Washington.
Kerr gets kick out of return
It was a UNC luminary who earned fame when he penned, with some regret, "You can't go home again." But a Duke graduate hopes to write a more satisfying sequel for his return.
Wake Tech soccer starts
Fans barely outnumbered players at Wake Technical Community College's first soccer game Saturday, but that didn't seem to bother those who came out.
Barcellos to coach St. Louis
Sports Briefs:Jorge Barcellos, the coach who led Brazil's women's national team to a silver medal in the Olympics, was hired to lead the St. Louis team in the new Women's Professional Soccer league.
