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SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (AP) — Former U.S. soccer stars Abby Wambach and Mia Hamm are offering support to an 8-year-old Nebraska girl who says her team was disqualified from a youth soccer tournament because she looks like a boy. Mili Hernandez's team had advanced to the finals of the tournament when it was suddenly disqualified...

(AP) Retired U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach has announced her engagement to Christian writer Glennon Doyle Melton. Melton posted a photo of two hands flashing diamond rings on Facebook Saturday with the note, "Abby and I decided to hold hands forever...

Abby Wambach says she abused alcohol and prescription drugs for years until her arrest in April for driving under the influence. Soccer's most prolific scorer tells The Associated Press in a phone interview: "I was stubborn and I was in denial." ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Court records show U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants Tuesday afternoon in a county courtroom in Portland. The Oregonian reports the plea means Wambach could see her charges dismissed within a year by enrolling in a diversion program available to first-time offenders...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Abby Wambach admitted to once trying cocaine and smoking marijuana some 10 years ago, according to court documents connected to her arrest on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Wambach, who won a World Cup with the U...

Retired World Cup soccer champion Abby Wambach was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. Portland police Sgt. Peter Simpson said in a statement Sunday that a sergeant stopped the 35-year-old Saturday night after she reportedly ran a red light in her Range Rover near downtown...

Following the United States' 1-0 victory over Nigeria in Tuesday's so-called "Group of Death" opening round of World Cup soccer play in British Columbia -- a match that featured another stunning goal by the great Abby Wambach -- I was reminded of this YouTube gem. I stumbled across it following Landon Donovan's improbable goal against Algeria in the 2010 World Cup and it helped propel th