women soccer

SEATTLE (AP) — Carli Lloyd scored in the 85th minute and the World Cup champion United States women pulled out a 1-1 tie with Brazil on Wednesday night after trailing since the opening moments. Lloyd got her foot to a cross from defender Meghan Klingenberg and the shot got past goalkeeper Luciana, deflected off the underside of the crossbar and into the net...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike has extended its sponsorship deal with the National Women's Soccer League through 2019. The Beaverton, Oregon-based shoe and apparel company has outfitted the women's professional league with uniforms and training gear for each of its teams since it launched in 2013...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A private Christian university in Spokane says five members of the women's soccer team were suspended from a match after a social media post surfaced showing them dressed in blackface and afro wigs. Whitworth University says the players were suspended from a game Wednesday following their actions at an unofficial team event Monday night...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Thorns played Sunday night before their second sellout crowd of more than 21,000, though it was bittersweet. Already eliminated from the playoffs, the Thorns honored a pair of popular players who are retiring from the game: goalkeeper Nadine Angerer and defender Rachel Van Hollebeke...

Tuesday night, Team USA enters a Women's World Cup semifinal as underdogs. They are are the No. 2-ranked team in the world and facing the No. 1 team, Germany, which is also the reigning UEFA Euro champions. The last time these two teams met was in 2013, when the United States beat Germany in the Algarve Cup final...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The second-ranked United States faces Colombia in the knockout round of the Women's World Cup tonight. Beside the incentive to stay alive in the tournament, the Americans may have some extra inspiration for the showdown...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Upstart Colombia will be the next opponent for the U.S. national team at the Women's World Cup. The second-ranked U.S. women, who have two World Cup titles, finished atop Group D with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria on Monday night...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Abby Wambach scored late in the first half and the U.S. women's national team went on to beat Nigeria 1-0 on Tuesday night for a first-place finish in its group at the Women's World Cup. It was Wambach's 14th World Cup goal, pulling her even with Birgit Prinz for second on the all-time list behind Brazil's Marta, who has 15...