After Haunting Loss, U.S. Fires Womenâs Coach
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United States Coach Greg Ryan was fired on Monday, less than a month after his risky decision to start Briana Scurry in goal against Brazil led to the teamâs exit in the Womenâs World Cup.
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Greg Ryan is out as the U.S. women's soccer coach less than a month after his top-ranked team lost in the World Cup semifinals following a contentious goalie switch.
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The current members of the American womenâs soccer team seem preoccupied with receiving the same attention their hallowed ancestors did eight years ago.
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The Chicago Bulls, struggling in the  NBA's Eastern Conference, have fired coach Scott Skiles.
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Abby Wambach's bloody head has been stitched, and her toe needs to be numbed before games. Don't worry about her, she insists. What really matters is if she and her American teammates fail against Sweden in the Women's World Cup.
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ATHENS -- On a chilly day last October, the United States softball team met its match and took a beating like never before -- or since. There was no &quot;mercy rule&quot; to save them.
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The sacrificial firing of the Metsâ hitting coach has exposed tensions that until now have been held below the surface.
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Greg Ryan has been dismissed as United States women's soccer coach, less than a month after guiding the team to a third-place finish in the Women's World Cup in China and despite compiling a 45-1-9 record in three years.
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ATHENS, Greece - Frustrated by fouls, turnovers and a feisty opponent, the United States desperately looked for help.    Then along came Sheryl Swoopes to set things right...
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ATHENS, Greece - When the first whistle chirped, US women&#39;s soccer icon Mia Hamm thought it was merely a foul call. She wondered when the endless, harrowing gold medal match against Brazil would finally end.
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Willette White spent 15 years in the Pacific-10, earning a reputation as one of the nation's top 10 assistant women's basketball coaches. But when the chance to run her own program arrived, the psychological difference between her old employer and new team was even greater than the physical distance.
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Former Bulls coach Scott Skiles was fired after he told management the team needed "a new voice," directly leading to and foreshadowing his own departure.
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Coach Greg Ryan made an unexpected change in his lineup 24 hours before the U.S. womenâs semifinal against Brazil: Briana Scurry will replace Hope Solo as goalkeeper.
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No Diana Taurasi, no Alana Beard. Nicole Ohlde is gone and so is Nicole Powell. Lindsay Whalen and Kelly Mazzante? They've moved on, too. A class that might have been the best in women's basketball is no longer around. It's time for some new stars to emerge.
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Last week in an interview with the New York Times, US men&#39;s coach Bruce Arena took pot shots at almost everyone involved in American soccer.
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For many coaches, their last home game after 41 years on the job would be an emotionally charged event that becomes bigger than the game.
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In 2002, Lindy Vivas coached the Fresno State women's volleyball team to the most successful season in its history. Two years later, she was fired.