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Top teams collide as Pride, Spirit battle for NWSL title
As the respective top two seeds in the NWSL playoffs, the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit have been on a collision course to this moment., ,Led by their elite goal-scorers, the Pride and Spirit will battle for the NWSL championship on Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo.,Both clubs won 18 matches ...
Spirit's Croix Bethune named NWSL Rookie of Year
Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune was named the 2024 NWSL Rookie of the Year on Tuesday.,Bethune, 23, tallied five goals and 10 assists in just 17 matches before a season-ending knee injury.,Drafted third overall last January, Bethune also earned a spot on the NWSL Best XI first team this s...
Spirit, Vitality move to semis at BLAST Premier: World Final
Team Spirit and Team Vitality each recorded a sweep on Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the $1 million BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 in Sentosa, Singapore.,Spirit eliminated FaZe Clan with a 13-10 win on Mirage and a 19-17 victory on Anubis. ,Russian Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov recorded 53 kill...
NWSL roundup: Gotham beat Pride, run unbeaten streak to 7
Rose Lavelle scored what ended up being the match-winning goal just before halftime as NJ/NY Gotham topped the Orlando Pride 3-1 on Sunday night in Harrison, N.J.,Lavelle found the back of the net in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, helping NJ/NY (16-4-5, 53 points) extend its unbeaten ...
NWSL roundup: Cloe Lacasse earns hat trick in Utah win vs. Seattle
At Sandy, Utah, Cloe Lacasse scored three first-half goals for the first hat trick in franchise history to help provide the Royals with a three-game winning streak at the expense of the Reign, 3-0.,Lacasse scored in the third and 20th minutes before her final tally in first-half extra time. The firs...
Marta scores as unbeaten Pride shut out Spirit, clinch league's best record
Marta scored on a second-half penalty kick to break a scoreless tie and the Orlando Pride remained undefeated by winning 2-0 in a showdown Sunday night with the visiting Washington Spirit and clinching the best record in the NWSL.,An own goal accounted for the other tally. Pride goalkeeper Anna Moor...
Marta scores as unbeaten Pride shuts out Spirit, clinches league's best record
Marta scored on a second-half penalty kick to break a scoreless tie and the Orlando Pride remained undefeated by winning 2-0 in a showdown Sunday night with the visiting Washington Spirit and clinching the best record in the NWSL.,An own goal accounted for the other tally. Pride goalkeeper Anna Moor...
Marta's goal highlights unbeaten Pride's shutout of Spirit
Marta scored on a second-half penalty kick to break a scoreless tie and the Orlando Pride remained undefeated by winning 2-0 in a showdown Sunday night with the visiting Washington Spirit and clinching the best record in the NWSL.,An own goal accounted for the other tally. Pride goalkeeper Anna Moor...
Makenna Morris scores winner to help Spirit edge Angel City
Makenna Morris' goal in the 78th minute proved to be the difference-maker as the Washington Spirit defeated host Angel City FC 2-1 on Friday night in Los Angeles.,The goal for Morris, a rookie defender, was her second of the season for the Spirit (15-5-2, 47 points). It was a bounce-back win for Was...
Spirit, USWNT F Trinity Rodman (back) exits in wheelchair
United States women's national team forward Trinity Rodman exited the field area in a wheelchair during the Washington Spirit's 3-0 loss to the Kansas City Current on Friday, which her agent attributed to an "intense back spasm.",That's what Mike Senkowski told The Washington Post Saturday about Rod...
Temwa Chawinga, Current beat Spirit 3-0; Trinity Rodman hurt
In a total team effort, three different players scored for the Kansas City Current as they beat the visiting Washington Spirit 3-0 on Friday night in Kansas City, Mo.,Netting goals for the Current (12-3-6, 42 points) were Nichelle Prince, Lo'eau LaBonta and Temwa Chawinga, the latter of whom scored ...
Spirit sign D Tara McKeown to 4-year contract
The Washington Spirit signed defender Tara McKeown to a new four-year contract Thursday.,McKeown's contract take effect immediately and now runs through the end of the 2027 season and includes a fifth-year option for 2028. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ,"I'm so happy and grateful t...
Spirit star Croix Bethune, hurt at baseball game, out for season
An honor at a Washington Nationals game proved costly for standout Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune.,The U.S. national team player was placed on the season-ending injury list on Wednesday after sustaining a torn meniscus away from training last week, the team announced.,Spirit coach Jonata...
Spirit star Croix Bethune out for season with knee injury
Washington Spirit standout midfielder Croix Bethune was placed on the season-ending injury list on Wednesday after sustaining a torn meniscus away from training last week, the team announced.,The 23-year-old rookie, a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. women's team at the Paris Olympics, recorded...
Team Spirit reach grand final at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2
Team Spirit pulled off a 2-1 victory over MOUZ in the upper-bracket final of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event on Friday in Serbia.,With the win, Team Spirit advance to the grand final on Sunday. In the lower-bracket quarterfinals on Friday, Eternal Fire topped FURIA Esports 2-1 and paiN Gaming de...
MOUZ, Spirit march on at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2
MOUZ came from behind to win while Team Spirit rolled to an easy victory on Thursday in the upper-bracket semifinals of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event in Serbia.,Spirit raced to a 2-0 win over FURIA Esports before MOUZ rallied past paiN Gaming for a 2-1 triumph. The victors will meet in the upp...
Spirit, HEROIC among winners on first day of BLAST Fall Groups
Team Spirit, HEROIC, Team Vitality and Astralis kicked off the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 with wins on the first day of group stage competition Monday in Copenhagen.,Spirit swept OG 2-0 and HEROIC did the same to Complexity Gaming in Group A opening matches. In Group B, Astralis beat Team Falco...
Tundra keep rolling at Dota's Riyadh Masters
Tundra Esports won their lone match on Friday to remain the only undefeated team in Group B at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia.,In Group A, both OG and Team Spirit tied both of their Friday matches to stay unbeaten.,Tundra topped WBG.XG 2-0, prevailing in 34 minutes on green and in 55 minu...
Spirit knock off Na’Vi in BLAST Premier Spring final
Team Spirit jumped out to a two-map lead on Sunday and went on to defeat Natus Vincere 3-1 in the grand final of the BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 in London.,The $425,000, eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event wrapped up with Spirit taking home $200,000 and 3,200 BLAST Premier points ...
Spirit acquire D Esme Morgan from Manchester City
The Washington Spirit agreed to terms with English defender Esme Morgan on a four-year deal through 2027, the NWSL team announced Thursday.,She arrives on a transfer from Manchester City and will be eligible to join the club on July 15. The amount of the transfer fee was not disclosed.,Morgan, 23, m...