Kevin Johnston

  • Jake Keegan

    Greenville Triumph SC inks 2nd-ever player, striker Jake Keegan

    Set to debut this year in USL League One, Greenville Triumph SC’s roster-building phase has commenced. After recently signing its first-ever player in defender Tyler Polak, the expansion club announced its second signing — and first attacking player — on Thursday in veteran striker Jake Keegan. Keegan joins the...
  • Central Florida SC

    NPSL welcomes expansion-side Central Florida SC

    A new NPSL expansion team, Central Florida SC, has arrived in Orlando, Fla., the league announced Friday. Affectionately known as the Panthers, the side will join the Sunshine Conference and take the pitch this year. “We expect to showcase the wealth of talent that participates in the Central Florida...
  • Notre Dame advance

    Hoosiers, Irish advance to Round of 16

    Two Indiana schools took the pitch Sunday in the men’s NCAA tournament in their quests to reach the College Cup, and both ultimately advanced to the Round of 16. One skated by with ease; the other had to go to a dramatic 12th round of penalties to move on....
  • Lowcountry United

    Lowcountry United FC finds new home at Woodland High School

    Despite achieving significant success on the pitch by winning the Mid-Atlantic North Division in the UPSL spring season, Lowcountry United FC was thrown a bit of an unexpected curveball in mid-2018. The club suddenly found itself out in the cold on a venue to call home and also without...
  • conference semis

    Berhalter’s ‘gamble’ works out for Crew SC in 1st leg of conference semis

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Facing the league’s best defense of the Supporters’ Shield-winning New York Red Bulls in the first leg of the conference semis, Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter decided to gamble. With a key player on fatigued legs and another injured, Berhalter rolled the dice with...
  • Crew SC

    ‘Saved’ Crew SC also saves playoff hopes on Decision Day

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just like the club itself, Columbus Crew SC‘s playoffs hopes have been saved. Crew SC punched its ticket to the postseason on Decision Day with a 3-2 downing of Minnesota United FC on Sunday afternoon at MAPFRE Stadium. Only two players scored, with Crew forward Gyasi...
  • Sogility

    Sogility brings unique training focus to central Indiana

    WESTFIELD, Ind. — As far as owner Chris McGrath knew, there was nothing else around like it. And with local resources available like sports performance outfit IFAST and Jon Busch’s High Performance Goalkeeping (HPG), his idea made total sense. McGrath brought everything together to open Sogility, a brand-new indoor...
  • aerial sign

    Indy Eleven troll Louisville City FC with aerial sign

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest (LIPAFC), the derby contested between the Indy Eleven and Louisville City FC, tends to bring out the best in both clubs and supporters’ groups in terms of smack talk. And while the Eleven got served up properly on the pitch...
  • LouCity George Davis IV

    Keys to victory: 3 reasons LouCity edged Indy Eleven 1-0

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yes indeed, Louisville City FC and the Indy Eleven are taking the Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest (LIPAFC) to the postseason. Having both already clinched a playoff spot, the teams met last weekend at Louisville Slugger Field with LouCity coming away with a 1-0 win. Now,...
  • Norwich City - Stoke

    Canaries fall to Stoke, snap unbeaten streak at 8

    Norwich City‘s fine form continued Saturday at home against Stoke City, though a result ultimately eluded the Canaries for the first time in quite a while. A 35th-minute Timm Klose own goal proved their undoing in the 1-0 defeat. The loss snapped Norwich’s unbeaten streak at eight across all...
  • FC Cincy

    Keys to victory: 3 reasons FC Cincy beat Indy Eleven

    CINCINNATI — In front of a record-setting USL regular-season crowd of 31,478 at Nippert Stadium, FC Cincinnati rolled the Indy Eleven 3-0 on Saturday night. Here are three factors that contributed to the final scoreline: WIDE PLAY Left winger Jimmy McLaughlin regularly shredded Indy’s defense on his side of...
  • FC Cincinnati

    Gallery: FC Cincinnati tops Indy Eleven before record-setting crowd

    CINCINNATI — The USL’s best side this season, FC Cincinnati, continued its dominance Saturday night in a 3-nil home win over the Indy Eleven. The huge turnout at Nippert Stadium — 31,478 supporters attended — was the most ever for a USL regular-season game.   Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KJboxing....