• Mountaineers - Marlon LeBlanc

    Relentless Mountaineers dominate Bulldogs in NCAA Tournament

    INDIANAPOLIS — The night started out ugly for Butler on Thursday night at the Sellick Bowl, and after a brief glimmer of hope, only got uglier in a 5-1 blowout loss to West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers dominated from the start and...
  • OVPL

    Indy Saints FC joins OVPL as founding member

    INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Saints FC men’s side has joined the new Ohio Valley Premier League (OVPL) as one of its founding members, the club and league announced Wednesday. The OVPL officially launched Monday as its teams prepare for the inaugural 2020 season, which will start in May. The...
  • Big Ten foes - NCAA Tournament Preview

    Men’s NCAA Tournament preview

    The men’s soccer NCAA Tournament is by far my favorite time of the year. I’m sure I’m not alone. It’s a time when teams live out their dreams one goal at a time. It’s a time full of upsets, happy endings and stories. Every team has a history and...
  • South Bend Lions

    Q&A with Ritchie Jeune of new USL League Two club South Bend Lions FC

    South Bend Lions Football Club, an expansion team that’s joining USL League Two, officially announced its existence Tuesday. We interviewed owner and principal investor Ritchie Jeune to find out more about the South Bend, Ind.-based side that’s set to take the pitch in 2020. Nipun Chopra: Congratulations on the...
  • Real Monarchs

    Gallery: Real Monarchs come from behind at Louisville City to lift USL Cup

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Real Monarchs captured the 2019 USL Cup with a come-from-behind 3-1 triumph over two-time defending champion Louisville City FC on Sunday night at Lynn Stadium. An early strike by LouCity’s Magnus Rasmussen was overshadowed by unanswered goals from Erik Holt, Konrad Plewa and Noah Powder...
  • Old Bhoys SC

    GM blog: Old Bhoys SC to cease operations

    A final farewell INDIANAPOLIS — November is already here. I had mentioned to KJ that I had another GM blog in me… but as I start to type it, each word is harder to get onto the screen. This is the final GM blog for the Old Bhoys —...
  • Indiana - Ohio State

    Indiana survives physical battle with Ohio State, advances to Big Ten Tournament semifinals

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In the postseason, all bets are off. A team that dominated another one just a couple weeks before turns into a team struggling for control. It happens. It’s what makes the game of college soccer so fun. But it’s frustrating for the players, the coaches and...
  • epic LIPAFC matchup

    Gallery: LouCity ousts Eleven from playoffs in epic LIPAFC matchup

    INDIANAPOLIS — The USL Championship Eastern Conference has a champion, and for the third-straight season it’s Louisville City FC. An equalizer practically at the death by Antoine Hoppenot and two more tallies in extra time off the boots of Magnus Rasmussen and Luke Spencer propelled LouCity to a wild...
  • Vlatko Andonovski

    Gallery: USWNT tops Sweden in Vlatko Andonovski’s debut

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Making his U.S. women’s national team managerial debut, Vlatko Andonovski led his side to a 3-2 victory over Sweden on Thursday at MAPFRE Stadium. Carli Lloyd bagged a brace and Christen Press scored the other to put the USWNT up 3-0 at halftime, and a second-half...
  • Pelé Soccer

    Pelé Soccer launches flagship location in New York

    Pelé Soccer, a soccer apparel company, officially opened the doors of its brick-and-mortar flagship location Monday in New York. The store sits in Times Square at 1560 Broadway and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Widely regarded as one of the game’s all-time greats — if...