Legacy work portfolio

BOOKS

• Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer, published June 2010
• Enduring Spirit: Restoring Professional Women’s Soccer to Washington, published October 2013
• Single-Digit Soccer: Keeping Sanity in the Earliest Ages of the Beautiful Game, published August 2015.
• How the Hell Did I End Up Cageside?: An Accidental MMA Writer’s Memoir, is in development.

(Jump to general soccer | women’s soccer | youth soccer | MMA | Olympics and other sports | culture)

BEST OF 2016 (so far)

• March 23, 2016: “Fantastic Lies” and the lessons of the Duke lacrosse case (SportsMyriad)
• March 16, 2016: Meg Gunn Dure: 1947-2016 (Mostly Modern Media)
• March 15, 2016: Matt Emmons: the smiling Olympian who survived missed medals and cancer (The Guardian)
• Feb. 17, 2016: Did I waste my college opportunity? (Mostly Modern Media)
• Jan. 24, 2016: What’s THAT Supposed to Mean? Tori Amos, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” (Popdose)
• Jan. 22, 2016: Should young soccer players be banned from heading the ball? (The Guardian)
• Jan. 20, 2016: Flat-Earthers are back (The Guardian)
• Jan. 16, 2016: The real controversies of U.S. Soccer in 2016 (SportsMyriad)

BEST OF 2015

• Dec. 4, 2015: College football’s playoff format is broken. Here’s how to fix it (The Guardian)
• Dec. 1, 2015: US college sports are a factory for Olympic medalists – but for how much longer? (The Guardian)
• Nov. 7, 2015: Speed skating: can the US team shine after the failure of Sochi? (The Guardian)
• Oct. 29, 2015: Single-Digit Soccer: Time for parents to raise their voices (SportsMyriad)
• Oct. 28, 2015: Teddy Dure, 2001/02?-2015 (Mostly Modern Media)
• Oct. 15, 2015: A fully legal way to set up youth soccer leagues not strictly by birth year (SoccerWire)
• Sept. 24, 2015: Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing. Right? (The Guardian)
• Aug. 30, 2015: Why Serena Williams, not Ronda Rousey, is the world’s most dominant female athlete (The Guardian)
• Aug. 28, 2015: My hometown, my writing, my life (Mostly Modern Media)
• Aug. 27, 2015: U.S. Soccer’s birth-year plan is shortsighted, helping coaches, not kids (SoccerWire)
• Aug. 27, 2015: What’s THAT Supposed to Mean?: R.E.M., “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” (Popdose)
• Aug. 18, 2015: Alex Morgan and the Bedbugs That Ate the NWSL (SportsMyriad)
• Aug. 4, 2015: Is the UFC turning into Rollerball? (The Guardian)
• June 25, 2015: Can U.S. women ditch “Whack it to Wambach” style? (SoccerWire)
• May 21, 2015: Young players must learn to pass the dadgum ball (SoccerWire)
• April 30, 2015: Ann Hammond Dure: 1939-1995 (Mostly Modern Media)
• March 23, 2015: Paul Jeffrey, Duke jazzman (Mostly Modern Media)
• March 15, 2015: The value of a four-year college (Mostly Modern Media)
• March 12, 2015: USA soccer culture is and is not what you want (SportsMyriad)

BEST OF 2010-14

• Oct. 1, 2014: Why Millennials are avoiding small-town America (OZY; picked up at NPR)
• July 22, 2014: Remembering Dan Borislow (SportsMyriad; yes, he’s the guy you read about at Deadspin)
• May 21, 2014: Why we believe utter crap (Mostly Modern Media)
• 2014 medal projections (SportsMyriad)
• Jan. 1, 2014: How Reality Bites and the dictionary screw up irony (Mostly Modern Media)
• (2013 was heavily focused on the book Enduring Spirit)
• Dec. 12, 2012: The year in moderately popular sports (Popdose)
• 2012 live blogs: USA-Japan women’s soccer, swimming (Bleacher Report)
• 2012 medal projections (SportsMyriad)
• July 3, 2011: Marta has her Diego Maradona moment (ESPN; Women’s World Cup coverage)
• June 2011 special section: Day jobs: Fighters’ balancing acts (USA TODAY)
• Jan. 27, 2011: For U.S. Soccer, it’s a matter of style (ESPN.com)
• Aug. 26, 2010: Leap from boxing to mixed martial arts not always pretty (USA TODAY)
• July 2, 2010: Brock Lesnar on return: ‘I’m a cat with 9 lives’ (USA TODAY)

BEST OF USA TODAY YEARS (1999-2010)

• Feb. 25, 2010: Demong, Spillane give USA 1-2 finish in Nordic combined (USA TODAY)
• Feb. 24, 2010: At Whistler, there’s just no party like a biathlon party (USA TODAY)
• Nov. 23, 2009: After overtime, penalty kicks, Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup (USA TODAY)
• Oct. 7, 2009: Women’s jumpers still hoping for flight in 2010 Games (USA TODAY; shot video on a ski jump ramp, recorded audio interviews)
• Jan. 7, 2009: Fighters’ entrance music gets brawlers in the mood (USA TODAY)
• Aug. 23, 2008: Iceland eyes gold medal in handball (USA TODAY; includes interviews with Iceland’s president and first lady)
• Aug. 21, 2008: Weight lifted with U.S. soccer victory, gold (USA TODAY)
• Aug. 20, 2008: China beat: Handball, war, sanitation, etc. (Mostly Modern Media)
• Aug. 17, 2008: Last shot sinks American again (USA TODAY; Olympic shooting stunner)
• May 29, 2008: UFC has fight on its hands against Elite XC (USA TODAY)
• Aug. 22, 2007: Maykel Galindo’s road from Cuba to Chivas USA (USA TODAY)
• Aug. 27, 2006: Donovan answers D.C. fans’ taunts in 5-2 Galaxy win (USA TODAY)
• April 4, 2004: Clausen walking tall to third Olympics (USA TODAY; yes, it’s about Olympic walking, and it includes Bryan Cranston reference)
• Dec. 10, 2002: Manchester United ducks MLS competition (USA TODAY; got a few e-mails from this one)
• Sept. 13, 2001: The world’s game is needed more than ever (USA TODAY; post-9/11)

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EVENTS AND NEWS STORIES

• 2014 Winter Olympics: Did medal projections and led a team of student volunteers to cover the Games on my own site, SportsMyriad. Also did freelance work for OZY.
• 2012 Summer Olympics: Worked with a startup called Trapit, refining semi-curated search results and Tweeting. Also wrote for Bleacher Report.
• Women’s Professional Soccer lawsuit and demise: Consistently broke news for ESPN and espnW as maverick owner Dan Borislow sued the league, one of the factors in its eventual dissolution.
• 2011 Women’s World Cup: Traveled to Germany to cover early rounds for ESPN and espnW.
• 2010 Winter Olympics: Stationed in Whistler to cover Nordic events and biathlon for USA TODAY.
• 2008 Summer Olympics: Roving reporter and soccer writer in Beijing and neighboring soccer stadiums for USA TODAY.
• 2006 Winter Olympics: Blogger and online content specialist stationed in Main Media Center.

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ONLINE CONTENT INNOVATIONS

• Started U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week feature at USA TODAY and did a lively write-up most weeks.
• Started and maintained timeline and other explainers for ongoing BALCO doping case.
• Wrote primers for each Olympic sport prior to Athens Olympics, giving format, qualifying details and scouting reports. For Torino Olympics, incorporated format explanations in results feed.
• Introduced and set tone for one of the earliest live-blogging endeavors in U.S. media, Athens Watch, in 2004 Summer Olympics.
• Did a Virtual Medal Count based on World Championship results prior to Athens Olympics.
• Used photo galleries as storytelling tools, not just compiling random photos but using them to illustrate key moments, for games in 2002 World Cup.

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OLYMPICS

Features

• March 15, 2016: Matt Emmons: the smiling Olympian who survived missed medals and cancer (The Guardian)
• March 8, 2016: Olympic boxing will be bloodier, but will it be safer? (The Guardian)
• Jan. 13, 2016: Will fencing capitalize on the coolest part of Star Wars – the lightsaber? (The Guardian)
• Dec. 1, 2015: US college sports are a factory for Olympic medalists – but for how much longer? (The Guardian)
• Nov. 7, 2015: Speed skating: can the US team shine after the failure of Sochi? (The Guardian)
• Aug. 30, 2015: Why Serena Williams, not Ronda Rousey, is the world’s most dominant female athlete (The Guardian)
• Aug. 12, 2015: Golf doesn’t need the Olympics, and the Olympics don’t need golf (The Guardian)
• Dec. 15, 2014: Break up the Olympics! (SportsMyriad)
• Oct. 7, 2009: Women’s jumpers still hoping for flight in 2010 Games (USA TODAY): Shot video on a ski jump ramp, recorded audio interviews
• Sept. 19, 2008: Journalism, cynicism and the Olympics (Mostly Modern Media)
• Aug. 20, 2008: China beat: Handball, war, sanitation, etc. (Mostly Modern Media)

Sochi 2014

• 2014 medal projections (SportsMyriad)
• New U.S. medal contenders (OZY)
• Action, edge … Olympics! (OZY)
• Curling: You know you want to try it (OZY)

London 2012 (all Bleacher Report unless noted)

• 2012 medal projections (SportsMyriad)
• Live blogs: USA-Japan women’s soccer, swimming
• Marti Malloy matches Ronda Rousey’s judo medal feat
• Caster Semenya forces Olympic community to rethink gender
• 10 biggest disappointments in London
• USA’s rising stars who could win gold in Rio

Vancouver 2010: Nordic sports and biathlon (all USA TODAY)

• Feb. 12, ski jumping: Three U.S. jumpers qualify for Saturday’s medal round
• Feb. 13, ski jumping: Swiss ski jumper takes first gold, USA fails to reach final 30
• Feb. 13, biathlon: Kuzmina pockets biathlon gold for Slovakia in women’s 7.5K
• Feb. 14, biathlon: France’s Jay wins Olympic biathlon 10K; weather takes toll
• Feb. 14, Nordic combined: Two moves impact U.S. gold, silver in Nordic combined
• Feb. 15, cross-country: U.S. women increase visibility, profile in 10k cross country
• Feb. 15, cross-country: U.S. skier Freeman laments mistakes in 15k; Cologna wins
• Feb. 16, biathlon: Germany’s Neuner cruises to gold in women’s biathlon pursuit
• Feb. 17, cross-country: Randall rises in women’s cross-country sprint, men slip
• Feb. 18, biathlon: Biathlete Tim Burke, U.S. team perplexed by performance
• Feb. 19, news: Women’s ski jumpers wish they were Olympians, not spectators
• Feb. 19, cross-country: Norway’s Bjoergen wins women’s 15K pursuit for 2nd gold
• Feb. 20, ski jumping: Switzerland’s Ammann lands a golden quad ski jump
• Feb. 20, cross-country: USA’s Freeman has blood sugar crash in cross-country pursuit
• Feb. 21, biathlon: Tim Burke feels biathlon’s cruelty in men’s 15K mass start
• Feb. 21, preview: Cross-country ski team’s sprint is no easy race to the finish line
• Feb. 22, cross-country: U.S. women post best-ever result in Olympic cross-country
• Feb. 23, Nordic combined: U.S. men’s team pockets first medal in Nordic combined
• Feb. 24, feature: At Whistler, there’s just no party like a biathlon party
• Feb. 25, cross-country: Norway’s Bjoergen adds to bounty with cross-country relay gold
• Feb. 25, Nordic combined: Demong, Spillane give USA 1-2 finish in Nordic combined
• Feb. 26, biathlon: After disappointing Olympics, U.S. biathletes look forward
• Feb. 27, cross-country: U.S. women pleased after 30K cross-country experience
• Feb. 28, cross-country: Northug adds to medal bounty with gold in cross-country 50k

Beijing 2008: Everything, especially soccer (all USA TODAY)

• Aug. 6, soccer: Norway still a thorn in U.S. side after winning opener 2-0
• Aug. 9, badminton: American falters on badminton’s big stage
• Aug. 10, soccer: American men’s soccer team settles for 2-2 draw with Dutch
• Aug. 10, soccer: U.S. women’s team to face New Zealand in critical match
• Aug. 11, soccer: Yellow-card suspension is a ‘horrible feeling’ for Adu
• Aug. 12, fencing: Smart’s ‘stupidity’ results in sabre loss for the U.S.
• Aug. 12, canoe/kayak: Slovakian gets single canoe slalom gold
• Aug. 12, soccer: U.S. women rout New Zealand to reach quarterfinals
• Aug. 12, badminton: U.S. badminton team faces Chinese team, home crowd
• Aug. 12, soccer: Upset benefits U.S. women’s soccer team
• Aug. 13, wrestling: U.S. wrestlers lose weight and first-round matches
• Aug. 13, soccer: Short-handed USA men KO’d from Olympic soccer tourney
• Aug. 14, fencing: U.S. women get team sabre bronze; Ukraine is upset winner
• Aug. 16, boxing: USA boxer Estrada eliminated by Brit in Round of 16
• Aug. 16, boxing: U.S. boxers, coach struggling with judging, each other
• Aug. 17, shooting: Last shot sinks American again
• Aug. 17, fencing: Smart’s heroics help U.S. men’s team sabre to silver
• Aug. 17, soccer: U.S. women not taking Japan lightly in soccer semifinal
• Aug. 18, triathlon: Australia takes women’s triathlon, Bennett fourth
• Aug. 18, soccer: USA secures rematch with Brazil for gold
• Aug. 19, feature: Eight venues, one day: An Olympic odyssey
• Aug. 21, soccer: Weight lifted with U.S. soccer victory, gold
• Aug. 22, modern pentathlon: Sheila Taormina leaves lasting impression in her final Games
• Aug. 23, soccer: Argentina beats the heat and Nigeria for Olympic soccer gold
• Aug. 23, handball: Iceland eyes gold medal in handball (includes interviews with Iceland’s president and first lady)
• Aug. 24, water polo: USA collects silver, Hungary wins gold in water polo 14-10
• Aug. 24, soccer: Gold medalists return home as new pro league awaits

Torino 2006 (USA TODAY)

• Sports Scope blog (through Wayback Machine)

Athlete interviews (all USA TODAY)

• Feb. 14, 2005, Nordic skiing/biathlon: Geologist defies age for run at two Olympic sports
• Feb. 25, 2004, water polo: Think Shaq’s job is tough? Get in the water with Bailey
• March 12, 2004, diving: Platform diver sets sights higher and higher
• April 2, 2004, sailing/windsurfing: Mistral class takes sailing to the extreme
• April 4, 2004, walking: Clausen walking tall to third Olympics (includes Bryan Cranston reference)
• April 30, 2004, synchronized swimming: Wit keeps serious swimmers in sync
• May 14, 2004, triathlon: Kemper’s reality: Swim, bike, run, get to the airport, eat Krispy Kreme

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OTHER SPORTS 

• March 23, 2016: “Fantastic Lies” and the lessons of the Duke lacrosse case (SportsMyriad)
• March 15, 2016: Two trips down memory lane (alma mater Duke vs. former home Wilmington) (StarNews)
• Jan. 31, 2014: Sexism in Super Bowl ads (OZY)
• Dec. 7, 2013: Living the fantasy football life (OZY)
• Nov. 13, 2013: Magnus Carlsen, the new ambassador of chess (OZY)
• Dec. 12, 2012: The year in moderately popular sports (Popdose)
• March 5, 2012: Ranting about rivalries and respect (Popdose)
• Feb. 3, 2012: Can you call it hype if no one actually reads it? (Popdose; a fun look at Super Bowl overkill)
• Sept. 30, 2010: Are sports monopolies necessary? (SportsMyriad)

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CULTURE

• March 16, 2016: Meg Gunn Dure: 1947-2016 (Mostly Modern Media)
• March 4, 2016: Book and suburban planning review: What would Bill Bryson think? (Popdose)
• Feb. 17, 2016: Did I waste my college opportunity? (Mostly Modern Media)
• Jan. 24, 2016: What’s THAT Supposed to Mean? Tori Amos, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” (Popdose)
• Jan. 20, 2016: Flat-Earthers are back (The Guardian)
• Nov. 24, 2015: A Music Major Confesses: I Love Rock and Roll (Popdose)
• Aug. 27, 2015: What’s THAT Supposed to Mean?: R.E.M., “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” (Popdose)
• June 15, 2015: The Attack on Truth: Postmodernism and propaganda (Mostly Modern Media)
• April 5, 2015: Does a TV series have to last to be successful? (Mostly Modern Media)
• March 23, 2015: Paul Jeffrey, Duke jazzman (Mostly Modern Media)
• Nov. 23, 2014: Small towns, young politicians (OZY; picked up at CNN)
• Oct. 1, 2014: Why Millennials are avoiding small-town America (OZY; picked up at NPR)
• July 22, 2014: “Weird Al” bids a fitting end to the album era (Popdose)
• May 21, 2014: Why we believe utter crap (Mostly Modern Media)
• May 2, 2014: In defense of the Spin Doctors (Popdose)
• Jan. 1, 2014: How Reality Bites and the dictionary screw up irony (Mostly Modern Media)
• Feb. 25, 2013: We still need liberal arts, you morons (Mostly Modern Media)
• May 18, 2008: TV couples: Jim and Pam are not Sam and Diane (Mostly Modern Media)
• Also see USA TODAY magazine content below for several health features not available online

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MMA (all USA TODAY except as noted)

Issues

• Aug. 4, 2015: Is the UFC turning into Rollerball? (The Guardian)
• July 12, 2015: Huge night for McGregor, Lawler and UFC 3.0 (SportsMyriad)
• May 25, 2012: UFC, MMA wrestling with testosterone issues
• March 28, 2010: State of New York still not submitting to MMA advances
• March 10, 2010: In mixed martial arts, hitting the head can hurt the fist
• Sept. 15, 2009: UFC president tries out softer stance in business matters
• July 7, 2009: UFC’s early beginnings packed more than punch
• May 7, 2009: New York still fighting UFC
• March 4, 2009: Refs face tough calls in mixed martial arts
• June 12, 2008: Can judo stars find success across the spectrum in MMA? (yes, Ronda Rousey makes a pre-celebrity appearance)
• May 29, 2008: UFC has fight on its hands against Elite XC

Preview, features, event coverage 

• June 5, 2012: The Ultimate Fighter: It’s the reality, stupid! (Popdose)
• May 14, 2012: Jeff Hougland: I saved myself through fighting
• March 2, 2012: MMA star Miesha Tate fights for respect (espnW)
• June 2011 special section: Day jobs: Fighters’ balancing acts
• Feb. 3, 2011: Forrest Griffin, Rich Franklin break mold
• Oct. 21, 2010: MMA’s Matt Hamill a hit in the cage and on the big screen
• Oct. 21, 2010: Brock Lesnar more humble, but ready to rumble
• Sept. 14, 2010: ‘TUF’ coach Josh Koscheck’s alter ego comes out in the cage
• Aug. 26, 2010: Leap from boxing to mixed martial arts not always pretty
• Aug. 6, 2010: Sonnen talks a big game ahead of UFC 117 bout
• July 2, 2010: Brock Lesnar on return: ‘I’m a cat with 9 lives’
• June 25, 2010: Fedor Emelianenko: Russian mystery remains MMA enigma
• May 7, 2010: Reality show rivals Kimbo Slice, Matt Mitrione meet again in UFC 113
• March 18, 2010: UFC’s Jon Jones enjoys rapid rise, seeks redemption vs. Vera
• Feb. 4, 2010: Mark Coleman’s trek leads him back to UFC, bout with Couture
• Jan. 20, 2010: Herschel Walker’s effort at mixed martial arts is no joke
• Jan. 12, 2010: Mixed martial arts fighters often play a weighing game: Shot video, since disappeared
• Dec. 16, 2009: MMA fighters making big moves into movies, TV
• Oct. 28, 2009: ‘Mayhem’ Miller not your ordinary fighter or TV host
• Aug. 27, 2009: MMA fighter Couture takes role of both mentor and mauler
• Aug. 6, 2009: Former UFC champ Forrest Griffin is one for the books
• July 12, 2009: Lesnar, St. Pierre stamp authority on titles at UFC 100
• Jan. 7, 2009: Fighters’ entrance music gets brawlers in the mood
• Sept. 7, 2008: Unheralded Evans makes quick work of Liddell’s UFC return

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GENERAL SOCCER

MLS and men’s soccer features (USA TODAY except as noted)

• Jan. 18, 2016: No simple solution for MLS or Jordan Morris (SoccerWire)
• March 20, 2015: Fuzzy memories of soccer’s good (ironically) old days (SportsMyriad)
• March 12, 2015: USA soccer culture is and is not what you want (SportsMyriad)
• Nov. 9, 2014: The twisty career of Landon Donovan (OZY)
• Jan. 27, 2011: For U.S. Soccer, it’s a matter of style (ESPN.com)
• Oct. 26, 2010: MLS Golden Boot winner Chris Wondolowski defies the odds
• July 7, 2010: Tipping Point for U.S. Soccer Has Long Passed (Huffington Post)
• May 16, 2010: World Cup preview: Group A has hosts, two former champs
• March 24, 2010: MLS preview: Cup contenders model after champions past
• Nov. 22, 2009: ‘March to the Match:’ Sounders fans represent host city at Cup
• Nov. 18, 2009: MLS Cup preview / Title contender Real Salt Lake beat politics, finance: Put together a matchup graphic with feature preview
• Sept. 30, 2009: On the field, Landon Donovan is showing a lot of game (exclusive interview)
• Nov. 11, 2008: Crooning Crew fans band together in show of support
• Oct. 29, 2008: Striking career for Fire’s Brian McBride: Added photo gallery and research for a graphic
• July 22, 2008: In year 1, Beckham on target for MLS
• July 15, 2008: MLS player Hilgenbrinck has a new goal: priesthood
• May 7, 2008: Podcasts shed light on close calls; VW joins MLS
• March 25, 2008: South Americans give MLS a boost (2008 MLS preview)
• Oct. 27, 2007: Chivas USA’s Preki ‘scores’ quickly as MLS coach
• Aug. 29, 2007: Eddie Pope and Cobi Jones reflect before retirement
• Aug. 22, 2007: Maykel Galindo’s road from Cuba to Chivas USA
• May 25, 2006: MLS squeezed by World Cup player losses
• July 29, 2005: Goalkeeper Tim Howard expects much of himself with Man U, U.S. team
• June 8, 2005: Freddy Adu looking to impress at U-20 tournament
• March 24, 2004: Youth makes its mark in MLS
• Oct. 29, 2003: Carlos Bocanegra forgets football past, focuses on soccer future

Game stories and news (all USA TODAY)

• Nov. 21, 2010: Rapids take down FC Dallas in extra time to win first MLS Cup
• Nov. 3, 2010: Taylor Twellman retires two years after latest concussion
• Nov. 23, 2009: After overtime, penalty kicks, Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup
• Oct. 14, 2009: USA scores late stoppage-time goal to tie Costa Rica 2-2
• Sept. 5, 2009: USA regroups to take down El Salvador 2-1 in WC qualifier
• Feb. 11, 2009: Bradley’s goals help USA blank Mexico in World Cup qualifier
• June 8, 2008: USA, Argentina tie in last warm-up before World Cup qualifying
• Nov. 18, 2007: Dynamo capture second consecutive MLS Cup
• Nov. 1, 2007: Fire shocks United again, advances to Eastern final
• Oct. 22, 2007: World Cup failure may have cost USA’s Ryan dearly
• Aug. 27, 2006: Donovan answers D.C. fans’ taunts in 5-2 Galaxy win
• Nov. 6, 2004: United boot New England from MLS playoffs (classic game)
• (Plus Olympic coverage above)

Columns

• Dec. 10, 2002: Manchester United ducks MLS competition (got a few e-mails from this one)
• June 26, 2002: USA is a legitimate, if peculiar, soccer nation
• Sept. 13, 2001: The world’s game is needed more than ever (post-9/11)
• Feb. 27, 2001: Annoy everyone; support the USA
• Netminder column index

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Women’s World Cup 2011 (espnW/ESPN)

WPS dissolution/magicJack suit (ESPN/espnW)

• Oct. 27, 2011: WPS terminates ties with magicJack
• Nov. 18, 2011: Dan Borislow files suit against WPS
• Nov. 28, 2011: WPS facing pressure over its future
• Dec. 12, 2011: Trying to figure out what’s next for WPS
• Jan. 10, 2012: Dan Borislow, magicJack score court victory over WPS
• Jan. 18, 2012: WPS, Dan Borislow agree to work together again
• Jan. 30, 2012: Suspended WPS season brings uncertainty
• Feb. 3, 2012: WPS: U.S. Soccer said deal with Dan Borislow won’t work
• Feb. 20, 2012: WPS files for summary judgment in Borislow case
• May 18, 2012: What’s next for women’s soccer?
• May 18, 2012: Women’s Professional Soccer folds after three seasons

Game stories and news 

• Sept. 3, 2013: Leroux helps team USA crush Mexico  (Fox Soccer)
• Nov. 23, 2011: Virginia finally makes quarterfinals with possession style  (espnW)
• Aug. 27, 2011: Western New York wins WPS title  (espnW)
• (Nine World Cup 2011 stories above)
• Aug. 24, 2008: Gold medalists return home as new pro league awaits (USA TODAY, Olympics)
• Aug. 21, 2008: Weight lifted with U.S. soccer victory, gold (USA TODAY, Olympics)
• Aug. 18, 2008: USA secures rematch with Brazil for gold (USA TODAY, Olympics)
• Aug. 17, 2008: U.S. women not taking Japan lightly in soccer semifinal (USA TODAY, Olympics)
• Aug. 12, 2008: U.S. women rout New Zealand to reach quarterfinals (USA TODAY, Olympics)
• Aug. 6, 2008: Norway still a thorn in U.S. side after winning opener 2-0 (USA TODAY, Olympics)

Features and columns

• Dec. 18, 2015: Abby Wambach and her ironically memorable “Forget Me” ad (SoccerWire)
• Dec. 15, 2015: The U.S. women’s team is a soccer team, not a traveling circus. It’s time for a fix. (The Guardian)
• July 6, 2015: U.S. Women’s player ratings show world-class performances, long-term questions (SoccerWire)
• July 5, 2015: The U.S. women’s unlikeliest win (SportsMyriad)
• June 25, 2015: Can U.S. women ditch “Whack it to Wambach” style? (SoccerWire)
• June 5, 2015: A brief guide to the Women’s World Cup (Fox News Latino; tailored to Americas)
• April 2, 2015: Jill Ellis stubbornly goes forth into the World Cup (SportsMyriad)
• July 22, 2014: Remembering Dan Borislow (SportsMyriad)
• Jan. 3, 2014: Best XI of U.S. women’s soccer in 2013 (Fox Soccer)
• Oct. 18, 2013: Lessons From A New Women’s Soccer League (Huffington Post)
• Sept. 3, 2013: Hard to crack exclusive USWNT squad  (Fox Soccer)
• Dec. 26, 2011: Tina Ellertson combines family and soccer (espnW)
• April 8, 2011: WPS’s third season opens Saturday (Fox Soccer)
• April 6, 2011: Reflections on “The Man Watching” and Anson Dorrance (SportsMyriad)
• July 23, 2010: WPS faces challenging future  (ESPN.com)
• Dec. 9, 2009: Off-field issues could halt three leagues, leave fans out in cold (USA TODAY)
• May 21, 2009: New players, style in the plans for USA women’s soccer team (USA TODAY)
• Aug. 4, 2008: Kai changes attitude, fitness after flawed first impression (USA TODAY)
• July 11, 2007: Washington Freedom awaiting pro game’s rebirth (USA TODAY)
• Aug. 21, 2004: Dear Mia … (USA TODAY)
• June 24, 2004: Women’s soccer goes on without pro league (USA TODAY)

YOUTH SOCCER

January 2015: I made a presentation on Single-Digit Soccer (U10s and below) at the NSCAA convention. See my notes and the slideshow.

• Feb. 23, 2016: Is U.S. Soccer trying to fix what isn’t broken? (SoccerWire)
• Jan. 22, 2016: Should young soccer players be banned from heading the ball? (The Guardian)
• Jan. 15, 2016: NSCAA Convention shows soccer still needs to work on sales pitch (SoccerWire)
• Dec. 11, 2015: U.S. Soccer coaching curriculum leaves parent coaches in a jam (SoccerWire)
• Nov. 16, 2015: The bond of a rec team (SportsMyriad)
• Oct. 29, 2015: Time for parents to raise their voices (SportsMyriad)
• Oct. 15, 2015: A fully legal way to set up youth soccer leagues not strictly by birth year (SoccerWire)
• Aug. 27, 2015: U.S. Soccer’s birth-year plan is shortsighted, helping coaches, not kids (SoccerWire)
• May 21, 2015: Young players must learn to pass the dadgum ball (SoccerWire)
• May 14, 2015: Youth soccer’s vanishing (non-financial) middle class (SoccerWire)
• April 24, 2015: If you must cut players, consider the options (SoccerWire)
• March 26, 2015: Machiavelli’s guide to winning in youth soccer (SoccerWire)
• March 5, 2015: Time to make travel soccer a part-time thing for U10 and below (SoccerWire)
• Feb. 2, 2015: NSCAA presentation slideshow (SportsMyriad; re-creation of the slides used in my presentation at the NSCAA convention)
• Jan. 28, 2015: Youth sports: For everyone or for elites? (Huffington Post)
• Jan. 15, 2015: What hath we wrought? (SportsMyriad)
• Jan. 27, 2011: For U.S. Soccer, it’s a matter of style (ESPN.com)

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PRINT ONLY

• Contributions to USA TODAY magazine publications: Green Living, BCS preview, Year in Sports 2010, Fresh: Women’s Health Guide, NHL championship commemorative

MORE WRITING

• The Guardian
• ESPN and espnW
• SoccerWire
• Huffington Post contributions (multisport)
• Popdose

INTERVIEWS AND MISCELLANY

• January 2016: Soccer Morning appearance on youth soccer issues and U.S. Soccer
• June 2015: Mixxed Zone podcast during Women’s World Cup
• December 2013: Bloody Elbow hangout on state of the UFC after Georges St. Pierre’s decision to step away
• July 2002: World Cup chat
• April 2000: Master of Arts thesis on changing face of news in the information age