2003 Women's World Cup
begins this weekend
Games begin Saturday, and the US women kick off their defense of
the World Cup title this Sunday, September 21 against Sweden live on
ABC at 11:30 am CT. For the full television schedule, see
http://www.keepernotes.com/tvsked.html. More than 300,000 tickets
have been sold for the 3-week event. For more info on the US team, see
http://www.ussoccer.com/home/default.sps.
Join Houston soccer fans next Thursday, September
25 at Brian O'Neill's in the Village to watch the US v Nigeria
match. Game begins at 6:25 pm. During the game, you can get a 12"
pizza with one topping and a pitcher of domestic beer for just $12.
For more info, see http://www.brianoneills.com.
Beginning next Thursday, you can enter the HWSA/Brian O'Neill's World
Cup raffle to win authentic World Cup merchandise and Brian O'Neill's
gift certificates. $1 per entry. All proceeds benefit HWSA.
Relive World Cup 99
on ESPN Classic tonight
Tonight at 8 pm CT, ESPN Classic combines the original ABC telecast
of the landmark 1999 Women's World Cup final with exclusive interviews
of six participants from the game -- Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Julie
Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Briana Scurry and Joy Fawcett.
Sad news for women's
professional soccer
Monday, September 15: The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) announced
that it is suspending operations effective immediately. The decision
was made by the league's Board of Governors as a result of insufficient
revenue to support a fourth year of play. For more info, see http://www.wusa.com/press_room/383744.html
and
http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=43253&itype=113&iCategoryID=0.
MLS this week
Thursday, 6:30 pm on ESPN2: Colorado Rapids (Joe Cannon, Pablo Mastroeni)
at New England (Joe-Max Moore, Rusty Pierce)
Saturday, 9 pm on Fox Sports World (tape delay): Columbus Crew (Brian
McBride, Nelson Akwari) at MetroStars (Clint Mathis, Eddie Pope)
NCAA soccer around town
Friday
Alabama at Rice, 7 pm
Sam Houston State at TSU, 7 pm
Texas Tech at SF Austin, 7 pm
Saturday
Alabama at Sam Houston State, 7 pm
Sunday
Northwestern State at Rice, 1 pm
Glenn Davis' Sunday
Soccer Hour
Every Sunday at 5 pm, 90.1 FM's "Soccer Hour with Glenn Davis"
features live interviews, coverage of local events, and opinions. Call-ins
welcome: 713-526-5738. Missed the show? You can access it at http://www.kpftarchive.org.
HWSA clinic
Women's soccer skills clinic on Saturday, October 18, 9 am at Wilson
Elementary in Montrose. $5 per person. Minimum age 16. All skill levels
welcome. RSVP to the keeper. Details and map link online at http://www.hwsa.org/clinics.htm.