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First Impressions Of A Post-WPS World: Truth Telling
by All White Kit
posted February 1, 2012 at 10:58am

If you’re reading this sentence, chances are you’re one of the hundreds (or thousands) of readers who helped crash Pitchside Report this evening. If you’re reading this sentence and aren’t sure what the previous one refers to, clic...more

First Impressions Of A Post-WPS World: History Lessons
by All White Kit
posted February 1, 2012 at 2:00am

  You see a glimpse of it far off in the distance; something barreling towards you. You think the coast has begun to clear, but you still brace for impact. And then it hits. The initial foresight hasn’t diminished the force of the blow.  ...more

The Next Frontier For Women’s Sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:33pm

Tweet The announcement Monday that the Women’s Professional Soccer league was suspending operations for the 2012 season didn’t surprise many in the American and women’s soccer community, for both the financial and legal issues that have...more

WPS: Missing A Golden Opportunity
by sarahhallett
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:29pm

The cancellation of the 2012 WPS season will leave a void for new fans....more

WPS suspension: Is this WUSA redux?
by Fair Game News
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:19pm

By Laura Pappano On the heels of a compelling World Cup and on the eve of the 2012 Olympics, Women’s Professional Soccer announced today that they are suspending the 2012 season – with plans (maybe hopes?) to return to play in 2013. The ne...more

WPS suspends 2012 season
by After Atalanta
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:31pm

I'm actually ok with this news. One, it's better than folding altogether. Two, it's an Olympic year so the big names, the women who would bring many fans to the stadiums wouldn't be around anyway. I think it would have been an emotionally and financially ...more

Official: 2012 Women’s Professional Soccer Season Put On Ice
by All White Kit
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:38pm

  By now you’ve likely heard the news. The official statement from WPS:   SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 30, 2012) – Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced today that its Board of Governors has voted to suspend t...more

AWK’s CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Coverage Plans and WPS/Borislow News
by All White Kit
posted January 19, 2012 at 11:00am

  CONCACAF Olympic qualifying is just days away and AWK has got you covered. We’ll have a man on the ground throughout the duration of the tournament. Gavin Day has done freelance work for The Canadian Press, CONCACAF, Major League Socce...more

Audio: Reactions to the 2012 WPS Draft
by All White Kit
posted January 17, 2012 at 4:51pm

  I know, I know, twenty points off for tardiness. Chalk it up to a few technical glitches.  To round off our 2012 WPS Draft coverage, here’s a collection of quotes in both audio and visual form from the four WPS coac...more

2012 WPS Draft Grades – Philly and Atlanta Take Top Marks
by All White Kit
posted January 15, 2012 at 5:14pm

  Atlanta Beat 1 – Sydney Leroux – F – UCLA 10 – Katy Frierson – M – Auburn 23 – Kate Deines – M/D – Washington The Beat came into the draft with a couple of clear needs, to pick up a forwa...more

Sydney Leroux Goes to Atlanta with First Pick in 2012 WPS Draft
by All White Kit
posted January 13, 2012 at 6:25pm

(Refresh this page throughout the afternoon for pick-by-pick analysis and news.) 1 – Atlanta – Sydney Leroux – F – UCLA Image: Surrey NOW The Beat hold the course and take Sydney Leroux with their first pick to help bolst...more

2012 WPS Draft Diary #1: Excitement and Intrigue
by All White Kit
posted January 13, 2012 at 6:18pm

First, AWK caught up with a typically chatty Paul Riley yesterday. Here are a few quotes and nuggets of info: Riley is confident that Nicole Barnhart will return to the Independence in 2012.  “Barnie has agreed to a contract, but we don&r...more

2012 WPS Draft: Final Mock Draft
by All White Kit
posted January 13, 2012 at 6:12pm

(Join us throughout the day Friday and into the weekend for continuing coverage of the WPS Draft.) 1 – Atlanta – Melissa Henderson – F – Notre Dame The tea leaves seemed to be pointing to last season’s basement club taking ...more

2012 WPS Draft: Team Needs, Who Needs What?
by All White Kit
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:11am

(Check back in late Thursday night/early Friday morning for AWK’s final mock draft and throughout the day on Friday for analysis and other goodies from the WPS Draft.) Atlanta Goalkeeper The Beat solved their hole at goalkeeper today with the ...more

Draft Hopes: An Interview with CoCo Goodson
by All White Kit
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:16pm

  Hundreds of college players await the 2012 WPS Draft with eager anticipation. One such player is UC Irvine senior CoCo Goodson. Ranked no. 12 on Chris Henderson’s Big Board, the versatile defender can make an impact on both ends of the pitch...more

WPS Draft Retrospectives: A Look Back at 2011
by All White Kit
posted January 10, 2012 at 2:03am

  (As a part of AWK’s WPS Draft coverage, we’ll be taking a look back at the drafts of the past three seasons, including some of the more forgotten ones like expansion drafts and international drafts. Today, we’re featuring last ye...more

A Look Back at the 2009 and 2010 WPS Draft Classes
by All White Kit
posted January 9, 2012 at 2:22am

  (As a part of AWK’s WPS Draft coverage, we’ll be taking a look back at the drafts of the past three seasons, including some of the more forgotten ones like expansion drafts and international drafts. Today, we’re featuring the dra...more

A Long Time Ago, In A Place Far, Far Away… A Look Back at 2008 WPS Draft
by All White Kit
posted January 7, 2012 at 3:11pm

(As a part of AWK’s WPS Draft coverage, we’ll be taking a look back at the drafts of the past three seasons, including some of the more forgotten ones like expansion drafts and international drafts. Today, we’re featuring the drafts bef...more

Benz Refurbished: After Injury Ended Senior Season, Cal's Katie Benz Determined to Fight On
by All White Kit
posted January 6, 2012 at 3:40pm

  Benz Refurbished: An injury may have ended her senior season, but Katie Benz is determined to fight on. (Photo by Sean Goebel)    By Paul Coover When Alex Morgan became the first player selected in the 2011 WPS draft, her former ...more

Ranking the Best Athletes Available in the 2012 WPS Draft
by All White Kit
posted January 5, 2012 at 1:25am

  Alright, here’s my provisional ranking of the graduating senior class for this year’s WPS Draft. Some things to note: -This is not meant to be a mock draft, but how I would rate the players at the moment. -Size matters (at some posi...more

2011 Review: Names We Won’t Soon Forget, Part II
by All White Kit
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:09pm

And the list continues. It will be hard to forget Genoveva Anonma’s electrifying performances this summer. Equatorial Guinea may have been well out of its depth, but Anonma singlehandedly kept her side afloat in its three group games. The expl...more