Patience in DC? Inside the Spirit’s ‘short-term pain for long-term gain.’ – Equalizer Soccer

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Geoff Burke USA TODAY Sports This time last year, the Washington Spirit was a club starting a new era, one meant to blend the long-term vision of an ambitious owner with the style and guidance of a new coach who has a proven history of success. The same description holds entering the 2024 National Women’s […]

Hoopsville: Final Month – D3hoops

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Audio podcast version, from SoundCloud. The final month of the regular season has arrived. In the next four weeks, teams will finish their regularly scheduled games, battle for conference glory and automatic bids to the NCAAs, and we will learn who the respective 64 teams are battling for national championships. That doesn’t even mention regional […]

Nadal Applauds Jannik Sinner on Remarkable Comeback

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© Kelly Defina/Stringer – Getty Images Sport Rafael Nadal extended his heartfelt congratulations to Jannik Sinner on securing his inaugural Major title, recognizing the significance of the Italian’s triumph in Melbourne. This recognition carries a special weight for Nadal, who faced a similar scenario two years ago. In the 2021 Australian Open final against Daniil […]

Saturday women: Finished before February

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Mikaela Reese and DeSales are once again head-and-shoulders above their conference opponents.DeSales athletics file photo by Stephanie Graffin The conference races in the MAC Freedom and MIAA feel like they are finished after No. 20 DeSales swept Arcadia and No. 7 Hope extended its dominance of archrival Calvin. Elsewhere, Pacific edged no. 22 Whitman and […]

Auburn University will play today against Texas A&M at the ITA Kickoff Weekend

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© Noelle Iglesias / Auburn Tigers Auburn University men’s tennis team will play two matches today (Sunday, January 28, 2024) and Monday the 29th, as part of the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Athens, Georgia. The Tigers will face No. 18 Texas A&M. The four-team field also includes Louisiana and No.19 Georgia. Sunday’s game against Texas […]

XI NWSL things I’d like to see in 2024 and beyond – Equalizer Soccer

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(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) The National Women’s Soccer League season is already less than two months away. With kickoff fast approaching, here are 11 things I would like to see from our favorite soccer league for this year and beyond. Some are repeats from past lists, some are new, some you may be […]

Saturday men: Kohawks down, Duhawks up

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Josh Van Gorp had a night for the ages.Central athletics file photo by Dan L. Vander Beek Photography Josh Van Gorp showed why he’s an All-American, as he poured in 48 in Central’s win at No. 23 Coe, while no. 25 Loras took down No. 19 Nebraska Wesleyan. Plus, Hope picked up a Rivalry win, […]

Tyrrell Hatton, strong interest from Liv Golf

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© Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Sport The best player on the 2023 European Tour, Adrian Meronk, has said goodbye to his colleagues who voted for him and will now join the LIV Golf Tour, completing the team led by Martin Kaymer. Meronk withdrew from the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at the last moment and was […]

Why the time was right for Deyna Castellanos to join Bay FC, NWSL – Equalizer Soccer

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Getty Images/Photo Provided “Maybe one day,” Deyna Castellanos wrote over four years ago the cliffhanger in her tweet about deciding against playing in the National Women’s Soccer League. At the time, Castellanos was wrapping up a standout college career at Florida State. She decided against entering her name into the NWSL Draft and left her […]

Women’s wrap: 2K for Knudsen

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Elyce Knudsen surpassed 2,000 points and is just nine short of Millikin’s school record, held by two-time D3hoops.com first team All-American Lindsay Ippel.Millikin athletics photo Millikin’s star guard surpassed 2,000 career points, while UW-Whitewater picked up its first loss of the season, UW-Eau Claire knocked off UW-Oshkosh, Catholic survived at Susquehanna and Springfield upended Smith. […]