Posts Tagged ‘Soccer’
UW-L soccer players' health monitored in real-time with in-game experiment
A chest monitor during practice and games, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women’s soccer team is test subjects in a trial designed to gather health information. Data is sent to…
Read MoreYouth sports coaches needed at YMCA
The La Crosse and Onalaska YMCAs are looking for youth sports coaches and referees. Coaches and refs are needed for flag football, basketball, volleyball and soccer. Qualifications include experience playing…
Read MoreUS Soccer, team talks break down; likely head to jury trial
Players for the World Cup champion women’s national team say mediation talks with the U.S. Soccer Federation in their dispute over equal pay are over. Molly Levinson, who represents the…
Read MoreNBA making a ‘long-term play’ in Africa
SALY, Senegal (AP) — Timothy Ighoefe is an intimidating defender at 6-foot-11 and 245 pounds. Still, the Nigerian knows he must improve if his decision to play basketball instead of…
Read MorePlayer union blasts concussion management at World Cup
MOSCOW (AP) — The impact to his head was so violent that Noureddine Amrabat can’t remember the World Cup match at all, even though he was playing in it. “Five,…
Read MoreU.S. gets Russia’s World Cup vote as logic trumps politics
MOSCOW (AP) — The United States was able to celebrate a World Cup victory in Russia after all. Thanks to assistance from the host nation. For all the geopolitical tensions…
Read MoreDeal finally approved between city and soccer group for Fields for Kids
Stability for another 10 years for the group renting soccer fields from La Crosse. Thursday night, the La Crosse city council approved a new lease arrangement with Rush Wisconsin West…
Read MoreFIFA told by Iran eventually women will be allowed at games
FIFA is still waiting for Iran to allow women into soccer matches, and still resisting sanctioning the country. Just like predecessor Sepp Blatter five years ago, FIFA President Gianni Infantino…
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