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D.C. United still looking for whatever's missing
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Sun, Mar 24, 2013
D.C. United phased out its Eastern European stars in the offseason, and four games into the year, that move has produced mixed results. United split with Albanian forward Hamdi Salihi during the winter, less than 12 months after pronouncing him the team's long-term solution. Salihi was a...
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D.C. United's unbeaten streak at home ends at 19
Craig Stouffer
Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Two free kicks prove costly in loss to Crew A stunning goal in the MLS debut of D.C. United's prized offseason signing wasn't enough to sustain United's franchise record 19-game unbeaten streak at home, which came to an end in a 2-1 loss to the Columbus Crew. "Right now the team doesn't have...
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For Georgetown, ugly end is horribly familiar
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Another bad exit from the NCAA tournament leaves multitude of questions PHILADELPHIA -- It was because Georgetown had made such successful midseason adjustments that a change in postseason fortunes seemed possible. But the worst upset of the 2013 NCAA tournament's first weekend, a 78-68...
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Georgetown suffers shocking, familiar NCAA tournament upset
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Florida Gulf Coast becomes seventh No. 15 seed to knock off No. 2 PHILADELPHIA - It can't be a fluke. It can't be simply coincidence that Georgetown, again, after an extraordinary regular season, would find the world turned upside down at the NCAA tournament. One of the country's toughest...
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Georgetown tries to dodge ghosts of disappointment
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Thu, Mar 21, 2013
Hoyas looking to avoid another early exit PHILADELPHIA -- Georgetown left the job of exorcising its NCAA tournament demons incomplete in Columbus last year. The measure of relief the Hoyas gained by winning their first game in the tournament since 2008 with a second-round defeat of Belmont was...
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Duke not dwelling on past tournament results
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Thu, Mar 21, 2013
PHILADELPHIA -- No other team in the country could play the role of villain in the NCAA tournament while simultaneously having on its potential hero on the roster. Duke, the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region, will look to avoid being upset by a No. 15 seed for the second straight season at...
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Greg Whittington, Josh Smith have big impact for Georgetown from scout team
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Wed, Mar 20, 2013
It was a rare sight to see Greg Whittington and Josh Smith dressed like their teammates in public. For most of the second half of the season, dress shirts and suits were the attire for the academically suspended Whittington and newly transferred Smith. Not eligible to play, each home game they...
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U.S. Soccer struggles under Jurgen Klinsmann
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Wed, Mar 20, 2013
There's a crisis of confidence in U.S. national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, as revealed this week in a thorough and timely report by Sporting News' Brian Straus. But while the message from his interviews with members of the U.S. Soccer community is alarming, especially ahead of crucial...
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