Soccer Blogs

Commuting | Don't drive, earn prizes

Jeremy Markovich WCNC Producer If you have to drive to work by yourself, Wednesday, Aug. 13 is not the day to do it. That's "Don't Drive Day." As long as you don't do it, you can win stuff from Mecklenburg County -- stuff like an iPod touch, an electric lawnmower, and so on. Riding the bus, the LYNX blue line, carpooling, vanpooling, walking, telecommuting, or riding a bike all count here. It sounds like I'm giving out a homework assignment. The county wants you to e-mail details about your Aug...

Dynamo, Revs to split SuperLiga final pot; grades are finally here

NEWS: Check out what some of us found in our e-mail inbox this morning. It's a note from MLS Players Union president Bob Foose: The players on the Houston Dynamo and the New England Revolution have agreed in advance of...

Olympic crafts to get you in the spirit

Filed under: kids, craftsBack in the 1964 Winter Olympics, my uncle won the only gold medal for the US team. Even though it took place before I was born, it's still something the family is so proud of. We're a family that gets pretty excited about the Olympics... because we know that it's a dream that can really come true. You can get your family geared up for the Olympics with some of these simple crafts: Use some red, yellow, and orange tissue paper to create an Olympic torch. If you have kids...

Commuting | Life in the Fast Lanes

Jeremy Markovich WCNC Producer In ten years, you could get around Charlotte's already congested traffic. That is, if you're willing to pay for it. City and state transportation folks are already in the midst of a study on Fast Lanes. When we finally get new lanes on parts on I-77, I-85, I-485 and so on, a few of them would turn exclusively into carpool lanes. If you're driving by yourself, you could just pay to use them instead. The heavier the congestion, the more you'd pay. There wouldn't be ...

Soccer and a Swim

What a fun weekend! I played in my first soccer game since having my son and we WON! Despite the HOT weather, limited players, and injuries we squeaked out a W and I managed to make it through all 90...

IL dad tried to choke ref at soccer game for 6- and 7-year-olds

He's getting 14 days in jail, anger managements and several other parting gifts. Answer me this: Does youth sports make people crazy? Or does it just tend to attract parents who are already nuts?

Jaqua returning? Thoughts on SuperLiga and All-Stars

NEWS: It has been more than a week since the Dynamo sent a contract Nate Jaqua's way, but the forward has yet to sign with his old MLS club. What gives? Well, the Dynamo had to offer him another contract....

Dynamo 0, Real Salt Lake: It could have been worse

Defense saved the Dynamo in Salt Lake City. The Dynamo may have allowed nearly twice as many goals at the halfway point of the season than at the same time last year, but their defense earned them a point Thursday...

Top 20 soccer commercials

I was going to do a top 10 list, but then I realized there are too many great soccer commercials out there. Here is my top 20: No. 20 Futbol meets Football (Adidas) This is what it's like when worlds...

Guatemalan women kick aside constraints in the U.S.

Soccer, a frowned on activity in their home country, becomes a passion. June 30, 2008 By Molly Hennessy-Fiske Celestina "Celes" Lopez strode out from under the shade of a battered palm tree in a corner of MacArthur Park, entered the...