women soccer

SEATTLE (AP) — Carli Lloyd scored in the 85th minute and the World Cup champion United States women pulled out a 1-1 tie with Brazil on Wednesday night after trailing since the opening moments. Lloyd got her foot to a cross from defender Meghan Klingenberg and the shot got past goalkeeper Luciana, deflected off the underside of the crossbar and into the net...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike has extended its sponsorship deal with the National Women's Soccer League through 2019. The Beaverton, Oregon-based shoe and apparel company has outfitted the women's professional league with uniforms and training gear for each of its teams since it launched in 2013...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A private Christian university in Spokane says five members of the women's soccer team were suspended from a match after a social media post surfaced showing them dressed in blackface and afro wigs. Whitworth University says the players were suspended from a game Wednesday following their actions at an unofficial team event Monday night...

Tuesday night, Team USA enters a Women's World Cup semifinal as underdogs. They are are the No. 2-ranked team in the world and facing the No. 1 team, Germany, which is also the reigning UEFA Euro champions. The last time these two teams met was in 2013, when the United States beat Germany in the Algarve Cup final...

Carli Lloyd scored the only goal of the game early in the second half, and the United States beat China, 1-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Ottawa, Canada on Friday night.