ANNE M. PETERSON
US women to play Summer Series in Texas ahead of Olympics

By Anne M. Peterson May. 06, 2021 03:16 PM EDT
The U.S. women's national team will play Portugal, Jamaica and Nigeria during a

Alana Cook, left, Carli Lloyd and Megan Megan Rapinoe, right, attend a training session at Friends arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Friday April 9, 2021, ahead of the friendly international soccer match against Sweden on Saturday. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
US women face Sweden as they prepare for Olympics

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 09, 2021 05:20 PM EDT
The U.S. national team continues its preparations for the Tokyo Olympics by

Olympique Lyon's Catarina Cantanhede Macario, left, and Broendby's Maja Kildemoes in action during their Womens Champions League last 16 soccer match at Broendby Stadion, Denmark, Wednesday March 10, 2021. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau via AP)
Outbreak takes Macario out of US matches in Europe

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 02, 2021 02:49 PM EDT
Catarina Macario has been ruled out of a pair of U.S. national team matches in

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, United States Alex Morgan reacts during the international friendly women's soccer match agaiinst The Netherlands at Rat Verlegh stadium in Breda, southern Netherlands. Morgan is back with the U.S. national team and learning to adjust to a career as a working mom. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool via AP, File)
Alex Morgan back with US national team, daughter in tow

By Anne M. Peterson Feb. 11, 2021 04:29 PM EST
Alex Morgan is still adjusting to her career as a working mom — and that means

United States midfielder Samantha Mewis, center, celebrates after scoring a goal against Colombia on a penalty kick with teammates forward Carli Lloyd, defender Kelly O'Hara (5), forward Lynn Williams (6), and defender Catrina Macario (29) during the second half of an international friendly soccer match, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Lloyd rebounds from knee injury to play a full 90 for US

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 19, 2021 04:36 PM EST
Far from deterred by a lengthy layoff after getting her left knee scoped, Carli

US to host Canada, Brazil and Japan for 2021 SheBelieves Cup

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 11, 2021 07:27 PM EST
The United States will host Canada, Brazil and Japan in the 2021 SheBelieves

FILE - In this July 12, 2020, file photo, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza pushes the ball on the pitch during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Minnesota United in Kissimmee, Fla. Espinoza understands that the United States has been consumed by the presidential election but he's disheartened by the lack of response stateside to the Hurricanes ravaging his homeland in Honduras. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Sporting's Espinoza hopes to bring relief to Honduras

By Anne M. Peterson Nov. 16, 2020 06:15 PM EST
Sporting Kansas City's Roger Espinoza understands the United States has been

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, United States forward Lynn Williams (13) chases after the ball during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup soccer match against Spain in Harrison, N.J. Williams had her momentum with the U.S. national team stalled by the coronavirus pandemic. She was hoping to earn a spot on the Olympic team this past summer. But the one-year delay has given her time to work on different aspects of her game. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Lynn Williams hopes to regain momentum after strange year

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 30, 2020 03:30 PM EDT
Lynn Williams was on a roll, soccer-wise. It started last

Priestman takes over as coach of Canadian women's team

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 28, 2020 03:27 PM EDT
Bev Priestman, who was an assistant on England's World Cup team last year, has

Stanford's Macario on USWNT's training camp roster

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 08, 2020 02:17 PM EDT
Brazilian-born Stanford midfielder Catarina Macario is among the players who

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, fans hold up a sign for equal pay during the second half of an international friendly soccer match between the United States and Portugal in Philadelphia. The United States won 4-0. Last summer's Women's World Cup in France, as well as this summer's Olympics in Tokyo, and the rising emphasis on gender equity has put the spotlight on women's sports. But the coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail those gains globally. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Women's sports likely to bear brunt of coronavirus fallout

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 16, 2020 02:06 AM EDT
Linked to the rising call for gender equity worldwide, women’s sports were