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Bella Bixby
Annabella Madeleine Bixby (; born November 20, 1995) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life and college career Bixby attended Rex Putnam High School in Milwaukie, Oregon. Bixby signed a letter of intent to play at Oregon State University on February 5, 2014. Bixby played youth soccer for Olympic Development Program teams in Oregon, and her club teams won Oregon Premier League State Cup championships in 2009, 2011, and 2012. These clubs included Lake Oswego Soccer Club for two years, three years with OSSA, and one year with Crossfire Oregon. Bixby also played for Putnam High School's varsity gridiron football team as a placekicker, completing 89 of 96 extra point attempts and two of three field goals, including a 40-yard game-tying field goal in the final seconds of a 2013 game. Her performances in 2013 and 2014 led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional association football, football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern form in 1945. A fifth division side in 2000, the club rapidly advanced through the German football league system with the financial backing of alumnus and software mogul Dietmar Hopp, and in 2008 Hoffenheim was promoted to the top tier Bundesliga. Despite never winning a major trophy, they have experienced success. In the 2017–18 season, Hoffenheim finished third in the Bundesliga (their best to date), qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. Since 2009, Hoffenheim have played their home games at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena (known as PreZero Arena for sponsorship reasons), having previously played at the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion from 1999. History The modern-day club was formed in 1945, when gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Athletic
''The Athletic'' is a subscription-based sports journalism department of ''The New York Times''. It provides national and local coverage in 47 North American cities as well as the United Kingdom. ''The Athletic'' also covers national stories from top professional and college sports. ''The Athletic'' coverage focuses on a mix of long-form journalism, original reporting, and in-depth analysis. Its business model is predicated on dis-aggregating the sports section of local newspapers, and reaching non-local fans not reached by a local newspaper. ''The Athletic'' was launched by Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann in January 2016 as an independent subscription-based online sports magazine. It gradually expanded its stable of writers over the next few years to provide better coverage of more teams in more markets, including in the United Kingdom. However, the magazine remained unable to earn enough revenue without advertising to make a profit, and the owners began to seek an outside buy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup was a tournament during the 2020 National Women's Soccer League season to mark the league's return to action from the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first professional team sports event to return to play in United States. Originally planned as a one-off tournament, the NWSL announced that the Challenge Cup would return in the 2021 NWSL season as a league cup competition. Format The Challenge Cup was originally planned as a 25-game tournament featuring all nine NWSL clubs. However, on June 22, the Orlando Pride withdrew following six positive COVID-19 tests among players and four more among non-playing staff. On June 23, the NWSL released the revised schedule of an 8-team, 23-game tournament. On June 22, the NWSL announced the full rules and regulations for the tournament. Each team would play four games in a preliminary round, with eight teams advancing to a single-elimination knockout bracket. Teams would be ranked by points in the preliminary rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libsyn
Liberated Syndication, Inc. (Libsyn) is an American podcasting company founded in 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. History Liberated Syndication (shortened to Libsyn) was founded as WebMayhem, which was incorporated in Pittsburgh by students at the University of Pittsburgh David J. Chekan, Matthew T. Hoopes, Martin Mulligan, and David Mansueto. They established the company as Emayhem in 1998, as an art collective / publishing platform created for Pittsburgh artists and musicians to share their work online. They morphed that business into a web design firm called Webmayhem in 2000 and in 2004, they started the Emayhem Radio Podcast and created their first RSS feed. In an effort to save money, Mansueto leased some cheaper servers and laced them together, effectively creating a content delivery network (CDN). This CDN would become the first podcast hosting platform, allowing independent creators to upload media and syndicate it. The founders named this new venture “Liberated Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Parsons
Mark Richard David Parsons (born 8 August 1986) is an English football manager who is the former head coach of American club Washington Spirit. He previously managed top-level teams including the Netherlands women's national team, the Portland Thorns FC, and the Washington Spirit in a previous stint. Parsons is currently the sporting director of Angel City FC. Parsons holds USSF and UEFA A and B Licenses, a USSF National Youth License, and a NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma. Early life Parsons was born and raised in Surrey, England, and played youth football in Woking. Managerial career Chelsea academy, women's reserves Parsons spent six years in multiple coaching roles in England. Parsons's first experience came as a volunteer boys' coach in Surrey, then as a community coach with the Chelsea Foundation. He then held several coaching roles at Chelsea, counting Reece James and Conor Gallagher among the youth players he trained at the academy level. His first experience as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 NWSL College Draft
The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018, at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Format *Draft order was determined by the final 2017 regular season standings. Results Key Picks Notable undrafted players Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2018. Trades Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Summary In 2018, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, six had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Alabama, Oregon State, TCU, UC Irvine, Washington and Yale. Schools with multiple draft selections Selections by college athletic conference Selections by position Notes See also * List of NWSL drafts * List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team * 2017 National Women's Soccer League season The 2017 National W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home matches at Providence Park since 2011, when the team began play as an expansion team in the league. The club was founded in 2009, when the city of Portland was awarded an expansion berth to Major League Soccer. The team operating rights are owned by Peregrine Sports under the majority ownership of Merritt Paulson, whose companies had acquired the then-USL Pro team in 2007 and later established the Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns women's team in 2012 (all MLS franchises are centrally owned by the league itself, which grants operating rights and privileges to the individual club "owners," who are also shareholders in MLS). The team is a Phoenix club (sports), phoenix club, and the fourth soccer franchise based in Portlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBC Sports Northwest
NBC Sports Northwest (originally Comcast SportsNet Northwest) was an American regional sports network owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, as an affiliate of NBC Sports Regional Networks. The network broadcast regional coverage of professional sports events throughout the Pacific Northwest, focusing primarily on the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and college sports events involving the Oregon Ducks. It also covered other sports events involving teams within the northwestern United States, including those featuring college and high school teams. The network was available on cable providers throughout Oregon and Washington. The network maintained business offices, master control operations and studio facilities located in Portland; NBC Sports Northwest maintained a secondary studio in the Moda Center used for Trail Blazers game coverage. The network shut down at the end of the broadcast day on September 30, 2021. History After the Trail Blazers dismantled their pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Oregon Conference
The Northwest Oregon Conference (NWOC) is a 5A level classification that falls under the Oregon School Activities Association or the OSAA. The conference was created in 2006 when the OSAA restructured its conference system, expanding from 4 levels to 6. Schools at the 5A level had previously competed at the 4A or 3A level. Members * Canby High School - Canby * Centennial High School - Gresham * Hillsboro High School - Hillsboro * Hood River Valley High School - Hood River * La Salle High School - Milwaukie * Milwaukie High School - Milwaukie * Parkrose High School - Portland * Rex Putnam High School - Milwaukie * Wilsonville High School Wilsonville High School (WVHS) is a four-year suburban, public high school in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States and is part of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. History This is the first and only high school in Wilsonville. Before 19 ... - Wilsonville External links nwoc5a.org High school sports in Oregon High schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Goal
A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. Consequently, a field goal cannot be scored from a punt, as the ball must touch the ground at one point after the snap and before it is kicked in order to be a valid field goal. The entire ball must pass through the vertical plane of the goal, which is the area above the crossbar and between the uprights or, if above the uprights, between their outside edges. American football requires that a field goal must only come during a play from scrimmage (except in the case of a fair catch kick) while Canadian football retains open field kicks and thus field goals may be scored at any time from anywhere on the field and by any player. The vast majority of field goals, in both codes, are placekicked. Drop-kicked field goals were common in the early days of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra Point Attempt
The conversion, try (American football), also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, extra point, two-point conversion, or convert (Canadian football) is a gridiron football play that occurs immediately after a touchdown. The scoring team attempts to score one extra point by kicking the ball through the uprights in the manner of a field goal, or two points by passing or running the ball into the end zone in the manner of a touchdown. Attempts at a try or convert are scrimmage plays, with the ball initially placed at any point between the hash marks, at the option of the team making the attempt. The yard line that attempts are made from depends on the league and the type of try or convert being attempted. If the try or convert is scored by kicking the ball through the uprights, the team gets an additional one point for their touchdown, bringing their total for that score from six points to seven. If two points are needed or desired, a two-point conversion may be attempted by r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
