CARY, N.C. — Allie Montoya and Maya Doms each scored in the opening four minutes and Stanford held off BYU 2-0 on Friday night to advance to its sixth championship appearance in school history. BYU threatened to end Stanford’s run of 13 straight shootouts in the second half when Ellie Bore was left open for a shot off the crossbar. …
Welcome to the 34th Media Mailbag for The Athletic. There is no doubt Fox Sports has a close relationship with Ohio State, but that’s to be expected given they have the Big Ten rights and are part owners of the Big Ten Network. Fox Sports said Saturday morning’s U.S.-Netherlands knockout game averaged 12.966 million viewers. In this podcast, Rinaldi discusses …
UCLA’s Reilyn Turner, top, celebrates with Ally Cook after scoring a goal during the first half of the Bruins’ 3-0 win over Alabama in the College Cup semifinals Friday. Two coaches with national championship experience, in their first College Cup leading a team. 1-seed Alabama 3-0 in the College Cup semifinals behind a relentless attack and a defense that would …