Brian McBride

U.S. women's national team players Kelley O’Hara (l) and Alex Morgan (r) hold up their Olympic gold medals, with American soccer legend Brian McBride.   USWNT celebrates Olympic gold with an exhibition tour across the United States After winning...

Today was a watershed moment in American soccer history. At a brief press conference in Chicago, Brian McBride announced his retirement from professional soccer, effective at the conclusion of the 2010 Chicago Fire season. McBride is a personal soccer...

Emmy Rossum discusses "Shameless" at the 2011 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California on January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Gus Ruelas) Emmy Rossum, in town filming Showtime's "Shameless," had brunch at Meli Cafe & Juice...

- Kyle Crockett repeats as state Group AA player of the year - Though a technicality, Chad Pinder is on the second team - No other Bay Rivers District player makes either team The Group AA All-State team has been released and, as I mentioned Monday,...

Former Fire and Club America midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco (right) smiles while speaking to Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano at Wrigley Field. (Nam Y. Huh, AP / May 14, 2008) After seeing hockey fans fill an icy Wrigley Field to watch the Blackhawks and Red...

One of the more intriguing story lines coming into this summer’s World Cup centered on the enigmatic U.S. team. Would these Americans play like world-beaters, as they did in last year’s Confederations Cup in South Africa when they beat top-ranked........

Italy opened the defense of its World Cup title with a laborious 1-1 draw against Paraguay on Monday. Paraguay took advantage of its first shot on goal to take the lead in the 39th minute. Antolin Alcaraz outjumped 36-year-old Italy......

AP - Clint Dempsey scored on a blunder by goalkeeper Robert Green in the 40th minute, and the United States came from behind to tie England 1-1 in the Americans' World Cup opener Saturday. Steven Gerrard put England ahead in the fourth minute, blowing...

Even though he has not played a single second for the Galaxy this season, midfielder David Beckham still tops Major League Soccer's money list with a guaranteed salary of $6.5 million a year. But Beckham, who is recovering from an......

I like to cook. My wife and I are foodies. Any time I meet a famous chef, I'm in awe. I'm star-struck. I saw Guy Savoy when we were in Paris. I said to my wife, "Do you know who that is?" My wife joked, "You meet all these people who are so famous, but...

When all was said and done, a jubilant United States forward Brian McBride and his teammates faced the crowd at Suwon Stadium today and soaked in a bit of history. On a day when the threat of rain couldn’t dampen America’s enthusiasm, the U.S. poured...

The United States is alive in the World Cup -- thanks to the host South Koreans. The Americans were beaten 3-1 by Poland, allowing two goals in the first five minutes. But when South Korea edged Portugal 1-0 to win Group D, it also sent the Americans...