Quickbait: Closing Out the 2022 World Cup
The World Cup quarterfinals are coming up, and in these knockout games, anything could happen.
At Pride Night, Olympic Ambitions and New Jerseys Ring in an NC Courage Victory
The June 26 match felt like a rainbow swirl of a rejoinder.
Old North Durham Residents Start Petition Asking City to Deny Private School’s Request for Soccer Field Lights
Dozens of people have signed a petition opposing lights at Durham Nativity School’s proposed soccer field.
Backtalk: Gas Goes Sour
And other things our readers told us this week.
Durham Nativity School Wants a Soccer Field for Its Students. The School’s Neighbors Have Other Ideas.
DNS doesn’t have a gymnasium or a formal recreational facility, so the school is currently developing a soccer field at its Old North Durham location, one of the city’s oldest, predominantly white neighborhoods.
Tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka Joins Ownership of North Carolina Courage
“The women who have invested in me growing up made me who I am today and I cannot think of where my life would be without them,” Osaka said on Twitter.
Rookie Goals: The Astonishing Debut Professional Season of Tziarra King
This year, the soccer player made her mark as the first-ever Wolfpack player to be drafted into the NWSL—and as a bold activist.
More Soccer Coverage
Beer Study Expands in Durham, Will Offer Food From Al’s Burger Shack
Al’s + beer = love
The NC Courage Claim Second Straight NWSL Championship
The women’s soccer team dominated in a 4–0 victory over the Chicago Red Stars Sunday
Where to Watch the World Cup and a Day-Drinking Primer
Day drinking is one of life’s great joys. To drink in the morning is to surrender your time to leisure. To drink before noon is to enjoy a day of complete apathy; once your feet begin to feel a bit lighter in their shoes, the rest of the afternoon and a considerable part of the…
Soccer Is Booming in Durham—If Only Players Can Find Someplace to Play
Tom Wenger cuts a distinctive figure inside Durham’s W.D. Hill Recreation Center. With a head of shiny white hair, the seventy-two-year-old has been playing soccer in Durham longer than many of his teammates have been alive. But Wenger can hold his own. That much is clear from the bleachers of W.D. Hill’s indoor basketball courts,…
The Morning Roundup: Chelsea Avoids Plague, NCAA Avoids McCrory’s North Carolina
Good morning, folks. And for those of you who consider the opportunity to laugh at lunacy a gift, this isn’t just any morning. This is Christmas morning. So let’s dive toward that tree and start ripping through some wrapping paper … so to speak. 1) NCAA pulls tournament games from North Carolina because of HB…
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