The Hit Farm

It may not be as huge as the 1999 final, but Sunday's championship should draw a good-sized audience. BY WILLIAM E. LAWS – Staff Writer When the US women's soccer team faces off against Japan in the World Cup final today, many more people will be watching than when the two teams played in Cary [...]

The USA women's soccer team takes on Japan on Sunday in the Women's World Cup final. The game will begin at 2:45 p.m ET on ESPN. AP AP July 17: Japan's Homare Sawa, right, celebrates with Japan's Saki Kumagai scoring her side's second goal during the final match between Japan and the United States at [...]

Amy LePeilbet finally got the chills as she peered out from the tunnel before the Women's World Cup opener June 28 at Glücksgas Stadium in Dresden, Germany. They weren't the first pangs of nervousness and excitement the Crystal Lake native and US It may not be as huge as the 1999 final, but Sunday's championship [...]