[ad_1] Key leaders of both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams have been nominated for CONCACAF’s Player of the Year awards. Christian Pulisic and Sophia Smith are among 12 nominees for CONCACAF Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year awards for 2023-24. Each award will receive 100 votes apiece from national team’s head coaches,…
[ad_1] Four years ago, Sophia Popov tied for ninth at the Dana Open (then the Marathon LPGA Classic) and kickstarted a chain of events that changed her life. The top-10 finish in Sylvania, Ohio, qualified her for the 2020 AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon, where she shocked the world by becoming the first…
[ad_1] The U.S. women’s national team gained some needed confidence in the first of two pre-Olympic friendlies this month. Sophia Smith’s second-half strike was all Emma Hayes’ squad needed to claim a 1-0 home victory over Concacaf rivals Mexico at Red Bull Arena. It marked the Americans’ eighth-straight win in all competitions. The Americans were…
[ad_1] Sofia Kenin played a main draw match at the 2024 Eastbourne International, but she lost to native player Harriet Dart after a three-set battle. Kenin wasn’t even supposed to be in the main draw of the WTA 500 competition in Eastbourne, as the American lost in the qualifiers. In fact, she lost her second-round…
[ad_1] Two new moms return to the LPGA this week at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship. Major champion Sophia Popov, who first took a medical leave in 2022 to heal her right shoulder and then extended the time off after learning she was pregnant, gave birth to daugther Maya Mehles last June. Fellow German…
