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SOL ushers in WPS league with a win [UPDATED]
latimes.com - 3/30/2009
SOL ushers in WPS league with a win [UPDATED]
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March 30 --- The Los Angeles Times: In front of an inaugural-game crowd of 14,832 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Allison Falk scored the first goal in Women's Professional Soccer history Sunday; it took the Los Angeles Sol and former Stanford defender all of 6 minutes to accomplish the feat...
WPS: Capsule looks at all the teams [UPDATED]
latimes.com - 3/29/2009
WPS: Capsule looks at all the teams [UPDATED]
— latimes.com — March 29 --- The Los Angeles Times: Updated descriptions of all seven teams in the new Women's... Professional Soccer league are capsulated here in this story. --- 3-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta (shown here) debuts for Los Angeles Sol in Sunday's inaugural match for the league (on FSC)... (more) WPS: Capsule looks at all the teams [UPDATED]

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WPS Match Recap: SOL v FREEDOM
matchcenter.wps.stats.com - 3/30/2009
WPS Match Recap: SOL v FREEDOM
— matchcenter.wps.stats.com — March 29 --- WPS: The inaugural match of the new Women's Professional Soccer league ended in a... 2-0 victory by the Los Angeles Sol over the Washington Freedom. --- Nearly 15,000 were in attendance at the Home Depot Center for the event on Sunday afternoon which had numerous celebrities on hand... (more) WPS Match Recap: SOL v FREEDOM

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WPS: BREAKERS' Breaking news...Heather Mitts [UPDATED]
boston.com - 4/2/2009
WPS: BREAKERS' Breaking news...Heather Mitts [UPDATED]
— boston.com — (from The Boston Globe) Heather Mitts is one of three USWNT players, along with Kristine Lilly and... Angela Hucles, allocated to the WPS Boston Breakers. --- Mitts has also modeled for FHM and Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, and was voted ESPN.com's "Sexiest Female Athlete" in 2004... (more) WPS: BREAKERS' Breaking news...Heather Mitts [UPDATED]

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Soccer By Ives:  LA Sol wins as Womens Professional Soccer kicks off

RightFielders Women in Sports:  Marta Vieira da Silva is Los Angeles Sol Soccer Player

The 5th Corner:  Heels in the League 03/29/09 (WPS)

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LA Sol wins as Womens Professional Soccer kicks off
Soccer By Ives — ... The inaugural season of Women's Professional Soccer got underway on Sunday and the Los Angeles Sol got the league off to a good start with a 2-0 victory against the Washington Freedom. ...

Marta Vieira da Silva is Los Angeles Sol Soccer Player
RightFielders Women in Sports — ... soccer player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Sol. See photos, video and read a biography of Marta Vieira da Silva here. Marta Vieira da Silva is in the news today as she and her teammates from the Los Angeles Sol took their first win over the Washington Freedom, beating them 2-0 on Sunday. Vieira da Silva passed the ball to Camile Abily with three minutes left to play to score the second goal. It was the first Women’s Professional Soccer game, playing in front of their home crowd of 14,832 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. As a biography, Marta Vieira ...

Heels in the League 03/29/09 (WPS)
The 5th Corner — ... “Heels in the League” for the WPS won’t be a daily post since not everyday the league has games, but be sure that when there are ex Tar Heels in action I will be doing a recap about it the next day. The same goes for the MLS, which I am a bit behind on that, but will be catching up on it today/tomorrow. For more about this game here is a few more links: LA Times: LA ushers in the new league with a win Washington Post: Freedom lose in league’s first match USA Today: ...

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nytimes.com 3/30/2009 — The Los Angeles Sol defeated the Washington Freedom, 2-0, on a blustery Sunday in the inaugural game of Women’s Professional Soccer.
Marta Leads Sol To WPS Inaugural Victory (Goal.com) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 3/30/2009
It was a day for the history books as the WPS held its inaugural game, which LA Sol took 2-0 over the Washington Freedom in the Home Depot Center.
Marta Leads LA Sol To WPS Inaugural Victory (Goal.com) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 3/30/2009
It was a day for the history books as the WPS held its inaugural game, which LA Sol took 2-0 over the Washington Freedom in the Home Depot Center.
Wambach sees good side of loss in women's pro opener — USATODAY.com Soccer - Top Stories 3/30/2009
U.S. soccer superstar Abby Wambach isn't known for losing and doesn't like it much. But Sunday's 2-0 loss by her Washington Freedom ...
Los Angeles Sol takes WPS inaugural — The Seattle Times: Sports 3/30/2009
Allison Falk isn't used to playing in front of large crowds. The 14,832 fans at The Home Depot Center didn't bother her, though. Falk and Camille Abily each scored and the Los Angeles Sol blanked the Washington Freedom 2-0 on a blustery Sunday in the ...
SOCCER / Sol win in WPS debut — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 3/30/2009
Allison Falk and Camille Abily each scored and the Los Angeles Sol blanked the Washington Freedom 2-0 on a blustery Sunday in the inaugural game of the Women's Professional Soccer league. The opener drew 14,832 to the 27,000-seat Home Depot Center in ...