A second Division III conference in New England won’t have league games in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic challenges, as the New England Collegiate Conference announced Wednesday that it’s suspended games. The news comes five days after the NESCAC cancelled fall sports entirely, while six NEWMACs, … [Read more...]
Brandeis cancels 2020 season after facing unique challenges
As part of the University Athletic Association, a Brandeis away trip often includes four days on the road. The Judges head to Logan International Airport on a Thursday and arrive in, for example, Missouri to face Washington University in St. Louis that Friday. After that match, they’d head to … [Read more...]
Beachside’s Mickey Kydes: What the MLS youth league must address
The new MLS academy league continues to take shape, according to Beachside founder and technical director Mickey Kydes, a key local figure as the next era of elite boys soccer development gets underway. Kydes reaffirmed that the nascent league would ideally start the weekend of Sept. 12, though the … [Read more...]
Reaction: Clark becomes fifth NEWMAC school to cancel fall season
Hopes for a full-fledged NEWMAC season in 2020 took another hit Monday with Clark announcing that its teams won’t compete due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. MIT was the first NEWMAC program with both men’s and women’s teams to cancel, while all-women’s schools Mount Holyoke, Smith and Wellesley have … [Read more...]
Big 10, Pac-12 changes: 10 local players who will be impacted
The Big Ten and Pac-12, two of the country's top Division I conferences, have scaled back their 2020 seasons on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both announced last week that they'll play conference-only games this fall, but questions remain given how spread out their combined 26 schools are. While … [Read more...]
Geo Alves signs with New York Cosmos: “I want to give kids hope”
Geo Alves still has lofty aspirations as a professional soccer player, namely to play at the “highest levels” possible and represent Cape Verde’s national team. The former University of Vermont and Dean College star hopes that his latest stop powers exactly that, with Alves signing a season-long … [Read more...]