Walt Whitman High School is a public high school located in Bethesda,Maryland,United States. It is named after the 19th-century American poet Walt Whitman. The school serves grades 9-12 for the Montgomery County Public Schools system.
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School is a private,Catholic,college-preparatory high school in Olney,Maryland,an unincorporated area of Montgomery County,Maryland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
Briana Collette Scurry is an American retired soccer goalkeeper,and assistant coach of the Washington Spirit as of 2018. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup,1996 Summer Olympics,1999 World Cup (champions),2003 World Cup,and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. She played in the semi-final and playoff for third place in the 2007 Women's World Cup. She was a founding member of the WUSA,playing three seasons as starting goalkeeper for the Atlanta Beat (2001–2003).
Lake Stevens High School is a high school located in Lake Stevens,Washington,United States,in the Lake Stevens School District. LSHS currently educates grades 10–12.
Sports law in the United States overlaps substantially with labor law,contract law,competition or antitrust law,and tort law. Issues like defamation and privacy rights are also integral aspects of sports law. This area of law was established as a separate and important entity only a few decades ago,coinciding with the rise of player-agents and increased media scrutiny of sports law topics.
Brendan Schwab [ˈbɹendən ʃwaːb] is an Australian sports administrator,trade union official,and lawyer who specialises in labour law,human rights law,collective bargaining,and dispute resolution with a particular focus on professional team sports. On 1 July 2015,he was appointed the Executive Director of the World Players Association,based in Nyon,Switzerland,as an autonomous sector of UNI Global Union.
Carli Anne Hollins is an American former professional soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist,two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion,two-time FIFA Player of the Year,and a four-time Olympian. Lloyd scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Lloyd also helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups,the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics,and she played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the U.S. finished in second place. After the 2020 Summer Olympics,Lloyd announced she would be retiring from the national team following four final friendly matches in 2021. Lloyd has made 316 appearances for the U.S. national team,placing her second in caps,and has the third-most goals and fifth-most assists for the team. In March 2021,she was named as the highest paid female soccer player in the world. She played her last international match with the USWNT on October 26,2021,shortly before retiring from professional soccer at the completion of the 2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC season.
Aya Miyama is a Japanese former footballer who played for the Japan national team starting in 2003,and from 2012 to 2016 served as captain of the team. She appeared in four World Cups between 2003 and 2015,and was part of the team that won the 2011 World Cup for Japan. Miyama also led Japan to a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Tobin Powell Heath is an American professional soccer player,entrepreneur,and artist. Playing primarily as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team,she won gold at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics,2012 London Summer Olympics,2015 FIFA Women's World Cup,and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as silver at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. She was described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" by the United States Soccer Federation,and was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2016 and U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.
Alexandra Lowe Riley is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Angel City of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States,she represents the New Zealand national team. She captains both her club and national teams. As a collegiate athlete,she captained the Stanford soccer team to two NCAA semi-finals and one final.
Kelley Maureen O'Hara is an American former professional soccer player. She represented the United States national team on 160 occasions,winning two FIFA Women's World Cups and an Olympic gold medal. She spent most of her club career with National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC. Known for her intensity,she played primarily as a wingback but played as a forward in college and occasionally played an attacking role in her professional career.
Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team. She has previously played for Sunderland,Everton,Liverpool,Lyon,Manchester City and Barcelona as well as North Carolina at college level in the United States and Great Britain at the Olympics. Bronze has won a total of five Champions League titles,three with Lyon and two with Barcelona;three Women's Super League titles,with Liverpool and Manchester City,and the Euro 2022 with England.
The Mount St. Joseph University is a private,Roman Catholic university in Delhi,Ohio. It was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.
Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). A former member of the United States women's national soccer team,she is a one-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She has also played for three teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league,for TyresöFF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan and for the Houston Dash in the NWSL.
Kadeisha Buchanan is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for English Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada women's national team. Born in Toronto and raised in Brampton,Ontario,she is the youngest of seven girls in a single-parent home. Buchanan was only 17 when she made her debut for the national team on January 13,2013.
Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
The history of sports in the United States reveals that American football,baseball,softball,and indoor soccer evolved from older British sports—rugby football,British baseball,rounders,and association football,respectively. Over time,these sports diverged significantly from their European origins,developing into distinctly American versions. For example,over time,American football developed its own rules and style,becoming distinctly different from its British predecessor and uniquely American. While baseball's origins can be traced to British bat-and-ball games such as British baseball,its development in the United States also incorporated elements from various other bat-and-ball games. Today,baseball enjoys widespread international popularity,especially in East Asia and Latin America.
Haley Carter is a former United States Marine Corps officer and retired American professional soccer player. She is currently general manager and vice president of soccer operations for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Arike Ogunbowale is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish,before being drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. She was the Most Outstanding Player of Notre Dame's 2018 national title run,hitting game-winning baskets in both the semi-final and championship game. Arike Ogunbowale was named WNBA All Star MVP in 2021 and 2024.
Marla Messing is an American attorney and sports executive. She is known primarily for her work in soccer –first with the 1994 FIFA World Cup and as one of the first executives of Major League Soccer in 1995. In 1996,Messing became president and chief executive officer of the committee that organized the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Most recently,Messing served as the interim CEO of the National Women's Soccer League. From 2019 to 2021 she was the CEO of USTA Southern California.
