North Texas Soccer Star On Huge Stage Tuesday Night
Long before Kellyn Acosta was an Olympic hopeful, he was a four-year-old learning to play. His father Ken Acosta remembers he was talented at many sports but soccer was the one that stuck.
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Long before Kellyn Acosta was an Olympic hopeful, he was a four-year-old learning to play. His father Ken Acosta remembers he was talented at many sports but soccer was the one that stuck.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Tuesday that the Americans will meet Ecuador in May.
The United States men's soccer team will have its last chance for an Olympic berth when the Americans meet Colombia on Tuesday night at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, home to FC Dallas.
If the United States loses to Guatemala on Tuesday, the Americans almost certainly would fail to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. "There's a sense of urgency," coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Monday.
Michael Barrios scored his first two goals of the season Saturday to help FC Dallas beat D.C. United 3-0.
A FIFA video game competition this week in New York was a rare win for the organization at a time when its brand is struggling. The tumultuous end to Sepp Blatter's reign as FIFA president has shattered the federation's reputation.
Mauro Diaz opened the scoring in the 79th minute, Maximiliano Urruti added a fast-break finish in the 87th and FC Dallas beat the Montreal Impact 2-0 on Saturday night.
Lindsey Horan scored on a header in the 53rd minute, Tobin Heath tacked on another goal eight minutes later, and the U.S. beat Canada by a score of 2-0 on Sunday in the final match at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.
"This is what he lived for."
The U.S. women's soccer team is a win away from the Olympics. The World Cup champions play Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night in a semifinal match at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.
The Whitecaps have acquired Blas Perez from FC Dallas, completing a trade that had been in the works while the veteran striker was in preseason camp with Vancouver.
The U.S. women's soccer team's younger reserves not only didn't disappoint in their Group A finale against Puerto Rico in CONCACAF qualifying for the Rio Olympics, they delivered a record performance.
Carli Lloyd sent the U.S. women into the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying semifinals.
Alex Morgan scored 12 seconds into the game and added another goal in the 62nd minute as the U.S. opened CONCACAF qualifying for the Rio Olympics with a 5-0 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday night.
U.S. women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo asserted that if the Olympics were held today, she would not go out of concern about the Zika virus.
The U.S. women's national soccer team was scheduled to be briefed Tuesday night on the developing Zika virus crisis in Latin America, a day before the start of the CONCACAF Olympic qualification tournament in Texas.
On Friday night, co-ed soccer teams take the field at Blue Sky Sports Center in Keller. Mom Brittany Chavez says, "This is definitely my happy hour." Chavez is the mother of a 5-year-old boy, who like her, plays soccer.
Former basketball star Steve Nash and Suns owner Robert Sarver have bought a controlling share of Spanish soccer team Real Mallorca. The soccer team won the 2002-03 Copa del Rey title.
China's victory on Wednesday night -- the U.S. team's first home loss in more than a decade -- wasn't going to diminish the triumphant nature of Abby Wambach's extraordinary career.
Abby Wambach sounds certain that there will be no unforeseen circumstances luring her back onto the field next year at the Rio Olympics. The face of U.S. women's soccer for the past decade, Wambach insists she's at peace.
A sprawling U.S. bribery prosecution that has scandalized soccer's governing body took another step forward on Tuesday, with the former president of Honduras and a former FIFA vice president pleading not guilty at their first court appearance.
The United States was coming off a 6-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in Texas on Thursday.
Soccer great Abby Wambach, the sport's leading international scorer, has a book deal. The memoir will be called "Forward." It is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2016.
As members of FIFA's executive committee prepared to vote on reforming soccer's scandal-plagued governing body, Swiss government agents swept into a luxury hotel before dawn for a second wave of arrests.
Dallas rallied for a 2-1 lead on goals by Ryan Hollingshead and Blas Perez in a 5-minute span, but couldn't overcome the three-goal aggregate deficit created by Adi's goal in the 54th minute.
Dallas police say he was last seen wearing a green button-up shirt with palm trees, green jogger pants and black slides.
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench, Paige Bueckers had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 79-56.
The artist who created the whale mural in Downtown Dallas has filed a $25 million lawsuit after the destruction of the famous work.
Nearly nine months after two immigrants were shot and killed outside a Dallas ICE facility, Mullin honored three agents he said helped save lives during the Sept. 24 attack.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
Dallas police say he was last seen wearing a green button-up shirt with palm trees, green jogger pants and black slides.
The case has been marred by controversy, racial tension and threats, while drawing national attention, particularly on social media.
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench, Paige Bueckers had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 79-56.
The artist who created the whale mural in Downtown Dallas has filed a $25 million lawsuit after the destruction of the famous work.
Nearly nine months after two immigrants were shot and killed outside a Dallas ICE facility, Mullin honored three agents he said helped save lives during the Sept. 24 attack.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
A North Texas foster family says a legal gray area in Texas' Baby Moses law led to the child being returned to biological relatives.
As he battles terminal cancer, a Fort Worth fire captain says the state's workers' comp system has failed him — and he's far from alone.
A Kennedale couple says their leased solar panels stopped producing power and became a costly burden after years of unfulfilled promises.
Family ignored a nighttime alert during deadly flooding. Now, questions are growing about notification fatigue and whether the system needs changes.
The Justice Department said it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the program.
A divided federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration's policy banning transgender individuals from serving in the military is likely unconstitutional.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Sunday that he hopes the administration will drop its new "anti-weaponization fund" that has sparked pushback on Capitol Hill among Republicans.
More than 200 people have been killed in the monthslong campaign against alleged drug boats traversing the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.
This is the first time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made this accusation, which may constitute a war crime.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench, Paige Bueckers had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 79-56.
The team's lease at the American Airlines Center is set to expire in 2031.
Russell Henley birdied the final three holes to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then made it four in a row with a 5-footer on the first extra hole Sunday at Colonial to win the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Leiter (3-4) allowed two hits while striking out nine through the first five innings.
Texas strung together five straight hits in the final inning to erase a late deficit and hand rookie Peyton Gray his first major league win.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
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