Topic: College Soccer

Five times the NCAA meted out a 'death penalty.' Will Miami make six?

Allegations of perks showered on University of Miami football players call into question the NCAA's ability to really police college athletics. Some wonder if the NCAA will mete out the 'death penalty' to Miami. Only five sports programs have ever been banned from competition for a year or more.

Vancouver riot and 5 other melees in sports history

Here are five notable riots linked to sporting events through history.

Do tax rates affect where people live? Ask a soccer star.

Some of the world's most mobile workers choose to live and compete in European nations with the lowest tax rates.

Should universities sack football?

College football carries a huge price tag these days. Can that money be better spent? Check out the examples of Boston University and Northeastern.

Troy Polamalu sees his hair insured for $1 million

Troy Polamalu of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers endorses Head and Shoulders shampoo. The shampoo maker has taken out a $1 million insurance policy on Polamalu's head of hair.

China and World Cup soccer? Let's talk in 2014, says Chinese soccer's new boss

Wei Di, new head of the Chinese Football Association, admits he faces a tough task in qualifying his country for the World Cup. For a country that claims to have invented the game of soccer more than 2,000 years ago, this is rather embarrassing.

How to watch World Cup 2010 soccer online

Yes, you can watch World Cup 2010 soccer online. But bring a pair of scissors – red tape abounds.

Sports in the US: Year-round madness

From the bracketology of March Madness to ESPN Everything, sports has become one of the most pervasive forces in American culture. Is it a great unifying force or a sign of misplaced priorities?

'Farouk1986': what Christmas bombing suspect wrote online

Online posts by 'Farouk1986,' thought to be the Christmas Day bombing suspect, suggest a student preoccupied by university admissions and English soccer clubs, but who was also apparently lonely and conflicted.

Top universities: Britain pushes Oxford and Cambridge to recruit more widely

Top universities Oxford and Cambridge draw 43 percent of students from private schools that educate 7 percent of the population. They face pressure to take applicants' social and economic background into account.

This week's Top 7 intriguing job openings

Barcelona over Manchester United: a victory for Catalonia

The soccer team may reside in Spain, but it's raison d'etre is for regional autonomy.

USA

The new voter: A young Arab-American feels duty-bound to vote

Syrian-born Omar Kurdi of Irvine, Calif., became a US citizen at age 15. A student activist, he gives much weight to the candidates’ foreign-policy stances, especially in Iraq and the Middle East.

The rewards of second best

Picking yourself up after a defeat is also an important win.

Private philanthropy's global reach

e-giving spurs new practices, donors. But biggest 'giving' is migrant workers' remittances.

Women and men in sports: Separate is not equal

Why is gender segregation in sports normal? Boys and girls should play together.