Hope Solo

Hope Solo may have stretched herself too thin: The soccer star is uncertain for this weekend’s Olympics-qualifying match. Why? Because she’s got a tweaked leg — a “little quad pull.” And that’s because of the extra work she did to get back into soccer shape after “Dancing with the Stars.” During her two-month run on the reality TV show, Solo danced her way to fourth place with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. But while appearing on “Dancing with...  

VANCOUVER, British Columbia —The same nimble legs that danced with the stars were back on the pitch Wednesday, darting this way and that on the turf field at BC Place. When Abby Wambach’s powerful left foot nailed an 18-yard blast that looked...  

Hope Solo's 2011 in photosUSA TODAYAbby Wambach, left, and Hope Solo celebrate after the US won its Women's World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil at the Women's World Cup in Dresden, Germany. Solo and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform on the ABC celebrity dance competition ...  

Former Huskies star Hope Solo and the rest of the U.S. women’s soccer team escaped a shooting Tuesday in Vancouver because, as Solo tweeted, they were in a yoga session. At about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, a man was shot and killed inside a restaurant at the Sheraton Wall Centre hotel, where the U.S., Cuban and Dominican Republic soccer teams were staying for this week’s Olympics-qualifying CONCACAF tournament. None of the U.S. women witnessed the...  

Hope Solo is nursing what she calls "a little quad pull" as she tries to help the U.S. women's national team qualify for the Olympics.   YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more  

The mouthy, make-up wearing keeper had been yanked by then-national team manager Greg Ryan for the semifinal match of the 2007 Women's World Cup against Brazil. Backup Brianna Scurry took the net -- and the nats subsequently lost the game 4-0.  

Library JournalNonfiction Previews, Aug. 2012, Pt. 2: A Memoir from Hope Solo, Essays from ...Library JournalChertavian, Gerald. A Year Up: Rediscovering America and the Talent Within. Viking. Aug. 2012. 320p. ISBN 9780670023776. $26.95. Downloadable: Penguin Audio. EDUCATION Serving as a Big Brother, technology entrepreneur Chertavian realized that the ...  

U.S. keeper Hope Solo lunges as a first-half shot hits the crossbar Friday. "We have Hope Solo," Sundhage said. "No other country has Hope Solo." Solo's presence proved quite essential for the Americans on Friday night. Costa Rica came flying out of the ...  

CBC.caHope Solo 1-on-1Sportsnet.caJody Vance caught up with the US Tender, who didn't allow a single goal in the entire Olympic qualifying tourney. Canada vs. US doesn't mean much for Olympic qualifying, but this great rivalry in women's soccer is one that should bring out the best.US women's Olympic qualifying tournamentUSA TODAYSpeed, smarts prove overwhelmingThe ProvinceU.S. Women's Soccer: Final Preview and Prediction vs. CanadaBleacher...  

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2011, file photo, United States women's national team goalie Hope Solo dives for a ball during soccer practice in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) Former Huskies star Hope Solo and the rest of the U.S. women's ...  

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Hope Solo’s leg injury could keep the goalkeeper out of the game that determines whether the U.S. women’s national team goes to the Olympics. Coach Pia Sundhage said Wednesday that she needs to see how Solo is recovering ...  

Hope Solo has an ailing leg, the result of some extra work she was putting in to get back into playing shape after "Dancing With the Stars." Athletes have represented admirably on "Dancing with the Stars." Check out the show's twinkle-toed jocks ...  

Ever since 1991, the Women's FIFA World Cup has been showcasing the best in women's soccer. Coming off of the Women's World Cup last year, which was as entertaining and exciting throughout as the 1999 edition, with Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and others ...  

Hey, I thought we were talking about yoga -- what's with the soccer reference? Well, that's just the thing. Hope Solo and the rest of the U.S. Women's National Team owe their lives to yoga, seriously! If the soccer players weren't busy Downward Dogging and ...  

Sports people: Antero Niittymaki, Hope SoloSan Francisco ChronicleSAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Antero Nittymaki #30 of the San Jose Sharks in action against the Anaheim Ducks at HP Pavilion on November 9, 2010 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) The Sharks' goalie was surprised, ...and more »