by Fran Stuchbury
May 10, 2022 – Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
This past week the North Carolina Courage won its first National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup Championship; the Peoria Riverman won its first Southern Professional Hockey League President’s Cup Championship; and the San Diego Sockers won back-to-back Major Arena Soccer League Ron Newman Cup Championships. Highlights from this week come from the National Women’s Soccer League, USL Championship, Southern Professional Hockey League, American Hockey League, North American Hockey League, Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, United States Hockey League, XFL, Canadian Football League, Indoor Football League, Fan Controlled Football, National Lacrosse League, Premier Lacrosse League, Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA G League, NBL Canada and Major League Rugby.
SOCCER
National Women’s Soccer League
The North Carolina Courage won the NWSL Challenge Cup Championship with a 2-1 victory against the Washington Spirit at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday. The game was televised nationally on CBS. “The game was a battle; it was about competing,” said North Carolina Courage Sean Nahas. “One thing we talked about was finding ways not not lose but to win and I told the team that it was a cumulation of learning from our previous games. I couldn’t be more proud of our team.”
Here are the highlights
NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced that Thirty Five Ventures (35V), co-founded by two-time NBA Champion Kevin Durant and entrepreneur Rich Kleiman have joined as minority investors of the club. Since March, 35V has been the third group of investors to take a stake in the franchise, joining fellow minority owners Kristin Bernert and Karen Bryant in March and Carli Lloyd in April.
Major Arena Soccer League
The San Diego Sockers are back-to-back champions of the Major Arena Soccer League. With a 4-3 victory over the Florida Tropics…