USA v Ireland: Free UP Pre-Game Gathering at MAC

gnarly wrote:anyone have on-line feed for college cup games on Friday? I think it is on espnu or espn3.

up7587 wrote:OK. I wondered because I've been reading a few items about Hope on the football forums.

up7587 wrote:OK. I wondered because I've been reading a few items about Hope on the football forums.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hope Solo didn’t have to make a save Wednesday in the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s international friendly against Ireland, but her presence was felt throughout the crowd of 10,902 at Jeld-Wen Field.

Solo got some of the biggest cheers during pregame introductions, rivaled only by Abby Wambach and local favorite Megan Rapinoe, who starred collegiately at the University of Portland. She also was the lone player whose name appeared on the promotional cheer cards spread throughout the stands. One side had the words “GO USA!,” and the flip side read, “HOPE SAVES.”

At the same time the national team was defeating the Irish 5-0 — the match included a first-half hat trick by striker Alex Morgan and two record-setting second-half goals by reserve Sydney Leroux — Solo’s new husband, former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens, was in jail in Tampa after his arrest Wednesday by Florida authorities for violating probation.

Stevens’ probation violation was a result of his recent arrest on domestic abuse charges in Washington state, Ann Howard, director of communications at the Florida Department of Corrections, told USA TODAY Sports. Stevens had permission to travel to Washington, Howard said.

“I believe this is improper,” Stevens’ attorney, Mark O’Brien, told USA TODAY Sports. “A judge in Washington — after he had a full hearing in which the state of Washington called witnesses, including a law enforcement official — found no probable cause (for Stevens’ arrest).”