The WPS expansion draft begins at noon today (or so the league website says). There is no live coverage of it. The league will post the results two hours after its conclusion, so the teams involved will have time to…

It probably be quite like the Major League Baseball FanFest, but WPS is having a party around the All-Star Game on Sunday in Fenton. The FanFest begins at noon on the on the field north of the main field at the…

The expansion draft for Philadelphia and Atlanta is Sept. 15. All teams will loses two players, and some will lose three. Teams can protect 10 players in the first go round, then protect two more after they lose the first,…

I have to confess I was conflicted going into this match. Sky Blue had to be worn out as they played their third game in eight days, all on the road, all in warm weather. There was no way they…

Athletica forward Eniola Aluko, in a conversation with England’s FA, said that her experiences in the WPS, including a summer spent in St. Louis, have made her a better player and one ready for the European Championships.

When asked what influence…

The online site for WPS postseason award voting was down much of yesterday with some glitch, so voting has been extended through Monday. (You can find the link here.) In what may speak to the fan base in St. Louis,…

By Wednesday night, some of the Athletica players were headed to their year-round homes. Backup goalie Jillian Loyden was on her way back to New Jersey after the game. Lisa Stoia is headed back to West Virginia, to resume her duties as…

The Athletica season ended with a 1-0 loss to Sky Blue FC on Wednesday in the WPS semifinal. I’ll have more on Thursday, but here are some quick thoughts on the loss:

Would the Athletica have been better off playing Washington,…

For the Athletica:

Solo, McNeill, Ellertson, Weber, Tancredi, Cinalli, Woznuk, Chalupny, Fletcher, Welsh, Walsh.

For Sky Blue:

Branam, Buczkwoski, Dowling, Rampone, Schnur, Averbuch, McCallum, O’Reilly, White, Rosana, Hanks

Each team has seven subs. For Athletica: Loyden, Logterman, Gray, Stoia, Walter, Cross, Pistorius.

For Sky Blue:…

The weather forecast says there’s a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms after 4 p.m. and staying at that percentage the rest of the day. As of noon, radar shows a line of thunderstorms to the west, but it looks to…