Word: alexis
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Then came Copa America. The most astounding victory for the U.S. was its 3-0 thrashing of Argentina in Paysandu, a mere walk across the bridge from Colon, Argentina. Midfielder Frank Klopas, defender Alexi Lalas and attacker Eric Wynalda each scored as goaltender Kasey Keller turned away 21 shots. The Argentines, who have won more Copas than any other country, had elected to play several reserves in order to rest their frontline starters. But still--3-0 to a dead chicken? In the quarterfinals, the U.S. and Mexico fought to a 0-0 tie in regulation, sending the game into...
Johnson has cautioned that other universities have also been unable to do sufficient background checks. Before coming to the Extension School, Hogue, now 34, managed to enroll at Princeton University in 1988 under the alias "Alexi Indris-Santana," according to the Associated Press...
...Harvard's men's soccer team did just get back from an 11-day voyage to Germany, and you know what? Hanging out with Thomas Dooley and Claudio Reyna, and having your picture taken with Andy Brehme and Rudi Voeller is, as Alexi Lalas might say, pretty bitchin,' dudc...
...players, this glimpse of glory is a dream come true. "It's been such a long road getting here," said Michigan-born Alexi Lalas, who sings bar-band rock 'n' roll when he is not playing defense. "Being American soccer players, half the time we don't know where our next job is coming from. We're all road warriors...
...good thing that the U.S. team includes a cast of caricatures, I mean characters, who are a publicist's dream. From Alexi Lalas, whose face could launch a thousand insane asylums, to slick Tony Meola, who wants to be an actor in his next career, the team is ripe for fan interest. They're not particularly fast, or experienced or graceful, but they have performed credibly so far. It goes without saying that they've also made it into their share of promotional campaigns. It's fitting that these athletes, who have devoted as much of their lives to sport...