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SMU taps Brazil pipeline again
by Paul Kennedy
[MEN'S RECRUITS] SMU's Schellas Hyndman has again tapped a Brazil pipeline to sign highly regarded recruits Arthur Ivo and Diogo de Almeida. The same pipeline from Brazil through the Oakridge School in Arlington and the Dallas Texans previously sent All-American Bruno Guarda and Paulo Da Silva, rising seniors, to SMU. Read the whole story...

Akron lands Kofi Sarkodie
In his third season as the University of Akron head men's coach, Caleb Porter has snared one of the Zips' best recruiting classes in their history with the signing of eight players, headed by defender Kofi Sarkodie, who played for the USA at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup in South Korea. Read the whole story...

Red Storm signs Red Bull youth stars
St. John's has announced the signing of one of the Red Storm's most intriguing freshman classes in recent history. Dave Masur, who has recruited heavily overseas, has tapped into the youth ranks of MLS clubs New York and D.C. United and Miami's Kendall Soccer Coalition. The Red Storm's recruits are led by Costa Rican-born Walter Hines, who is considered one of the best players in the class of 2008. Read the whole story...

ETSU announces first men's class
ETSU men's coach Scott Calabrese announced the signing of 18 players -- including NSCAA All-Americans Sean Hoek (Castle High School, Ind.) and Tom Webster (Bearden High School, Tenn.) -- who form the team's inaugural signing class, the largest non-football signing class in ETSU history. Read the whole story...

North Carolina women's attack gets big boost
[WOMEN'S RECRUITS] North Carolina's Anson Dorrance has assembled arguably the deepest women's recruiting class in the country with the signing of four incoming freshmen ranked among the top 20 players in the country and the nation's top JC player -- all forwards. Read the whole story...

NCAA Division I Men's & Women's Coaching Changes
Loyola (Md.) has named former Duke All-American Katherine Remy Vettori as its new women's head coach, while former Portland star Linus Rhode has been named Oregon State women's coach after eight years as as assistant and associate coach at OSU. Lindsey Horner was promoted from assistant coach to head coach at Drake. For all the coaching moves ... Read the whole story...

UMKC receives gift of $5 million for soccer stadium
UMKC has received a gift of $5 million -- the largest single commitment ever to UMKC athletics -- for the construction of a new soccer stadium in the heart of UMKC's Volker campus. Read the whole story...