Carli Lloyd News

Carli Lloyd, from NJ, holds up her gold medal as the United States celebrates its win over Brazil in the gold medal women's soccer game .

Delran rolled out the red carpet to welcome home its "golden girl" yesterday. Carli Lloyd, who scored the game-winning goal against Brazil to clinch the Olympic gold medal for the U.S. women's soccer team last ...

In the wake of women's soccer grabbing Olympic gold, the U.S. won't have to wait long to see the sport put its talent to good use.

Twenty years after Delran native Peter Vermes became an Olympian and had a local soccer field named after him, spectators thronged a nearly two-mile parade route yesterday to welcome home their new Olympic hero ...

Gold medal winning soccer player Carli Lloyd got a hero's welcome in her hometown of Delran, New Jersey.

Carli Lloyd isn't used to being a local celebrity, but she can't deny the perks.

Last night, Delran native Carli Lloyd literally brought the gold medal home. Three busloads of friends, family, neighbors and supporters came to Philadelphia International Airport to greet Lloyd, whose goal in ...

The U.S. women had become accustomed to straightforward soccer meetings -- coach-speak and strategy talk.

Kristine Lilly was in a new spot when the U.S. women's soccer team won Olympic gold last week.

Hope Solo extricated herself from the scrum of bodies, from the wild hugs and high-fives and general mayhem that ensued after the final whistle, and jogged back to the goal she had so dutifully protected.

Old Dad Elder would be proud of me right now. So would his sons. And Kenny Catney.

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team, captained by Point Pleasant native Christie Rampone, had one of the biggest games in the history of the program on Thursday, defeating a tough Brazilian team 1-0 in overtime to ...

U.S. women's softball and U.S. women's beach volleyball, two sure things at the Olympics.

They came to the Beijing Olympics as a team trying to find its way, still adjusting to a new coach and each other, still smarting from a loss that brought humiliation on and off the field.

Family, friends and fans of Summer Olympics hero Carli Lloyd wasted no time in welcoming the soccer star home Monday evening, greeting her with signs and cheers and hugs, moments after she stepped off a plane ...

A goal from former Rutgers star Carli Lloyd in overtime propelled the United States women's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Brazil in the gold medal match.

Take a last look at the beauty and spectacle of the closing ceremony in Beijing.

From alternate to bench player to key attacker to gold medal. It has been an unusual, and ultimately rewarding, Olympics for Lauren Cheney.

The best example is Angela Hucles , a reserve for much of her national team career who played every minute at the Olympics and finished as the top scorer on the tournament's highest-scoring team.

Marta of Brazil vies for the ball during Women's Gold - Match 26 between the U.S. and Brazil of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games football event at Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug.