Ray Reid

Soccer may not have saved Carlos Alvarez's life. But it may have helped save the life of one of his coaches. Kevin Bacher had never been to East Los Angeles when he came to recruit Alvarez for the University of Connecticut five years ago. So he wasn't...

For five minutes, maybe even 10, they were scattered across the field at Morrone Stadium. Directly in front of the goal, Carlos Alvarez sat there, his head buried in his outstretched arms. To his right, there was Mamadou Doudou Diouf prone, hands...

Their families and coaches brought them to Storrs when they were 9, 10, 11 years old. Long before they grew their first whiskers, Max Wasserman, Colin Bradley, Sean Weir — Connecticut's kids — wanted to play soccer at UConn for the coach...

The numbers are as wild as the hair. And, make no mistake, the numbers are pretty wild. Heading into an important home match Saturday night against No. 8 Notre Dame, UConn goalie Andre Blake carries a four-game shutout streak of 389 minutes, 42 seconds....