...successful year Sunday and took its first steps toward the next World Cup with a 2-0 exhibition victory over El Salvador. Ben Olsen, returning after four operations on his right ankle, scored his first international goal in more than 2 1/2 years...

...goalkeeper Kasey Keller. Among the newcomers were forward Eddie Johnson; midfielders Bobby Convey, Clint Dempsey and Ben Olsen; defenders Carlos Bocanegra, Cory Gibbs and Oguchi Onyewu; and goalkeepers Marcus Hahnemann and Tim Howard. The average...

...slap back in their face, saying 'Why are you trading me?'" Chris Klein had a goal and two assists, the first to Ben Olsen and another to Brian Ching, as the United States (3-0-1 this year) won its third straight game and dominated despite...

...Clint Dempsey (New England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Pat Noonan (New England), John OBrien (no team), Ben Olsen (D.C.), Steve Ralston (New England), Kerry Zavagnin (Kansas City) Forwards: Brian Ching (Houston), Eddie...

...they're called the United," Garber joked. In a rematch of the inaugural title game, Jaime Moreno scored first, and Ben Olsen made it 2-0 by halftime when he took advantage of a rare mistake by MLS goalkeeper of the year Kevin Hartman for a virtual...

...Lubos Kubik got the defender of the year award and Zach Thornton took goalkeeper of the year honors. Also on Tuesday, Ben Olsen of D.C. United was selected as rookie of the year. Olsen, who left the University of Virginia after his junior year...

...4-0, to remain unbeaten this year in World Cup warmup games. Chris Klein had a goal and two assists, the first to Ben Olsen and another to Brian Ching, as the United States (3-0-1 this year) won its third game in a row and dominated despite...

...successful year and took its first steps toward the next World Cup with a 2-0 exhibition victory over El Salvador. Ben Olsen, returning after four operations on his right ankle, scored his first international goal in more than 2 1/2 years...

...recent years. But U.S. youth soccer is strong, and such under-23 regulars as Donovan, O'Brien, Chris Albright, Ben Olsen, Josh Wolff and Peter Vagenas could challenge for 2002 World Cup spots. For now, that tournament is furthest from their...

...of the play was fuzzy. He does remember the ball dribbling off his right foot, and the expression on U.S. teammate Ben Olsen's face. Olsen drilled the shot two minutes into injury time to give the U.S. a 1-1 tie with Tunisia on Sunday...