Marcus Hahnemann makes five key saves to help Reading hold defending champion Manchester United to a 0-0 draw in the Premier League opener for both clubs at Old Trafford. With Reading reduced to 10 men following the 73rd-minute ejection of Dave Kitson, Hahnemann goes to his right to save a 25-yard free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo and then recovers to save Paul Scholes's header. In injury time, he dives left to block a low shot from Michael Carrick. "He made some fantastic saves," says Man United manager Alex Ferguson. "He's experienced, he's confident. It was just one of those days."

Steve Furjesi of the Hungarians signs as a placekicker with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League. Lou Saban, Broncos coach, is impressed that during tryouts Furjesi could kick field goals with either foot.

The highest scoring game in Tacoma Defiance annals does not have a happy ending. Tacoma blows a 3-0 halftime lead and allows four goals in the final 16 minutes of a 6-4 loss at Colorado. After going 1-5-3 since an impressive Open Cup run, Defiance coach Herve Diese parts ways with the club three days later.

Fort Lewis informs state officials that they cannot continue play due to increased military commitments to the ongoing war in Vietnam. All results involving the Rangers (they were tied for third at 5-3-0) are expunged, and some remaining players find new teams, such as player/coach Geoff Wall with the Hungarians and Constantine Tagios with Continental.

Michelle Akers scores on a long-range blast as the United States cruises past Denmark, 5-0, in a Goodwill Games semifinal at Long Island, N.Y. While Mia Hamm nets a hat trick and Kristine Lilly assists on three scores, a 35-yard blast from Akers in the 18th minute wows the crowd. The U.S. goes on to beat China, 2-0, in the final.

Abi Kim of Vashon Island scores her second-game winner for the U.S. Women's Under-18 Team in tournament match vs. Norway. Two days earlier, Kim notched a winner vs. England at the competition in La Manga, Spain. She is a senior at Seattle Christian High School, which she led to a state 1A title in the fall.