US women's league seeks World Cup-winning bounce

NEW YORK - The US women's soccer team is the best on the planet, but the sport's domestic league is virtually unknown.

Players, organizers and fans hope that is about to change as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is looking to capitalize on the national team's triumph at last month's World Cup - and it could already be seeing a bounce.

"We're seeing a huge wave from the World Cup. In the NWSL attendances have been up, so it's great to see," two-time world and Olympic champion Carli Lloyd told a group of reporters.