8/18 What, like the back of a Volkswagen?

[kpaulson]

Gals
Galaxy to hire Sampson today - Press-Enterprise (http://www.pe.com/sports/soccer/stories/PE_Sports_Local_galaxy_18.f0c5.html)

First-place Galaxy dumps Schmid as coach - Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/soccer/stories/081804dnspomlsbriefs.997d5.html)

Schmid's firing leaves players in state of shock - Pasadena Star News (http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/Stories/0,1413,206~29580~2341128,00.html)

Cbus-KC
Wizards again must fiddle with lineup - KC Star (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/9427298.htm?ERIGHTS=3204695148803104929kansascity::bigsoccer@bigsoccer.com&KRD_RM=0hmjgkhkoipggggggggggghohg|Karl|Y)

Wizards (9-6-5) at Columbus Crew (6-5-8) - KC Star (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/9427297.htm)

Next two matches have importance (http://www.1460thefan.com/tf.php?story=dispatch/2004/08/17/20040817-D9-00.html&msg=1&regtype=1)

Fire
For appearances' sake, Marsch to set Fire record - Chicago Sun-Times (http://www.suntimes.com/output/soccer/cst-spt-soccin17.html)

Fire adds Haitian player - Chicago Tribune (http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/fire/cs-040817firesigning,1,4869469.story?coll=cs-home-headlines)

Qualifiers
Test with Jamaica awaits Americans - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2743439)

Ching to play for U.S. national team - Honolulu Advertiser (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Aug/17/sp/sp24a.html)

Dancing to Their Own Tune - Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9528-2004Aug17.html)

Ralph ready to make international grade - ESPN (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=307413&cc=5901)

The time is right! - Jamaica Observer (http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20040817T230000-0500_64734_OBS_THE_TIME_IS_RIGHT_.asp)

We're here for three points, says Arena - Jamaica Observer (http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20040817T230000-0500_64732_OBS_WE_RE_HERE_FOR_THREE_POINTS__SAYS_ARENA.asp)

U.S., Jamaica wait to tip hands - ESPN (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=307411&cc=5901)

Jamaica v USA: 15 years of intense rivalry - Jamaica Observer (http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20040817T230000-0500_64733_OBS_JAMAICA_V_USA_____YEARS_OF_INTENSE_RIVALRY.asp)

U.S. men face challenge in World Cup soccer qualifying - Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/soccer/stories/081804dnspodaviscol.99789.html)

Soccer notebook: U.S. is in Jamaica on business - Star-Ledger (http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1092734558228950.xml)

Other soccer
Busy schedule helped Kickers - Richmond Times Dispatch (http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031777370535&path=!sports&s=1045855934844)

Other articles of interest
NHL talks net no progress - Washington Times (http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20040818-122129-1199r.htm)

[Pathogen]

Who's your favorite New Kid? Call me Donny. Call me Joey.

[sanariot]

Give Chivas USA a chance - North Jersey Herald News (day late) (http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2NTcwNjc1)

[Tyree]

A schooner is a sailboat stupidhead.

[The Lieutenant]

"You know what!!! There is no easter bunny!!!!!"

[kpaulson]

Dammit you guys-- what am supposed to title the thread for the next three days with you taking all the good lines? ;)

[the Next Level]

What are the usernames and passwords?!??!??!!!!!

I am using bigsoccer, bigsoccer and it doesn't work on hardly any of these sites!

[stopper4]

Try bigsoccer1

[YanksFC]

Gals
Galaxy to hire Sampson today - Press-Enterprise (http://www.pe.com/sports/soccer/stories/PE_Sports_Local_galaxy_18.f0c5.html)

I'm waiting for a 3-6-1 joke.

[10 fan]

http://www.1460thefan.com/tf.php?story=dispatch/2004/08/18/20040818-F1-03.html

[kenntomasch]

I'm waiting for a 3-6-1 joke.

Check some other threads. Everybody's a comedian.

[peledre]

What's a wednesday without a mallrats quote. A boring wednesday.

[Stevedm]

Just out of curiousity... Ho wmany knocks to the head to NHL players have to take before they become as stupid as their Union leaders???? This is the kind of crap that makes me A Republican..Unions that make out the owners to be bad guys even if they have lost 2 billion dollars the last year...... Screw em.... Shut the the players out and import all Canadians..

[christopher d]

MLS needs excitement, it needs rivalries, it needs new blood and it needs new money. Vergara and Chivas USA have pledged to try to deliver all these things and, despite what some short-sighted people believe, it is worth the league's while to let them try.What he said. Great article describing how having a new investor in MLS is a good thing, although he's discounting the LA-SJ rivalry. At least half of those games get >25k attendance regularly.

[PZ]

Schmid's firing sad statement by Galaxy - Daily Breeze (http://www.dailybreeze.com/content/waldner/3438124.html)