10/11 Red River Valley

[kpaulson]

Chicago-Columbus
Fire lights up homecoming
Defeats Columbus to win conference, keep momentum - Chicago Tribune (http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/fire/cs-031010firegamer,1,6007696.story?coll=cs-fire-headlines)

Fire happy at home - Daily Southtown (http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/113sd9.htm)

Columbus gets burned again against Chicago - Cbus Dispatch (http://www.1460thefan.com/tf.php?story=dispatch/2003/10/11/20031011-E1-04.html)

Colorado-SJ
Once-hot Rapids suddenly tepid - Rocky Mountain News (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/rapids/article/0,1299,DRMN_51_2339821,00.html)

Quakes, Rapids can't find the goal - Mercury News (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/soccer/6989196.htm)

Metros-Dallas
Burn's goal: Allow fewer goals - Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/sports/soccer/stories/101103dnspoburnlede.5a86d.html)

In tough season, Burn's captain remains passionate- Star Telegram (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/6989641.htm)
"On my end, I've been here five years and I'm very thankful to the people with this organization, and this country. If we could all feel like we loved the colors, we wouldn't be in such a bad situation."

Revs-DC
United on scent of playoffs - Washington Times (http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20031010-115739-8005r.htm)

United's Hudson Fumes Over Nelsen's Absence - Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10032-2003Oct10.html)

Revs see shot at playoffs: DC match key contest - Boston Herald (http://sports.bostonherald.com/soccer/soccer.bg?articleid=23)

Noonan's new role: scorer - Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2003/10/11/noonans_new_role_scorer/)

KC-Gals
Wizards expecting a battle tonight - KC Star (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/soccer/mls/kansas_city_wizards/6986051.htm?ERIGHTS=6813262250701295311kansascity::bigsoccer@bigsoccer.com&KRD_RM=0hmjgkhkoipggggggggggghohg|Karl|Y)

Galaxy Limping to the Finish - LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-soccer11oct11,1,6844566.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-soccer)

WWC
WUSA's Future Hinges on Meeting - LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-wusa11oct11,1,7269911.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-soccer)

Loss Won't Tarnish U.S. - LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-uswomen11oct11,1,635958.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-soccer)

Determined U.S. ready to fulfill duty - USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2003-10-10-usa-canada-third-place-preview_x.htm)

[MtMike]

Fire happy at home-- Daily Southtown (http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/113sd9.htm)

Conway's Clean Sheet Gives Quakes the Tie-- Contra Costa Time (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/sports/6989013.htm)

In tough season, Burn's captain remains passionate-- FW Star Telegram (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/6989641.htm)

Serna Goes on Offensive--
Press Enterprise (http://www.pe.com/sports/soccer/stories/PE_SP_ngnote11.58403.html) This, to my knowledge does not have a bigsoccer password registered. Can someone who can do that register for us?

Metros Look to Playoffs-- NY Post (http://www.nypost.com/sports/41203.htm)

Homecoming perfect for Fire before 30845-- Chicago Sun-Times (http://www.suntimes.com/output/fire/cst-spt-fire11.html)

I'll put more up in a bit

[MtMike]

whoops, just noticed kpaulson just beat me and was doing this at the same time. Can a Mod merge/delete as necessary (but keep my title? :D)

[babytiger2001]

Too easy from this side of the world, but I'll try hard and resist making any jokes about our Kiwi neighbours and their sheep. :D

Bay Area articles roundup (on the nil-all draw between the Earthquakes and the Rapids)...

San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6989196.htm

That's all for that match's coverage, though.

For today's USA v Canada match in the Women's World Cup, both the Merc and the Oakland Tribune are running different AP articles.

From the Mercury-News:
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6989193.htm

From the Oakland Tribune:
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~10835~1691826,00.html

[babytiger2001]

Originally posted by babytiger2001
Too easy from this side of the world, but I'll try hard and resist making any jokes about our Kiwi neighbours and their sheep. :D

This was a reference to kpaulson's original title. :)

[babytiger2001]

Originally posted by MtMike
Serna Goes on Offensive--
Press Enterprise (http://www.pe.com/sports/soccer/stories/PE_SP_ngnote11.58403.html) This, to my knowledge does not have a bigsoccer password registered. Can someone who can do that register for us?

Had one already prepared, ages ago. :)

Username: bigsoccer@bigsoccer.com
Password: bigsoccer

[mpruitt]

Red River Valey... please. Pedro vs. Clemmens, or as I'd call it. The One vs. The Anti-christ.

[kpaulson]

Originally posted by MtMike
whoops, just noticed kpaulson just beat me and was doing this at the same time. Can a Mod merge/delete as necessary (but keep my title? :D)
Sorry bro!

What's wrong with my title? ;)

[MtMike]

Originally posted by kpaulson
Sorry bro!

What's wrong with my title? ;)

LOL nothing really. Any other day I wouldn't care. However, today is the day that Texas sends The Sooners back to the steaming pile of crap that is Oklahoma with their tail firmly between their legs after a Texas-sized whoopingin the Red River Shootout. I just wanted a title to start the early celebration of this. 35-20 Horns. :D

[efren95]

kpaulson and mtmike:

Thanks you've filled the vacuum left by Jim.

Our Saturday and Sunday are complete with your early summaries...

Republic of Texas is grateful to you...

[mpruitt]

The second founding of the league is something that's going to happen over the next 60 days, and this weekend is critical as a start to that process," said John Hendricks, WUSA founder and chairman of the board of governors. ... funny

the tone of that article is amazing, or the tone coming out of the WUSA camp. I kind of have the view of 'Show me the money,' " said Marlene Bjornsrud, general manager of the San Jose CyberRays.

it seems like all these women feel they're owed something...

[TIKY]

What do you expect when their battle cry for so many years is "We're being repressed!" Now they want their 40 acres and a mule.

[mpruitt]

Here's the money:
League expenditures in 2003 were $35.6 million, with $15.7 million in revenue, for a loss of $19.9 million. In 3 1/2years of operation beginning in 2000, the league recorded losses of $101.6 million.

[MtMike]

Originally posted by efren95
kpaulson and mtmike:

Thanks you've filled the vacuum left by Jim.

Our Saturday and Sunday are complete with your early summaries...

Republic of Texas is grateful to you...

Well, next Saturday I can't do this. Leaving the house at 6:30 am for a marching band contest. then in 3 Saturdays I can't either, cause that's district band auditions. But 2 Saturdays from now, I got your back again. ;D

[Tony Cheval]

The ESPN show Pardon The Interruption had a brief mention of MLS at the end of the show on either the 8th or 9th. I was at work, so I only saw the title, which was something like 'MLS ponders expansion', did anyone catch what Kornholio and Friend said?

[MtMike]

sorry, got my year confused on the UT-OU game. I meant the year 2040. That will be the next time we beat OU.

PS. I take back what I said about the steaming pile of dog crap that is Oklahoma. All part of rivalry Saturday.

Mike, now I know what crow tastes like. Not nearly as funny as your sig during the last world cup though :D

[babytiger2001]

Originally posted by Tony Cheval
The ESPN show Pardon The Interruption had a brief mention of MLS at the end of the show on either the 8th or 9th. I was at work, so I only saw the title, which was something like 'MLS ponders expansion', did anyone catch what Kornholio and Friend said?

Missed it, too. Would be curious what "The Dream Team" of Tony and Mike had to say.

We get PTI over here... it airs, and yes, we get it. :p

Thing is, on ESPN Int'l., it just doesn't air every day, so we may have missed it on the 8th or 9th.

[footfetish]

anyone from tennessee wanna take a vicious beating from me as well?

[Len]

Originally posted by footfetish
anyone from tennessee wanna take a vicious beating from me as well?

I've moved across the river, but still care; and yeah, that was ugly.

Oh well, there's always bask...well, next year.

[Red Card]

I hope MLS does something to keep women's soccer going as a spectator sport. Obviously they are well justified in ignoring WUSA's call for help. But maybe they can do something with the W-league, maybe have a W-league game prior to some MLS matches?