Rhinos notes: Kovalenko's return better this time - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Weekend doubleheader key to potential revival of WUSA - USA Today Rapids' Spencer Suspended for 2 Games - AP Big club match in Denver in the works - Denver Post Record-setter isn't a goal for Burn's Kreis - Dallas Morning News League in limbo, but games go on - USA Today Freddie Fever - WOKR TV Adding a little flame to the Chicago Fire - The Diamondback Injuries continue to pile up - Boston Globe 'Qwest Field' approved - Seattle Post Intelligencer Razov Leads Fire Past Reserves - Chicago Sports Review MetroStars stun L.A. - NY Sports Express New blood, new beginning - USF Oracle
Smith’s Departure will alter Crew Hierarchy - Columbus Dispatch Ohio again tops Nation in Levels of Air Pollution - Columbus Dispatch
Westward, ho! MLS set to expand to Los Angeles for second time - SI a day late, but not any less interesting. interesting tidbits regarding the all-star game, expansion, and dmb. $25 million?!? mr. vergara, welcome to mls. can i get you a seat or something?
Re: 6-25-2004: all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each othe On this date..... 1994 - Goalkeeper Yaro of the Carolina Vipers gives up a record-tying 19 goals in one game in a 19-3 loss to La Raza de Monterrey in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. 1998 - DC United's Roy Lassiter sees his MLS-record-tying point streak stopped at 11 games when he fails to register a goal or an assist in a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids. 1998 - The US finishes dead last at the FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 loss to Yugoslavia in Nantes, France. Today's Birthdays Josh Gros is 22 Jose Cancela is 28 George Michael is 41
Re: 6-25-2004: Don't know if it was mentioned earlier, but this story has a link to a video of Freddy's goal if you click on the little camera by the title.
"Under the stadium lease with First & Goal, those funds are targeted for long-term major maintenance and facility modernization." Facility modernization? They just built the damn thing. Jesus.
There might be more to this story than meets the eye. Guy by the name of Anschutz controls Qwest and I'm sure he approved the deal. Could this somehow be connected to the Sounders enetering MLS?
Re: 6-25-2004: all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each othe Actually, that was the World Cup FINALS - the US finished better than a good 100 other nations in that World Cup...
From Grant Whal's SI.com column: My cable company cut to the next scheduled event on my PPV channel right b4 England's final penalty kick, so I called up and got my 20 bucks back. So at least I didn't pay to see them lose
Full steam ahead for Fire stadium (Chicago Stupidfa...er, Tribune) Big Club Match in Denver in the Works (Denver Post)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/gordo+zone/tipSheet?opendocument A few Euro 2004 nuggets at the top of the column.
WARNING! 1) Clip starts with a brief commercial which carries the MA "Mime Alert" rating 2) Poofy-headed News Readers begin the story with a large "MUCH ADU ABOUT FREDDY" graphic. They both show us enough capped teeth to let us know that they are chuckling over this quite clever title. Let the viewer beware.
Wow! The Galaxy just got a WHOLE lot more profitable! This shows VErgara's belief that his team will succeed, too. If he's willing to start out down $25 million, he must be very confident.
I'm waiting for someone to decry the unjustness of Vergara getting a team/LA getting another team just because they ponied up, while "deserving" cities like Portland sit and wait.
Re: 6-25-2004: all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each othe The question is whether he will pay yearly rent now. If not, then over time it's still a good deal but not that spectactular.
Vergara knows he'll have fans in LA and the chance to recoup his investment. All he could do in Portland is lose his shirt. Why hasn't anyone in Portland "ponied" up? Or some billionair from Hong Kong? How many EPL teams call London home? When it comes down to money, you get what you deserve, and you deserve what you get.