Conrad's Corner - CNN/SI Banged-up Galaxy hits road to play United - Pasadena Star News Degree of difficulty - Rocky Mountain News Team makes its way into Chico sports history - Orion Online Adu yet to match the hype, but he's finally having fun - AP Kickers Notes - Richmond Times Dispatch Injuries force United to make lineup changes - Washington Times Ruiz will miss at least two games - AP Rhinos Look To MLS - WOKR-TV 13 Rochester Injuries force change in LA's lineup - Press-Enterprise Rapids aim to raise bar on home streak - Denver Post Added Time: Queiroz isn't the Real deal - Dallas Morning News MLS notebook: LA scoring whiz Ruiz out with ankle sprain - Dallas Morning News Americans take flight overseas - Dallas Morning News Injuries Hit United at a Bad Time - Washington Post
On this date..... 1995 - Four US players (Michelle Akers, Carin Gabarra, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly) each score 2 goals apiece in a 9-0 win over Canada in Dallas. 1998 - Columbus Crew formally announces plans to build Columbus Crew Stadium. Today's Birthdays Dale Ervine is 40 Ade Coker is 50 Archie Manning is 55
Amazing that Jimmy Conrad doesn't do his "weight trainer/diet guru" schtick in LA, particularly at the Home Depot Center...
I love hearing pro athletes bitch about traveling and travel accomidations. I imagine that MLSers might have a bit more right to gripe than in other sports but it's still a little grating. I know an athletes life can't be compared to an average joe's but Keith Foulke is getting crucified right now in Boston for this stuff cause as a fan ya really don't want to hear it.
I was reading the Chico article waiting for the jokes until I realized that I was reading The Orion, not The Onion. Nice article, though.
This is strange and hilarious at once: First off, why are they playing the Rhode Island StingRay. There must be a big Portguese community nearby? And a pitch invasion? In America? To touch Pinto? Hilarious.
Rookie's debut gets good review - San Jose Mercury News Santa Clara County Fairgrounds theater approved - Tri-Valley Herald
MLS Fire GM expects fine for comments to Southtown - Chicago Daily Southtown Cleveland loses its MLS benefactor in Wolstein - Cbus Dispatch Sporting stop at Gillette to face the Revs - South Coast Standard Times "If recent exhibition action is any indication, the Revs could be in some trouble -- Sporting beat the minor-league Rhode Island Stingrays 9-0 on Sunday." (uh, you shouldn't worry about the Revs looking like a third (?) division team... right?) Rookie's debut gets good review - Mercury News Sidelines - San Diego Union Tribune Carlos Ruiz será baja por varias semanas - Univision There's also a Galaxy article at http://www.laopinion.com/deportes/ but the direct link isn't working at the moment. Other soccer Racism still rampant in Europe Congratulations to South Africa for 2010 World Cup selection - Chicago Daily Herald Brother Rice hosting German youth team - CHicago Daily Southtown "Ich Bein Chicagoan ..." (ouch...) New Aztecs coach has many messages, but No. 1 starts with 'P' - San Diego Union tribune
At the factory of a company one of my friends works at in RI, they had to print safety instructions in Portuguese up until about 5 years ago. I have to imagine that it was mostly for older workers who never learned to read English, but most've spoken it. But still, Providence is one of those American cities where there is still a very strong ethnic identity.
That's a pretty good article, but it gives a rather incomplete picture of the team. Most notably it doesn't mention that the Rooks left the USL structure entirely a couple years ago and joined the the MPSL.
Rooks For more than anyone probably wants to read about the Rooks, I went a little overboard last year in writing about the Rooks and "Soccer Done Right" on this thread https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67037 I blame you, though, Knave, for your season long update of last year's Nevada squad. And by blame I mean credit - I enjoy Rooks soccer and had fun sharing with, well, almost no one here about the team and the commmunity.