SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 11
Things have just gone from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Galaxy. With their first loss to SuperClasico rival Chivas USA in five years, the Galaxy dropped to 3-6-2 and dead last in the Western Conference. And if they're going to climb back up the standings, they'll have to begin doing so without Landon...
Rapids rally from two down to tie Sporting KC
Teal Bunbury opened his account with two goals against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, but even that was not enough to put a halt to Sporting Kansas City's winless streak. The Rapids rallied from a pair of early first-half strikes from Bunbury and picked up a point with a 2-2 draw at Dick's Sporting Goods...
Rapids re-sign Cummings
The Colorado Rapids have taken another step to keep their core players together for the foreseeable future. The Rapids re-signed striker Omar Cummings to a multi-year contract on Friday, extending the Jamaican forward's stay in Colorado. In his sixth season with the Rapids, Cummings has scored 36 goals and assisted on 26 others. Cummings, who...
MLS Week 11: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy may be toiling near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, but their annual rivalry clash at the Home Depot Center on Saturday has become a must-see event. The match comes two days after Chivas pulled off a pair of high-profile trades, sending Heath Pearce...
Wednesday Kickoff: Italy’s latest match-fixing scandal, Rapids duo hurt & more
Italian soccer is back under the spotlight for the wrong reasons after the nation's federation is investigating 22 teams and 61 people, including 52 players, in a widespread match-fixing scandal. Serie A clubs Atalanta, Novara and Siena are the only top-flight teams reportedly under investigation, and their involvement in the scandal dates back to their...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 9
The Seattle Sounders are back on top. On the strength of shutout wins over the Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union, Seattle vaulted to the top slot in this week's SBI MLS Power Rankings, a position the club held for one week earlier this season. Things are certainly looking up for the Sounders, as Mauro...
MLS Notes: Rimando out a game, Keane named to Ireland Euro squad and more
Nick Rimando has come to Real Salt Lake's rescue countless times over his tenure with the club, but RSL will have to do without their steady goalkeeper Wednesday night. Rimando suffered a shoulder injury during RSL's 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution Saturday night, and he did not travel with the club for its...
Rapids cruise past nine-man FC Dallas
When FC Dallas started Sunday's match against the Colorado Rapids, they were already facing the prospect of trying to win without Brek Shea, sidelined by turf toe. Two red cards later, Dallas' task went from difficult to impossible. First-half red cards to Daniel Hernandez and Blas Perez gave the visiting Rapids a two-man edge. They...
MLS Week 9: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD Six months after facing off in a feisty, high-profile playoff series, the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls meet again -- but with a bit less star power. Saturday's clash is the only match this season between the big-market clubs, both of which have experienced some early bumps in the...
Cardenas scores first MLS goal as Revolution top Rapids
It took over a month, but the New England Revolution have gotten another taste of victory. First-half goals from Saer Sene and Fernando Cardenas were good enough to give the Revolution a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night, marking the first time they have come out victorious since their...
MLS Notes: Galaxy face Seattle down two DPs, tests confirm Henry timeline & more
The Los Angeles Galaxy's match in Seattle tonight has lost a bit of its starpower. David Beckham and Robbie Keane did not travel north for the club's highly anticipated game against the Sounders, taking two more starters out of Bruce Arena's lineup. That is in addition to the loss of goalkeeper Josh Saunders, who is...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 8
D.C. United just keep climbing up the ladder. For the first time this season, Ben Olsen's squad has cracked the top five of the SBI MLS Power Rankings. United defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-2 on Saturday, stretching their unbeaten run to seven games and claiming consecutive wins for the first time since June 2009. Elsewhere...
