Is new look for KC a good change?
The Kansas City Wizards, at least the team formerly known as the Kansas City Wizards, are set to make a major announcement on Wednesday and it appears the news will be a name and brand change. Kansas City will now be called Sporting KC, with the above logo making the rounds as the new look...
Najar and Bunbury ponder USMNT option
For MLS rookies Andy Najar and Teal Bunbury, the decision on what national team they would represent may have seemed easy a year ago. Today, both appear to have serious decisions to make. Both Najar and Bunbury have turned down national team call-ups, Najar by Honduras and Bunbury by Canada, as they weigh their options...
MLS teams preparing for 2011 preseason in Arizona
By JOSE M. ROMERO On the pitch, the Seattle Sounders are focused on their opening-round playoff series that begins this weekend against the L.A. Galaxy. Off the field, the team is firming up plans for a return to Casa Grande, Ariz., in winter 2011 for preseason camp. Sources close to the team and and Grande...
Wondolowski takes golden boot lead, but Quakes fall to Wizards, 4-1
BY ADAM SERRANO Chris Wondolowski completed his dramatic goal scoring season with one final strike. Wondolowski scored his 18th goal of the season, but the San Jose Earthquakes fell 4-1 to the Kansas City Wizards in their final match of the season. While Wondolowski's goal gets the headlines, Birahim Diop stole the show with a...
Western Conference Notebook: Galaxy close in on Supporters Shield, FC Dallas faces RSL and more
BY ADAM SERRANO The Los Angeles Galaxy are just one win away. A victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday and the Galaxy will clinch the Supporters Shield and the top spot in the MLS playoffs. The Galaxy have won the Shield twice in its history, but not since 2002, a year that also saw...
Wizards top Fire to keep playoff hopes alive
The Kansas City Wizards haven't given up hope just yet. Needing to win their final three games and have Colorado lose its final two games, the Wizards took the first step toward making that improbable scenario take place with a 2-0 victory against the Chicago Fire on Tuesday night. The win moved the Wizards within...
Coundoul leads Red Bulls to victory, NYRB moves into first place in East
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com For all the attacking talent on the New York Red Bulls roster, it was goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul who stepped up to deliver the Red Bulls an important victory on Saturday night. The Senegalese goalkeeper made a plethora of clutch saves to help Dane Richards' early goal stand up in a...
Wizards complete wild 4-3 comeback win over Houston
Photo by Gary Rohman Josh Wolff picked an appropriate time for his second goal of the 2010 season. The former USMNT forward capped off a second half rally with a 96th minute winner, as Kansas City erased a two-goal deficit, defeating the Houston Dynamo 4-3 and keeping their playoff hopes alive. Down 3-1 at the...
Kansas City hopes to keep pace in playoff race, as Dallas hosts New England
By TRAVIS CLARK A streaking Kansas City Wizards side hosts the Houston Dynamo Wednesday evening, in a bid to keep pace in the tightening MLS playoff race (8:30 p.m., MLS Direct Kick). The Wizards have been hot of late, unbeaten in nine of their last 10, including a 2-0 win over Chivas USA this past...
Kansas City Wizards vs. Chivas USA: Match Day Commentary
BY ADAM SERRANO A pair of clubs striving for a playoff berth face off in a must win match at the Home Depot Center as the Kansas City Wizards take on Chivas USA. Both clubs come into the match red hot and will need a victory in order to keep their slim dreams of a...
MLS Week 24: A Look Ahead
By TRAVIS CLARK Week 24 MLS action provides a glimpse at what the postseason could look like later this fall. Three games feature six teams currently sitting in playoff position going up against each other, including the matchup of Los Angeles and Columbus, a battle of the top two teams in MLS. It's a game...
Red Bulls vs. Wizards: Match Night Commentary