May 8, 2008 MLS ROUNDUP Fire blank DC
WASHINGTON, DC---Justin Mapp and Cuauhtemoc Blanco led the Chicago Fire to a 2-0 win over D.C. United at RFK Stdaium Thursday night. Mapp tallied in the 38th minute and Blanco in the 62nd to give the team its second straight road shutout.
May 8, 2008 KREIS TO SIT Suspended for game against FCD Saturday
NEW YORK – The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee suspended Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis one game and fined him $1,000 for public criticism of MLS officiating.
May 8, 2008 SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS SMU takes new approach
Even if the SMU men didn’t have one of its best and largest recruiting classes ever (15) players coming into camp this fall, Mustang coach Schellas Hyndman could feel confident that the returning players would still be a formidable foe on the college scene. After all, the holdovers went 3-0-1 in the spring competition and didn’t allow one goal. The team tied a full FC Dallas team 0-0, beat the Kansas City Wizards 1-0, beat the FCD reserves 1-0 and Midwestern, 1-0.
May 7, 2008 GETTING READY Aggies Arnold, Mautz to train with U-20 team
Texas A&M goalkeeper goalkeeper Kristiin Arnold and forward Alyssa Mautz will train with the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team from May 12-27. They are among 26 players who will head to Clemson, S.C. to practice under coach Tony DiCicco.
May 7, 2008 MLS INFORMER News and notes from around the league
Despite seeing his four-game goal scoring streak come to an end, Landon Donovan still leads MLS in goals scored with eight, four more than any other player in MLS this season and matching his output for the 2007 MLS season.
May 6, 2008 SOCCER BUSINESS Whatever you call it, MLS hopes you love it
If you are not already a soccer fan, you might not get Major League Soccer’s newest branding campaign. But that’s ok -- the league’s not really interested in you anyway.
May 4, 2008 MLS ROUNDUP Rapids blank United
COMMERCE CITY, CO.– The Colorado Rapids jumped back into a share of the Western Conference lead with a 2-0 win over DC United Sunday afternoon.
Praise head coach Steve Morrow for one mission accomplished. Dallas has already earned three clean sheets in just six games in the 2008 MLS season. Crucial signee Duilio Davino from Mexico’s Club America is just getting better every game in organizing the Dallas defense from his central role.
May 3, 2008 DALLAS EARNS POINT ON ROAD Tie 'Quakes 0-0; stay atop Western Conference
In a game where defense made all the difference, FC Dallas took a point on the road with a 0-0 tie at San Jose. That point kept Dallas on top of the Western Conference with nine points and a 2-1-3 record.
May 3, 2008 MLS ROUNDUP A brace for Becks, Crew win again
COLUMBUS---The Columbus Crew improved to an MLS best 5-1-0 with a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Wizards at Columbus Crew Stadium Saturday.
May 3, 2008 INSTANT REPLAY U.S. women prevail late again vs. Aussies
Birmingham, Ala. -- Second-half substitute Angela Hucles connected for the game winner in the final seconds of stoppage time, giving the U.S. Women's National Team a 5-4 victory over Australia Saturday.
May 1, 2008 DALLAS EYES RETURN TO WIN PATH FCD head to San Jose for Buck Shaw debut
Once again, Dallas should have a good chance for a victory as they face expansion team San Jose on Saturday, a team that lost two of its starting defenders Wednesday. The Earthquakes’ Ryan Cochrane and Jay Ares crashed into each other in a brutal collision during the team’s U.S. Open Cup game at Real Salt Lake. Already, the ‘Quakes’ defender Nick Garcia was on the injury list and is described as “probable.”
Before Lamar Hunt ever became involved in soccer, he demonstrated his physical athletic ability as a college football player at Southern Methodist University. Today, he was honored by inauguration into the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. The award focused on his lifelong love and promotion of sports that eventually had an impact across the nation and worldwide.
May 1, 2008 MLS ROUNDUP Red Bulls draw 1-1 with TFC
TORONTO---The New York Red Bulls earned their first road point of the season, battling Toronto F.C. to a 1-1 draw in an MLS match at BMO Field Thursday night.
