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More Than a Trophy at Stake as Struggling Franchises Meet in MLS Cup Final

TORONTO -- Every championship game promises glory. Every championship game promises the opportunity to make history, to fulfill ambition and to command attention and respect the following year. But how many promise survival? We're not talking about survival in a Mayan ceremonial ballgame kind of way. But we do mean it...

Schellas Hyndman: Mad Scientist Gives FC Dallas Fighting Chance

Schellas Hyndman is as rough and tumble as they come. The FC Dallas coach has been through knife fights, gang brawls, and some sanctioned violence as well -- competitive mixed martial arts. He has the scars to prove it. He's crossed oceans in the bowels of a cargo ship and he's faced down an abusive stepfather. And he...

Colorado Rapids Defeat San Jose Earthquakes to Advance to MLS Cup Final

An MLS Eastern Conference Final that featured so many open looks at goal for both teams was settled by a lucky, one-in-a-million strike from a player whose MLS career has been anything but conventional. The Colorado Rapids will play for the MLS Cup championship for the first time since 1997 thanks to a 43rd-minute cross...

Colorado Hosts San Jose in Unlikely Eastern Conference Final

On Saturday evening, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes, who finished fifth and sixth in Major League Soccer's Western Conference, respectively, will meet for the Eastern Conference title and a berth in the MLS Cup Final. Yes, the two teams are beneficiaries of a ridiculous playoff format. But after years of...

Rapids Are Starting to Register

It's no suprise that a club that's dressed in green and white, blue-and-black stripes, and maroon and sky blue, all within 13 years, has had a bit of trouble forging a lasting identity.The Colorado Rapids have made the playoffs more often than not, play in a beautiful new stadium and have featured players like Carlos...

Gary Smith News From the Web

05/25/12 Dunne excited to link up with Smith Source: The Comet - UK JAMES Dunne, who signed for Stevenage on Thursday after leaving Exeter City, says it was the prospect of playing under Gary Smith that lured him to the club.
05/24/12 Statesboro Police Train 6 Motorcycle Officers Source: NBC - WSAV 3 - Savannah GA The Statesboro Police Department has six new certified motorcycle officers.
05/24/12 Masked thug battered pensioner Source: Driffield Post/Driffield Times - Driffield - East Yorkshire - UK THE masked thug who battered Angela Mayger with her own walking stick has appeared in court with an accomplice who helped him steal and crash her Citroen into a lamppost.
05/24/12 Historic properties up for auction in Binghamton Source: News 10 Now - Syracuse NY Some of Binghamton's most historic buildings are going on the auction block Thursday.
05/24/12 Swallowed battery hazards: ER visits double Source: NBC - KY3.com - Springfield MO Susan and Mark Sadauskas thought they had made their home safe for their new baby with covers on all the electrical outlets and child proof latches on all the kitchen cabinets.