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The Best of the MLS SuperDraft

No one will argue that the MLS SuperDraft carries the same weight as its crucial NFL and NBA counterparts. In those leagues, the draft is the primary building block for a franchise. MLS front offices, meanwhile, have a wealth of options when it comes to acquiring personnel. The international market and the league's...

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...

Making Peace with Bobby Convey: From Petulant Teen to MLS Playoff Hero

Confession: New MLS Cup playoff hero Bobby Convey has been my least favorite player for a long time. The reasons are somewhat complicated and probably won't resonate much with others, but they stem from my five years as a young reporter at The Washington Post, where I was offered the occasional opportunity to fill in for...

San Jose Earthquakes Stun New York Red Bulls, 3-1, and Advance in MLS Playoffs

An 81st-minute goal from MLS MVP candidate Chris Wondolowski capped a stunning performance from the unheralded San Jose Earthquakes, who shocked the New York Red Bulls, 3-1, in Thursday's Eastern Conference semifinal decider and advanced, 3-2, on goals scored. Wondolowski had been shut down, almost erased, by New York...

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05/21/12 Convey lightens up, having a blast with Sporting KC Source: MLS Bobby Convey walked into last Thursday's weekly news conference wearing a Sporting Kansas City hard hat and a pair of dark sunglasses.
05/12/12 Chicago hands Sporting third straight loss Source: CJ Online - Topeka KS Sebastian Grazzini and Dominic Oduro scored in the second half to help the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday night.
05/06/12 Sporting Kansas City Losses 2-0 to Montreal Impact,... Source: Kansas City Info Zine - Kansas City MO infoZine - The expansion Impact earned their first road win in MLS behind a long-rangegoal from Felipe and a penalty kick from Patrice Bernier, as Donovan Ricketts shutout Sporting Kansas City for the first time at home since the stadium's opening match last year.