Youngsters show the way for DC United

With the exception of a dominant 2-0 win over FC Dallas in a U.S. Open Cup match last week, all six of DC United’s MLS regular season matches have been close affairs where a momentary lack of concentration, a bad bounce or an innocuous play turned dangerous can mean the difference between walking off the [...]

AFC Draft Wrap

The NFL Draft is where the wild things are. This year the Jets fans were more then just wild, They were wildly happy that owner Woody Johnson gave GM Mike Tannenbaum and Head Coach Rex Ryan the Green light to trade up for USC QB Mark Sanchez. But Is Sanchez what the NY Jets really [...]

DC United wins first Open Cup play-in game 2-0

Using a youth-filled team against a similarly deployed FC Dallas, DC United played the most mature soccer of their 2009 season and earned a convincing 2-0 victory in the first of two US Open Cup play-in matches. Tom Soehn’s charges displayed a full appreciation of the value of width in freeing up space to perform [...]

Women, Baseball, The IBAF, Politics, Committees & The Olympics

I’ve written in the past about Jen Liu, a femme fatale from Chicago who is also part of a professional women’s baseball league.  Read the background HERE so I don’t have to recap the whole thing.  Trust me.  She’s great and played in Hong Kong this past winter and is a very large (in stature, [...]

DC United pulls out late tie 1-1

Jaime Moreno got his 100th career assist at a crucial time in Friday night’s game with the New England Revolution at RFK Stadium. Moreno’s freekick found the head of Ben Olsen, tying the game at 1-1 in stoppage time and rescuing a point from an otherwise disappointing match for DC United.

Giroux Making Most of Playoffs

UNIONDALE ,NY- Coaches usually send nothing but platitudes to a team’s prized prospect in training camp. A poor start can be attributed to a lack of experience while solid play is sold as a harbinger of greatness to come.
But Flyers coach John Stevens delivered a not-so-subtle message to Claude Giroux in the summer, instructing the [...]

NFL Schedule Released

On Tuesday, the National Football League unveiled its 2009 regular season schedule and both occupants of the present Meadowlands/Giants Stadium (depending on which team is playing at home that particular day) will receive national exposure a total of seven times. The Giants will bid farewell to their home since 1976 with a Sunday Night Football [...]

Healthy United takes on wounded Revs

Over the years, DC United and the New England Revolution have seen their personnel change as Major League Soccer’s relative financial strength in the international market does not result in consistent rosters. With homegrown talent improving, an increasing number of young Americans have gone abroad.
That places a premium on team style, either through coaching [...]

Caps Face Tough Task Against Rangers

In almost 24 hours, the second season will get started for John Tortorella’s Rangers when they visit superstar Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in D.C.  If they did what was required by winning the final three to earn a fourth straight trip to the postseason and the East’s No.7 seed, then by no means will [...]

Lessons to be Learned

He had just pitched the game of his life, and what Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart did afterward was do what any 22-year old kid would do.  He wanted to celebrate his good fortune with friends.
Unfortunately, Adenhart died only hours after shutting down the Oakland Athletics; pitching six scoreless innings in the process. It [...]

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