DC United poised to exceed mediocrity

The numbers don’t lie and they tell a sad tale for DC United. They will almost certainly not see the playoffs for a third straight year. Still, I expect this team to have a winning record for the remainder of the season. Here’s why. They have shown steady growth as a team and the Onalfo [...]

ESPN: The Entertainment Sellout for Profit Network

It was bad enough that on July 8th, ESPN facilitated one of the most ridiculous, self-centered events any professional athlete ever perpetuated on the sports public by airing LeBron James’ prime time special, all in the name of ratings and money. That was tough enough for New York Knicks fans to take (although not nearly [...]

DC United score four in RFK hothouse

If you were at the game or have watched any of the highlights on the evening news or on DC United’s website, Porstmouth FC did not suddenly get a sponsorship from Volkswagen. In what has been a nightmarish North American week’s journey for the English side frought with travel issues and serious injuries to compound [...]

United cruises to solid 2-0 Open Cup win

In most countries the National Open Cup will present a top division professional team with increasingly strong competition as it advances through the brackets. The US Open Cup presents more of a roller coaster ride for MLS teams which first play into the competition against similarly strong teams then drop down to meet lesser teams [...]

Misery continues for youthful DC United

United goalkeeper Troy Perkins sat slumped in his chair deep in his locker some 15-minutes after the final whistle staring somewhere or even nowhere; stunned perhaps but depressed most likely after more critical errors caused another miserable home loss. Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick in the 58th minute after United had equalized just four [...]

Late goal wilts DC United hopes

Despite clear improvement over the past month, DC United remains a work in progress. On Thursday, the team regressed slightly, losing 1-0 to Seattle by giving up a late goal. Neither team played well enough to deserve to win as the stifling heat took the edge off physical and mental creativity. While United has steadily [...]

MLB Needs an All-Star Overhaul

Major League Baseball prepares to showcase the 81st version of its mid-summer classic from Anaheim, California on Tuesday night, and while there is still much that’s good with the MLB all-star game and its accompanying festivities, the current setup also leaves a lot of room for improvement. Thus, in the dream world of a writer [...]

DC United will integrate new signings gradually

Pablo Hernandez and Branko Boskovic are both seemingly done deals for DC United as they await their International Transfer Certificates to be completed when the July 15th transfer window officially opens. Boskovic will have Designated Player status and signed a two year deal while Hernandez, 23, is on loan from Uruguay first division side [...]

DC United will integrate new signings gradually

Pablo Hernandez and Branko Boskovic are both seemingly done deals for DC United as they await their International Transfer Certificates to be completed when the July 15th transfer window officially opens. Boskovic will have Designated Player status and signed a two year deal while Hernandez, 23, is on loan from Uruguay first division side Defensor [...]

DC United experiment yields a 2-0 win

DC United ventured into Virginia to test the market for their Open Cup games and were rewarded with a crowd of 2,985 at George Mason University. To top it off, they came away with a 2-0 victory to advance to the Cup quarterfinals. That game will move back to the previous default Open Cup venue [...]

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