Olsen expects to use full roster during first three-game week

No one at DC United would ever admit it publicly and through the years they have given it the proper lip service, but recently, the tone of their very well selected words and their body language are all pointing to next Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup match against Columbus as a far bigger priority than the [...]

Promoters: Get rid of the imposters at ringside

So here is the situation, another issue that has to be addressed. But it is not an issue this time in the boxing ring. It is the continued negligence of boxing publicity personnel, hired by the promoters who continually credential imposters to do supposed work at ringside. And this writer, with 28 years of experience [...]

Total team effort nets DC United a 2-0 shutout

DC United recorded their first shutout win of the season with a 2-0 triumph over the Philadelphia Union at steamy and soggy RFK Stadium ending several dubious streaks in the process. Danny Allsopp scored both goals for United taking over the team leadership in that category (4) despite not having scored since a 2-1 win [...]

DC United still seeks the missing link

It’s a cliché, but it’s true. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. For DC United, that link has been the defense. The uncompensated loss of Bryan Namoff and the injury pileup in defense have unsettled the overall dynamic of the team. Take the two most recent losses in which the team [...]

Same old, same old for United

New coach, some new ideas but the same old results in the same old manner. In what has epitomized DC United’s season throughout, they were punished for their ineffective finishing and costly mistakes as they fell to FC Dallas 3-1 in a physical match throughout. Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman made three magnificent saves in that [...]

United try to work their way out of cellar

Despite their recent losses, DC United continues to improve its overall play. The team outplayed the Revolution last Saturday only to lose via a single lapse of concentration by a veteran. Coach Ben Olsen summed it up, “On the weekend all that stuff was pretty good-the fight, the passion was there, the commitment but again [...]

Havoc was Havoc in the Ring

Expecting and anticipating a rare card of pro boxing in the New York City area, as was the case Saturday evening at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn could be spectacular or disappointing. In this case it was disappointing and so appropriate was the show presented by Havoc Promotions. Because it was havoc at the [...]

Ben Olsen takes DC United helm

With DC United’s season spiraling painfully into the abyss on a weekly basis, the dismissal of head coach Curt Onalfo was inevitable. And though he made a significant contribution to that final conclusion over his seven month stay, a closer, deeper examination shows that it’s really not all his fault. Assistant Ben Olsen, one of [...]

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