Nats Do The Right Thing By Hiring Davey

It’s hard to believe Davey Johnson is turning into the company man. Back in 1986, Johnson tore up a $30,000 for plane damages the Mets caused after winning the National League Pennant, essentially spitting in the face of owner Fred Wilpon. It took three and a quarter more years for the Mets to have the [...]

Young DC United seeks consistency against Houston

There has been very little middle ground for DC United so far this season especially regarding how they have played versus their results. They have rarely been mundane for an entire match and when they have played well they have been as good as any team in the league. But when they have been bad, [...]

US sharp in 2-0 win over Jamaica

Jamaican goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts showed why he is still one of the best goalkeepers in Major League Soccer Sunday against the United States in their Gold Cup quarter final match at RFK Stadium. He got a great, and probably somewhat expected workout but even he was not good enough to repel the better Americans for [...]

United looks to repeat results on the road

Real Salt Lake and DC United share two major similarities, coaches who formerly played in the league and a possession style game. Saturday night’s game may see those traits play out in interesting ways. Olsen grew up in a possession oriented tradition that emphasized gritty play and dominance of midfield. Every DC United game would [...]

DC United loses focus, and the game 4-2

Steven Lenhart wandered through several gazing DC United defenders in the 2nd minute before cutting loose a shot that was saved by goalkeeper Bill Hamid. The whole sequence was a harbinger of things to come. Lenhart had another shot inside a chaotic United penalty area less than a minute later and scored the first of [...]

Audio: Belmont Preview

Bob Trainor of Trainor Communications provides us with this preview of the Belmont States
Graham Montion and Dale Ramos
Brad Weisboard and TJ Comerford
Mike Repole and Doodnauth Shmiivmangal
Barry Irwin and Dan Reeves

Olsen keeps all options open

DC United Coach Ben Olsen’s game plans have been situation driven and opponent dependent during his team’s resurgent unbeaten run over the last five games. Olsen has used an array of different lineups and employed an assortment of different tactics that have produced two wins and three draws over that stretch. They have gone on [...]

United youth continue Quixotic quest against the Galaxy

Every few years DC United wins an away game with a less than star-filled squad. While Sunday’s effort in Portland might seem to be just one of those games, it may be more than a fortunate fluke blending exceptional focus and effort with a solid game plan. These guys may just do it twice in [...]

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