Columbus Crew SC entered the MLS playoffs with enough going for it — a league-high 10-game unbeaten streak — that it didn’t need any extra motivation. Even after the shootout win atAtlanta United before 67,221 fans, Crew coach Gregg Berhalter said his players weren’t going to use owner Anthony Precourt’s flirtation with Austin as motivation, […]
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Crew SC's big night soured by ominous overtones
So much went right for Columbus Crew SC at Mapfre Stadium Tuesday night it’s hard to grasp just how wrong things have gone the last four years. The sale of the team and stadium byHunt Sports Group to Anthony Precourt‘s Precourt Sports Ventures for $68 million in 2013 was supposed to usher in a new […]
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Homecoming: No extra motivation needed for Crew SC for semifinal opener
Like the Houston-Portland series in the Western Conference, the Eastern semifinal series between New York City FC and Columbus that kicks off Tuesday (ESPN, MLS Live, 8 p.m.) at MAPFRE Stadiumfeatures teams with no trouble scoring goals against each other. The five meetings in the past two seasons have averaged exactly five goals per game. […]
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What They're Saying: Ohio Governor John Kasich
“The thing about the Crew that I think sometimes is missed in the business community here is the attraction of the Millennials. Soccer is a game of the young, and I think, I don’t know ifit’s because of Ohio State, if it’s because of the Blue Jackets — I just don’t see the total enthusiasm. […]
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MSB epic: Columbus Crew rips up script and advances over Atlanta United
So a 0-0 tie is boring? Thursday’s Knockout Game between Atlanta United and Columbus Crew SC will go down as one of the most dramatic playoff games in MLS history. With itsfuture in Columbus up the air, Crew SC came into Mercedes-Benz Stadium and stunned the Five Stripes, winning 3-1 on penalty kicks after 120 […]
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Precourt relents, allowing window for Columbus fans to request refunds on 2018 season tickets
Less than a week after the club insisted it would not issue refunds tothose fans who paid money toward 2018 season tickets and were upset about its possible move to Austin in 2019, Columbus Crew SC owner Anthony Precourt announced fans have until Nov. 3 to seek arefund. It became an issue because the Crew’s […]
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What They're Saying: Kirk Bohls
“Austin is the largest market in the country without a pro sports team, so there must be a reason for that, right? This is a recreational town, this is a town that likes to be outdoors, thatparticipates in sports, people spend time on the lake or listen to live music. I think MLS can work, […]
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MLS Knockout Round: Crew SC 'not scared' of Atlanta cauldron
For teams that finished just a point apart in the standings, the amount of attention focused on Atlanta (15-9-10, 55 points) as opposed to Columbus (16-12-6, 54) is a no-contest. Orat least it was until news leaked last week that Crew SC owner Anthony Precourt is pondering a move to Austin. That set off a […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC finishes in top, Sounders and Crew SC edge into top three
The final season came to a close with a flourish and a flurry of goals — 46 in the 11 matches played Sunday — and by scraping out a point in Atlanta Toronto FC held onto the top spot while setting aleague record for points in a season (69). Strong finishes for Seattle and Columbus […]
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Columbus or Austin? Fallout from Crew SC's possible exit continues
While executives from Precourt Sports Ventures, owner of Columbus Crew SC, were in Austin, where they tried to make the case that the city was ready for MLS soccer, the fallout from the MLS club’spossible exit from Columbus continued and #SavetheCrew mobilized. The club’s policy for season tickets required that fans opt outbefore Sept. 18 […]