Baseball has its Cactus League: spring training in Arizona, where for the first time as many teams are based as in Florida. For the first time, MLS teams set up camp in Arizona, and it has been asuccess. Facilit ies at Casa Grande’s Grande Sports World and Phoenix’s Reach 11and as well as college fields […]
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Crew wraps up Arizona stint with tie
[MLS] Not that preseason records mean anything, but the Crew preserved its unbeaten status by tying Kansas City, 1-1, Thursday in Phoenix. It returns home toface Toluca of Mexico Tuesday in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series. The Crew has yet to lose against MLS and minor league opposition as it […]
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Chivas USA and Wizards tie twice
[MLS] Chivas USA and the Kansas City Wizards played 1-1 and 0-0 ties in a pair of 60-minute matches Thursday at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. In the first match, Josh Wolff equalized for the Wizards after Mexican Mariano Trujillo put Chivas USA ahead. Both teams used a number of trialists. In the […]
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Claudio Lopez out at Kansas City
[MLS] After Kevin Hartman, Claudio Lopez failed to reach an agreement with theKansas City Wizards on a contract for the 2010 season. The Wizards’ decision to not renew the Argentine international’s contract deprives them of one of their most popular players. Lopezwas one of the few international stars to adapt well to life in MLS, […]
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Luis Gil lands at Kansas City
[MLS] Luis Gil, arguably the most talented teenager to sign with MLS since Jozy Altidore, went to theKansas City Wizards during a weighted lottery conducted by the league on Monday. The 16-year-old Californian starred on the 2009 U.S. Under-17 World Cup team and had been targeted byArsenal. There has been speculation that Gil would prefer […]
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Hartman left in limbo
[MLS] If not for a strained hip flexor suffered by goalkeeper Zach Thornton, counterpart Kevin Hartman would truly bemarooned. The veteran Hartman, a native of Southern California, came into the U.S. national team camp last week at Home Depot Center to replace Thornton, ending several weeks of anxious inactivity.Despite him playing every minute in goal […]