By Ridge Mahoney The Western teams continue to hold sway, and the Galaxy and Seattle came back from disappointing defeats in Concacaf play to win their league games, butEastern Conference contenders Houston and Sporting Kansas City won again to secure their spots in the top five. Montreal drew the largest crowd in its history of […]
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Omar Bravo sold to Cruz Azul
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The sale of Omar Bravo to Mexican club Cruz Azul is layered with implications but in any transaction, sometimes the bottomline overrides all else. Without revealing financial details, Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes succinctly encapsulated one of the major factors when he said, “You have to take it in the context of business,” […]
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Sapong, besides rapping to Hope, earns Rookie of the Year honors
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] He didn’t amass great scoring totals, yet by bagging five goals and five assists while playing all 34 league games for Eastern Conferencechampion Sporting Kansas City, C.J. Sapong led all rookies in scoring and won honors as MLS 2011 Rookie of the Year. Sapong, 22, compiled more than three times the votingpoints allotted […]
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The Snood Factor: Why Colorado, and not KC, should be in the Eastern Conference Final
By Paul Gardner As far as I can discover, there is no specific FIFA rule that would prevent goalkeepers from making asses of themselves. Maybe there should be, as theyclearly have some sort of inbuilt facility that enables them to excel on the idiocy front. Quite aside from all that purple-faced apoplectic ranting and raving […]
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KC's Bunbury leaves sophomore jinx behind
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] It’s great to play in an attacking team that prefers a 4-3-3 formation designed to put opponents under pressure, as long as that system and itselements are producing. When the goals dry up and results turn sour, the intensity and confidence of young players can wane. For a second-year pro who marked his […]
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Life's good in KC
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Kansas City fans have waited a decade and a half for a decent place to watch their team play. Now they’ve got Livestrong Sporting Park, whichhas free parking, TV screens in every restroom, and a winning team on the field. Kansas City started as the Wiz in 1996, became the Wizards the following […]
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Quarterback arrested in K.C. bobblehead assault
One of the men arrested on Wednesday at Kansas City’s Livestrong Sporting Park for throwing bobblehead parts — one of which hit and inflicted facial injuries on Kansas City goalkeeperJimmy Nielsen — was identified as 21-year-old Robert Hauver, a former Lansing High quarterback who walked on the Kansas State football team in 2008 andredshirted. He […]
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Kansas City surges toward playoffs
[MLS PLAYOFF WATCH] Sporting Kansas City was the big winner of the four MLS teams that played league matches Wednesday. By beating Portland, 3-1, SKC jumpedinto third place in the Eastern Conference ahead of Houston, which scored late to salvage a 1-1 tie at New England. Current and former Dynamo defenders took center stage as […]
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Eddie Johnson returning to MLS
[MLS] After a failed attempt to find a new club overseas, former Kansas City and FC Dallas striker Eddie Johnson, who played for the USA at the2006 World Cup, is coming back to MLS. Johnson’s adventure overseas began in January 2008 with a 3 million-pound (about $5.85 million) transfer to Fulham. Loan spells to Cardiff […]
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New SKC stadium is just first step towards success
Sporting Kansas City unveiled its new stadium Thursday night. Livestrong Sporting Park is a wondrous structure of sweeping, dynamic angles and curves, along with gadgets and gizmos tailored to thehigh-tech set. The park is awash with high-def TVs, wireless hot spots, and all manner of cool conveniences, such as ordering food right from your seat. […]