[SCOREBOARD] Paolo Cardozo set up Gregg Berhalter and Adam Cristman for goals as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2-1, for its first win in five games in the MLS Reserve League. On tap for Tuesday: second-roundaction in the U.S. Open Cup. MLS RESERVE LEAGUE Results:June 20 Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 1. LA: […]
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Galaxy retains top spot
[MLS POWER RANKINGS] The busiest week of the season to date – 12 games – preceded a large exodus of players for Gold Cup duty. Los Angeles retainedthe top spot by winning both of its games, D.C. United ended Portland’s home winning streak, and Philadelphia overcame its scoring woes to pummel Toronto, 6-2. 1. LOS […]
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Donovan scores eighth goal as Galaxy outclasses Dynamo
[MLS] The Galaxy tacked on another three points to its league-leading total by beating Houston, 1-0, at Home Depot Center Wednesday with a LandonDonovan penalty kick in first-half stoppage time. Donovan a converted the kick awarded when Dynamo midfielder Lovel Palmer used his right arm to bat down a balldriven by Chris Birchall across the […]
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Philly salvages point before record crowd
[MLS] Danny Mwanga picked the perfect time to notch his first goal of the season, scoring late to give the PhiladelphiaUnion a 1-1 tie with the Los Angeles Galaxy in a game the visitors largely dominated. The match drew a PPL Park-record crowd of 19,178. LandonDonovan had given the Galaxy the lead with a patented […]
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MLS Cup to return to Home Depot Center
[DATEBOOK] About a month or so after AEG president Tim Lewieke brought it up while speaking to reporters, MLS hasconfirmed that Home Depot Center host MLS Cup 2011. “We are extremely pleased to be able to once again host MLS Cup, our league’s most important game, in the premier soccerstadium in this country, The Home […]
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ESPN's 'highlights' disrespect MLS
[TELEVISION WATCH] MLS should question the priorities of its television partner, ESPN, in light of Saturday night’s halftime segment, “Greatest highlights ofthe month,” at intermission of ESPN2’s broadcast of the Los Angeles-New York game. What should have highlighted the best of the previous month led with clip after clip of negativity andviolence. The decision to […]
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MLS touches the heights, but injuries mount too
By Paul Gardner It was the best of weekends, it was the worst of weekends for MLS. On the bright side, the league gave us that rarity in pro sports these days, amuch-hyped game that came close to living up to its billing. On the gloomy side, there was the sight of Real Salt Lake’s […]
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Angel stays calm in 'just another game'
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Thierry Henry and Landon Donovan each scored a goal and jawed ateach other on a few occasions; their confrontations and those of their attacking teammates formed one of the many intriguing subplots as the Galaxy and Red Bulls tied, 1-1 at Home Depot CenterSaturday. At the risk of oversimplification, it can be said […]
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'Superclubs' meet in MLS showcase
[MLS SPOTLIGHT: GALAXY-RED BULLS] The two MLS teams that would be Superclubs play Saturday (11 p.m. ET, ESPN2/Deportes) when the Galaxy hosts New York at HomeDepot Center. Whatever the result when the two biggest-spending teams square off Saturday night in Southern California, league officials in New York and team officials around the country hope thecountry […]
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FC Dallas wins in storm's wake
[MLS] Most of the fans had left and so had the Galavision television coverage when Brek Shea floated a cross that wound up in the Galaxy net ata rain-lashed, nearly deserted Pizza Hut Park Sunday night. The 88th-minute goal, scored shortly after the teams returned to the field from a storm delay of more than […]