[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] The Earthquakes lost Simon Dawson, whose loan agreement they had with English club Tottenham wasnot renewed and who instead joined Aston Villa on loan. But they may get another young Spurs prospect. John Bostock, a 21-year-old attacking midfielder, startedin Tuesday’s 4-0 win at the PDL’s Ventura County Fusion, the club’s last game […]
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Mattocks hits hat trick in first 15 minutes
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] MLS preseason action heated up with four games Tuesday in Arizona. Jamaican Darren Mattocks stolethe show with a hat trick in the first 15 minutes of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 4-1 win over the New England Revolution. Mexican-American trialist AlexandreGonzalez, who spent the last two years in the Mexican second division had both […]
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Beitashour and Buddle leave camp with injuries
[USA MEN] San Jose Earthquakes defender Steven Beitashour and Colorado Rapids forward Edson Buddle have been sidelined with injuries and have departed the U.S. men’s national team training camp in Carson, Calif. No replacements will be added to the team as it continues toprepare for the opening match of 2013, a Jan. 29 friendly against […]
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Marcus Tracy: 'We want to show the other side'
[VIDEO PICK: Newtown Tribute] Former Hermann Trophy winner Marcus Tracy, who joined the San Jose Earthquakes this yearafter starting his pro career in Denmark, hails from Newtown, Conn., and was at home the morning of the shooting that resulted in the deaths of 26 students, teachers and staff. Tracy, whose motherMarguerite once taught at Sandy […]
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Wondo wins MVP award in landslide
[MLS AWARDS] San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski, whose 27 goals this season tied the all-time MLSsingle-season goal record, was the runway winner of the 2012 Volkswagen MLS MVP award, garnering more than than 90 percent of the media and MLS club management votes. Wondolowskibecame the only player in MLS history to score the […]
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PDA and Earthquakes top under-17/18 age group
[DA LEADER BOARD] PDA and the San Jose Earthquakes are tied for the best records (6-1-0) in the Development Academy’s Under-17/18 age group as play moves intothe Winter Showcase at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. After opening with six straight wins, PDA dropped its first game of the season Friday when it […]
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Ranking the MLS award finalists
MLS has announced its end-of-the year finalists, with the winners to be gradually rolled out starting early next week. Here is how I rank the three finalists in the major categories along withthose individuals who also deserved serious consideration but didn’t make the cut in voting conducted among players, coaches, MLS executives, and members of […]
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San Jose runs out of rally mojo
By Ridge Mahoney “They picked a bad night to have a bad game.” So spoke a member of the Quakes’ support staff, who for the first time since lastAugust watched them lose a game at Buck Shaw Stadium. Two goals by Robbie Keane and one by Mike Magee Wednesday night sent them out of the […]
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Galaxy knocks out Earthquakes
[MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: San Jose Los Angeles] The San Jose Earthquakes’ looked to be in the driver’s seat against the Los Angeles Galaxy after winning, 1-0, at theHome Depot Center, but Supporters’ Shield champions gave up three goals to the Galaxy in the first half of the second leg and lost, 3-1, to go out […]
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Keane is the key as Galaxy battles Quakes
By Ridge Mahoney Assistant coach Dave Sarachan didn’t need the Castrol Index ratings to tell himhow valuable striker Robbie Keane has been to the Galaxy this season. When the Galaxy plays the Quakes Wednesday night in their second Western Conference semifinal (11 pmET, ESPN2), the player to watch is Keane. He’s not as nimble nor […]