[MLS] The The San Jose Earthquakes get a chance to emulate the Red Bulls’ feat of 2008, when New York made the playoffs and crossed over to the WesternConference to march all the way to MLS Cup. This time around — as the sixth-place finisher in the West — San Jose (13-10-7) gets a shot […]
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For some teams, injuries affect playoff preparations
[MLS] The probable absence of Thierry Henry from the San Jose-New York conference semifinal opener isn’t the only injury that could affect thefour first-round series. Dallas has been scrambling to get several players healthy, the Crew has lost starting keeper Will Hesmer to a fractured shoulder, and San Jose heads into theplayoffs missing four regulars. […]
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Who will be 2010's scoring king?
[MLS] The race for this season’s top scorer title — the Budweiser Golden Boot – comes down to a San Jose Earthquakes striker who scored just seven goalsin his five previous MLS seasons and the league’s seventh all-time leading scorer. The 27-year-old striker Chris Wondolowski saw sparse playing time for the Quakeslast year after arriving […]
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Pondering the playoffs
By Ridge Mahoney One more week remains in the regular season, and unlike past years, no playoff spots hang in the balance. The eight teams are ordained, matchupsto be determined, and thoughts of revising the format yet again are being raised. The MLS playoff formula may not be “broken” as Real Salt Lake coach Jason […]
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Quakes find the right Brazilian influence
[MLS] After two straight years of missing the playoffs while winning just 15 of 60 games, and signing more disappointments than solutions, the San JoseEarthquakes took two drastic steps. First, they signed a Brazilian attacker, which of course teams all over the world have found to be a panacea for offensive woes. Coach Frank Yallopexpected […]
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Teams facing harsh truth of the table
[MLS] Not many leagues allow their teams to rejigger and retool for three-quarters of the season, but MLS has been playing for more than five months and stillteams have another week or so before the roster freeze date/trading deadline of Sept. 15. Yet while changes in personnel and fortunes may yet arise, it’s time to […]
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MLS playoff regulars in dire straits
[MLS] Four teams desperately needing wins to strengthen their playoff chances — San Jose, Houston, Chicago, New England — all lost, yet Kansas City stunnedthe Galaxy, 2-0, at Home Depot Center to give its hopes a shot. Thierry Henry‘s first MLS goal helped the Red Bulls down San Jose, 2-0, and close to within two […]
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SA Q&A: Bobby Convey
[INTERVIEW]Last year was a difficult transition back to MLS for Bobby Convey after playing six seasons in England. He played several different positions as the Quakes won just sevengames. This year, he’s played mostly in midfield and is among the league leaders in assists with nine. His cross set up the goal by which San […]
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Cannon's broken ankle gives job back to Busch
[MLS] There won’t be a starting goalkeeper controversy regarding the Earthquakes; a broken ankle suffered Tuesday in training by Joe Cannon took care of that. Cannon, who had been benched in favor of Jon Busch, was told last Friday he was back in the startinglineup, and he posted a courageous shutout Saturday as San Jose […]
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Real Salt Lake on a roll; San Jose moves up
[MLS] The Galaxy got back on track by beating New York, 1-0, at a soldout Red Bull Arena, and Western Conference rival Real Salt Lake kept up the pressure bydowning Columbus, 2-0, to stay within four points of the overall leader. There wasn’t much movement elsewhere in the standings, although San Jose snuck into the […]