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Detroit Ignition set to join new soccer league (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:46:52 GMT

It looks as though the Detroit Ignition soccer team has found a new league, but specifics won't be known until Sept. 16.

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Tickets For FIFA World Cup Qualifier Against Cuba on Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C., To Go On Sale Sept. 4 (U.S. Soccer )

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:34:22 GMT

Tickets for the U.S. Men’s National Team’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cuba on Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C., will go on sale beginning Sept. 4. Kickoff at RFK Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and Galavision. Fans can also follow along live on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker.

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Julian Valentin’s Column: Thursday, August 28th, 2008 (American Soccer Reader)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:26:31 GMT

Julian Valentine's Column returns this week. Julian talks about the arrival of Bruce Arena, his trip to Sea World and answers your questions!

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Women look for reliability, storage in vehicles, survey finds (JSOnline)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:51:57 GMT

For women car buyers, kicking the tires isn't what it used to be.

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Wave exploring playing options (JSOnline)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:59:31 GMT

The Milwaukee Wave still has plans to play indoor soccer this season, and more details are anticipated later this...

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The Best of MLS — Week 22 [UPDATED] (Beale Street Beat)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:31:54 GMT

updated August 27 - (see Wednesday’s episode of “Extra Time” at bottom of page) Weekend and weeknight regular-season MLS matches took place in the 22nd round, and with all of the player and coaching changes taking place and showing up in action, it’s beginning to make the final two-month stretch of the season very interesting, indeed… Here, MLSNet features [...]

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Soccer America: Champions League clutters the MLS playoff push (SI.com)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:42:49 GMT

Add another variable to the perplexing task of predicting which MLS team is best suited to running the gauntlet of playoff matches that determine the league champion: attrition from yet another competition.

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MLS Playoff Odds (WVHooligan - Soccer Blog)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:23:46 GMT

Lots of people complain that the biggest thing against soccer is the lack of stats. Americans love their stats and honestly I can’t blame them. Other sports are full of them and soccer does lack some statistical value to some people. Well, today I found a site that puts the math to the test and helps [...]

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Major League Baseball to start using replay Thursday (Dallas Morning News)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:20:02 GMT

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball reversed its long-standing opposition to instant replay and will allow umpires to check video on home run calls in series that start Thursday, a person familiar with the announcement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was authorized before commissioner Bud Selig made the announcement at 5 p.m. Tuesday EDT. Three...

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Baseball will start using instant replay on Thursday (Detroit Free Press)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:42:00 GMT

Major League Baseball has reversed its long-standing opposition to instant replay and will allow umpires to check video on home run calls in series that start Thursday, a person familiar with the announcement told The Associated Press.

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Use of instant replay begins Thursday (Globe and Mail)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:29:22 GMT

The start date comes nearly 10 months after MLB general managers voted 25-5 to use the technology

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Official: MLB to use replay for HR calls, starting this week (USA Today)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:23:23 GMT

Major League Baseball has reversed its long-standing opposition to instant replay and will allow umpires to check video on home ...

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Top 10 MLS Players Who Can Compete with the Soccer Elite (CaughtOffside)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:09:17 GMT

The MLS is gathering momentum and the quality of players on Stateside is improving. A great number of players have recently made the jump from America to top-level European sides, but who else is good enough to prove they have what it takes to make it big in the football ...

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WVH Power Rankings: Sorting Out The Mess (WVHooligan - Soccer Blog)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:51:37 GMT

A lot can change in one week. You can go from sitting on top of the world to forth or fifth place. It doesn’t take much to change you place in line, just ask any Olympian. It’s no different in the world of soccer, especially in a parity driven MLS. We’ve gotten 21 games in the [...]

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Monday Kicker: Dogging The West (WVHooligan - Soccer Blog)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:24:00 GMT

Let’s just say things out west aren’t as good as they’ve been in years past. There’s been plenty of talk today all over the soccer blogosphere about how bad the western conference is in Major League Soccer. Most of you already know my feelings on the western side of the ball compared to the eastern [...]

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After loss to Red Bulls, Dynamo go from wow! to wow... (Houston Chronicle)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:59:54 GMT

The Dynamo have us going from one wow to another. They beat then-Western Conference leader Real Salt Lake 4-3 in a wild one. Wow! They crushed Chivas USA 4-0 for consecutive win No. 4. Wow! They followed that resounding win...

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Utah delegates impressed by Obama (Deseret Morning News)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:15:23 GMT

Many Utah delegates to the Democratic National Convention personally know Barack Obama and wish other Utahns knew him better.

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A look at the 29th Summer Games, by the numbers (LA Times)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The 29 on the list run the gamut from medals won to records broken to athletes' ages to doping violations. BEIJING -- Count along with us as we look back on the 29th Summer Olympic Games. . . .

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Chivas-S.J. (CBS SportsLine.com)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:45:07 GMT

Zach Thornton made three saves for his first shutout in two years to preserve Chivas USA's 0-0 tie with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.

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Colorado winless in 7 straight road games (Denver Post)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:28:28 GMT

Louis Crayton had his second shutout in three matches, and Joe Vide and Quavas Kirk scored their first career goals as D.C. United beat the Rapids 3-0 on Saturday night.

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