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Rocky Mountain Battle»

On Thursday evening, Colorado [3-0-4; 9 pts] host their Rocky Mountain neighbor, Real Salt Lake[2-2-3; 8 pts] in the first installment of the Rocky Mountain Cup. This is the fourth year of the series and RSL is the current cup holder, winning the 2007 season series 2-1-1.The game will be broadcast on ESPN Thursday […]

Match Reports

Rapids skunk D.C. United, 2-0»

Relentless pressure paid off for the home side on Sunday afternoon, earning the Colorado Rapids a 2-0 shutout over D.C. United at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Colorado outshot the visitors 17-5, firing early and often from everyone. Jacob Peterson and Facundo Erpen became the ninth and 10th players to score for Colorado this season, tying them […]

Rapids get burnt by Fire, 2-1»

The Colorado Rapids fell for the third time in their last four matches, losing 2-1 to the Chicago Fire Saturday night. The Rapids started the match with a new look lineup, with Pablo Mastroeni, Tom McManus and Kelly Gray all seeing their first starts of the season. It didn’t help, as the Rapids were thoroughly outplayed by Cuahtemoc Blanco et als.

Rapids drop home points against expansion ‘Quakes»

The Colorado Rapids suffered a disappointing loss to the San Jose Earthquakes at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.
Said Rapids keeper Bouna Condoul, “[San Jose] seemed like they were the home team. They were more hungry [than us]. We needed to dictate how we play and we did not tonight.”

Also Noted

O’Brien, Xavier Face Disciplinary Action»

Fines and suspensions have been handed out in the aftermath of last weekend’s action, with Los Angeles Galaxy defender Abel Xavier and Colorado Rapids midfield Ciaran O’Brien earning the first disciplinary action of the 2008 season.

Cooke named MLS Player of the Week»

Rapids midfielder Terry Cooke was voted as Major League Soccer’s Player of the Week for Week 1 of the 2008 season after leading the Rapids to a 4-0 victory over the L.A. Galaxy on Saturday night.

Reserves Schedule Announced»

The Colorado Rapids 2008 Reserve Division schedule begins this weekend against Los Angeles.

Transfers

McManus signed; Gargan, Campell cut»

The Colorado Rapids today signed veteran forward Tom McManus. He joins the Rapids after impressing the team on a trial this off-season. Despite only being 27 years of age, McManus joins the Rapids for his 11th professional season.
“We are pleased to add a striker with the international experience Tom has,” said head coach Fernando Clavijo. […]

Defender Gray picked up off waivers»

The Colorado Rapids signed six-year MLS veteran defender Kelly Gray after he was waived by Los Angeles at the beginning of the month.

Game Previews

Rapids head to Houston»

Currently tied for first place in the MLS West, the Colorado Rapids will face a number of challenges at Robertson Stadium this Saturday night. The Houston Dynamo are the defending MLS champions, the Rapids have never won in Houston, and the Dynamo have yet to win this season.

Rapids host DC United»

DC United comes to Colorado this weekend for a Sunday afternoon contest at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Although United has hovered near the top of MLS since 1996, they’ve only won in Colorado twice this century. Both teams currently have two wins and three losses, but the similarities stop there. With six points, Colorado is third in the West and DC United sits at the bottom of the Eastern table.

Rapids Travel to Chicago»

The Colorado Rapids [2-2-0; 6 pts] remain in second place in the MLS Western Conference after dropping points at home to San Jose on Saturday night. They travel tomorrow to play the Chicago Fire [2-1-1; 7 pts] at Toyota Park. The game will kick-off at 6:30 PM MT and is featured on HDNet.
Chicago […]