With a combination of gritty defense and relentless attacking, the Colorado Rapids notched a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night to reach the MLS Cup Final in Toronto next week. Central defender Drew Moor cleared the ball with his head 17 times during the game for [...]

The Rapids beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on June 5 and again in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night (October 28, 2010). The following player ratings for both games range from 1-10 (with 10 being highest). Colorado Rapids OCTOBER 28, 2010: Matt Pickens (7): Pickens came out punching in the [...]

The pregame calculus for the visiting Columbus Crew at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Thursday night required special surveillance for Colorado’s Omar Cummings and Conor Casey. But relentless attacking from Pablo Mastroeni gave the Rapids a 1-0 victory and altered the equation in the two-game series. Mastroeni scored the game-winner and made more than a [...]

Many reporters had their stories written five or 10 minutes before the final whistle at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night, but Real Salt Lake scored twice in stoppage time to turn an impending shutout loss into a 2-2 tie. If you want to read a mythical story line scripted eight hours before kickoff*, [...]

While Philadelphia Union forwards faded like ghosts, Omar Cummings struck twice in the first half at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday night, sparking a 4-1 Rapids victory. Going all-in with three midfield substitutions at halftime, the Union reacted to Colorado’s dominance with prudence, if not desperation. But it didn’t matter. The Rapids positioned perfectly [...]

The Colorado Rapids punched in a flurry of three unanswered goals against Chivas USA for a second consecutive 3-0 victory at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night. In the 52nd minute, Omar Cummings delivered a long-range blast that visiting goalkeeper Zach Thornton couldn’t handle. Colorado’s Conor Casey read the rebound better than the nearest [...]

The Colorado Rapids got behind the Houston defense three times in the first 23 minutes on Saturday night, and the Dynamo found themselves behind by three goals and one player with more than an hour remaining at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, ultimately losing 0-3. Imagine a boxing match decided with a TKO in the first [...]

An own goal in the 26th minute gave the Colorado Rapids a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night, but both teams lost players to injury. Bobby Burling and Ramiro Corrales limped to the visitors’ bench, and Colin Clark struggled to reach the Rapids’ bench after he [...]

For the third consecutive home game, the Colorado Rapids left Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with a 1-1 tie, this time against FC Dallas on Saturday afternoon. Although they didn’t anticipate an own goal from Rapids defender Julien Baudet, the visitors executed their plan and came up with the opening score in the 22nd minute. “I [...]

Two organized defensive units grappled scoreless for 85 minutes at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night, but three key changes late in the game gave Colorado a dramatic 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew. 1. Rapids captain Pablo Mastroeni left the field via red card in the 76th minute. 2. Also at minute 76, [...]