May 13, 2011
The Rhinos fell in Harrisburg 1-0 on Tuesday night.
But, they didn't fall out of first place in the National Division of the USL PRO League until yesterday when the LA Blues were moved to their division.
You can see the revamped Rhinos schedule at USL Soccer.com.
WNY Flash updates
- Devo has a match day article as the Flash host Boston tonight at Sahlen's Stadium.
- Marta was named the WPS Player of the Week.
- The Buffalo News had an article and a Jerry Sullivan column on Marta and the Flash this week.
- Here is an interview with some of the USWNT World Cup rookies including the Flash's Alex Morgan.
- The Flash have had their lead over magicJack grow by a point this week due to the league deducted a point from magicJack for not meeting league standards. And their owner goes off on it.
- ESPNW has Ali Riley talking about the New Zealand World Cup squad.
- Caroline Seger is back with the Swedish National team.
- ESPNW has a piece on Christine Sinclair in Montreal.
Seattle vs Portland
There is a ton of coverage ahead of tomorrow night's Seattle v Portland match on ESPN2:
- The Wall Street Journal compares and contrasts the two fan bases.
- MLS Soccer.com's Kick Off has a lot of good Seattle-Portland links.
- Seattle's YouTube channel has a piece on the rivalry being reborn.
- If you've got a little over half an hour, here is a documentary on the Timbers.
News & Notes:
- Inside Minnesota Soccer.com interviewed Tim Holt of the USL about the Puerto Rico clubs being dropped from the USL PRO League.
- Could MLS head to Minnesota if the Vikings get a new stadium? Here is a take on why it will probably work. And MLS has confirmed the talks with the Vikings owner.
- WVHooligan has what to watch for this week in MLS.
- Here is a behind the scenes look of Abby Wambach and Heather O'Reilly at ESPN for the USWNT World Cup roster announcement.
- Here is Julie Foudy's take on the USWNT roster.
- magicJack also changed coaches this week.
- Blackburn is trying to discourage people from selling tickets to Manchester United supporters.
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