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Devo's Direct Kicks Well, there goes my first choice for the next head coach of the Rhinos. I know the names of Steve Guppy and Dave Sarachan have been mentioned as well, but I can't see either of them leaving an MLS assistant coaching job for the Rhinos job. It's going to be very interesting to see...

I've been away for a while, so I figured I'd have some quick comments on what has happened over the past week. Rhinos crash out in Puerto Rico What can you say? The team had a huge game, came out flat, Sancho received two first half yellows and that was it. And when your three playoff goals are all...

Rhinos Soccer.com D&C.com D&C.com - Notebook Devo's Direct Kicks USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet Outside of the lapse after John Ball scored to make it 2-0, the Rhinos have to be pretty happy with how the 1st leg of their Quarterfinal series with the Puerto Rico Islanders went. Seven minutes in, Isl...

D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Without knowing what kind of lineup that Puerto Rico will run out there to who will and won't be available for the Rhinos, it's hard to call what will happen in tonight's 1st leg of the quarterfinal series between Rochester and Puerto Rico. Given how things have gone at...

The Original Winger - Video Highlights USL Soccer.com The Puerto Rico Islanders really needed to take three points from last evening's CONCACAF Champions League match at home versus Saprissa. Things were looks good for the Islanders when they scored in the 72nd minute. But, they were unable to hol...

D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Rochester Rhinos.com Devo isn't happy about the ticket prices. Andrew Gregor has openly talked about not wanting anything to do with the referees in Puerto Rico. It will be interesting to see how things play out. You can bet that Coach Tilley will be glued to Fox Socce...

D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks In what could be a USL 1st Division playoff preview, the Rhinos host the Charleston Battery this evening. It will be interesting to see if the Rhinos can enter the playoffs on a high note after playing Miami FC to a scoreless draw last Sunday afternoon. Portland clinche...

Rhinos Soccer.com Rhinos playoff tickets go on sale tomorrow. Here are the prices for season ticket holders: 3 game package - $18, $27, $36, $39, and $42 per seat Window prices: Game 1 - $9, $12, $15, $17, and $19 Game 2 (Semis) - $10, $14, $17, $19, and $21 Game 3 (Final) - $10, $17, $20, $...

Pitch Invasion.net Don't take my word for it.  Spend a few minutes to read the latest post at Pitch Invasion by Chicago Red Stars CEO Peter Wilt. It is really, really good. TOA & MLS(2)??? The Kartik Report Football in Miami and Beyond While this latest nugget on the TOA situation will likely get...

D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Apparently the scoreless draw that fans had to endure wasn't the worst part of Sunday afternoon. 2008 Rhinos MVP (and perhaps the 2009 team MVP) Johnny Menyongar is done for the year due to a torn ACL suffered on Sunday afternoon. Menyongar is currently tied for the leag...

Whitecaps FC.com In what has to be the dumbest David Beckham rumor ever, someone suggested that he would be loaned to the Montreal Impact for the stretch run and the playoffs in the USL 1st Division. This was a spin off of the rumor that Beckham would work with Joey Saputo to jointly take the Impact...

I'm back after a mini-vacation due to the Labor Day holiday and taking a couple of days off because my younger son had his first day of kindergarten yesterday. Since I've been slacking, here is what has gone down over the last 5 days: We'll be on 107.3 FM now In case you missed it, 107.3 FM has sw...

D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com Portland Timbers.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet Will anyone argue that last night's 2-1 win in Portland was the biggest win of the Rhinos season? I'll put it ahead of the US Open Cup PK shootout win over Columbus since it was on the road and Columbu...

Soccer Insider MLS Talk The Original Winger No Short Corners Behind the Badge The DCenters The Offside Rules Behind the Badge - Kevin Payne after the match MLSNet.com - Sounders angle MLSNet.com - DC angle US Soccer.com US Soccer.com - Quote Sheet MLSNet.com - Video Highlights DC Sports...

Since this Wednesday is far from drama free, I'll split it up into the bad kind (the USL tug o' war) and the good kind (DC vs Seattle for the US Open Cup). Bad Drama Soccer America.com MLS Talk - USL at a Crossroads III The Kartik Report - Exerpts and Analysis of the previous article WV Hooligan...

More than a few USL owners are ticked off. But, Ottawa wants to join the USL 1st Division. Is the USL at a crossroads? Or are the changes that have been announced largely cosmetic and the status quo will remain? It will definitely be a very interesting off season. It will also be interesting to s...

SBI.net - MLS Playoff Watch MLS Talk - Attendance numbers Whenever the day dreaming about Rochester in MLS comes up on Bob Matthews' radio show, I start screaming at my radio. I scream at my radio because Bob has the same take every single time. And his take is that since MLS has a single entity sy...

Carolina RailHawks.com Miami FC.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet The Kartik Report The Carolina RailHawks destroyed Miami FC last night by a 9-0 scoreline. That is not a typo. With Miami FC on a 0-6-1 streak where they have been outscored 24 to 2, I think the top 7 in the USL 1st Division are pre...

Whether it's this player in Bolivia or West Ham United and Millwall fans going at it, it's a lovely day to be a soccer hater. When there should be more stories like this one about the fan support in Portland, we get news that the English FA is investigating violence and racism. But on the good n...

USL Soccer.com Nano Short was the lone Rhino named to the USL Team of the Week for this week. I would have liked to have seen Chris Nurse get the nod for his bounce back game versus Carolina. Oh well. News & Notes: - Matthew Delicate was named to the USL 2nd Division 1st team and Chad Severs and Ch...

D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet If the 3-3 tie versus Minnesota on Wednesday night was like kissing your ugly sister, then Saturday's scoreless draw versus Carolina was like kissing your hot step sister. It's not all that you want, but it's a step in the...

Devo's Direct Kicks Granted, the team has been struggling mightily of late, but I can't see them getting leapfrogged in the stadnings by Montreal, Vancouver, and Miami FC to finish out of the playoffs. For instance, Montreal still has to play Carolina three times. Vancouver has an easy schedule and...

D&C.com D&C.com - Notebook Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet If the most important parts of matches are the first and last 10 minutes of each half, then the Rhinos really need to work on that area of the game after the Minnesota Thunder outscored them 3-2 last eve...

D&C.com I can write a piece about tonight's game versus the Minnesota Thunder. But, what fun would that be? This is another game against a bottom 3 team that the Rhinos should win and it will only be a stroy if they don't win it. The news of the day is Jeff's gameday article where there is talk of...

Soccer America.com Between the Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports Net, the Fox family has both the UEFA & CONCACAF Champions Leagues covered. Not only can you see Arsenal-Celtic in UEFA Champions League action, you can also see Columbus-Puerto Rico and DC United-Marathon in CONCACAF Champions League...

Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet It was painful and frustrating to watch the Portland Timbers dismantle the Rhinos on Saturday night. I was upset that Johnny Menyongar would be so selfish that he would kick a Portland player in the nether region after being foule...

Jeff has a really good piece on Pat Ercoli's transition into the radio booth today. I was excited about the news that Pat would join Joe in the broadcast booth and the duo has done very well this season. But that was to be expected given how well they both know the game. News & Notes: - Portland wi...

The Kartik Report Du Nord US Soccer.com MLS Talk MLS Daily Yanks Abroad WV Hooligan Soccer Insider No Short Corners AP via SI.com Jonah Freedman @ SI.com Grant Wahl @ SI.com Grant Wahl Quick Shots Michael Lewis @ MLSNet.com SBI.net This Is American Soccer.com The Offside Rules Yank...

USMNT Blog MLS Talk Yanks Abroad No Short Corners WVHooligan Washington Post - Soccer Insider The Offside Rules - Jozy video SI.com - Grant Wahl's 5 Things SI.com - Jonah Freedman on JF Torres No Short Corners - Don't let "cinqo a cero" fool you MLS Talk - Sleeping on Mexico a bad idea Was...

US Soccer.com MLSNet.com USMNT Blog - Referee Change The Offside Rules - Howard Power SI.com Steve Davis - Open Letter to Mexico Fans WVHooligan - Hex Standings Grant Wahl - Great Moments in US-Mexico Rivalry MLS Talk - JF Torres talks MLS Talk - What will we see from Mexico? The Offside Ru...