Links for the weekend
Published June 25, 2009
Since it's Wegmans LPGA weekend, here are a boatload of links: - Only $51 was wagered on the US winning the Confed Cup despite 999 to 1 odds. - Here is a video to watch before Sunday's final. Maybe Sunday is our day? - Bill Archer is calling for Bob Bradley for President. - MLS Talk looks at...
Playing with house money
Published June 24, 2009
MLS Daily - Links du Nord The Kartik Report - Links Goal.com - Bob Bradley: Neutralising Xavi was the key WV Hooligan Yanks Abroad - Match Report Grant Wahl's Blog @ SI.com USMNT Blog - Headlines from around the world The Kartik Report - How the English press covered the match Landon Dono...
Stadium idea
Published June 23, 2009
du Nord Q&A with Peter Wilt Fanhouse The Offside - Stadium Envy: Millerntor Stadion (FC St. Pauli) MLS Rumors - The Punkrockization of MLS Millerntor - Pic 1 Millerntor - Pic 2 Millerntor - Pic 3 Millerntor - Pic 4 Millerntor - Pic 5 One of the long time debates within soccer circles in th...
Game Day
Published June 23, 2009
US Soccer.com Quote Sheet Grant Wahl's Blog at SI.com Yanks Abroad Preview Yanks Abroad - Donovan: We have nothing to lose The Kartik Reports Pregame links Matchfit USA No Short Corners AP via SI.com I wish I was in South Africa and had the chance to score free tickets to today's game. And w...
The Great Escape
Published June 21, 2009
US Soccer.com US Soccer.com - Post match quotes USMNT Blog - Highlights SBI.net - The Highlights SBI.net - MMCB Soccer y Futbol blog Prost Amerika Soccer MLS Talk Boston.com - Houdini Lives MLS Daily NY Post.com Match Fit USA Kartik Report Kartik Report's MOM Big Apple Soccer.com No...
1,000,000 Touches
Published June 18, 2009
With the unwhelming performance so far in the Confederations Cup, some people are blaming Bob Bradley,some people are blaming the US Soccer Federation , and some of the players are getting blamed as well and in one case, a player is taking responsibility for his bad play. But with the technical s...
Spoiler Alert
Published June 17, 2009
If you DVR'd the Brazil-US Confederations Cup match, I'm going to list a boatload of pre-game and post-game articles. So if you don't want to know what happened, then don't click any of the post-game links! Before: - AP via SI.com - Yanks Abroad talks to Bob Bradley and JF Torres, and previews the...
Bring on the reigning MLS Cup Champs!
Published June 16, 2009
D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet It wasn't pretty, but the Rhinos once again played 120 minutes and advanced on in the US Open Cup with a 2-1 win over Cleveland last night. While you could make the argument that the Rhinos got lucky against Pittsburgh, I f...
Round 2 - Ding, Ding
Published June 15, 2009
D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks US Open Cup.com - 2nd Round Preview It's the 2nd round of the Open Cup. It's also the 2nd round of the home and home "series" between the City Stars and the Rhinos. With a 3rd round date with the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew on the line, Rochester and Clevel...
That suffered
Published June 14, 2009
Rhinos Soccer.com Devo's Direct Kicks USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet The Rhinos had about as bad a 12 minute stretch as you can have in soccer. And on Saturday night it led to the Cleveland City Stars getting a 3-0 win over the Rhinos ahead of tomorrow night's 2nd Round US Open Cup match here in Roc...
Ready for the weekend
Published June 11, 2009
I need to run, so here is today's run down of what's going down: - The Rhinos will host Columbus on June 30th in the 3rd round of the Open Cup should they win on Tuesday at home versus Cleveland. - ESPN has unveiled their plans for the Confed Cup. - Jermaine Jones may soon be teaming up with Mi...
That was crazy
Published June 9, 2009
D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com That was one of the crazier Rhinos games I ever remember being at. T-Bone almost gets red carded in the first minute after picking up a yellow and arguing long after the referee wanted the conversation to end. Then T-Bone scores to put the Riverhounds...
The Open Cup is upon us
Published June 8, 2009
D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com The Rhinos open up the 2009 US Open Cup tournament this evening at 7pm at Marina Auto Stadium against the USL 2nd Division's Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Former Rhino Tenywa "T-Bone" Bonseu has played every minute in all 7 Pittsburgh matches this season and...
Frustrated? Yes. Bored? No.
Published June 7, 2009
Devo's Direct Kicks D&C.com - Match Report D&C.com - Notes USL Soccer.com - scoresheet 323 minutes. That is how long it's been since the Rhinos have scored a goal in league play after back-to-back scoreless efforts at home and getting shut out in Charleston in the final game of the opening eight g...
Who has to bounce back more?
Published June 4, 2009
Who needs to bounce back more tomorrow: the Rhinos versus Minnesota or the US versus Honduras? The easy answer is to go with the US as the stakes are much higher. Add injuries to a lot of key US players like Maurice Edu, Brian Ching, and others, the case is tough to top. But, the Rhinos will be mis...
Speechless
Published June 1, 2009
I ran into a Rhinos player after work yesterday and I was speachless when he asked me what I thought of Saturday night's game. It was hard for me to put into words because there things that I found entertaining, there were things that worried me, and I really wanted another win versus Montreal. But...
This has got to stop
Published May 31, 2009
D&C.com - Match story D&C.com - Notes D&C.com - Naming rights contest Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com - Match report Rhinos Soccer.com - Naming rights contest Montreal Impact.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet The Rhinos are now 4-0-1 when they don't have a player sent off with a red card...
Are we there yet?
Published May 28, 2009
Rhinos Soccer.com - Channel 8 video Devo's Direct Kicks D&C.com - Chris Nurse article Even though it didn't make the D&C's list of 10 things to do this weekend, we are a little over a day away from the home opener between the Rhinos and the Montreal Impact. With Cleveland visiting Carolina tonigh...
Saturday is almost here.......
Published May 27, 2009
Meet the 2009 Rhinos - D&C.com Devo & Scott Vallow Blog Chat We are two days out, the Rhinos are talking up some pretty cool $19.99 promotions , the forecast is looking pretty good, and Montreal lost in Vancouver last night. It doesn't get much better than that. Hopefully there is a nice 10,000+...
Forget about the Champions League Final!
Published May 26, 2009
PennLive.com The Rhinos played a friendly in Harrisburg on the way home from Charleston! Apparently Kwame Sarkodie scored the lone goal of the match and Tim Melia had the clean sheet. Also, former City Islander Ryan Heins sported the captain's armband for the Rhinos. Champions League stuff: I won't...
Decompressing from my vacation
Published May 25, 2009
I'm coming off of a six day weekend, so my head is swimming today. But, here are some thoughts on what's gone on over the past week or so: - I should be happy with the Rhinos ending their 8 game road trip in 3rd place and with a winning record at 4-3-1. But, the team picking up cards left and right...
Refs are a hot topic
Published May 18, 2009
The Rhinos are filing a complaint about them. MLS commish Don Garber is blogging about them. Boston Breakers coach Tony DiCicco is unhappy with them. And Red Bulls head coach Juan Carlos Osorio is backpeddling because of comments about them. From MLS to WPS to the USL, there doesn't seem to b...
Call a Mountie, They robbed 'em
Published May 17, 2009
Youtube - Match Highlights Youtube - Whitecaps Interviews Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet On Thursday, the Rhinos were robbed by a ref in Portland. On Saturday, the Rhinos stole three points in Vancouver. In a gutty performance for a whole host of reasons, the...
Rhinos unhappy after late PK call
Published May 14, 2009
Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com Portland Timbers.com Oregon Live.com Our Sports Central.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet Apparently after sleeping on it, the Rhinos are going to make some noise about the ending to last evening's 2-1 loss in Portland. I hit the hay with about 10 minutes le...
Load up on the Red Bull
Published May 13, 2009
D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks USL Soccer.com USL Thursday Night/Friday Morning Football If you plan on DVRing tonight's Fox Soccer Channel broadcast of the Rhinos game in Portland, then you won't need to stock up on your stimulant of choice. If you are going to watch the game from your couch or you...
Will the City be paying for some stadium up keep?
Published May 12, 2009
D&C.com I hate the headline, but like the news that the City of Rochester appears willing to kick in some $420,000 for up keep of Your Name Here Stadium. Sure, the five pages of comments are primarily negative as people wonder why the City would be putting money into the stadium that houses a team t...
Rhinos T&T connection earn weekly honors
Published May 11, 2009
USL Soccer.com Brent Sancho and Tiger Fitzpatrick were named to the USL 1st Division Team of the Week for their work in the Rhinos 2-1 win in Montreal on Saturday afternoon. Chad Severs was once again named to the 2nd Division TOTW. He is currently tied for the league lead with 4 goals so far this...
We LOVE Montreal?????
Published May 10, 2009
Rhinos Soccer.com D&C.com USL Soccer.com - Scoresheet Montreal Impact.com - Match report Montreal Impact.com - Photos Thanks to Saturday's 2-1 win in Montreal, the Rhinos are now tied for 2nd in the USL 1st Division and trail Vancouver by one point. The Rhinos also own a game in hand over Vancou...
Philadelphia Union????
Published May 7, 2009
Delaware Online.com Philly.com SBI.net So, the people that run various websites, including MLSNet.com, have let the logo for the Philadelphia MLS club slip out ahead of next week's announcement. I think the logo is cool and the colors (navy and gold) work for me. But, the "Union" name makes me go...
Chatting with Devo and Rob
Published May 5, 2009
D&C.com Devo and Rhinos owner Rob Clark had an online chat today at the D&C's website. You can go to the chat archive above and perhaps get some questions you might have answered such as the status of international friendlies, how things are going on the suites, and the prospects of Rochester moving...
