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I went down to watch the Rhinos practice today. Partly to see how the team looks and partly to see how PAETEC Park looks less than a week before it's big unveiling. What I saw was both breathtaking and scary. First off, the field looks great. It's huge, it's green, and it just pops. The only unu...

Saturday evening the Rhinos didn't score, but for the sixth time on their seven game road trip, they didn't give up a goal either. So, the Rhinos were more than happy to kiss their sisters and return home to open PaeTec Park with a 5-0-2 record, tops in the USL 1st Division. The Rhinos opened the ma...

The US Men's National Team started their three game Send Off Series Tuesday evening in Nashville versus Morocco. Not only was the 1-0 loss not the result the US squad was looking for, but team captain Claudio Reyna limped off the field in the first half with a hamstring injury. Thankfully, Reyna re...

Once a dream, now a reality I like that slogan a lot. Especially since June 3rd is getting closer and closer every day. Yesterday, I went down to pick up my family's season tickets. First, I was blown away at how awesome the stadium is looking. From the goalposts being in place to the bench bub...

The Rhinos have completed the first 6 games of their 7 game road trip prior to opening up PaeTec Park with a 5-0-1 record and having only allowed one goal against after playing the Bob Lilley coached Vancouver Whitecaps to a scoreless draw late last evening out in Vancouver. Once again, I was unable...

With a showdown against a fellow undefeated team looming on Monday evening, Rhinos head coach Laurie Calloway opted to start a mostly younger lineup last evening in Portland. But, that didn't stop the Rhinos from winning their 5th straight road game to start the 2006 season as they topped the Timber...

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http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/News/0,,10304~830262,00.html English club Sheffield Wednesday is the first confirmed international opponent for the Rochester Rhinos at PaeTec Park. Sheffield's website is saying that the Owls will play the Rhinos on Saturday, July 22nd at 7:35pm. Th...

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has a famous saying "Just Win, Baby!". Well, the Rochester Rhinos might be uttering that line after their first encounter with the Toronto Lynx. The Rhinos were able to escape Centennial Stadium with a 2-0 win, but I doubt their heads will be getting too big after...

http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/MLS/t280/ Today it became official. Toronto FC will join MLS in 2007 as possibly the 13th team in the league and the first to be located outside of the US. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment opted to go with Toronto FC over the proposed Inter Toronto FC. Personally, I'm...

It's baaaaaaack. The Soccer Sam Show will hit local airwaves Saturday night at midnight on WB 16 and will re-air at noon on Sunday. Soccer Sam is back as the host and Roxanna Fantauzzo makes her debut as the co-host. This week's show will have loads of behind the scenes footage of the Rhinos' openin...

The Rhinos showed Toronto what for in 2005, winning each of their four meetings by a combined 10 goals to 4 (including the May 31 hat-trick from He Who Shall Not Be Named). The Lynx are also one of the only teams who were lit up by players still on the Rochester roster, with Greg Howes scoring twi...

http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/honors/131807.html Yesterday, the USL released their Teams of the Week for Week 3 and the Rhinos were one of two teams to place three players on the USL 1st Division Team of the Week. Midfielder John Ball was named the player of the week for his two goal performance in Mi...

If anyone was concerned that a 7 game road trip to open the 2006 USL 1st Division season would put the Rhinos into an early season hole, they shouldn't be concerned any longer. Less than 48 hours after the Rhinos handed expansion side Miami FC their first ever loss, the Rhinos were able to go into P...

The Rochester Rhinos opened the 2006 campaign in Miami last night and things couldn't have gone much better as they handed the USL 1st Division expansion side their first loss in a 3-0 triumph for the victors. Brazilian legend Romario was making his debut for Miami FC and a lot of people felt that h...

20 out of 23 ain't bad http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_280933.html I won't take credit for Chris Albright being in and Frankie Hejduk being out due to Hey Dude's ACL tear. The big surprise was Jimmy Conrad being named and Gregg Berhalter being left off the squad. But, this is the...

So this is uncomfortable. How can someone write a preview for a match against a team that has played just one match, who may or may not feature the service of the most decorated and recognizable star in the history of the league, and whose roster is comprised largely of players completely unfamiliar...

US Men's National Team manager Bruce Arena will make 23 men very happy today as he will unveil the initial 23 man roster for the US team that will head to Germany and take part in the World Cup that starts in a little over a month. As with any team that is assembled, there will be plenty of second g...

Over a month ago, the Seattle Sounders announced that Coca-Cola Championship club Cardiff City would be visiting Qwest Field on July 18th. This past week, the Portland Timbers announced that another Coca-Cola Championship club, Coventry City, would be visiting Portland on July 8th to take on the Tim...

The Rochester Raging Rhinos closed out the 2006 preseason with a 3-0 win over Syracuse University at MCC today. Head Coach Laurie Calloway must have worked the team hard after the 1-0 loss last Saturday to SUNY Binghamton as the team looked a lot sharper than they had in the previous two Rochester a...

Sunday afternoon, Miami FC opened their inaugural USL 1st Division season versus the Montreal Impact. It was also to be the day that Brazilian legend Romario made his US pro debut. But, visa issues kept Romario from playing in the scoreless draw between Montreal and Miami. Alas, if Rhino fans were h...

DC United forward Alecko Eskandarian missed most of last season due to the effects of a concussion sustained when New England goalkeeper Matt Reis' knee landed upside Alecko's head early last season. But last Saturday, in his return to the stadium where his father Andranik once played for the Cosmos...

Well, the rumored move from New York to LA for Alexi Lalas finally happened this week when he resigned as the President and General Manager of Red Bull New York and accepted the President and General Manager position with the LA Galaxy on Monday. While this move was hardly unexpected with Doug Hamil...

The Rhinos took on Hartwick College in their fifth preseason game last night at Roberts Wesleyan College. At the end of the game the scoreboard said that the Rhinos had won 3-0, but their search for offensive chemistry was still ongoing. With players such as Scott Vallow, Frankie SanFilippo, Johnny...

Yesterday at Aquinas High School, the Rochester Rhinos made their local preseason debut with a solid 3-1 victory over the Toronto Lynx. The Rhinos started what could be very close to the opening day starting lineup in Miami with Scott Vallow in goal, Nate Craft at left back, Kenney Bertz and Scott...

Former Rochester Lancers co-owner Pat Dinolfo passed away this week. In 1967, Pat and Charlie Schiano put together a group that purchased a team in the ASL and they named that team the Rochester Lancers. Following the 1969 season, the Lancers then moved to the NASL where they would play from 1970 un...

FIFA and adidas had been hoping that a smart chip soccer ball would be ready in time for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Unfortunately, the technology wasn't deemed ready by the powers that be. Well, after last Saturday's match with DC United, Chivas USA might want to see if MLS wants to work with ad...

On Monday April 10th, Julia DiVeronica, Jeff's grandmother, passed away at the age of 93. Sam and I would like to take a moment to pass on our thoughts and prayers to the entire DiVeronica family. James Weise

For players looking to play their way on to the 23 man World Cup roster for the US National Team, last night was all about making a strong last impression on US Manager Bruce Arena and his staff. Unfortunately, much like with the 4-1 loss to Germany, the US wasn't particularly strong. And only a few...

Friday was moving day at the Masters. Sunday was moving day for most of the participants of Rhinos training camp in Cary, NC. The Rhinos broke camp on Sunday with some players headed straight back to Rochester, some to gather up their stuff for a move to Rochester, and yet others were moving on to...