Costa Rica's Saprissa beats Houston, advances to CONCACAF Champions Cup final (AP)

DYNAMO: Ianni's Olympic quest may hinge on MLS season

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April 9 --- Lodi News-Sentinel: As Patrick Ianni and Stuart Holden returned to congratulations from fans and fellow Houston Dynamo teammates after helping the United States clinch a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the duo knew the celebration would be short-lived.

DYNAMO: Rookie Cameron wows in home debut

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First-year midfielder from Rhode Island saves draw with FCD --- MLSNet.com: Oh, what a home debut for Houston Dynamo midfielder Geoff Cameron. --- On the brink of Houston's first-ever home loss to FC Dallas, the rookie who played collegiately at Rhode Island making his MLS appearance, took a pass from Brian Ching, settled the ball ever so perfectly and saved a point for the Dynamo...

CONCACAF Champions' Cup: Defensive miscues hurt Dynamo

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April 9 --- MLSNet.com: It was never going to be easy for Houston Dynamo, not down four regulars including goalkeeper Pat Onstad, certainly not at the cauldron that is Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica in front of a raucous sellout crowd in a stadium known as the Monster's Cave where four other Major League Soccer teams have tried, and failed, to come away with a victory.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: U.S. women qualify for Olympics

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April 9 --- AP / SI.com: The U.S. women's soccer team qualified for the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday night, beating Costa Rica 3-0 in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament semifinals. --- Natasha Kai had two goals and an assist -- all in the second half -- for the United States, which will face the Canada-Mexico winner in the final Saturday night. The two finalists get spots in the Olympics.

Match Recap: USA v COSTA RICA (Olympic Qualifying)

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(from US Soccer .com) The USWNT rebounded from a frustrating first half to score three second half goals – two by Natasha Kai – and clinch a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in the semifinal of 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Women’s Qualifying. --- The U.S. will play Canada in the championship game on Saturday, April 12, with a kickoff at 7:30 p.m. MT...