soccernet.espn.go.com - 5/5/2008
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As it does almost every season, the month of April has witnessed its share of surprises. The sight of Columbus in first place and Toronto's first-ever three-game winning streak have been among the bigger shocks. But one development that has flown under the radar has been the relatively meager contribution by this year's crop of rookies. Last season, Kansas City's Michael Harrington scored ...
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Chance and Roger Get Props
Hillcrest Road —
Jeff Carlisle over at Soccernet did a piece over the weekend on impact rookies. He rated Chance as the number 2 rookie so far and Roger as the number 5 rookie so far. Also getting props in the story were Michael Harrington for his early goal last season and Tyson Wahl for cracking the starting 11 for us this year. Enjoy the story here ...
The Thick Chains News
du Nord —
MLS Scoreboard Week 6 Matches & Scores: -Thu May 1 Toronto 1-1 New York - Tor goal by Marco Velez. NY goal by Dave Van Den Bergh. -Sat May 3 New England 0-3 Chicago - Chic goals by Chris Rolfe, John Thorrington & Stephen King. -Attendance: 10,858 Match report by Frank Dell'apa of the Boston Globe. Match report by John Connolly of the Boston Herald. Post game notes from Dell'apa. Post game notes by Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune on his blog The Red Card. Columbus 2-1 Kansas City - Colu goals by Adam Moffat & Roggie Rogers. KC goal by Claudio ...
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