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goal.com - 1/21/2009
Major League Soccer - McCarthy's Musings: MLS Primetime Move
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Kyle McCarthy After reading a few of the headlines from the past few days, you may have thought ESPN dumped MLS down into the gutter somewhere after ripping up its contract with the league. “ESPN booting MLS from its Thursday slot,” blared Sports Business Journal . “MLS Dumps 'MLS Thursday,'” ...
ESPN booting MLS from its Thursday slot
sportsbusinessjournal.com - 1/19/2009
ESPN booting MLS from its Thursday slot
— sportsbusinessjournal.com — By TRIPP MICKLE and JOHN OURAND Staff Writers Major League Soccer is not quite ready to carry... its own night on TV. After two years of anemic ratings that started low and finished lower, ESPN executives decided to cancel the league s regular Thursday ... (more) ESPN booting MLS from its Thursday slot

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goal.com - 1/19/2009
Major League Soccer - Monday MLS Breakdown: Draft Grades
— goal.com — Kyle McCarthy How do you grade teams on potential? That's the question I always fight as I... try to evaluate teams in the aftermath of the MLS SuperDraft. Teams won't know for a couple of years whether they had a successful draft or whether they struck ... (more) Major League Soccer - Monday MLS Breakdown: Draft Grades

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ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Galarcep: Expansion race remains too close to call
soccernet.espn.go.com - 1/23/2009
ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Galarcep: Expansion race remains too close to call
— soccernet.espn.go.com — What started out as an MLS expansion race among seven cities set to conclude in January has... now turned into a race among five contenders hoping to convince Major League Soccer that their cities should be the chosen markets when the league announces ... (more) ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Galarcep: Expansion race remains ...

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Newsstand - January 21, 2009
New England Revolution — ... If you’re looking more for in-depth analysis and opinions about the changes, check out the pieces from Kyle McCarthy (Goal.com) and ...

Plan For Pantsless Partying News
du Nord — ... Kyle McCarthy at Goal.com comments on the decision by ESPN to eliminate their Thursday night games this season, and go to a schedule that can change depending on which games land on which nights. ...

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