The Columbus Dispatch : Deal for versatile Argentine gives offense options

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Crew TSII: Crew Coming Into Focus; Nifty Friendly (that sounds less nifty when you think about it)
Published 2/28/2008 by Jeff at Center Holds It
... And, in another little jab to their Rocky Mountain competitors (with whom, I should acknowledge, they’re not actually in competition with), the Columbus Dispatch ran an entirely respectable write-up on the Tim Ward/Nicolas “Nico” Hernandez trade that included a dash of perspective (Nico’s stats), analysis/speculation (how well will he work with Guillermo Barros Schelotto), and updates on player movement/signings. That, my friends, is coverage - and a journalistic blow-out, by my reckoning. ...

Crew Trade Ward for Nico
Published 2/28/2008 by TJ at The MLS Zone
The Columbus Crew have acquired forward Nicolas Hernandez from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for Generation Adidas defender Tim Ward and a third-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. ...

At One Time The 2nd Largest In The British Empire News
Published 2/28/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... complete with inane British tabloid headline. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Times of London with an article on Deuchar's move to RSL. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Steven Goff of the Washington Post did a heavy interview with Santino Quaranta for Friday's paper. He gives us a teaser of it on his Soccer Insider blog. At one time not long ago Quaranta was a prodigy. Now days he is a bust. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch on the newest Crew forward Nico Hernandez. -Mitchell reports on his Covering ...