Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 5)
web.mlsnet.com 4/15/2009 — (8:32) MLSNet.com: What are the biggest adjustments for newly drafted MLS players ? --- Episode 5 features the beginning of preseason and some stark awakenings for our rookies. --- With: Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Omar González (Galaxy), Chris Pontius (DC United), Steve Zakuani (Sounders FC), others.

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 3)
youtube.com 5/27/2009 — (8:19) MLSNet.com: The rookies nervously anticipate their fate in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft in St. Louis...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 3)
web.mlsnet.com 3/31/2009 — (8:18) MLSNet.com: From Steve Zakuani's triumph to Richard Jata's emotional tribute to his father, episode three of "Rookie Life" is all about the highs, lows, tears and joy of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 7)
youtube.com 5/27/2009 — (5:29) MLSNet.com: Week 1 of the MLS season means that the rookies make their regular season debuts...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 8)
youtube.com 5/27/2009 — (4:11) MLSNet.com: Their debuts behind them, the rookies begin to experience the highs and lows of MLS...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 10)
youtube.com 5/27/2009 — (4:13) MLSNet.com: In "Peaks and Valleys," the rookies get an idea about just how grueling a first professional season can be...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 11)
youtube.com 5/27/2009 — (5:25) MLSNet.com: In "Things look up, for some," Chris Pontius (DC United) and Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy) are commended by national media members for their strong play. --- Meanwhile, Real Salt Lake's Jean Alexandre is excited about seeing the field for the first time...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 4)
youtube.com 5/27/2009 — (6:54) MLSNet.com: In "First Impressions," the rookies explain what it's like to transition from college life to their professional careers...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 14)
youtube.com 6/16/2009 — (4:03) MLSNet.com: In "Tied to Mediocrity," the rookies find their clubs hit by a case of the midseason doldrums, as they compile a cumulative record of 1-2-7 over two rounds of MLS play. --- See how the first-year players help their teams break out in this continuing "Rookie Life" weekly series...

Video: "Rookie Life" (episode 2)
web.mlsnet.com 3/25/2009 — (7:41) MLSNet.com: In episode two of "Rookie Life," our eight MLS rookies reflect on their experiences at the MLS combine in January, how it effected their paths and what they ultimately learned...

Youth lifts Chivas USA to top of MLS table — Major League Soccer News
After seven games, Chivas USA sit atop MLS with 16 points, four more than second-place Seattle Sounders FC. Much of the team's early success in 2009 has come as a result of the strong play of its rookies and younger players.

Buddle trying to put injury woes aside — Major League Soccer News
Edson Buddle's talent never has been doubted. But what has come into question is his durability. The Los Angeles Galaxy forward seemingly has been dogged by injuries since his rookie year.

Sounders FC defeat RSL in US Open Cup qualifier — Major League Soccer News
Sebastien Le Toux and Roger Levesque played alongside one another for two consecutive years for the USL First Division Sounders and helped lead Seattle Sounders FC over Real Salt Lake in a U.S. Open Cup play-in game

Hyndman happy with FCD effort against Chivas USA — Major League Soccer News
Last year, FC Dallas set a club record by finishing seven matches a man down and was just 1-3-3 in those games. In the first half of Saturday's 2-0 loss to Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center, FCD goalkeeper Dario Sala was sent off.

Chemistry key for United's '09 hopes — Major League Soccer News
D.C. United's hopes for the 2009 campaign hinge on the delicate process of integrating the club's fresh infusion of young talent into head coach Tom Soehn's existing veteran core, and fashioning that motley blend into an effective team.