Fallas: East whips West in early MLS standings | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com 5/15/2008 — It has been nearly four long years since an Eastern Conference team won the MLS Cup. If this season's trend continues, the drought might end. Eastern teams are manhandling their Western Conference counterparts to the tune of a 14-4-2 record entering ...

ESPN Launches Ads to Promote Euro 2008 TV Coverage
epltalk.com 5/15/2008 — ESPN has launched a series of ads on their network to promote their coverage of the upcoming Euro 2008 tournament. The TV ads feature Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy. My personal favorite is the Portugese one, but each of them is well ...

Sports Media Apologizes For Beckham Neglect
theoffsiderules.blogspot.com 5/15/2008 — From the most serious sports news network ever: NEW YORK, NY — In a unique gesture, the members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association of America took out a full page ad in the sports section of USA Today, apologizing for ...

Colorado vs Real Salt Lake Highlights: MLS Highlights
blog.soccerslave.com 5/16/2008 — Colorado Rapids secured a 2-0 victory over rivals Real Salt Lake, courtesy two goals from Omar Cummings and Christian Gomez in the last thirty minutes of the game. With this win Rapids now head the points table in the west and also have an advantage

Match Recap: RAPIDS v REAL SALT LAKE
web.mlsnet.com 5/16/2008 — May 15 --- MLSNet.com: With a first-place berth and first blood in the Rocky Mountain Cup both on the line, the Colorado Rapids hit for two goals in the final half-hour to claim a 2-0 victory against arch-rival Real Salt Lake on MLS Primetime Thursday. --- Omar Cummings finally broke the tense deadlock with a goal at 65', then Christian Gomez converted a penalty kick with seven minutes to go...

High stakes highlight bitter rivalry — Major League Soccer News 5/15/2008
The stakes are always high anytime Real Salt Lake squares off against the Colorado Rapids. It hasn't taken long in RSL's short history for a bitter rivalry to form between the two clubs.

FC Barcelona signs MLS deal to tour US (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 5/15/2008
FC Barcelona will tour the United States later this year, part of a five-year commercial agreement with Major League Soccer signed Thursday. The two-time European club champion will play six games in America over the next half-decade. No dates or ...

Barcelona to tour United States as part of MLS deal — FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER 5/15/2008
FC Barcelona will tour the United States later this year, part of a five-year commercial agreement with Major League Soccer signed Thursday that will have the two-time European champion play six games in America over the next half decade. No dates or ...

Rapids beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 5/16/2008
Omar Cummings scored in the 65th minute and Christian Gomez added a goal on a penalty kick in the Colorado Rapids' 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Thursday night in Major League Soccer. The Rapids (4-4-0) improved to 3-1 at home and broke a tie ...

Rapids lead West with win over Real Salt Lake — dallasnews.com: Pro Soccer 5/16/2008