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Austin Aztex.com With Austin playing Portland to a 1-1 draw, the Rhinos magic number to clinch first place overall is down to 22. With the Rhinos playing in Montreal tonight, that number could be as low as 19 by tomorrow morning. It will be interesting to see if the Impact play much better tonight....

D&C.com Devo has an article in today's paper about the Rhinos doing yoga. This is one of the influences that Bill Sedgewick has had on the team. And I wonder if this is one of the factors for why injuries seem to be down this year? News & Notes: - Devo & Bob Matthews ponder if any Rhinos are in lin...

In the whole magic number stuff yesterday, I forgot to mention that the Rhinos and Austin Aztex became the first teams to clinch playoff spots over the weekend. On the flip side, NSC Minnesota, Crystal Palace Baltimore, AC St. Louis, and Miami FC are the four teams that will need some help getting...

D&C.com - Match Report D&C.com - Notebook Devo's Direct Kicks - Report Card US Soccer.com - Scoresheet NASL.com Rhinos Soccer.com It was pretty much a perfect night to honor the Rochester Lancers and celebrate the 70th anniversary of their 1970 NASL Championship. The Rhinos certainly held up th...

I haven't gotten this much flak for a blog post since I said that I would shop Johnny Menyongar at the trade deadline a few years back. When I posted yesterday morning that the Rochester Lancers owned the rights to a USL outdoor franchise in Rochester, that statement came under fire. Here is Sam's...

MLS Rumors MLS Rumors is very hit and miss with their "reports". But, they have one up right now saying that they are hearing that Rochester & Austin could drop down to 3rd division soccer in 2011 after last week's meetings with US Soccer that outlined what US Soccer wants from leagues and team owne...

Rochester 2:1 Montreal - Scoresheet USSF Division-2 Pro League Standings Devo's Direct Kicks - Report Card D&C.com - Match Report Heading into Saturday night's match, Rhinos head coach Bob Lilley was talking about how Montreal was playing better than their record indicated. Montreal certainly lo...

After being out on vacation and missing time due to "personal reasons", I am back. I've been gone so long that Rafa Marquez has made his NY debut and Clint Mathis has retired from LA. The Rhinos even have a new Executive VP in Bob Russell that will be running things day to day. Seattle added a...

D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks Rhinos Soccer.com Carolina RailHawks.com US Soccer.com - Scoresheet It wasn't pretty, but the Rhinos got 3 points in Carolina last night when Jamie Franks' cross deflected off of RailHawks defender Matt Bobo and into the Carolina net in the second half. The win gives...

Not me, Rafa Marquez . It looks like the NY Red Bulls are giving me another reason to hate them. It will be interesting to see how the two ex-Barca stars change the Red Bulls on the field. Thierry Henry is saying that he's nowhere near fit ahead of this weekend's match in Houston. So, how long will...

D&C.com Rhinos Soccer.com US Soccer.com - Scoresheet With the short turnaround between Thursday's win in Tampa Bay and Saturday night's game in Puerto Rico and with captain Frankie Sanfilippo back in Rochester awaiting the birth of his first child, the Rhinos fell in Puerto Rico 3-1. Nicholas Addl...

D&C.com US Soccer.com - Scoresheet Devo's Direct Kicks NASL.com While Devo is wondering if the Hoxie-Kissi game winner is a flash in the pan, I want to see more of Hoxie & Kissi up top for the Rhinos. The last time they started up top, Kissi scored twice with Hoxie getting both assists. For me, n...

Rochester Lancers.com Rochester Lancers Facebook Group Twitter.com/LancersIndoor D&C.com -  No issues at Blue Cross Arena D&C.com - Lancers cornerstone of new league Devo's Direct Kicks USL Soccer.com The Rochester Lancers v2.0 will not play a game for over a year. They don't have a coach. The...

Devo's Direct Kicks (yesterday) Devo's Direct Kicks (today) D&C.com Pitch Invasion All I know is that I'm going to a USL press conference tomorrow. It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out. With the I-League keep costs down by having teams up and down the I-90 like the AHL does?...

NY Daily News NY Post NY Times The Offside Rules The Final Third SI.com - Steve Davis Big Apple Soccer.com Red Bulls Reader The Red Bulls did the expected yesterday when they announced that they have signed ex-France international forward Thierry Henry. As with most DP signings, I'll take a...

- I can't argue with the World Cup award winners. - I like Grant Wahl's World Cup Best XI better than Beckham's. - Here is an interesting ESPN piece on why Americans don't appreciate soccer. Although, it doesn't appear that ESPN is upset with the ratings that they got for the World Cup. Perhap...

D&C.com With the weather not looking great for tonight's first place versus second place showdown at Marina Auto Stadium, here is your theme music for tonight. With a win tonight, not only will the Rhinos pull within three points of Austin for first place in the USL Conference (and the Rhinos wil...

I'm back from the four day weekend. Had to love the Rhinos 2-1 win over Montreal on Saturday night. Thank goodness Constanzo got the insurance goal that turned into the game winner with Montreal getting a goal in stoppage time. Here are some of the best links out there: - I gotta love Devo getting...

Montreal Impact.com The Rhinos get to try and get the taste of losing in the Open Cup out of their mouths against Montreal tomorrow evening at Marina Autos Stadium. Montreal will likely be in a foul mood after falling to Vancouver on Wednesday 2-1 on a stoppage time goal by Whitecaps defender Luca...

With NHL UFA opening up today and my day job blowing up, I've been distracted the past few days, but here goes: - The Rhinos came close on Tuesday night, but it wasn't enough in a 2-1 stoppage time loss to the Crew to get bounced from the USOC. Bob Lilley is now the only Rhinos coach in history wit...

After the US fell to Ghana 2-1 in added extra time on Saturday, the questions immediately moved to Bob Bradley's future with the USMNT. US Captain Carlos Bocanegra has come out in support of his coach. But, there is tons of internet chatter that the US needs a change.  US Soccer president Sunil G...

Inside Minnesota Soccer Fanhouse Grant Wahl @ SI.com Yanks Abroad Soccer Insider with Bob Bradley quotes Steve Davis @ SI.com Jonathan Wilson @ SI.com SBI.net Reuters via SI.com The match previews are coming in as we are a day away from the US versus Ghana with a Quarterfinal berth on the l...

U2 has done the "One Game Changes Everything" ads for the last two World Cups. Well, the US can re-do that ad with a twist as one goal changed everything for the USMNT yesterday versus Algeria. For well over an hour, the US was not advancing out of the group stage with England leading Slovenia 1-0 a...

US Soccer.com - Match Preview Grant Wahl's 5 Things to Watch For Yanks Abroad Inside Minnesota Soccer USA 10 Kit The Original Winger - Donovan and Bob Bradley interviews MLS Insider - Alexi Lalas on Findley suspension Forget all the stuff about the US needing to score first. That's too simple...

Since Grant Wahl's recap of the US-Slovenia 2-2 draw starts off talking about how the US got jobbed, let's go in that direction. The USA 10 Kit ,  SI's Peter King , Steve Davis , Yahoo Sports ,  Yanks Abroad , & the DC Sports Bog are just a touch of the various takes on the call. My quick takes on...

Since we are one day away, here are some of the best previews I've found today: Inside Minnesota Soccer.com Yanks Abroad - Preview Yanks Abroad - Slovenia Expectations Yanks Abroad - The Most Intense Is Yet To Come MLS Talk Grant Wahl's 5 Things to watch for Steve Davis @ SI.com SBI.net The...

The Cup.us - 1st Round results The Cup.us - Bracket D&C.com Devo's Direct Kicks - Report Card It wasn't the best performance ever. But, the Rhinos certainly took care of business against the Dayton Dutch Lions of the PDL as they advanced to the 2nd Round of the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup tourname...

The most hyped game in USMNT history is over and the US got a point. Now they need to get three points versus Slovenia on Friday and get 3 points against Algeria in the group stage finale. While many think it's a foregone conclusion given what the US accomplished on Saturday, it's not. This team nee...

The jerseys are being printed. Carlos Bocanegra is gracing the cover of beer cans. And ESPN did The Homecoming with Landon Donovan.  That must mean that we are only a day away from US-England at the World Cup. Unprofessional Foul has it's England preview. WV Hooligan has it's questions for the...

Let's see how many links I can pack in before I get kicked out of here.... - The Rhinos have let Roy Clark go and added MF Kenold Versailles previously of Crystal Palace Baltimore. - Steve Ralston has left AC St Louis and returned to the New England Revolution. - If the USSF asks the NASL to ke...