The US Open Cup does not start tonight.

Technically, the Home Depot Center hosts a play-in game between the Galaxy and the Rapids. So while the tournament does not begin tonight, it will end for at least one team.

The other MLS play-in games are a few weeks away - even the USASA qualifying games don't start for two weeks. The reason Colorado and Los Angeles are playing tonight, of course, is that the Rapids were in town on Saturday, and apparently it's cheaper to have one round trip flight plus three or four days of hotel rooms than it is to book two round trip flights.

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Dan Loney Says It All @ Apr 7, 2009 7:07 PM EDT | Blog Profile