When Minnesota FC Stars walked off the Rio Tinto pitch on Tuesday after drubbing MLS-based Real Salt Lake 3-1 in US Open Cup competition the same Real Salt Lake that won the MLS Cup in 2009, reached the 2010 CONCACAF Champions League final, and is top of the combined MLS table at the moment the [..

When the Minnesota Stars FC walked off the Rio Tinto pitch on Tuesday after drubbing MLS-based Real Salt Lake 3-1 in US Open Cup competition the same Real Salt Lake that won the MLS Cup in 2009, reached the 2010 CONCACAF Champions League final, and is top of the combined MLS table at the moment [..

Friend to IMS, Nick Mark, had created a USOC bracket chart available via IMS. Just right click to download Here! You can also click on the image to go straight to the PDF.

Shine On Episode Four It's Not Going to be Easy, is the latest from Brave New Media as they follow the Stars players through the Dome Opener, the home opener and the 2nd round US Open Cup game in Des Moines against the Menace. In this fourth episode BNM talks to Stars players about [...]

ABC affiliate in the Twin Cities, KSTP, filed a report this past week of an amazing story of thee young boys, all originally from Russia. The three lived most of their early years in a remote orphanage in central Russia where they were all friends. In 2005, three Twin Cities families hosted them for a month-long [.

Last week the University of Minnesota announced the surprise resignation of women's head soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright after 14 years with the Gophers and a 53-19-8 record. The timing and suddenness of the move surprised everyone, including assistant coach Krystle (Kallman) Seidel. "It was definitely not something any of us were anticipating," said Seidel [.

The last two games from round 3 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup were played on Wednesday evening, both games taking place on the West Coast. Much like Tuesdays games, these two matches saw only half of the MLS teams still standing in the aftermath. The Seattle Sounders, who had purchased the rights to [.

In a recent article by the aurthor of Soccer Made in St. Louis and contributor to IMS, Dave Lange, he quoted NASL commissioner David Downs as saying St. Louis had been targeted for expansion by 2014. "The NASL is currently seeking a qualified owner to enter a team representing St. Louis into our league, and [.

In a recent article by the aurthor of Soccer Made in St. Louis and contributor to IMS, Dave Lange, he quoted NASL commissioner David Downs as saying St. Louis had been targeted for expansion by 2014. "The NASL is currently seeking a qualified owner to enter a team representing St. Louis into our league, and [.

The United States took on Brazil Wednesday night near the nation's capital. With brand new navy numbers on their jerseys, the Americans were primed to prove themselves against a soccer superpower like Brazil. Fans didn't raise their expectations too much after the U.S. beat Scotland 5-1, for even against a watered down Brazilian lineup, the [.

In front of 17,212 fans at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, the visiting Minnesota Stars of the NASL (D2) defeated MLS side Real Salt Lake by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday night in the 3rd round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition. The Stars had won the rights to host [...]

Tuesday's third round Lamar Hunt US Open Cup action provided American soccer fans a breathtaking amount of upsets as Davids slew Goliaths repeatedly from the East Coast to the Rocky Mountains. Seven MLS clubs were eliminated from the tournament Tuesday by 2nd, 3rd and even 4th division American clubs in what had to be one [.

The US Open Cup third round, kicked off Tuesday night with NASL side San Antonio Scorpions FC taking on the Houston Dynamo in a first ever meeting between the two clubs. While the Scorpions are fighting for respect in second division soccer, the Dynamo sit sixth in the Eastern Conference standings for the MLS.

CHICAGO (May 29, 2012) Seven of the 14 Major League Soccer (Division I) teams playing during Tuesday's third-round action of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup have already been shown the exits. It was a big day of upsets throughout the tournament field. The 2011 U.S. Open Cup runner-up and four-time U.

After winning by the most decisive margin in recent years against Scotland, the US Men's National Team will aim even higher and look to take down Brazil tomorrow night at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. While Scotland isn't held on the same level as Brazil, the US performance last game should give fans some hope.