Despite four goals in the second half by Tony Avery, the Denver Dynamite lost 7-6 to the California Cougars on Saturday at the Bladium in Denver.

Avery scored his fourth goal of the half on a penalty kick with 53.4 seconds left, cutting California's advantage to one goal. The Dynamite then brought in a sixth attacker.

By TRAVIS CLARK

English starlet Jack Wilshere has been rewarded for a promising start to the 2010-11 Premier League season, signing a new long term deal with Arsenal on Monday.

The 18-year-old, who has started eight times in the Premier League this season, has been at the club since he was nine years old, and has matured into a fixture with the second-place team in the English Premier League.

April 22nd vs AC St Louis
Ratings are on a scale of 1 to 10. 10 being an absolutely amazing game and 1 meaning you could barely kick the ball. It's all very scientific. One interesting thing about soccer is you can't simply check a box score and see how a player, lets say a defensive player, performed that game.

It's early in the USSF Division 2 season, but tonight's matchup between the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps (10pm ET) features the top team in each conference.

Neither side has lost in 2010, and bring identical 2-0-1 records into tonight's game, hosted by Portland at PGE Park.

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Portland Timbers
(3-0-1)
VS
Crystal Palace Baltimore
(0-3-1)
Thursday May 12th
7pm @ PGE Park
TV on FSN
Radio on 95.5 The Game
Streaming Online at PortlandTimbers.com
After 11 days off from league action, the Portland Timbers return to the field Thursday night as they take on first-year franchise Crystal Palace Baltimore at PGE Park.

In what's becoming an ugly pattern for the Portland Timbers, the team dominated possession, controlled the pace of the match, and created a plethora of threatening opportunities but once again failed to convert those chances into goals. The Timbers outshot the Impact 17-5, however, it was Montreal that was able to capitalize and make the most of the few scoring moments they had.

Portland Timbers
VS
NSC Minnesota Stars
Thursday June 17th
7pm @ PGE Park
Online @ PortlandTimbers.com
Radio on 95.5 The Game
The Portland Timbers will play host to the expansion Minnesota Stars tonight at PGE Park, as the Timbers return to league action following a 3-0 victory in the first round of the US Open Cup Tuesday evening.

Continuing the Minnesota Thunder's Dark Cloud Supporters group tradition of an end of the year supporters awards and auction, you are invited to join the NSC Minnesota Stars supporters, players and front office for this event.

The highlights of the event are the awarding of the Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, silent auction of soccer gear and memorabilia for a charitable cause.