This Tuesday's Round of 16 matchups are:
Harrisburg City Islanders of USL Pro (Division 3) hosts the MLS New York Red Bulls
MLS Philadelphia Union hosts MLS D.C. United
Michigan Bucks of USL PDL (Division 4) host the Dayton Dutch Lions of USL Pro
MLS Colorado Rapids host MLS Sporting KC
San Antonio Scorpions of NASL (Division 2) host the Charlotte Eagles of USL Pro
MLS Chivas USA hosts the Carolina Railhawks of NASL
Minnesota Stars of NASL host the MLS San Jose Earthquakes
MLS Seattle Sounders host Cal FC of the USASA (amateur league-considered 5th or 6th Div.

US Soccer just released the draw for the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup. If Sporting Kansas City defeat the Colorado Rapids on Tuesday in the 4th round of the US Open Cup, they will once again host in the quarterfinals. Kansas City would host the quarterfinals on June 26th against either the Michigan Bucks or the Dayton Dutch Lions.

US Soccer just released the draw for the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup. If Sporting Kansas City defeat the Colorado Rapids on Tuesday in the 4th round of the US Open Cup, they will once again host in the quarterfinals. Kansas City would host the quarterfinals on June 26th against either the Michigan Bucks or the Dayton Dutch Lions.

The gates of Starfire Sports Arena must be white hot by now from the friction of so many Sounders fans pressing into its intimate confines. In the last two days it saw the senior Sounders defeat Atlanta to advance in the US Open Cup and the Sounders Women play their home opener in front of 4500 fans.

Yesterday we had our venting thread. And it went fairly well! More people commented than I expected, in fact, which just goes to show that there really is a lot of pent up frustration over what's happening, or has happened with the current team and even the Timbers Army. Everybody is unhappy right now, that's pretty obvious, but now that we've gotten most stuff out in the open it's time to return to supporting the team 100%, no matter who is playing on the field, no matter who is coaching the team.

Do you know what time it is? Yes, you would be correct. It is that time once again. Fuzion does the Power Rankings has once again arrived, and this week I have decided to go all out. I have caught your attention now, haven't I? The intrigue and mystique around this "going all out" has piqued your interest in an otherwise routine pattern of rankings and themed videos.

Waitin' for bags at YYZ
The U.S. Men's National Team is in Canada! The team arrived in Toronto after the short flight from D.C., following regeneration this morning and some general relaxation in the team hotel. It's another quick turnaround from the game against Brazil, and the team will refocus ahead of the final preparation game before the big start of World Cup Qualifying.

Sporting Kansas City's Soony Saad, a product of the Development Academy's Vardar SC Freiburg, tallied two goals on Tuesday to lift Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City to a 3-2 victory against Orlando City in the third round of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.

The U.S. Open Cup dream is still very much alive for Cal FC.

Former Real Salt Lake forward Artur Aghasyan's goal in the fifth minute of extra time gave the United States Adult Soccer Association side a stunning 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers at Jeld-Wen Field Wednesday night and sealed the club's unlikely place in the fourth round.

Andrew Wenger finally got his first start this past weekend, now that he's graduated Duke University and joined the Montreal Impact full time.

All he did was score a goal and score the 5th highest of all MLS players in the league's weekly Castrol Index rankings. We think that makes him our Philadelphia Player of the Week.

When the San Jose Earthquakes needed a late goal this past month, Alan Gordon came to the rescue. Not once, not twice, but three times. In a row.

Gordon's trio of consecutive late-game goals directly secured five points for the Earthquakes, and his heroics helped earn him SBI MLS Player of the Month honors, becoming the second Earthquake to win in as many months, following in the footsteps of Chris Wondolowski.

Mark Pallo, of Rhino Pit, wrote the following article to appear on the Brotherly Game. Rhino Pit is an independent site that has covered the Rochester Rhinos since 1996.

The Rochester Rhinos are no strangers when it comes to competing against MLS clubs in U.S. Open Cup play. Their 1999 USOC title win over the Colorado Rapids is an accomplishment that still remains sweet and special within the Rochester soccer community.

MLS teams enter the U.S. Open Cup's third round Tuesday night, and while plenty of regional bouts headline the night's slate, the non-regional ones carry some of the top story lines.

The Seattle Sounders begin a third straight Open Cup title defense at home against the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks.

A pair of Philadelphian traded goals at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, while another linked up to give Harrisburg a win in the USL.

This weekend's matchup between the Colorado Rapids and Montreal Impact provided excitement for anyone following the Pennsylvania players. Rookie Andrew Wenger slotted in at forward for his first start in his MLS career.

Article by Doak Gips

Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Minnesota Stars


It wasn't for a lack of trying, but neither the Rowdies nor the Stars could put anything into the back of the net, and played to a 0-0 draw in front of 3182 fans at Al Lang Stadium in Tampa Bay.

In a home match the Colorado Rapids could ill afford to lose the team got a 3-2 win over the expansion Montreal Impact thanks to a Southern wind and atrocious officiating on Saturday night.

Tied at 2 and down a man with the 61st minute ejection of Tyrone Marshall, the Rapids got the victory off an 83rd minute free kick that a strong wind kept the ball dancing along the crossbar until Jaime Castrillon headed it into the back of the net.

In a home match the Colorado Rapids could ill afford to lose the team got a 3-2 win over the expansion Montreal Impact thanks to a Southern wind and atrocious officiating on Saturday night.

Tied at 2 and down a man with the 61st minute ejection of Tyrone Marshall, the Rapids got the victory off an 83rd minute free kick that a strong wind kept the ball dancing along the crossbar until Jaime Castrillon headed it into the back of the net.

Today, US Soccer announced the potential 4th round match ups and hosts for the US Open Cup. Should Kansas City make their way past Orlando next Tuesday at Livestrong Sporting Park, KC will get the chance to stay at home. KC will stay at Livestrong Sporting Park for the potential 4th round match up on June 5th.

Today, US Soccer announced the potential 4th round match ups and hosts for the US Open Cup. Should Kansas City make their way past Orlando next Tuesday at Livestrong Sporting Park, KC will get the chance to stay at home. KC will stay at Livestrong Sporting Park for the potential 4th round match up on June 5th.

The Seattle Sounders' road to a fourth consecutive U.S. Open Cup title may very well end up going through their archrivals.

Should the Sounders and Portland Timbers each win next week's third-round Open Cup matches, the two will square off at Jeld-Wen Field in a must-see fourth-round clash.

So you've been waiting in unbearable anticipation, I just know it. The time has come once again for "Fuzion does the Power Rankings". I know it's been a long time coming, mostly due to changing jobs, but nevertheless it is here! Can you feel the excitement? This time around I've changed up the process just a little, and if you're interested -- well, you'll just have to jump to join us, now won't you?

Photo: Courtesy of Harrisburg City Islanders

US Open Cup

The Union will host Rochester Rhinos in the third round of the US Open Cup this Tuesday after the USL PRO team defeated NPSL side Brooklyn Italians 3–0 in second round play. The Rhino's are the only non-MLS team to win the Cup since the start of MLS in 1996, defeating Colorado Rapids 2–0 for the championship in 1999.

The Colorado Rapids inability to maintain shape continued to haunt the squad on Saturday as they dug a two-goal first half deficit before rallying to tie Sporting Kansas City 2-2.

While the second-half heroics with goals from Tyrone Marshall and Kosuke Kimura made it feel like a win, it wasn't.

The Colorado Rapids inability to maintain shape continued to haunt the squad on Saturday as they dug a two-goal first half deficit before rallying to tie Sporting Kansas City 2-2.

While the second-half heroics with goals from Tyrone Marshall and Kosuke Kimura made it feel like a win, it wasn't.

Two games in a four-day span were no problem for D.C. United, as they continued to climb up the Eastern Conference with back-to-back victories this past week.

D.C. United claimed the SBI MLS Team of the Week award after posting a 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday and a 3-1 win over Toronto FC Saturday.

Dwayne De Rosario came up with two-game winning goals this past week, and his performances in wins over the Colorado Rapids and Toronto FC made him the easy pick for SBI's MLS Player of the Week award.

The reigning MLS MVP began his solid week by scoring the winner in D.C. United's 2-0 victory over the Rapids on Wednesday, and he followed that up with a two-goal performance in a 3-1 triumph over struggling Toronto FC on Saturday.

Another game day, another chance for the Portland Timbers to begin their redemption and earn three points at home. For those of you who paid attention to the rest of MLS instead of that other soccer game that was going on, you'd have seen some favorable outcomes for the Timbers. First, our two main rivals drew with each other.

photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson
In a vacuum, last night's draw in Colorado is a good result. KC ended their 3 game losing streak, on the road in a place where KC normally doesn't get wins. Teal Bunbury got out of his goal scoring slump picking up 2 goals, and Seth Sinovic returned to the first team.

Teal Bunbury opened his account with two goals against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, but even that was not enough to put a halt to Sporting Kansas City's winless streak.

The Rapids rallied from a pair of early first-half strikes from Bunbury and picked up a point with a 2-2 draw at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, extending Sporting KC's winless run to four games.

Sporting KC has gone from a 7 game winning streak to start the season to a 3 game losing streak. The streak has seen KC go from having sole possession of first place in the East and MLS to being tied for second place in the East and a tie for fifth overall. KC will try to break out of that streak tomorrow when they take on the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver.

Sporting KC has gone from a 7 game winning streak to start the season to a 3 game losing streak. The streak has seen KC go from having sole possession of first place in the East and MLS to being tied for second place in the East and a tie for fifth overall. KC will try to break out of that streak tomorrow when they take on the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver.

The Colorado Rapids have taken another step to keep their core players together for the foreseeable future.

The Rapids re-signed striker Omar Cummings to a multi-year contract on Friday, extending the Jamaican forward's stay in Colorado. In his sixth season with the Rapids, Cummings has scored 36 goals and assisted on 26 others.

The Sounders Women will be broadcast live on KKNW AM1150! The final seven matches of the season, and four "Sounders Women Weekly" shows will be broadcast live. Did you hear that? It's yet another exciting step that the Sounders Women are taking to get their team into the big time. Okay, let's not put the cart before the horse, but still it's cool.

U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team head coach Javier Perez has named a 20-player roster for the four-team 2012 Lisbon International Tournament from May 23-26 in Portugal.
Perez's squad travels Thursday, May 17, and will play a friendly against Sporting Lisbon on Sunday, May 19, before kicking off tournament play against Poland on Wednesday, May 23.

Dwayne De Rosario and Hamdi Salihi scored on either side of halftime to help D.C. United to a comfortable 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at RFK Stadium in Washngton D.C. With the win United jumped into a tie for second place with Sporting Kansas City. Photos: Martin Fernandez.

Dwayne De Rosario and Hamdi Salihi scored on either side of halftime to help D.C. United to a comfortable 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at RFK Stadium in Washngton D.C. With the win United jumped into a tie for second place with Sporting Kansas City. Photos: Martin Fernandez.

Dwayne De Rosario (right) and Hamdi Salihi scored on either side of halftime to help D.C. United to a comfortable 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at RFK Stadium tonight. With the win United (6-4-3 21 pts) jumped into a tie for second place with idol Sporting Kansas City, just behind Eastern Conference leaders New York Red Bull (22 pts).

Dwayne De Rosario (right) and Hamdi Salihi scored on either side of halftime to help D.C. United to a comfortable 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at RFK Stadium tonight. With the win United (6-4-3 21 pts) jumped into a tie for second place with idol Sporting Kansas City, just behind Eastern Conference leaders New York Red Bull (22 pts).

A measured outing from a makeshift lineup and a deserved victory. If not for an excellent performance from Pickens in the Colorado net, it would have been an even uglier scoreline for the Rapids, and that has to be encouraging. But you can't ignore that Colorado were severely banged up as well, lacked the rhythm that comes with games in quick succession, and still made things uncomfortable at times for United.

WASHINGTON -- Matt Pickens could only come up big so many times.

The Colorado Rapids goalkeeper made eight saves, most of which came at a high degree of difficulty, but Dwayne De Rosario and Hamdi Salihi were able to break through to deliver D.C. United a 2-0 victory in front of 11,593 at RFK Stadium Wednesday night.