There were some around the Sounders message boards and blogs that thought I underrated the USL
players. At the end of the year though, none were starters. But one fell from being a starter
(though likely just due to the health of other players) and another worked his way up from token
nod to the past to becoming a key player on the club during the last third of the season.
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Robbie Findley - MLS Player of the Week
Conference Semifinals Begin
Finally, after seven months of play the real contest for Major League Soccer bragging rights
begins on Thursday night in Seattle. Who would have thought that Seattle, the newest team in the
league, would be playing post-season?
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The Offside 03 September @ 03:00 PM EST
"Hey! Fredy! C'mon, Dude, I need you to get up and act like I didn't just stomp you on the chest.
C'mon, man. Please? I know I used to play for your Portland and you guys hate Portland, but Prus is
talking with the 4th official and they look pissed. [...]
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This is actually the hardest sports post I have ever had to write. It is so difficult to focus on
the words that are appropriate. Early tomorrow morning Sounders FC will land at Boeing Field as
Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Champions. Throughout the day they will be on radio, they will be on TV.
Tomorrow night [.
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MLS Rumors 02 September @ 02:20 PM EST
There has been much written about this year's Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, probably more than about any
US Open Cup in the modern era. Unlike some johnny come lately sites who just discovered the
tournament was worth their attention TheCup.us has spent years documenting every twist and turn of
the pursuit of the Dewar Trophy.
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Vasco USA 01 September @ 08:55 PM EST
US Open cup week, DC United at home vs Seattle Sounders. The defending champ vs a semi finalist
from last year, at RFK stadium Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm on Fox soccer channel.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, Lamar Hunt an American hero to us soccer fans.
Watch the game fans. DC will repeat, as the Champs again.
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The Offside 23 July @ 09:00 AM EST
Once upon a time, there was a website called USOpenCup.com that was dedicated to bringing attention
to the best tournament that nobody knows about, the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. It was so
comprehensive, so well-researched, and so professional that most of the people who visited didn't
realize it wasn't run by US Soccer, [.
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kenn.com 09 July @ 11:45 PM EST
So is David Beckham really a bad captain and teammate? And what will happen now
that he's due back in the States soon and will return to his contractually-obligated,
short-term-stint MLS career next week against the Red Bulls in New York? Dan Loney and I will
discuss that and other topics in the latest episode of Four At The Back.
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USL Week in Review
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League News
USL named their First Division Team of the Week - Week
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United Soccer Leagues announced the Team of the Week honors for the 12th week of
the USL season.
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USL Week in Review
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League News
USL named their First Division Team of the Week - Week
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United Soccer Leagues announced the Team of the Week honors for the 12th week of
the USL season.
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The Offside 04 July @ 12:19 PM EST
(Weekend Quiz is coming soon, after I fill up on creativity and caffeine. Promise.) I know you're
wondering how the third round came out in my Best US Tournament Nobody Pays Attention To, the Lamar
Hunt US Open Cup. Remember how I said that Round 3 is the first round that MLS is [...]
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kenn.com 03 July @ 09:08 PM EST
Back after a week's vacation, Dan Loney and I pick up with Episode 13 of
Four At the Back by looking at the US Nats' shocking run to the Confederations Cup final,
the potential demise of the Xtreme Soccer League and third-round results in the Lamar Hunt US Open
Cup, plus we talk to soccer historian and author Roger Allaway about his new book,
Corner Offices & Corner Kicks.
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kenn.com 02 July @ 11:07 AM EST
(Beeg trouble for moose and squirrel.)
So...anything happen while I was gone?
No, seriously. They just got word of V-J Day where I was for the past week.
So let's catch up:
- The US made an amazing run in the Confederations Cup. Yes, I know, they got into the semis on a
technicality, but they beat Spain and had Brazil (BRAZIL) on the ropes.
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Congratulations to Drury grad Cody Reinberg who was part of the upset win over the MLS New
England Revolution in the US Open Cup last night.
Geoff Bloes' sitter with time winding down in the first overtime off a David Schofield corner
that fluttered off goalkeeper Brad Knighton's fingers lifted the Harrisburg City Islanders to a 2-1
victory over the New England Revolution in Lamar Hunt U.
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Congratulations to Drury grad Cody Reinberg who was part of the upset win over the MLS New
England Revolution in the US Open Cup last night.
Geoff Bloes' sitter with time winding down in the first overtime off a David Schofield corner
that fluttered off goalkeeper Brad Knighton's fingers lifted the Harrisburg City Islanders to a 2-1
victory over the New England Revolution in Lamar Hunt U.
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MLS Rumors 01 July @ 10:44 AM EST
Steve Nicol Looks On As Revs Fall to Harrisburg City
The 2009 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup might well be named the Giant Killers Cup as four of six MLS sides
fell to lower league opposition last night. There are still two matches to be played tonight.
Seattle Sounders FC at Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo at Austin Aztex.
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USL-2's Wilmington Hammerheads edge Chicago, 1-0
Kenny Bundy of the United Soccer Leagues Second Division's Wilmington Hammerheads once again came
through for his squad in this 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Bundy (pictured, right) scored a goal in the 37th minute as the Hammerheads upset Major League
Soccer's Chicago Fire, 1-0, on Tuesday night in the third round of the U.
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Tuesday's game can be followed through Fire's 'Twitter-cast'
The Chicago Fire open play in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. They take on the United Soccer Leagues
Second Division's Wilmington Hammerheads for a 6 p.m. (CST) match Tuesday at Legion Stadium in
Wilmington, N.C. Because there is no television broadcast, the Fire are providing fans with game
updates on Twitter.
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photo by altRego
SuperLiga 2009 - Matchday 3 Group A Game Score Pts Chicago 1 6 Chicago - MLSNet Tigres UANL
2 6 Tigres UANL - Wikipedia San Luis 1 4 San Luis - Wikipedia Chivas USA 1 1 Chivas USA - MLSNet
Group B New England 1 7 Revolution Soccer Atlas 0 2 Atlas - The Offside Kansas City 1 2 Kansas City
- Hillcrest Road Santos Laguna 3 4 Santos Laguna - Wikipedia
Chicago and Tigres advance from Group A.
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The Wizards get back to action on Tuesday in Minnesota when they take on the Thunder in the third
round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The Thunder has struggled this season, and sit at the bottom
of the USL-1 table with a 1-7-4 record, 3 points behind Cleveland who is one spot above them in the
table.
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The Offside 29 June @ 12:21 PM EST
It is summer in the US. What does it mean? It means Tournament Time! (Or Schedule Congestion Time,
for you glass-half-empty types.) CONCACAF Champions League starts soon and SuperLiga is underway.
And my favorite US tournament, the 95-year-old Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, heads into Round 3 this
week.
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BLAINE, Minn. (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)
After advancing in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of the Chicago Fire PDL, the
Minnesota Thunder will host the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in the third round on
Tuesday, June 30 at 7:35 p.m. at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
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BLAINE, Minn. (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)
After advancing in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of the Chicago Fire PDL, the
Minnesota Thunder will host the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in the third round on
Tuesday, June 30 at 7:35 p.m. at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
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Damn, if ever there was a reason to broadcast a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match that is not the final
this is it. Portland won their second round match last night vs. some PDL side or other and will
now host sworn enemy Seattle Sounders at PGE Park on July 1st. We thought the Rose City-Jet City
rivalry was on ice on until 2011 but I guess beef waits for no one, least of all the guy making
schedules for the USOC.
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Come join the Minnesota Thunder in the teams 2nd round 2009 US Open Cup
game.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the oldest standing sports tournament in the United States. It's
similar to other countries domestic tournaments, like England's FA Cup, where an amateur team could
end up playing a top tier team.
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Come join the Minnesota Thunder in the teams 2nd round 2009 US Open Cup
game.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the oldest standing sports tournament in the United States. It's
similar to other countries domestic tournaments, like England's FA Cup, where an amateur team could
end up playing a top tier team.
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6/9/09 - Thunder Advance to Second Round of Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by Topping 402
3-2
BLAINE, Minn. (Tuesday, June 9, 2009) - Thunder move forward to the second round of the US Open
Cup with a 3-2 win over 402.
402 took an early lead on the Thunder in the 12th minute of play.
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6/9/09 - Thunder Advance to Second Round of Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by Topping 402
3-2
BLAINE, Minn. (Tuesday, June 9, 2009) - Thunder move forward to the second round of the US Open
Cup with a 3-2 win over 402.
402 took an early lead on the Thunder in the 12th minute of play.
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MLS Rumors 09 June @ 12:55 PM EST
Just a "head's up"...
MLSR partners with USOpenCup.com and USL Live once again this year to bring you coverage of the
oldest knockout soccer tourney in North America. Â The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, established in 1914
and open to all levels of football, from amateur pub league teams to semi pro USL and professional
MLS teams.
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Come join the Minnesota Thunder in the teams first 2009 US Open Cup game.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the oldest standing sports tournament in the United States. It's
similar to other countries domestic tournaments, like England's FA Cup, where an amateur team could
end up playing a top tier team.
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Come join the Minnesota Thunder in the teams first 2009 US Open Cup game.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the oldest standing sports tournament in the United States. It's
similar to other countries domestic tournaments, like England's FA Cup, where an amateur team could
end up playing a top tier team.
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DC United's 5-3 win over Red Bull NY on Wednesday means the 2008 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup champions
will have a shot at defending their title. United becomes the first team to advance through the MLS
Play-In. Going with a mix of regulars and reserves, DC got on the board early and often. Chris
Pontius opened the scoring in the 8th minute, Thabiso Khumalo followed in the 18th, Brandon
Barklage scored in the 21st,.
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US Soccer has announced the schedule for this year's Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The Wizards qualified
to automatically enter in the 3rd round this year thanks to their finish last season. This means
the Wizards didn't have to play in any qualifying games like they had the past two years. The team
now knows that their first game in the US Open Cup will be on June 30th.
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40 clubs will participate in the 2009 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. With the teams that finished in the
bottom half of the Major League Soccer standings in 2008 currently qualifying through a play-in,
the United States Soccer Federation announced the rest of the schedule on Thursday. This year's
final will be on September 2nd.
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Wednesday marks the first in many rounds of tournament competition for the Red Bulls, as MLS
teams vie for placement in the US Open Cup. Eight teams will go head to head in a bracket system,
and the final two will officially qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
Currently, only Colorado and DC United have advanced to the second phase of this "Play in"
tournament.
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