The Rapids have just announced that Jacob Peterson and Jamie Smith will join Colin Clark on the season-ending injury list. Peterson tore his ACL in a collision in Wednesday's San Jose game. Smith injured his knee against Houston on August 30th, and after having surgery to repair it has reportedly developed a blood clot. Click to continue reading...

Last week the Rapids faced Toronto. This week the Rapids face Toronto. Next week the Rapids will face San Jose, the week after the Rapids will face San Jose. If this seems familiar its because the USOC games earlier in the season had us play LA back-to-back, then Seattle back-to-back. This time the Rapids are in the Great White North to try to keep their roll going. Click to continue reading...

We're coming around the final turn of the season, 75% complete. Time for a final mid-season review.
Goalkeeping: Things haven't changed much in goal from the midway point. Pickens has been solid but not spectacular, Burpo's a capable backup, and Ceus took the Charlotte Eagles to the USL-2 championship before losing in the final. Click to continue reading...

Gary Smith is a very patient and a very open and friendly guy who also has the ruthlessness in him that is needed to succeed in professional sport. He has shown that time and again in molding this team how he wants it. Witness the controversial decison to waive fan favorite Terry Cooke among other moves. Click to continue reading...

Creepy Jose, on finally realizing we were giving Terry Cooke a tryout:

Some of you alerted me to this the last couple of days, and to be honest I just dropped the ball and never even noticed Cooke was out there until today.

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A full evening of soccer is upon us. Tonight we have one MLS game and three CONCACAF Champions League games with MLS clubs involved. I've already discussed the lone MLS game tonight so let's take a gander at the three CCL matches real quick before we get into some links.

Toluca at DC United (8pm, FSC)

United returns home looking for their first-ever win in the CONCACAF Champions League.

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Couple young Yanks start it off.

• Hoffenheim signs two American starlets.
  
• Vidic plays down speculation.
  
• Sounders FC and Terry Cooke.
  
• Modric pledges to Tottenham.
  
• West Ham and Oddo.
  
• Sneijder move to Inter called off.
  
• UAE league after Pavel Nedved.

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Could the veteran Englishman and one of the best crossers of the ball in MLS be headed to the rave green clad Seattle team? Truth be told, many of the Colorado faithful were sad to see Cooke go and Seattle acquiring his services could be yet another coup for the Emerald City based club.
David Falk the Seattle soccer Examiner tells us that he is training with the Sounders. Click to continue reading...

Colorado heads into Chicago on Sunday hoping to avenge only their second ever Independence Day loss last month. The Rapids have a chance to move up to 3rd with a win and be only a point out of second with a game in hand while the Fire are chasing the Crew in the Eastern Conference race so its a big game for both sides. Click to continue reading...

A fresh batch of news tidbits for the Colorado soccer fan. ...

PREKI FINED: Major League Soccer fined Chivas USA head coach Preki Radosavljevic $1,000 for inappropriate conduct directed toward match officials following Chivas USA's 3-1 U.S. Open Cup loss to the Charleston Battery on June 30.

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Fantastic news concerning Byron Webster, who we interviewed back in May whilst he was with Czech side FK Siad Most. The Yorkshire youngster has clinched a move to Championship side Doncaster Rovers following a successful trial. Webster, who has previously played for York City and a number of northern non-league sides impressed in central defence [. Click to continue reading...

Gary Smith faces a selection dilemma today of the kind all coaches want. Too many players to choose from for tonight's home game against defending MLS champions, the Columbus Crew. Despite losing new French defender, Julien Baudet, out for up to six weeks following the broken bones in his arm sustained last week, Smith has a pretty full squad to pick from. Click to continue reading...

By TRAVIS CLARK

With the MLS transfer window opening recently, a lot of moves have already been made as squads look for reinforcements to boost their playoff chances. Sometimes this means taking a risk on an overseas player who may struggle to adapt to the different demands of MLS.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

With the MLS transfer window opening recently, a lot of moves have already been made as squads look for reinforcements to boost their playoff chances. Sometimes this means taking a risk on an overseas player who may struggle to adapt to the different demands of MLS.

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RBNY are down in Trinidad & Tobago getting ready for tonight's match against W Connection in the CONCACAF Champions League. I could say something negative about their chances tonight but since the released the dead, dead weight that was Khano Smith today, I'll take that as an act of goodwill toward the fans and spare them the coarse words. Click to continue reading...

Colorado Rapids have added Scottish midfielder Jamie Smith to their playing roster for the expense of former Manchester United player Terry Cooke. Smith joins the Rapids following an extensive professional career abroad. The 28-year olds career began in Scotland with Celtic FC followed by stints with Dutch side ADO Den Haag and most recently Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen FC.

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It's tough to say goodbye to a friend, and to Class VI - Terry Cooke was truly our friend. Already getting flooded with emails that are upset by the waiving of Terry Cooke for Scottish winger Jamie Smith and I... Click to continue reading...

Colorado waived British midfielder Terry Cooke yesterday to make room for Jamie Smith.

Cooke piled up a decent amount of assist, 31 to be exact, over the previous three seasons; he had a dozen each in both 2006 and last season, finishing first and third in MLS respectively.

I won't lie to ya, even though he wasn't seeing time in the Mile High city, some other MLS club should jump to get him.

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A few more players to say ‘Goodbye' to on Les Rosbifs, as the thorough sifting of the list continues unabated. The biggest one of these is the departure of former Manchester United and Manchester City winger Terry Cooke from Colorado Rapids of the MLS. Cooke was waived yesterday so that the Rapids English coach, Gary [. Click to continue reading...

"I'm so disappointed Dad." My four-year-old son summed it up so well when I told him that Terry Cooke had been waived from the Colorado Rapids. I'm sure Jamie Smith will turn out to be a good player for the Rapids but to see Cooke go is right up there with the departures of Bouna Coundoul and Herculez Gomez. Click to continue reading...

From the Colorado Rapids Front Office, the team announced two roster moves today, as the team has signed Scottish midfielder Jamie Smith. Per club and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. In another roster move, Colorado waived midfielder Terry Cooke. Click to continue reading...

Former Aberdeen midfielder Jamie Smith is the newest member of the Colorado Rapids. To make room for Smith, Colorado waived midfielder Terry Cooke. Cooke had 106 games and four goals for the Rapids over five seasons. Click to continue reading...

Terry Cooke delivers one of his signature crosses from the right wing on July 4 against the Chicago Fire at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Cooke was waived by the Rapids on Tuesday. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

The Colorado Rapids have waived midfielder Terry Cooke to make room on the roster for Scottish midfielder Jamie Smith.

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Reports are trickling out that Terry Cooke, as expected, has been waived by the Rapids. I expect the official announcement will be made at the same time as the signing of his replacement, Jamie Smith, is made. This move is hardly a surprise as its been obvious that Cookie has been out of favor for a while. Click to continue reading...

The Colorado Rapids ended up sealing a comfortable 4-0 victory against the unfortunate New York Red Bulls last night. I'll stick my neck out and say this wasn't the best performance by the Rapids and that the final scoreline flattered them. That sounds a little negative when you think of a 4-0 result but, a couple of decisons going the other way, and the outcome could have been very different. Click to continue reading...

Two major defensive errors and a lack of delivery upfront ensured the Colorado Rapids crashed to a 3-1 defeat away to DC United. Colorado managed to take a fortunate lead through an early own goal but the defensive lapses in the opening 20 minutes or so of the second half were all too much. Click to continue reading...

It will be interesting to see if Terry Cooke laces up this weekend against DC United. With Colin Clark still absent on US national team duty and the team more likely to shift back to a 4-4-2 formation now that Omar Cummings is back to play upfront with Conor Casey, it would appear as if the veteran winger may get the nod. Click to continue reading...

Rapids striker Omar Cummings has the ball poked away in the second half Wednesday night against Club America. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Rapids coach Gary Smith said Wednesday's exhibition against Club America at Dick's Sporting Goods Park was a good opportunity for some members of the squad to get playing time against a quality opponent.

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The Denver Post is reporting that along with French defender Julian Baudet, the Rapids have also signed Argentine striker Facundo Diz and British right-winger Jason Smith. Diz would obviously give us much needed depth up front, while Smith seems to be a replacement for Terry Cooke who has reportedly been asked, and agreed, to not have his contract guaranteed until September instead of on the July 1st date all other MLS contracts are guaranteed on. Click to continue reading...

The Colorado Rapids fell to their second straight defeat and their first at home this season as offensive class from the visiting Chicago Fire won the game in the opening 45 minutes. The Rapids are now facing a mini-crisis which they need to get out of quickly and my concern is that they may not have any strikers to get them out of it. Click to continue reading...

Chicago's Wilman Conde, left, heads in the winning goal over the head of Rapids defender Kosuke Kimura and beyond the reach of goalkeeper Matt Pickens.
(photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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The game was a dud, and so were the fireworks.

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With the Chicago Fire heading to Commerce City for Saturday's big Fourth of July match, The Tuesday List does a little comparison between the Fire's and Rapids' results this season.

The Colorado Rapids have been shut out two times this season:
1) Houston 1, Rapids 0, April 19 at Houston
2) Seattle 3, Rapids 0, June 28 at Seattle

The Chicago Fire, the Rapids' opponent on Saturday, also has been shut out twice:
1) Dallas 3, Chicago 0, May 31
2) Houston 1, Chicago 0, June 5

The Rapids have allowed more than two goals only once so far in 2009:
1) Seattle 3, Rapids 0, June 28 at Seattle

The Fire has allowed more than two goals twice so far:
1) San Jose 3, Chicago 3, April 11
2) Dallas 3, Chicago 0, May 31

And here's a little something extra.

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The Rapids make their first trip for an MLS game to my hometown of Seattle on Sunday. And when I say my hometown I mean that literally. The hospital I was born at is on the hill above Qwest Field. Its an afternoon game on Sunday with a 2pm MDT starting time. Those supporters that didn't make the trip to Seattle will be at the British Bulldog as always. Click to continue reading...

Omar Cummings did what he has consistently done over the last few games, saving the Colorado Rapids from losing their unbeaten streak yesterday with a well-taken goal just six minutes from the end of a frustrating game against a brave Dallas team. The Jamaican international calmly took a great ball from Mehdi Ballouchy just outside the penalty area, beat two defenders and shot past Dallas goalkeeper Burse. Click to continue reading...

Ugo Ihemelu of the Rapids nearly scored on a corner kick in the 81st minute, when the Rapids were trailing FC Dallas 1-0. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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There seemed to be no end to the goal-scoring chances the Colorado Rapids created on Wednesday night.

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