Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the sources said. Rather, it's designed to strengthen the financial position of the team, Rio Tinto Stadium and KALL Radio, the organization's broadcasting arm. Checketts will retain a controlling interest in the team. Checketts and his ownership group have grown to like the idea of a "local partner," especially after including one in their ownership of the NHL's St. Louis Blues....
Soccer By Ives (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Columbus Crew quest for a repeat MLS Cup championship will ride on tonight's First Round playoff decider against Real Salt Lake at Crew Stadium (8pm, ESPN2). The Crew will need to erase a 1-0 deficit from its first-leg loss at Rio Tinto Stadium to do win the series, and will welcome back reigning MLS MVP Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who is expected to start after being benched...
The Black & Gold Standard (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
After falling behind, 1-0, to Real Salt Lake last Saturday (Oct. 31) in the road leg of its Eastern Conference Semifinal series, the Crew returns home for the series-deciding Game 2 against “The Royals” tonight (Nov. 5) at Crew Stadium. Tonight’s playoff match, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET, will be televised live nationally on [...]
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... most valuable player on the bench in the first leg of the series, which the Crew lost 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Streak snapped The Crew had been shut out four times in their last five games, and had gone 342 minutes without a goal before Schelotto struck the first time. Happy ending Defender Robbie Russell made his first start in five games for RSL while Tony Beltran nursed a quadriceps...
