Rapids tickets on sale Tuesday, Conor Casey in the Nats camp, rugby at Dick’s, a new seating section at Dick’s, and more!

Nick at WeWantRapidman.com has a report that the Rapids are close to announcing two signings, there’s a DU alum at the team’s preseason camp, Omar vs. D-Ro in Jamaica, “strong, silent” Stan Kroenke, and more!

We talk to Colorado Force defender Carly Peetz, above, about being drafted by the Boston Breakers, and we take some quick looks at Taryn Hemmings, Collin Audley, the new MLS ball, the new WPS ball, and more!

Former Rapids striker and current Houston Dynamo assistant coach John Spencer reportedly is a candidate for the Portland Timbers’ head coaching position. Portland will start play in Major League Soccer in 2011.
(photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Reuters is reporting today that French captain Thierry Henry has admitted that he handled the ball in the build-up to a controversial goal that sent France to the World Cup at the expense of Ireland on Wednesday. Check out the video and make up your own mind. …

The University of Denver women’s soccer team will face Portland on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex in Oregon. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Grabbing the shorts, hand on the ponytail, elbow to the chest, punch in the back, kicking a player on the ground: This video of a match between the women’s soccer teams from Brigham Young and New Mexico is BLOWING UP on youtube right now. Check it out inside. …

This week’s snowstorm has altered the plans of some of the area’s college soccer teams. We will post any scheduling changes in this post as soon as we hear about them.

Weekly honors for the University of Denver’s Mariah Johnston, right, the Colorado School of Mines’ Jeff Nelson, Kayla Mitchell and Briana Schulze, Regis University’s Wally Fink and Air Force goalkeeper Mike Mauro; the Denver Dynamite re-signs two standouts; the Colorado Force is holding a clinic Friday in Fort Collins; and more! (photo by Tom Auclair/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Jeff Nelson battles Colorado Rapids defender Rob Valentino for a ball during a scrimmage this season. Nelson, a forward for the Colorado School of Mines, was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference offensive player of the week. Read all about that and much more in this package of Colorado soccer notes. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)