Printable rosters for the Colorado Rapids and Metropolitan State College for the Burgundy & Blue game at 7 tonight at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids coach Gary Smith sheds some light on Metro State as an opponent, Major League Soccer’s smaller roster sizes and tonight’s Rapids roster for the Burgundy & Blue game. On second thought, maybe he doesn’t shed light on the roster.

I voted for Seattle’s Fredy Montero for player of the week. The young Colombian scored twice and added an assist in the season opener for Major League Soccer and the MLS debut game of the Seattle Sounders.

Just when it looked like the Rapids would be able to create a 1-0 lead and squeeze out an opponent slowly, lightning struck, twice, in a 2-1 loss to Chivas USA on Saturday at the Home Depot Center.

Colorado Rapids captain Pablo Mastroeni is among 22 players invited by the U.S. men’s national team to train in advance of World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago.

It’s the dawn of a new season, and the Colorado Rapids will be kicking it off Saturday against Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center. What’s new for the Rapids and Coach Gary Smith in 2009?

On Tuesday, the Colorado Rapids will host Metro State in this year’s version of the Burgundy & Blue Game. ColoradoSoccerNow caught up with Roadrunners men’s soccer coach Ken Parsons for a preview of what it will be like to take the field at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and scrimmage a Major League Soccer team.

The Metro State men’s soccer team will host Regis at noon Saturday at the Auraria fields.

The Major League Soccer players union has released its annual update of salaries. Here, we take a look at the Colorado Rapids’ salaries for the 2009 season.

Stephen Keel — blogger for the Rapids Undercurrent; one of Denver’s 24 most eligible bachelors, according to 5280 magazine; Banana Republic employee; and Colorado Rapids defender — was waived by the team on Friday.