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April 24, 6:47 pm | By Shaun Schafer | 1

Road wins and Pablo Mastroeni goals, once rare occurences for the Rapids, are suddenly coming into vogue.
The team captain, who went more than four years between goals before scoring in ‘09, delivered a 73rd minute dagger Saturday that propelled Colorado to a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution. Mastroeni’s goal came eight months after he scored against Chivas USA on Aug. 8, 2009.
With the road win, the Rapids moved to 3-1-1 (10 points) and second place in the West. New England fell to 2-3-0 (6 points).
In three road games …

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April 23, 3:27 pm | By Shaun Schafer

Colorado readies to face the New England Revolution on Saturday at Gillette Stadium.

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April 18, 9:10 pm | By Mike Martinez | 2

Colorado returns to the win column with a game that went from nervy to a 3-1 rout of staggering Toronto FC.

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April 17, 3:15 pm | By Shaun Schafer

Rapids face a Toronto team that found winning ways on Thursday night against the Philadelphia Union. While Preki appears to be putting the puzzle together in Toronto, the Reds lack defensive mettle and all offense is coming through warhorse Dwayne De Rosario.

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April 14, 7:21 am | By Shaun Schafer

Colorado worked from behind Tuesday night to beat the Kansas City Wizards 2-1 in a play-in game for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Wells Thompson scored both goals for the Rapids, first equalizing the score in the 24th minute and then knocking in the winner in the 80th.
The midfielder’s first goal erased a fourth minute strike from rookie forward Teal Bunbury that gave the Wizards the lead on the University of Missouri-Kansas City field. 
With the win, the Rapids will now face either Philadelphia Union, New York Red Bulls or New …

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April 10, 7:49 pm | By Shaun Schafer

Hopes for gathering two road wins in the first two games of the season proved futile for the Rapids as the team fell to the host Kansas City Wizards 1-0 Saturday night.

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April 10, 9:23 am | By Shaun Schafer

Is Kansas City the team that failed to make the playoffs and looked anemic in attack, or the squad that crushed D.C. United 4-0 to open the season?
The Colorado Rapids, coming off a disappointing tie at home, will get to find out today. The Rapids visit the Wizards in an early season battle of undefeated teams. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. with television coverage over the air and in HD on KWGN Channel 2. And, if they didn’t get a close enough look, they will get another chance on …

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April 3, 7:39 pm | By Shaun Schafer | 3

Colorado led twice but ultimately settled for a 2-2 draw with Chicago in the home opener Saturday.

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April 2, 8:47 pm | By Shaun Schafer

Rapids pick up Claudio Lopez. The former Designated Player for the Kansas City Wizards was waived by KC before the start of the season.

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March 26, 9:43 pm | By Shaun Schafer | 1

Omar Cummings delivered a historic goal as the Rapids won an opening game on the road for the first time in club history. Prior to beating Chivas USA 1-0 on Friday night, the Rapids were a dismal 2-10-2 in season openers.