The Colorado Rapids have announced plans for a text-messaging promotion revolving around the man of the match.

Colin Clark (hugging teammate Omar Cummings, right) and
L.A. striker Landon Donovan scored as the Colorado Rapids and the Galaxy played to a one-goal draw Saturday in a Major League Soccer fixture.
(Photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

The starting lineups for the Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles Galaxy in their second Major League Soccer fixture of the season, Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Collin Audley, right, scores on a second-half
free kick in the University of Denver’s scrimmage against the Colorado Rapids reserves on
Tuesday in Commerce City. It would be difficult to discuss the afternoon scrimmage between the DU men’s soccer team and the Rapids without discussing the three red cards. But, really, it
wasn’t nearly as bad as that sounds. … (Photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Today we look at attendance at Major League Soccer home openers for the Colorado Rapids franchise. Where did the 2009 opener rank?

Gregory Richardson and trialist Ernesto Gomez scored goals as the Colorado Rapids’ reserve team defeated the University of New Mexico 2-0 in a scrimmage on Wednesday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Commerce City is scheduled to host the finals of the seventh annual Churchill Cup this summer, marking the first time the North American 15-a-side tournament has been staged completely in the U.S.

Terry Cooke scored the Rapids’ first goal on a free kick immediately after entering the game in the second half then set up the winning goal in Colorado’s 2-1 victory over Kansas City on Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Arsenal will host three soccer academies this summer in the U.S., including one at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

For you, Tuesday was a new setting, a new set of circumstances. You were out of your element, but you were eager for the opportunity nonetheless.
Just a few days earlier, you won a friendly against Regis by a score of 4-0. In front of about 100 people.
When you play, you normally play on campus. Not in a stadium. You play in a place called the “Auraria fields.” It sounds more like a city park than a soccer-specific complex. In fact, it is.
All of your classmates (did I mention you’re a college …