Colorado controlled play and got the night’s lucky break in beating San Jose 1-0.

Colorado faces San Jose with dire need of a win before taking off for two weeks on the road.

In a stifling afternoon game, Colorado split the points with visiting Dallas and completed a winless July.

The once-promising Rapids are slipping toward the All Star Game. With only four points from the past five games, the team is in trouble and the mid-term grade is due.

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.

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.

As the season nears, here’s a look at some possibilities and a few concerns for the Colorado Rapids 2010 season.

In the past, the Colorado Rapids asked the media to participate in voting for their annual postseason awards, but there were more categories. This year, I voted in three categories: MVP, defender of the year and young player of the year. In the latter category, I chose Jacob Peterson, above. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Real Salt Lake retained possession of the Rocky Mountain Cup with a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Robbie Findley scored two first-half goals, Yura Movsisyan again stuck the dagger in Colorado’s side late in the match, and the Rapids had no punch. Inside, we break down the game using a few keen comments from the Fox Soccer Channel crew. …

After Saturday’s loss 2-1 road loss to FC Dallas, the Rapids have put all of their playoff hopes into one match … against Real Salt Lake on Saturday in Utah.