A sublime moment turned a night of soccer drudgery into a Colorado Rapids win as two unlikely heroes connected. The Rapids head to the break in third in the conference and riding a stifling defense.

Colorado improved to 2-1-1 at home with a tight victory over Seattle.

A closer look at Wednesday’s loss shows a fundamental woe for the Rapids.

Colorado dropped a second 1-0 decision in five days, this time dropping to the LA Galaxy at home.

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 …

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.

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

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.

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

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!