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Galaxy at Rapids: tonight’s starters

April 25, 6:36 pm | By George Tanner

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.

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Late Casey goal stymies Crew

April 12, 10:24 am | By George Tanner | 1

Conor Casey scored in the 82nd minute to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-1 tie Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, in a match the Crew otherwise dominated.

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Burpo shines as Rapids eliminate Galaxy again

April 8, 1:45 pm | By George Tanner | 2

Goalkeeper Preston Burpo stopped Chris Klein and Mike Magee in the penalty-kick phase as the Colorado Rapids defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy in a U.S. Open Cup play-in game for the second consecutive season.

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Casey’s three goals sink short-handed L.A.

April 5, 2:09 pm | By George Tanner | 3

Conor Casey scored three goals, including the winning goal in the 84th minute, as the Colorado Rapids scored a rare road victory in Southern California, beating the Galaxy 3-2 on Saturday.

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Examining the Rapids’ salaries

March 17, 12:02 am | By George Tanner | 1

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.

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About Jonathan: Jonathan Ingraham is a Colorado native, sports hound, outdoors enthusiast and Metropolitan State College student, working on a journalism degree. Outside of school, he works as a freelance photographer and is available for photographing places, people, events, games or artistic shoots for businesses or personal collections. E-mail Jonathan here.

About Tom: Tom Auclair remembers watching the New England Tea Men when he was younger and thinking what a terrible name that was for a sports team. He has worked for the Rocky Mountain News, Longmont Daily Times-Call and several newspapers in New Hampshire. He's currently working as an editor and photographer for a collection of Web sites. He can't believe how quick Omar Cummings is. E-mail Tom here.