You want to know who's hot? A player who scores multiple goals in a game is hot. This weekend, four different players accomplished that feat. All of them are accomplished goal scorers, though they've had different levels of success this season. But nothing enhances a player's confidence like hitting the back of the net more than once in a game. ...

Real Madrid’s 3-0 defeat of D.C. United on Sunday has officially closed the book on this summer’s run of international friendlies. From the MLS All-Stars’ loss to Everton to the L.A. Galaxy’s respectable performance against FC Barcelona, there were superstars aplenty on display for large crowds across the nation.   The list is an impressive ...

Week 3 of the MLS season is filled with a full slate of seven games, starting Thursday night when Real Salt Lake hosts the Columbus Crew in their home opener at Rio Tinto Stadium. There are a number of matches worth recording on your DVR (Seattle at Toronto on Saturday, Columbus at Chivas USA on Sunday) if you can't catch 'em live, but there ...

The last week of the MLS regular season has arrived, which means there is only one last chance for you to pick up Fantasy Challenge points. Several clubs are still in the hunt for the playoffs, giving you lots of options for a final impact. Let's take a look at who can help and who can only hurt. BUY Herculez Gomez (Forward, Kansas City Wizards) ...

One great thing about Major League Soccer is that there is always a story. Whether it is Revs staffers preventing a mid-air disaster or hoolaginism taking foot in Columbus (of all places), there really is never a dull moment. The same can be said about this posting. I can prove it -- read on.  Buy Me Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy: ''Why ...

This week's blog post is going to tell it like it is and not waste your time. If you want to be first in your MLS Fantasy Challenge league, simply read on. Buy Luciano Emilio (Forward, D.C. United) - I don't care how much he costs, the Brazilian is simply unstoppable right now. All of a sudden he's up to seven goals for the season. While the ...

''Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.'' -- Ferris Bueller This time of year, there are four major areas where a Survivor Pro players needs to focus their attention in order to make certain what players are on a given team's roster: discipline, injuries, international matches and ...

The economy sucks. The market is down, unemployment is up, and the dollar is so weak that developmental players in MLS are moving into training ground locker rooms in order to avoid paying rent. And with tax day behind us now, what better time to examine the places where we're spending a lot of dough? So in this week's blog entry, it's time to ...

We’re less than a week away from the start of the 2008 Major League Soccer season, and as the action nears commencement on Saturday, things in the fantasy ranks are already running hot.   Don’t put it off any longer; if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to complete your fantasy team so that when the weekend rolls around (and it ...