Gaven snaps tie, leads Crew to MLS Cup Final

...here with the city and the organization."Columbus answered quickly in the second half, as defender Chad Marshall headed in a service off Guillermo Barros Schelotto's direct kick for the equalizer."It was...

Favored Crew meet surprising Red Bulls

The Crew will be heavy favorites against the Red Bulls in the MLS Cup final, writes Ives Galarcep.

Chad Marshall, center, started the Crew comeback with his header

MLS notebook

...Jon Busch, the league's Goalkeeper of the Year? What influence will Cuauhtemoc Blanco have against Chad Marshall, MLS' best defender of 2008? Who wins the battle of the engine rooms -- Brad Evans and...

Surprise matchups abound in the conference finals

The MLS conference finals lineup features four teams that few would have predicted would make it this far, writes Jeff Carlisle.

Chad Marshall, left, and the Crew shut down the Wizards

MLS Team of the Season - 2008

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Ten things to note, playoff edition

Steve Davis highlights the 10 things you need to know from the first weekend of playoff action.

No real surprises among MLS award finalists

There weren't many surprises, but definitely a few snubs when MLS announced the finalists for its season-ending awards, writes Ives Galarcep.

MLS notebook

Let the (real) season begin It took seven months, but finally, the 14 teams that began the 2008 season with hopes of lifting the MLS Cup on Nov. 23...

Crew likely to emerge from the loaded East

The Eastern Conference is loaded this year, but Columbus is still the front-runner, writes Ives Galarcep.

MLS notebook: Dreaming of the postseason

...can win in more than one way. Crucially, Sigi Schmid has his solid pros, such as Chad Marshall and Alejandro Moreno, playing at levels they have never previously attained. It's hard to bet...

Young faces could feature against Cuba

With the U.S. sitting pretty in qualification, Bob Bradley has called up the young guns to face Cuba, writes Ives Galarcep.

MLS Squad of the Month - September 2008

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MLS notebook

...a game their opponent needed a lot more than they did. Anchored by the ever-impressive Chad Marshall, who found time in-between commanding an impregnable defense to score the deciding goal in a...