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Hush: L.A. favorites for showdown in Seattle

This weekend sees two regular-season matches that could easily be dress rehearsals for MLS Cup. First, Chicago takes on Los Angeles (Friday, ESPN2/ESPN360.com at 11 p.m. ET) before Seattle visits Columbus a day later. The Home Depot Center plays ho...

Hush: Colorado on the rise

Hush: Chicago, RSL look like early Cup favorites

Michael Parkhurst is no longer a member of the Revs, but he remembers his time with Steve Nicol & Co. fondly. He spoke with Andrew Hush about MLS.

The Irresistible Force vs. The Immovable Object So much for predictions. With my final picks sitting at home having lost their respective conference championship games, MLS Cup 2008 (Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) pits two founding members of the league...

The real final? With due respect to followers of Real Salt Lake and New York, I would say that Thursday's Eastern Conference Championship game (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) is this year's MLS Cup decider. Whichever side emerges victorious out of Columbus ...

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 at the Home Depot Center have been whittled down to eight. Let's take a look at the runners and rid...

When losing means winning By being eliminated in the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday, both New England and Chivas enhanced their chances of lifting MLS Cup in November. Nobody likes to lose, I get that and certainly no...

Despite unhappiness over being denied a move to Europe, Taylor Twellman is ready to turn his focus to the MLS season, writes Andrew Hush.

The worst-kept secret in MLS moved a step closer to being confirmed this week as numerous reports indicated that Thierry Henry will join the New York Red Bulls after the World Cup. With an official announcement looking ever more likely, we can start...

Rico a no-go in Germany When Ricardo Clark left MLS for Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of last year, most fans of the national team were pleased that one of Bob Bradley's main midfield men was preparing for the World Cup by playing for six months in...

Red Bulls impress, San Jose stumbles during the opening weekend of MLS.

Based on his recent results with Hull, it's an easy question to ask: What's wrong with Jozy Altidore. But answering it isn't so simple -- in part because he has fared better than many realize.

With an MLS offer on the table reported to be worth 10 times his current deal, Stuart Holden has a difficult choice: Stay in the States and help the American league grow, or join one of the higher-profile European clubs clamoring for his services.

Can conference leaders Columbus, Houston hang on?