[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Unlike the past two preseasons, getting two goals in a 120-minute game against Columbus Wednesday that also featured three red cards didn’t change the collective mindset of the Sounders. That's what leading the league in scoring (56 goals

Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid held a teleconference with reporters this afternoon and, as per usual, addressed a number of various topics. Here's the transcript of that conversation: (Have you settled on a second forward alongside Fredy Montero?) "So far

The Rangers won the third-most games and scored the third-most runs in 2011. They finished one win shy of a World Series title. So, let's be real, the Rangers don't have Pressing Questions on the same level as, say, the Houston Astros have Pressing Quest

Sounders FC has a starting lineup, for now at least. In a Monday training game against Vancouver, the Sounders opened with goalkeeper Michael Gspurning, defenders Adam Johnasson, Jeff Parke, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Leo Gonzalez; midfielders Mauro Rosale

With another Arizona training camp under their belts, Seattle Sounders FC returns home to rest and recuperate before travelling across the country for nine days of training at IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The anticipation for one of the bigg

University of Toledo women's soccer coach Brad Evans signed six players to letter of intents last week. Among the signees were three local players -- Perrysburg's Katie Dimmerling (defender) and Geri Siudzinski (midfielder), and Notre Dame's Caitlin McCo

TOLEDO, OH - The University of Toledo women's soccer team has received committments from six student-athletes for the 2012 season, two-time reigning Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Brad Evans announced today. This past fall, UT enjoyed a record

A year ago, the Seattle Sounders opened their season on March 15. This year, they will essentially do so eight days earlier. On paper that might not seem like a huge difference. But unlike last year when they opened against a LA Galaxy team that was in t

They are according to Brad Evans. In a radio interview Tuesday night on 950 KJR AM, the Sounders FC midfielder said the team will be playing a friendly against a Mexican team in Cancun (presumably Atlante) following a 10-day training stop in Bradenton, F

Just five weeks from an imperative contest against Mexico's elite, Seattle Sounders FC players and coaches flew south this week for eight days of training under the desert sun. The week-long stay in Casa Grande, Ariz. began Monday with a light training s

RENTON – Sounders FC worked closer to full strength Saturday as midfielder Brad Evans and defender Jeff Parke returned from duty with the U.S. national team. The pair received the call in early January and left immediately for training under national tea

Here is the scene at the VMAC during warmups. At long last, Jeff Parke got some USMNT action. He also got married in the offseason. Not a bad few months. Brad Evans has six caps now -- four under Bob Bradley and two under Jurgen Klinsmann. Evans said he'

RENTON, Wash. The duo had been serving with the U.S. national team since Jan. 4 and admittedly needed a little time

Brad Evans is the other half of a duo that returned to Sounders FC camp Saturday after serving with the U.S. national team. The midfielder came on as a substitute in both games Saturday and Wednesday, and now has six caps. After practice he talked about

As evidenced by my award-winning photography seen above, Jeff Parke and Brad Evans joined Sounders FC preseason training Saturday. They were called in the U.S. men's national team at the beginning of the month and trained in Arizona and California in pre

Here's the latest in a new series from the team website, and in it goalkeeper Michael Gspurning explains how he got the nickname of "Cerberus" by Greek media. Cerberus is a three-headed dog in Greek mythology that guards the gates of hell. The clip also

Gary Wright, Sounders FC Senior Vice President of Business Operations, will be honored as Sports Executive of the Year on Wednesday night at the 77th Annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards. With Wright's guidance, Sounders FC has set Major League

One of the most hotly debated roster topics this off season has been whether the Seattle Sounders need to upgrade or add tactical depth to the roster at the more attack-oriented central midfield position. The discussion has often gotten bogged down in tr

USA 1, Venezuela 0 Scoring : Ricardo Clark (Jermaine Jones) 90+7 minutes. USA LINEUP : Bill Hamid; A.J. DeLaGarza, Michael Parkhurst, Geoff Cameron, Heath Pearce (Zach Loyd 72nd); Jeff Larentowicz (Ricardo Clark 62nd), Jermaine Jones (captain); Graham Zu