From a change atop the Western Conference to the end of one team's lengthy unbeaten streak in the East, here are five thoughts from Saturday's MLS action:
He was named the most promising player in men's tennis for 2011, and Milos Raonic's early form this year indicates that more accolades will be coming his way in the near future.
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From an unfortunate postponement in Vancouver to stout goalkeeping around the league, here are five thoughts from Saturday's early MLS games ...
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In their day, Lendl and McEnroe sure didn't seem to like each other. Pete and Andre never seemed chummy, and obviously things got weird with them last year in Indian Wells. At MSG on Monday it's just an exhibition. I don't even think there's prize money on the line. But given the feelings these guys seem to have for each other, do you think there will be some intensity to these matches? Can we expect some extracurriculars from these guys? --Patrick, Manhattan
The Milos Raonic story -- which gained serious momentum Sunday when the 20-year-old Canadian defeated ninth-ranked Fernando Verdasco in San Jose, Calif., for his first ATP title, and could pick up even more steam Wednesday if he beats the Spaniard again in the first round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tenn. -- seems straight out of a CBC production meeting, doesn't it? You imagine the straight-to-TV movie pitch going something like this:
A look at the two MLS conference finals:
Five things we learned over two legs of the first round of the MLS playoffs:
With a little advance planning, trick-or-treaters can score king-sized Kit Kats -- and avoid boxes of raisins -- in their candy buckets.
Taking a look at the first round of the MLS playoffs, which begin this week:
The rescue of 33 trapped men in Chile brings home vividly the hazards of mining. How do we defend this very blue-collar occupation, which claimed the life of my grandfather, some of his friends and almost killed me, when I was actually pinned between a rock and a hard place?
Five things we learned from Week 28 in MLS:
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CNN's Karl Penhaul reports that 33 trapped Chilean miners could be reached in a matter of days.
Officials working to free 33 trapped miners in northern Chile denied Thursday they are under political orders to rescue the men ahead of President Sebastian Pinera's planned mid-month trip to Europe.
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CNN's Patrick Oppmann visits a mining town in Chile where residents are scarred by accidents and deaths.
updated: Tue Sep 28 2010 07:40:00
The "Issues" team discusses the case of a California cop accused of threatening to arrest a teen.
A California police officer is on paid administrative leave after being accused of faking the arrest of a young man he believed had sex with his 14-year-old daughter.
updated: Sun Sep 26 2010 12:12:00
Miners who work with 33 trapped men in Chile worry about their friends and their own future.
It's 7:55 a.m. and miner Javier Avarca arrives in the early morning chill to the San Jose mine in Chile to begin a 12-hour shift.
As night breaks into day, the arc lights on three drilling rigs flicker off.
Half a mile underground, the hollow echo of the Chilean national anthem rings out. And slowly, the red, white and blue Chilean flag is hoisted up a makeshift metal flagpole.
Stuff a Brazilian soccer player in an empty bathtub with three Plesiosaurs and the dinosaurs still couldn't touch the ball.
The 33 miners trapped deep inside the earth in the San Jose mine in Chile have been preparing all their lives for the ordeal of spending many months underground. It might even be ventured that they have been preparing for that battle for survival since before they were born.
updated: Wed Sep 08 2010 07:09:00
A NASA delegation sent to assist the crews working to free the trapped Chilean miners reports back with its findings.
One month ago, the San Jose copper and gold mine in Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners far underground. For the next 17 days, their families had no idea whether they were alive or dead.
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The weak economy and continued high unemployment has kept housing markets cool. As a result, the median price of a single-family home crept up just 1.5% to $176,900 in the second quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.
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I just spent a couple of days in San Francisco, the land of the nine-digit idea. I'm happy to tell you that a certain form of insane all-American optimism is still alive and well.
I dreamed last night I was some sort of amoeba, capable of splitting myself into independently functioning pieces. Some difficulties arose -- it took me two hours to decide between trail mix and Froot Loops -- but there was one enormous benefit. For the first time, I was able to stay in touch with the men's tennis tour.
Four teams could have been into the playoffs with a victory; four came up short. It's too easy to cite a team's failures on the final weekend of the regular season as primary reasons it missed out on playoff action. So instead, here's a look on what transpired on the previous 31 weeks to create those no-tomorrow scenarios:
Here's who our NHL writers predict will make the playoffs, win conference titles, the Stanley Cup and major awards, plus their picks in other categories including breakout player and biggest disappointment.
Question: I'm 23 years old and have recently come into a considerable sum of money -- just under $1 million. While I know that sounds great, I'm afraid I'll make mistakes handling it. I've already noticed that my close friends have suddenly become experts in how to spend a million bucks. My question: How should I manage this money? Do I put it in real estate, CDs, hedge funds? At this point, I think I might have to use some of it to buy anxiety medication. Please help. --Daniel, San Jose, California
The government of de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti is not ready to sign a proposed agreement to end the country's ongoing political crisis, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno said in Honduras.
From Olympic-team starter to Serie B bench-warmer in less than 12 months, Danny Szetela may be one of the few American players whose move to Europe actually set him back in the national-team pool.
We've all been there: reached for our food in the office refrigerator, only to recoil from the stench from the crammed containers of decomposing food.
How much would you guess it costs to power a city's streetlights for a year? In the case of San Jose, Calif., the tenth largest city in the country, the answer is $3.5 million. Add in the price of maintaining and replacing those lights, and that dollar figure rises much higher.
Top-seed Andy Roddick stepped up his bid for a fourth tournament victory in San Jose with a 7-5 6-4 win over Germany's Tommy Haas on Friday night.
The number of people killed from an earthquake in Costa Rica rose to 34 on Saturday, a government official said.
Two girls died in a landslide Thursday triggered by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck near Costa Rica's capital of San Jose, the National Emergency Commission of Costa Rica said.
About an hour before MLS Cup 2008 kicked off at Home Depot Center last month, San Jose keeper Joe Cannon confirmed he'd been informed by Earthquakes management the option on his contract wasn't being picked up for 2009.
The half-dozen teams shut out of the MLS postseason party are sorting out where they went wrong, and as they observe the elite eight that are still playing, each of them should be taking notes.
If the 2008 Columbus Crew, winner of the MLS Supporters' Shield for the best regular-season record, aren't all that different than the '07 version that missed the playoffs, how can they be so much better?
A century ago, what's now Silicon Valley, California, was called the Valley of Heart's Delight because of the region's mineral-rich soil and temperate climate (San Jose gets 300 days of sunshine a year). By the time I left for college in 1997, however, most of the cherry orchards had been gobbled up by office complexes. San Jose was in the hopeful early stages of the Internet boom, and although I didn't have an e-mail account yet, the technological advances that would change the world were already making their mark on my hometown.
When it comes to the world's nastiest rivalries, David Beckham could write a book. He's been front and center for two of the most extreme bad-blood derbies.
It hasn't been that long since Alexi Lalas ascended from player to team executive, but during those intervening years very few of his peers found jobs other than blowing whistles or moving cones. Coaches, as it were.
Dear FSB: My best friend and I are starting a small business and wanted to talk to someone about all the necessary legal and other setups that are required to kick off. Any references in our local area, San Jose, Calif., would be great. Thanks in advance.
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Let's get ready to rumble -- again. The San Jose Earthquakes are coming back for the 2008 season of Major League Soccer, this time as a new expansion team.
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American George Hincapie sprinted away from the field to win the second stage of cycling's Tour of California on Tuesday and take the overall lead.
Seven-times grand slam champion John McEnroe will return to the ATP tour in February after a 15 year absence to play doubles in the San Jose tournament.
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