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• Rapids defender Calderon to miss 4-5 months

  March 28, 2013 10:59 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Rapids defender Diego Calderon is expected to miss four to five months after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee. He underwent the procedure Thursday in Denver after injuring his knee Saturday during a 1-0 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was clearing... more »

• Red Bulls acquire former Akpan from Rapids

  March 28, 2013 8:14 PM

  HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - The New York Red Bulls acquired former Harvard forward Andre Akpan from the Colorado Rapids on Thursday for a conditional pick in the 2015 draft. The 25-year-old Akpan, from Grand Prairie, Texas, played one game this year for Colorado, appearing as a substitute March 2 at... more »

• MLS suspends Rapids D Moor 1 more game

  March 28, 2013 7:32 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Colorado Rapids defender Drew Moor has been suspended for an additional game by the MLS disciplinary committee. Moor already had an automatic one-game suspension for the red card he received in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Galaxy. Moor was sent off because his arm made... more »

• Real Salt Lake rallies to tie Rapids 1-1

  March 16, 2013 9:41 PM

  SANDY, Utah (AP) - Alvaro Saborio scored late in the second half to help Real Salt Lake rally for a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in the first leg of the Rocky Mountain Cup rivalry series. Deshorn Brown had a late first-half goal for the Rapids (0-2-1).... more »

• Colorado Rapids re-sign Smith

  February 8, 2013 7:41 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Fifth-year midfielder Jamie Smith has re-signed with the Colorado Rapids. Smith has played in 56 games for the Rapids, scoring six goals and assisting on 13 others. He missed most of last season with a knee injury. A native of Alexandria, Scotland, Smith originally signed... more »

• Fire acquire Larentowicz from Colorado

  January 16, 2013 8:04 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Fire have acquired midfielder Jeff Larentowicz and the 30th pick in the SuperDraft from the Colorado Rapids. Chicago sent the 11th pick in Thursday's draft to Colorado along with allocation money and a 2013 international slot. Larentowicz played the past three seasons with Colorado after... more »

• Rapids re-sign goaltender Ceus

  January 4, 2013 8:35 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Rapids have re-signed 25-year-old goalkeeper Steward Ceus, who had shutouts in his two MLS starts last season. Ceus, who has played for the Haitian National Team since 2010, made his MLS debut in October, replacing an injured Matt Pickens in a match against... more »

• Galaxy trades Buddle to Rapids

  December 14, 2012 8:51 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - The Los Angeles Galaxy traded forward Edson Buddle to the Colorado Rapids on Friday for a first-round supplemental draft pick in 2013 and allocation money. Buddle is a World Cup veteran with 93 career goals in Major League Soccer. He appeared in two matches for... more »

• Rapids captain Mastroeni to return in 2013

  December 6, 2012 7:42 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Colorado captain Pablo Mastroeni is returning to the Rapids for a 12th season in 2013. Mastroeni is the club's career leader in games played and a veteran of two World Cups. He spent much of last season on the disabled list with concussion symptoms. He... more »

• San Jose beats Colorado 4-1

  October 6, 2012 11:20 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Chris Wondolowski scored three goals and added an assist to help the San Jose Earthquakes clinch the Western Conference title with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Marvin Chavez added his second goal of the season 95 seconds into the game... more »

• Nane's 1st goal gives Rapids 1-0 victory over RSL

  August 4, 2012 11:13 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Joseph Nane scored his first career goal and Matt Pickens became the franchise's winningest goalkeeper as the Colorado Rapids snapped a franchise worst six-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Colorado (8-14-1) had been outscored 11-4 during the... more »

• Alonso, Sounders hand Rapids 6th straight loss

  July 28, 2012 11:25 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Osvaldo Alonso scored in the 66th minute as the Seattle Sounders beat Colorado 2-1 Saturday night, handing the Rapids their sixth straight loss. Eddie Johnson scored in the opening minute and had an assist on Alonso's goal to help Seattle (9-5-7) extend its unbeaten streak... more »

• Saborio, Johnson lead Real Salt Lake past Rapids

  July 22, 2012 12:39 AM

  SANDY, UTAH (AP) - Alvaro Saborio and Will Johnson both scored and Real Salt Lake beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 Saturday night. Salt Lake (12-7-3) won its second straight at home to bounce back from a 5-0 loss at San Jose a week earlier. Colorado (7-13-1) lost its fifth straight... more »

• FC Dallas edges Colorado 2-1

  July 14, 2012 11:26 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Fabian Castillo scored in the 81st minute and FC Dallas ended a 13-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over Colorado on Saturday. Castillo assisted on the game-tying goal by Carlos Rodriguez in the 60th minute. Rodriguez also had an assist for FC Dallas (4-9-7).... more »

• San Jose beats Colorado 2-1

  June 21, 2012 12:04 AM

  COMMERCE, Colo. (AP) - Chris Wondolowski scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time after an own goal had tied the game in the 83rd minute as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-1 Wednesday night. Colorado goalkeeper Matt Pickens caught the foot of Alan Gordon, earning Wondolowski... more »

• Colorado Rapids re-sign defender Drew Moor

  June 12, 2012 7:51 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rapids have re-signed defender Drew Moor to a multiyear contract. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed Tuesday. Moor was part of the Rapids team that won the MLS Cup in 2010. He has played 83 regular season games since joining the team in a... more »

• Salihi, De Rosario lead United past Rapids

  May 16, 2012 9:57 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Dwayne De Rosario scored in the first half, and Hamdi Salihi added his first goal at RFK Stadium in the second to help D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Wednesday night. United (6-4-3) is undefeated in six home games after opening the season with a... more »

• Castrillon, Rivero lift Rapids past FC Dallas

  May 6, 2012 11:47 PM

  FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Jaime Castrillon and Martin Rivero scored in a 13-minute span in the second half to help the Colorado Rapids beat FC Dallas 2-0 on Sunday night. Castrillon scored his third goal of the season in the 61st minute, and Rivero added his first in the 74th.... more »

• Sene, Cardenas score to lead Revs past Rapids 2-1

  May 2, 2012 10:41 PM

  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Saer Sene and Fernando Cardenas each scored first half goals to lead the Revolution to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night. Jaime Castrillon scored for the Rapids in the 21st minute, and Sene leveled it in the 27th minute. Cardenas gave the... more »

• Rapids sign Brazilian forward Edu

  April 26, 2012 7:58 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Rapids have signed forward Edu from Brazil's Vitoria. A veteran of Brazil's 2000 Olympic team, the 33-year-old is most known for a nine-year stretch in Spain with Celta Vigo and Real Betis. Luis Eduardo Schmidt made his pro debut with Brazil's Sao Paulo... more »

• Saboria, Espindola lead Real Salt Lake past Rapids

  April 7, 2012 11:38 PM

  SANDY, Utah (AP) - Alvaro Saboria and Fabian Espindola scored as Real Salt Lake defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Saturday night. Real Salt Lake (5-1-0), alone atop the Western Conference standings, extended its unbeaten streak against the Rapids (3-2-0) to seven games, with its last loss in the series... more »

• Cummings helps Rapids beat Fire 2-0

  April 1, 2012 11:53 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Omar Cummings scored in the 58th minute to help lead the Colorado Rapids to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday night. The teams exchanged scoring chances for much of the game until Cummings found himself alone in the slot. Brian Mullan set... more »

• Short-handed Rapids slip past Union 2-1

  March 18, 2012 8:50 PM

  CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Jaime Castrillon and Tony Cascio scored and the Colorado Rapids defeated the Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Sunday. The Rapids (2-0) played short-handed for more than 36 minutes and continued their strong play after a 2-0 win over Columbus in the opener. Castrillon put the Rapids ahead... more »

• Rapids' Wallace to miss 6-9 months with leg injury

  March 5, 2012 8:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rapids say defender Anthony Wallace is expected to miss six to nine months after tearing the Achilles tendon in his left leg during practice Sunday. He is scheduled to have surgery Thursday. Wallace had only recently recovered from microfracture surgery on his right knee. FC... more »

• Rapids trade Kandji to Dynamo for draft pick

  February 8, 2012 11:27 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rapids have traded forward Macoumba Kandji to the Houston Dynamo for a conditional draft pick. Kandji was with Colorado when it won its first MLS Cup in 2010. His play led to the winning overtime goal, but he tore his ACL in his left knee... more »

• Sporting Kansas City beats Colorado 2-0

  October 30, 2011 9:45 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Teal Bunbury scored goals in the 49th and 59th minutes leading Sporting Kansas City to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Sunday night in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The second goal came on a penalty kick. Goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen made one save. This... more »

• Toronto FC defeats Colorado 2-1

  September 17, 2011 8:13 PM

  TORONTO (AP) - Danny Koevermans scored twice in the second half to give Toronto FC a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. Toronto's Eric Avila found Ashtone Morgan alone on the left side, and the 20-year-old Canadian fullback then sent a cross through the penalty box that Koevermans... more »

• Oduro, Gibbs lead Fire to 2-0 win over Rapids

  August 27, 2011 10:52 PM

  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Dominic Oduro and Cory Gibbs scored in the first half and the Chicago Fire beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 Saturday night. Oduro scored his ninth goal of the season after winning fight for the ball following a 60-yard pass from Pavel Pardo in the 17th minute.... more »

• Seattle scores late for 4-3 victory over Colorado

  July 16, 2011 7:34 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) - Fredy Montero scored his third goal in two games with a diving header in the 82nd minute, Mauro Rosales scored off a pass from Montero two minutes later and the Seattle Sounders remained unbeaten in their last nine matches with a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rapids... more »

• Dynamo ties Rapids 0-0

  July 3, 2011 11:51 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Goalkeeper Tally Hall stopped seven shots for Houston in the Dynamo's 0-0 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Sunday night. He made two big saves in the final 10 minutes to preserve the tie. Hall leaped to tip Drew Moor's shot over the crossbar in... more »

• Colorado plays to 1-1 tie with Philadelphia

  June 4, 2011 11:23 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Conor Casey converted a penalty shot in the 63rd minute Saturday night to give Colorado a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union, allowing the Rapids to match an MLS record with their sixth consecutive tie game. Colorado (4-3-7) also matched the franchise-best unbeaten streak of... more »

• Undermanned Toronto FC ties Colorado 0-0

  May 22, 2011 9:43 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Stefan Frei made three saves and undermanned Toronto FC tied 0-0 with the Colorado Rapids on Sunday night. Frei made two saves in the second half for his third shutout of the season. Midfielder Oscar Gordan (groin) didn't make the trip while injuries kept midfielders... more »

• Pontius scores on penalty kick, United ties Rapids

  May 14, 2011 10:04 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Chris Pontius scored on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, helping D.C. United salvage a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Pontius was taken down just inside the box by Colorado's Kosuke Kimura, and the United forward beat goalkeeper Matt Pickens low and... more »

• Rapids play 0-0 draw with Revolution

  May 7, 2011 9:56 PM

  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Colorado Rapids extended their unbeaten streak to seven matches against the New England Revolution, playing a 0-0 draw Saturday night. Colorado is 3-0-4 against New England over the last seven meetings since 2007. The Rapids are 4-3-2 overall this season, including 2-2-1 on the road.... more »

• Seattle edges Colorado 1-0

  April 22, 2011 11:52 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Fredy Montero scored in the 19th minute and the Seattle Sounders remained unbeaten in five games, beating the Colorado Rapids 1-0 Friday night. Montero hadn't scored since Aug. 28, 2010, against Chicago. Kasey Keller posted his first shutout of the year and Seattle is 2-0-3... more »

• Rapids beats Portland 3-1 in season opener

  March 19, 2011 11:27 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Omar Cummings scored a goal and helped set up a second as the Colorado Rapids began their MLS Cup title defense with a 3-1 victory over the expansion Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Cummings became the first player in MLS history to score a goal... more »

• Own goal in overtime lifts Rapids to first MLS Cup

  November 21, 2010 11:44 PM

  TORONTO (AP) - FC Dallas defender George John deflected a shot into his own net in overtime and the Colorado Rapids beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Sunday night to win their first MLS Cup. League MVP David Ferreira scored for Dallas in the first half before Colorado's Conor Casey tied... more »

• Rapids beat Earthquakes 1-0 to reach MLS Cup

  November 13, 2010 11:49 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Kosuke Kimura scored in the 43rd minute and the Colorado Rapids beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Saturday night to advance to the MLS Cup. Kimura scored on a shot from along the sideline that eluded San Jose goalkeeper Jon Busch. The seventh-seeded Rapids... more »

• Rapids beat Crew on penalty kicks to advance

  November 6, 2010 11:09 PM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Colorado advanced to the Eastern Conference final after Brian Carroll's penalty kick at the end of the fifth round sailed over the goal, giving the Rapids the win Saturday. The Crew won the game 2-1, but the aggregate was tied 2-2 after Colorado won the first... more »

• Rapids play to 2-2 draw with FC Dallas

  October 9, 2010 8:38 PM

  FRISCO, Texas (AP) - David Ferreira and Milton Rodriguez each scored a goal, and FC Dallas set an MLS record for the longest unbeaten streak in a single season at 19 games Saturday with a 2-2 tie against the Colorado Rapids. FC Dallas (12-2-14) also equaled the overall league mark... more »

• Rapids beat Dynamo 3-0

  August 28, 2010 11:57 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Jamie Smith scored his first goal of the season, part of Colorado's season-high output, and the Rapids beat the Houston Dynamo 3-0 Saturday night. Conor Casey had a goal and two assists and Omar Cummings added a goal for Colorado (8-6-7). Smith got his goal... more »

• Mwanga's goal helps Union get 1-1 tie with Rapids

  August 14, 2010 7:58 PM

  CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Danny Mwanga scored in the 73rd minute to give the Philadelphia Union a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The rookie's seventh goal of the season came on an assists from Sebastien Le Toux. Philadelphia is winless with three ties in its past five... more »

• Rapids M Colin Clark out for season with torn ACL

  August 13, 2010 9:16 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Rapids midfielder Colin Clark had his season come to an early end for a second straight season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Clark was injured last Saturday during the second half of a 1-0 win over San Jose. He will have... more »

• FC Dallas ties Colorado 1-1

  July 31, 2010 7:31 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - FC Dallas remained unbeaten for the eighth straight game and escaped with a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. Colorado defender Julien Baudet put the ball into his own net in the 22nd minute to keep FC Dallas unbeaten, 4-0-4 since a losing... more »

• Colorado salvages 1-1 tie with Kansas City

  July 17, 2010 11:39 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Conor Casey scored in the 74th minute and the Colorado Rapids tied 1-1 with the Kansas City on Saturday night, keeping the Wizards winless in Colorado since 2004. Casey beat goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen with a left-footed shot from just outside the area for Colorado, which... more »

• Toronto FC adds to streak with 1-0 win over Rapids

  July 10, 2010 5:32 PM

  TORONTO (AP) - Toronto FC extended its franchise-record unbeaten streak to 11 games Saturday, beating the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Fuad Ibrahim's goal in the 61st minute. Toronto has not lost a game in any competition since May 1 and has not lost any of its eight games at BMO... more »

• Rapids, Red Bulls tie 1-1 in rain

  July 4, 2010 11:44 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Juan Pablo Angel scored his ninth goal of the season to help the New York Red Bulls tie the Colorado Rapids 1-1 in a rain-drenched game Sunday night. Angel scored in the 34th minute off an assist from Sinisa Ubiparipovic. Colorado, playing at home for... more »

• Moor leads Rapids to 1-0 win over Crew

  June 5, 2010 11:15 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Drew Moor scored in the 85th minute as the Colorado Rapids beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 Saturday night. Moor's first goal of the year ended a run of seven straight games at home without a win against the Crew for Colorado (6-3-1). The Rapids last... more »

• Rapids snap 11-year skid at RFK

  May 15, 2010 10:19 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Mehdi Ballouchy scored in the 67th minute and the Colorado Rapids beat D.C. United at RFK Stadium for the first time in 11 years, 1-0 on Saturday night. Ballouchy hooked a shot with his left foot between the Juan Manuel Pena's legs from about 10 yards. The... more »

• Wondolowski scores in Earthquakes' 1-0 win

  May 2, 2010 12:18 AM

  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Chris Wondolowski scored for the third time in three games, leading the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in Major League soccer. Wondolowski powered a left-footer past Matt Pickens in the 33rd minute, driving the ball from just... more »

• Casey scores 2 goals as Colorado beats Toronto FC

  April 18, 2010 10:55 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Jeff Larentowicz broke a tie with a goal in the 71st minute and Conor Casey scored two penalty goals, helping the Colorado Rapids run their home unbeaten streak to seven with a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday. Casey's two goals helped the Rapids... more »

• McBride lifts Fire into 2-2 tie with Rapids

  April 3, 2010 9:39 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Brian McBride scored the tying goal off a penalty kick early in the second half and the Chicago Fire salvaged a 2-2 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. McBride's former Fulham teammate Collins John also scored for the Fire (0-1-1) and Marco Pappa had... more »

• Rapids sign F Claudio Lopez

  April 2, 2010 10:23 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Rapids have signed Claudio Lopez, a playmaking Argentine forward who spent the last two seasons with Kansas City. The club announced the signing Friday. The Rapids will add him to the roster once his visa goes through. He won't be available for Colorado's... more »