The California Clasico and the "P-Word": My Summer of Soccer Winds Down in the Bay
STANFORD -- What an amazing summer of soccer it's been. Yes, I know that summer only officially started one week ago, but once...
MLS Road Trip Flashback Part 2 -- The Cross-Country Drive
Welcome to part 2 of my MLS Road Trip flashback series. If you missed the introduction or part 1, you can find them here and here,...
MLS Road Trip Flashback: Part 1 -- The West Coast
Welcome to part 1 of my MLS Road Trip flashback. If you missed the introduction to this series, you can view that here. As always, unless...
MLS Road Trip Flashback: The Introduction
In the summer of 2012, I was a confused 22-year-old with no plans for my future. I didn't know much about the world -- I just knew that I...
Catching up with Matt Pentz
Welcome again to my weekly series of "Catching up with..." where every Tuesday I talk to someone involved in the soccer community and ask...
Working Title: Area Pro Player Recap
(Image courtesy of Sacramento Republic FC) Before I insert a title for each post in the website editor I use, it gives me the option to...
WTF, Mexico?: A Strange Ending to the Copa America in the Bay Area
SANTA CLARA -- Apologies to those of you who read my writing regularly (thanks, mom!) but I'm going to regurgitate the same Kurt Vonnegut...
Republic Stoppage Time: The One I Didn't Attend
NOT SACRAMENTO -- With the Copa America just down the road, I had to skip Saturday's Sacramento Republic FC 3-2 victory over the Rio...
Love Orlando
SEATTLE -- There's no dancing around the fact that it's been a rough couple of days for our country. Regardless of where you lie on the...
Seattle Sounders FC: A Lesson on Duality
TUKWILA, Wash. -- Sandwiched in between two high-profile Copa America games in Seattle was Wednesday's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup clash...
