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Here's the full roster for the USMNT camp:

The cost is their first round SuperDraft pick in 2016 if they decide they want MacMath as a full transfer next season, which is an absolutely ludicrous price. Not only can the Rapids not, once again, guarantee that won't be a super high pick in 2016, but they would be spending that on a player…

Since being selected fifth overall by the Union in the 2011 SuperDraft, MacMath has had a bit of an up-and-down history with them. He strugged his first season after being given the starting job out of the gate, and despite improving quite a lot and continuing to earn starts for them — as Goff said,…

Since DM is currently one of the top needs for the Rapids at the moment, another name being thrown into the potential pot certainly won't hurt things. …Here, have a highlight video!

It's become something of a Christmas tradition over here to post a puppy .gif or two to help and give you a calming finish to your Christmas day. We're not one to break tradition so even though it may be late in the day, have a Christmas puppy. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas,…

Gary Smith, the man who led the 2010 Colorado Rapids to the MLS Cup, is finally back in the coaching game after being hired by the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL on Tuesday. If the Rapids draw the Silverbacks in the Open Cup again this year, that should add a bit more flair and fun,…

We weren't expecting more than two new faces off the field this off-season, were we? I certainly wasn't expecting a new Sporting Director and Director of Soccer, whatever those terms actually mean. Even with both of those, though, there's still more work to be done off the field in terms of coaches. Bulldog Ben wrote…

Past that, it's mostly youngsters and journeyman veterans, and very few seem like they would be particularly shrewd selections. The full list of players available can be found here. Who would you like to see the Rapids select with the third overall selection?

Past that, it's mostly youngsters and journeyman veterans, and very few seem like they would be particularly shrewd selections. The full list of players available can be found here. Who would you like to see the Rapids select with the third overall selection?

Are you ready for MLS off-season draft #5269? It's the Re-Entry Draft this time, that one that's totally different from the Waiver Draft because oh who even cares at this point. This gives players a chance to find new teams in the league, and often some interesting moves are made during this one. It seems…