DC United News

Portland midfielder James Marcelin scored the Timbers' second goal in Portland's 2-0 win against Houston in a preseason game Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Sporting Kansas City posted a 2-1 victory over D.C. United on Saturday at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Ariz.

The Chicago Fire put their undefeated preseason streak to the test when they take on Chivas USA today at 2:00 PM CST.

The Earthquakes have signed two-time MLS leading goal scorer Chris Wondolowski to a new contract.

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Amid the controversy surrounding the Jose Moreno fiasco, an interesting piece of news came to light on Thursday.

Last week was a little bit ridiculous in D.C. United land. The team signed a new designated player in Hamdi Salihi that no one knew they could afford, added some more midfield depth, cut a well-liked forward from last year, and played its first two preseason games of the season.

Panthers: Alex Ovechkin's two goals help vault Washington past Florida, 4-0 and into first place in division U.S. vs.

The off-season has been busy for the teams in Major League Soccer with players moving in and players moving out.

"We've been working hard on that , but it's been a very collegial process. Dwayne has been very professional about it.

The continuing saga of Andy Najar's international career presses onward, with a Honduran newspaper reporting that Honduran national team coach Luis Fernando Suarez has traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with Ben Olsen and other club officials about Najar's participation in the Olympics.

It feels like its been almost a year since D.C. United played its last preseason game.

D.C. United is in town for a few days between training camps in Florida and Arizona.

At the end of their 2011 campaign, D.C. United had holes to fill - there was no doubt about it.

United draft pick Nick DeLeon has a solid pedigree. He also has two capital letters in his last name.

After what so far has been a quiet offseason, D.C. United seems poised to swipe Rapid Vienna forward Hamdi Salihi away from other suitors, particularly Scotland's two biggest clubs.

Worried that our team won't have one of the top scoring offenses in the league, like it was for stretches of the 2011 season.

Sean Mayberry sparked a 20-5 run in the second quarter as the host Calvert Hall boys basketball team beat Loyola, 55-38, on Sunday.

Those of us dying for some real MLS action finally got it today, as D.C. United kicked off the 2012 MLS preseason with a 0-0 draw against the Chicago Fire at Florida Gulf Coast University.

As D.C. United's preseason gets underway, we here at B&RU will look at a few of the team's pieces and how they can and should be used in 2012.