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Playoff favorites on shaky ground
With all four ties in the playoffs wide open as they enter their second legs, it seems certain that, come Sunday evening, some of the higher seeds will be clearing out their lockers.
Five questions for Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman
Question: You guys didn't celebrate too much on the field after Thursday's series-clinching win at Columbus, why? Answer: It felt good, but it wasn't that huge for me really.
Michael Arace commentary: Crew in tough spot after Warzycha's gamble
Minutes after 8 p.m. Saturday, as referee Mark Geiger whistled the end of the Crew-Real Salt Lake game in Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, Crew supporters clicked off their televisions in central Ohio, threw their remotes and issued a collective, guttural yaw of disgust.
Real Salt Lake: The improbable happens as the club upsets Columbus to move on to conference final
RSL defender Robbie Russell celebrates his team's 1-0 upset win over Columbus, but from the looks of the photo, it's hard to tell RSL did anything other than win another game.
New script ready to be written in MLS playoffs
The man from the Windy City pulls no punches when it comes to soccer in the USA.
Real Salt Lake: Team expects Columbus to attack more
Last weekend, the Columbus Crew tried every trick in the book to escape from Rio Tinto Stadium with a scoreless draw.
Movsisyan Leaves Mark on RSL Fans
Deseret News Yura Movsisyan played the hero again for Real Salt Lake in its first round game against the Columbus Crew on Thursday.
Crew Begin Title Defense At Rsl
The Columbus Crew take their first step in defending their MLS Cup championship when they travel to Utah to take on Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium in game one of their 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinal Series on Saturday.
Real Salt Lake tuning up for post-season
After qualifying for the postseason on the final weekend of the regular season, Real Salt Lake will begin its second consecutive trip to the MLS Cup Playoffs this Saturday, October 31, when they host the defending MLS Cup Champion Columbus Crew in Leg One of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series.
MLS Playoffs: For Real Salt Lake, time to shine is now
Conference semifinal series are home-and-home and decided on total goals: Crew vs.
Crew opens playoff defense against Salt Lake
The defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew earned a second straight Supporters' Shield for the highest point total in the league.
M.L.S. Playoff Preview: Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, last season's M.L.S. most valuable player, is the engineer of the Columbus offense.
Real Salt Lake: MLS champion Crew model of depth, consistency
Real Salt Lake is a team that prides itself on having depth, with numerous players capable of contributing on any given night.
Real Salt Lake: Rejuvenated Williams playing lead role for RSL
Andy Williams came alive toward the end of the regular season to help lead RSL into the Major League Soccer playoffs for the second straight season.
Real Salt Lake: Playoff experience good for team
Competitively speaking, Columbus seems to have several advantages over Real Salt Lake heading into their first-round playoff series.
Soccer | Real Salt Lake wins, earns playoff berth
Robbie Findley scored twice in the first half to boost Real Salt Lake to an easy 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
Major League Soccer Roundup, Oct. 24
Robbie Findley scored twice in the first half to boost Real Salt Lake to an easy 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
Colorado, RSL meet with playoff lives on line ... again
Major League Soccer rivals Real Salt Lake and Colorado meet with their playoff lives on the line at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday night.
RSL facing another must-win situation
One down, two to go. But Real Salt Lake is facing today what figures to be the toughest test of its last-ditch, three-game push to reach the Major League Soccer playoffs again.
TFC in the thick of MLS race Toronto FC Dwayne De Rosario, left, battles for the ball against Real Salt Lake Chris Wingert, right, during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Saturday, Oct.
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