Beckham confident inflamed Achilles won't keep him from playing for Galaxy against FireOctober 1st, 2009 Beckham confident he'll play against FireCARSON, Calif. — Galaxy star David Beckham is confident that an inflamed right Achilles tendon will not keep him from playing Friday night in a game against the Chicago Fire with postseason implications.
McBride's goal in 78th minute gives Fire 2-2 drawSeptember 26th, 2009 McBride's late goal gives Fire 2-2 drawBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Brian McBride scored in the 78th minute to lift the Chicago Fire into a 2-all tie with Toronto FC on Saturday night.
Schelotto's 2 goals rally Crew to tie with FireSeptember 20th, 2009 Crew tie FireBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored two second-half goals to help the Columbus Crew rally for a 2-2 tie against the Chicago Fire on Sunday.
Robinson caps Fire's three-goal rally for 3-2 win over Rapids, gets red card celebratingAugust 24th, 2009 Fire rally from two down, stun Rapids 3-2BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Dasan Robinson scored in second-half injury time to cap the Chicago Fire's three-goal rally in 18 minutes for a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rapids.
Cubs add LHP Gorzelanny to roster to start against Reds, put INF Blanco on DLAugust 5th, 2009 Cubs add Gorzelanny, put Blanco on DLCINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs have put infielder Andres Blanco on the 15-day disabled list with a strained calf, opening a roster spot for newly acquired Tom Gorzelanny. The Cubs got Gorzelanny from Pittsburgh as part of a five-player deal on Thursday.
Nyarko scores in 76th minute to lift Fire to 1-0 win over Real Salt LakeAugust 2nd, 2009 Nyarko lifts Fire past Real Salt Lake, 1-0BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Patrick Nyarko scored in the 76th minute to lift Chicago to a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, extending the Fire's unbeaten streak to five games.
Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton replaces injured Pat Onstad for MLS All-StarsJuly 27th, 2009 Thornton replaces Onstad as MLS All-Star goalieNEW YORK — Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton has been selected to replace Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad on the MLS All-Star team. Onstad strained his back in a 1-0 loss to New England on Saturday night.
Houston coach Dominic Kinnear picks 3 more of his Dynamo players to join MLS All-Star teamJuly 21st, 2009 Kinnear picks 3 more from Dynamo for MLS All-StarsNEW YORK — Houston coach Dominic Kinnear picked three of his own Dynamo players to join the MLS All-Star team. In addition to goalkeeper Pat Onstad, midfielder Brad Davis and forward Brian Ching of the Dynamo, Kinnear also added three others to the 18-man team.
Donovan picked as All-Star for 9th time in 9 MLS seasons; 7 first-timers among top 11July 13th, 2009 NEW YORK — Landon Donovan is an All-Star for the ninth time in nine MLS seasons. The Los Angeles Galaxy forward joins seven first-time All-Stars among the first 11 players announced Monday.
William Hesmer makes career-high 11 saves as Crew tie Fire 0-0July 12th, 2009 Hesmer's 11 saves give Crew 0-0 tie with FireBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — William Hesmer made a career-high 11 saves to help the Columbus Crew to a scoreless draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Toyota Park.
United States demolishes Greece at under 19 - World ChampionshipJuly 6th, 2009 AUCKLAND, New Zealand — United States stayed perfect with an 85-69 win over Greece in a second-round game at the FIBA under-19 world championships Monday. Also, Rutgers guard Michael Rosario scored a tournament-high 54 points and Puerto Rico edged France 90-89.
Pulido leads Tigres UANL over Fire 2-1June 28th, 2009 Pulido leads Tigres UANL over Fire 2-1BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Armando Pulido scored two goals to withstand a late penalty kick from Cuauhtemoc Blanco, and Tigres UANL beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 in the final match of SuperLiga group play Saturday night.
Toronto extends Red Bulls' road winless streak to 21 gamesJune 25th, 2009 Toronto beats New York 2-0TORONTO — Dwayne De Rosario and Pablo Vitti scored to give Toronto FC a 2-0 victory over the Red Bulls on Wednesday night, extending New York's road winless streak to 21 regular-season games. New York (2-11-4) dropped to 0-7-2 in its last nine games overall with its second defeat to Toronto (6-5-4) in 11 days.
Dawn fire damages NFL players' union office; no one in building at timeJune 2nd, 2009 Fire damages NFLPA officeWASHINGTON — A small fire has damaged the office of NFL players' union head DeMaurice Smith. The union says the fire started in a bathroom off the office at about 5 a.m.
Blanco's late goal keeps Fire unbeaten with 3-2 winMay 29th, 2009 Blanco's late goal keeps Fire unbeatenCARSON, Calif. — Cuauhtemoc Blanco's penalty kick with seconds left in second-half stoppage time capped a late rally as the Chicago Fire remained unbeaten with a 3-2 victory over 10-man Chivas USA on Thursday night.