Name's Chris White, you can call me UZ. That's pronounced "ooze", not uhz, uzi or you-zee. Old high school nickname, don't ask.
I write about soccer, mostly. I'm the managing editor of Burgundy Wave, our home for the Colorado Rapids. I also occasionally throw down some words elsewhere on the internets as well.
In addition to being a noted football enthusiast, I also enjoy just about every other sport out there. Except Cricket. I still have absolutely no clue how that is supposed to work.
A tackle from Hendry Thomas and a rant from Oscar Pareja has seen both suspended for Wednesday's match.
The Rapids all got stuck at DIA because of a tornado. Hilarity ensues.
How did the Rapids do against San Jose? A bit better than the scoreboard indicated, perhaps.
By his request after falling down the pecking order in a packed midfield, the Colorado Rapids sent their long-time team captain to the LA Galaxy for a draft pick.
Anthony Wallace played a superb 30 minutes against San Jose, and it wasn't in the midfield, either.
It's the first ever live edition of the Thugcast on Blog Talk Radio, at 4 p.m. MT today!
Colorado did plenty of things right in that 2-1 loss to San Jose, but who was your Man of the Match?
Despite going down a man early, the Rapids did all they could to try and snag a point from San Jose on Saturday night, though they couldn't find a second goal in a 2-1 defeat.
The Baby Yanks won their tune-up for the U-20 World Cup on Friday, taking down Portugal with the help of a goal from Rapids youngster Shane O'Neill.
The dirtiest podcast in football is moving to a new hosting service, and will have quite a few changes for the better in the future.
Though the ABQ Journal broke the story a while back, the Rapids finally confirmed that they will indeed be playing a summer friendly against Santos Laguna on July 12th in Albuquerque.
Six Rapids players are eligible for this year's MLS All-Star game. Go vote for them!
Let's face it, someone's gonna get injured on the Seattle Slip N' Slide. Who will it be, though?
Here's an interesting one: were the Rapids interested in DC United 'keeper Andrew Dykstra?
Shane O'Neill is working his way up the US Soccer charts and the Rapids depth chart at the perfect time for his potential international career.
This is a team in dire need of someone taking the offense by the reins and running with it. After the reserve performance we got out of Kevin Harbottle over the weekend, I have a candidate.
Frank Yallop will not be with the Earthquakes when they face the Rapids next weekend.
Steward Ceus needs to be jettisoned immediately, lest we have to suffer through another appearance in case of emergency. Who should replace him? Perhaps that future legend we saw in the preseason.
Who was the man of the match in the 2-2 draw against Dallas?
Colorado and Dallas traded goals in an exciting 15-minute stretch on Saturday, leading to a 2-2 draw.
Ahead of Colorado's match against FC Dallas on Saturday, we asked Big D Soccer a few questions about their team.
According to the ABQ Journal, the Rapids are playing Santos Laguna on July 12th in a friendly in Albuquerque.
Colorado lost to Orlando City in the third round of the Open Cup, largely because Oscar Pareja let Steward Ceus start the match. (He did not finish the match)
Goals are goals, but we can say there are two 'types' of goals. If Colorado is to succeed, they'll need to mix the two types together instead of relying on one or the other, which they have done pretty much every game this year.
Who was the best Rapid on the pitch against Chivas USA?
We expected Colorado to take down Chivas USA on Saturday, and their 2-0 win was certainly not a bad display.
Colorado will host Chivas USA on Saturday, trying to continue a four-game unbeaten streak.