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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew one away from all-time record after draw]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090705&amp;content_id=5701794&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:54:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090705&amp;content_id=5701794&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew extended their home unbeaten streak to within one of the league record. Still, they would have preferred that No. 17 have been a win and not a 1-1 tie with D.C. United on Saturday at Crew Stadium.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew extended their home unbeaten streak to within one of the league record. Still, they would have preferred that No. 17 have been a win and not a 1-1 tie with D.C. United on Saturday at Crew Stadium.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rivals play to draw at Crew Stadium]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090704&amp;content_id=5699166&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:57:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090704&amp;content_id=5699166&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[D.C. United took the lead in the 33rd minute on a Christian Gomez score, but Alejandro Moreno got the equalizer for the Columbus Crew in the 59th minute with the aid of a reserve forward Steven Lenhart, and the teams played to a 1-1 tie Saturday at Crew Stadium.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[D.C. United took the lead in the 33rd minute on a Christian Gomez score, but Alejandro Moreno got the equalizer for the Columbus Crew in the 59th minute with the aid of a reserve forward Steven Lenhart, and the teams played to a 1-1 tie Saturday at Crew Stadium.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew players reflective during holiday]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090703&amp;content_id=5674584&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090703&amp;content_id=5674584&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[When Crew forward Jason Garey stands at attention for the Star-Spangled Banner prior to Saturday&#39;s match against D.C. United, it will be a reflective moment, and not just because it is Independence Day.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[When Crew forward Jason Garey stands at attention for the Star-Spangled Banner prior to Saturday's match against D.C. United, it will be a reflective moment, and not just because it is Independence Day.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[No love lost between Crew, United]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090702&amp;content_id=5663264&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:02:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090702&amp;content_id=5663264&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The lack of recent postseason meetings has somewhat diminished the intensity when Columbus plays D.C. United, but the rivalry remains at the top of the list for the Crew.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The lack of recent postseason meetings has somewhat diminished the intensity when Columbus plays D.C. United, but the rivalry remains at the top of the list for the Crew.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew, United renew bitter rivalry in primetime]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090702&amp;content_id=5658134&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:35:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090702&amp;content_id=5658134&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Bitter rivals from the inception of Major League Soccer, the Columbus Crew and D.C. United again renew acquaintances on ESPN Primetime. When the teams last met, a late Columbus goal completed their Supporters&#39; Shield-winning campaign]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Bitter rivals from the inception of Major League Soccer, the Columbus Crew and D.C. United again renew acquaintances on ESPN Primetime. When the teams last met, a late Columbus goal completed their Supporters' Shield-winning campaign]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew reserves show resolve at Open Cup]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5644822&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:18:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5644822&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[If it weren&#39;t for that little matter of not winning the game, the Columbus Crew got what they wanted from their U.S. Open Cup round-of-16 match at Rochester on Tuesday.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[If it weren't for that little matter of not winning the game, the Columbus Crew got what they wanted from their U.S. Open Cup round-of-16 match at Rochester on Tuesday.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew crash out of Open Cup on penalty kicks]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5633442&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:03:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5633442&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division eliminated the defending MLS champion Columbus Crew from the U.S. Open Cup, winning their third round match 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie over 120 minutes.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division eliminated the defending MLS champion Columbus Crew from the U.S. Open Cup, winning their third round match 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie over 120 minutes.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Update: Tussle for the top]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5618384&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:06:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5618384&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Crew prepares for an important slate this week as it travels to Rochester to take on the Rhinos of USL-1 in the U.S. Open Cup, before hosting D.C. United Saturday in a battle for first place in the Eastern Conference.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Crew prepares for an important slate this week as it travels to Rochester to take on the Rhinos of USL-1 in the U.S. Open Cup, before hosting D.C. United Saturday in a battle for first place in the Eastern Conference.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew have sense of Rhinos' mentality]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5617170&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:04:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5617170&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Columbus Crew midfielder Kevin Burns is now part of the hunted instead of being a pursuer. So he understands the mentality the Rochester Rhinos players will take into their round-of-16 U.S. Open Cup match Tuesday.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Columbus Crew midfielder Kevin Burns is now part of the hunted instead of being a pursuer. So he understands the mentality the Rochester Rhinos players will take into their round-of-16 U.S. Open Cup match Tuesday.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Season rebound has Crew rising]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090629&amp;content_id=5600950&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:58:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090629&amp;content_id=5600950&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[It wasn&#39;t too long ago that the Columbus Crew were so depleted that coach Robert Warzycha had trouble filling the 18-man gameday roster. Times and fortunes have changed to the point two first-teamers were on the bench at the start of the Crew&#39;s match Saturday against New York.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It wasn't too long ago that the Columbus Crew were so depleted that coach Robert Warzycha had trouble filling the 18-man gameday roster. Times and fortunes have changed to the point two first-teamers were on the bench at the start of the Crew's match Saturday against New York.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew return to Open Cup in Rochester]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090629&amp;content_id=5600276&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:47:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090629&amp;content_id=5600276&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew have qualified for the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper for the first time since 2006, facing the Rochester Rhinos in the third round.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew have qualified for the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper for the first time since 2006, facing the Rochester Rhinos in the third round.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew victory has familiar ring to it]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090628&amp;content_id=5576148&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:35:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090628&amp;content_id=5576148&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[All for one. One for all. That&#39;s attitude that helped the Columbus Crew win the MLS Cup last season and it was on display Saturday at Crew Stadium against the team they beat to win their first title when Chad Marshall scored off corner kick in the 45th minute for a 1-0 victory.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[All for one. One for all. That's attitude that helped the Columbus Crew win the MLS Cup last season and it was on display Saturday at Crew Stadium against the team they beat to win their first title when Chad Marshall scored off corner kick in the 45th minute for a 1-0 victory.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew take Red Bulls in 2008 MLS Cup rematch]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090627&amp;content_id=5572726&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:58:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090627&amp;content_id=5572726&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Chad Marshall scored near the end of the first half and the Columbus Crew defeated the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday at Crew Stadium in a rematch of last year&#39;s MLS Cup won by Columbus.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Chad Marshall scored near the end of the first half and the Columbus Crew defeated the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday at Crew Stadium in a rematch of last year's MLS Cup won by Columbus.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew to get MLS Cup rings before Red Bulls clash]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090626&amp;content_id=5546824&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:26:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090626&amp;content_id=5546824&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Columbus Crew president and general manager Mark McCullers said it&#39;s coincidental that Saturday&#39;s home game will be the occasion to hand out championship rings to the reigning MLS Cup winners. So, the fact the opponent will be New York, the victim in the Crew&#39;s 3-1 title game win, was not considered?]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Columbus Crew president and general manager Mark McCullers said it's coincidental that Saturday's home game will be the occasion to hand out championship rings to the reigning MLS Cup winners. So, the fact the opponent will be New York, the victim in the Crew's 3-1 title game win, was not considered?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew dealing with roster changes]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090625&amp;content_id=5532644&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:33:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090625&amp;content_id=5532644&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[ In a perfect setting a soccer coach would write 11 names on the lineup card, copy it and use the same combination match after match. That&#39;s not the way the real world works with injuries, national team call-ups and, in the case of the Columbus Crew, four red card suspensions forcing coach Robert Warzycha to be master juggler.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ In a perfect setting a soccer coach would write 11 names on the lineup card, copy it and use the same combination match after match. That's not the way the real world works with injuries, national team call-ups and, in the case of the Columbus Crew, four red card suspensions forcing coach Robert Warzycha to be master juggler.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Marshall, Rogers named to US Gold Cup roster]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090625&amp;content_id=5525424&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:18:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090625&amp;content_id=5525424&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Crew defender Chad Marshall and midfielder Robbie Rogers have been named to U.S. Men&#39;s National Team head coach Bob Bradley&#39;s 23-man roster that will seek to defend its CONCACAF Gold Cup title in the 2009 edition of the tournament that takes place from July 3-26 in thirteen cities across the U.S.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Crew defender Chad Marshall and midfielder Robbie Rogers have been named to U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley's 23-man roster that will seek to defend its CONCACAF Gold Cup title in the 2009 edition of the tournament that takes place from July 3-26 in thirteen cities across the U.S.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew host Red Bulls in MLS Cup rematch]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090625&amp;content_id=5526722&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:03:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090625&amp;content_id=5526722&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s a rematch of MLS Cup 2008 as the Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls meet for the first time that sunny afternoon last November at The Home Depot Center, when the Crew claimed their first league championship]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's a rematch of MLS Cup 2008 as the Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls meet for the first time that sunny afternoon last November at The Home Depot Center, when the Crew claimed their first league championship]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[MLS rookie Kevin Burns looking to improve]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090624&amp;content_id=5503610&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:49:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090624&amp;content_id=5503610&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[An injury to Crew holding midfielder Brian Carroll handed Kevin Burns his MLS debut. The 24-year-old has made the most of his opportunity, earning rare minutes and impressing his Columbus teammates.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[An injury to Crew holding midfielder Brian Carroll handed Kevin Burns his MLS debut. The 24-year-old has made the most of his opportunity, earning rare minutes and impressing his Columbus teammates.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Update: 'Night of Champions']]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090623&amp;content_id=5486758&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:10:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090623&amp;content_id=5486758&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew returns home this Saturday, June 27, to square off against the New York Red Bulls in a rematch of MLS Cup 2008 on a &quot;Night of Champions&quot; at Crew Stadium.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew returns home this Saturday, June 27, to square off against the New York Red Bulls in a rematch of MLS Cup 2008 on a "Night of Champions" at Crew Stadium.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Warzycha shoulders blame for loss in Dallas]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090622&amp;content_id=5471076&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:53:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090622&amp;content_id=5471076&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The heat the Columbus Crew wilted under Saturday night in Frisco, Texas wasn&#39;t any greater than what coach Robert Warzycha put on himself afterward.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The heat the Columbus Crew wilted under Saturday night in Frisco, Texas wasn't any greater than what coach Robert Warzycha put on himself afterward.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew lose grip on lead in Dallas]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090621&amp;content_id=5443708&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:39:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090621&amp;content_id=5443708&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[After going into halftime with a 1-0 lead, the Columbus Crew had to feel pretty good about their chances of coming away from their match with FC Dallas with three points. However, thanks to the Texas heat and a couple of personnel adjustments by FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman, the home side scored two goals in the final 10 minutes and defeated the Crew 2-1.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[After going into halftime with a 1-0 lead, the Columbus Crew had to feel pretty good about their chances of coming away from their match with FC Dallas with three points. However, thanks to the Texas heat and a couple of personnel adjustments by FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman, the home side scored two goals in the final 10 minutes and defeated the Crew 2-1.]]></content:encoded>
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