MLS Newsstand- June 20, 2012
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- NBA considering penalties for flopping; MLS already uses video evidence to curb diving (Around the Horn-ESPN)
- Patrice Bernier’s season progress is profiled after earning MLS Player of the Week (CFCF-CTV, Montreal)
- Seattle Sounders FC’s and Portland Timbers’ upcoming schedules are discussed (NWCN, Seattle)
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC sign Scottish international Barry Robson, who will make his MLS debut on July 18 (CBUT-CBC, Vancouver)
- First-place Real Salt Lake take on 2011 MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy today (KTSU-Fox, Salt Lake City)
- Seattle Sounders FC players and Head Coach Sigi Schmid discuss their recent slump (NWCN, Seattle)
- The Portland Timbers are gearing up for rivalry week and their match against Seattle Sounders FC (KGW-NBC, Portland)
- Montreal Impact player Matteo Ferrari is out 4-6 weeks, and teammate Bernardo Corradi is scheduled for an MRI this week (CFCF-CTV, Montreal)
MLS Newsstand – June 20, 2012
Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy, 9:00 p.m. ET (MLS Direct Kick Package)
1. Real Salt Lake not taking struggling L.A. Galaxy lightly(The Salt Lake Tribune)
2. Galaxy-Real Salt Lake Preview(Associate Press)
3. Galaxy hope to keep momentum against RSL(Sports Network)
4. Is result secondary at RSL?(ESPNLosAngeles.com)
Houston Dynamo vs. Toronto FC, 9 p.m. ET (MLS Direct Kick Package)
5. Only guarantee entering Dynamo game is lineup will change(Houston Chronicle)
6. Toronto FC-Dynamo Preview(Associated Press)
7. Old friends, new places as Toronto FC head to Houston(MLSsoccer.com)
Colorado Rapids vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 9:30 p.m. ET (MLS Direct Kick Package)
8. San Jose Earthquakes resume MLS play with match at Colorado(San Jose Mercury News)
9. Goalkeeper David Bingham eagerly awaits second MLS start(The Oakland Tribune)
10. Earthquakes-Rapids Preview(Associated Press)
11. Key trio returns for San Jose's trip to Colorado(Sports Network)
Seattle Sounders vs. Sporting KC, 10:00 p.m. ET (MLS Direct Kick Package)
12. Alonso returns to Sounders' lineup after earning U.S. citizenship(Seattle Times)
13. Sporting KC confident in Olum as a replacement for Besler(The Kansas City Star)
14. Cuban defector returns as U.S. citizen (Tacoma News Tribune)
15. Sporting Kansas City-Sounders Preview(Associated Press)
16. Seattle tries to reverse poor form vs. Sporting(Sports Network)
Chivas USA vs. Montreal Impact, 10:30 p.m. ET (MLS Direct Kick Package)
17. Impact struggling with injuries(Montreal Gazette)
18. Marsch still has impact on Goats(Los Angeles Daily News)
19. Impact-Chivas USA Preview(The Associated Press)
20. Defender Valentin set to face former team as Impact visits Chivas USA(The Canadian Press)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. New York Red Bulls, 11:00 p.m. ET (TSN/RDS2)
21. Whitecaps date with Red Bull will be litmus test for mental progress(The Province)
22. Red Bulls stars to sit out against Whitecaps(Postmedia News)
23. Vancouver Whitecaps face ‘big test’ in New York Red Bulls(The Canadian Press)
24. Red Bulls look to start new streak(NYPost.com)
Other MLS News
25. Alexi Lalas Rev-isits pioneering days(Boston Herald)
26. D.C. United seeking new deal with Montenegro midfielder Branko Boskovic(The Washington Post)
27. Mike Fucito now on other side of Timbers-Sounders rivalry(The Portland Tribune)
28. Colorado Rapids sign Shane O'Neill of Boulder's Fairview High(Denver Post)
29. Designated player search nears the wire(The Columbus Dispatch)
31. San Jose City Council unanimously approves new soccer complex(San Jose Mercury News)
32. Portland Timbers' Darlington Nagbe adjusts to changing positions(The Oregonian)
33. Rapids welcome O'Neill(Longmont Daily Times-Call)
34. Osvaldo Alonso becomes a U.S. citizen, holds out hope for U.S. men's national team(SeattleTimes.com)
35. Philadelphia Union cuts ties with German midfielder Kai Herdling(Philly.com)
36. Herdling returning to German club early(CSNPhilly.com)
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