Columbus Dispatch After missing two games because of a calf injury, Josh Williams was ready to return to the Crew’s starting lineup last weekend against Montreal. But a little more than an hour before Saturday’s game, Williams learned he would not be playing at right back, where he had started 12 games this season.
14 hours agoColumbus Dispatch Tawanna Iverson, the ex-wife of former NBA player Allen Iverson, filed court documents saying that he will not return the couple’s children.
June 18, 2013Columbus Dispatch A month of malaise ended with a bang as the Crew toppled Eastern Conference leader Montreal in front of the largest crowd of the season on Saturday night. The victory capped a week that saw the Crew lose a U.S. Open Cup game and defender Glauber to a season-ending knee injury.
June 17, 2013Columbus Dispatch Crew Stadium has been anything but a fortress for the home team this season. Missed opportunities and defensive hiccups have conspired to put the Crew second from the bottom in Major League Soccer in home points through 14 games.
June 16, 2013Columbus Dispatch History is not on the side of the Crew making the playoffs this season. With 20 games left in the regular season, the Crew sits seventh in the Eastern Conference, five points short of the fifth and final playoff spot. Members of the organization have been quick to point out how much of the season still remains, but in the past two years, the playoff qualifiers have mostly been set by this point.
June 15, 2013Columbus Dispatch The losses are really piling up for the Crew. After losing a day of preparation before a home game on Saturday against Montreal in Major League Soccer play, the Crew lost defender Glauber to a knee injury yesterday before losing a U.S. Open Cup game against the Chicago Fire 2-1 in front of 2,006 fans at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.
June 13, 2013Columbus Dispatch A U.S. Open Cup game last night between the Crew and Chicago Fire was postponed until noon today because of severe weather in Bridgeview, Ill.
June 12, 2013Columbus Dispatch Coach Robert Warzycha’s plans to put his best available lineup on the field will face a pair of significant challenges this week. Before the Crew plays host to Eastern Conference-leading Montreal on Saturday in Major League Soccer action, it will take on MLS foe Chicago tonight as part of the U.S. Open Cup.
June 11, 2013Columbus Dispatch Brad Evans scored in second-half stoppage time, giving the U.S. a 2-1 win over host Jamaica last night in Kingston, solidifying the Americans’ chances of qualifying for next year’s World Cup.
June 8, 2013Columbus Dispatch A string of disappointing recent results for the Crew had been buoyed within the locker room by a belief that the outcomes had not matched the team’s level of play.
June 6, 2013Columbus Dispatch After another mostly dominating performance that only resulted in a tie on Saturday against Houston, Crew coach Robert Warzycha continues to preach patience. The goals will come, he has said, provided the team keeps generating scoring chances.
June 5, 2013Columbus Dispatch How it might play out: Much like the Crew, Philadelphia’s wins this season have been sporadic, mostly on the road and against inferior competition. These teams figure to battle all season for one of the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, but there is a sense that the Crew offers more upside than the Union.
June 5, 2013Columbus Dispatch Life is not going to get any easier for a Crew team mired in the middle of the MLS standings. Wednesday’s road game against Philadelphia is the third of a four-game stretch that sees the Crew facing Eastern Conference opponents all higher in the standings. Twenty-one regular-season games remain for the Crew, but consecutive ties have players and coaches lamenting missed opportunities.
June 3, 2013Columbus Dispatch It was a win, lose and draw week for the Crew. On Wednesday, Columbus defeated Dayton in its first U.S. Open Cup match of the season. On Thursday, the Crew learned midfielder Eddie Gaven would miss the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. On Saturday, it tied Houston at Crew Stadium to move its Major League Soccer record to 4-4-5. Another quick turnaround is on tap with an important mid-week Eastern Conference game at the Philadelphia Union.
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