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Before getting too wrapped up in "what about next season", perhaps we should live in the moment & enjoy and savor this. It's been a looooooong time coming and is so sweet in the way it happened...home town boy delivers and coming back from 3-1 deficit among others. THANKS LEBRON and the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS.

Tonight's starting lineup in AFC Cleveland's 6-1 friendly win. The 4 Zips were all subbed out in the 29th minute.

Darlington Nagbe is ready to play in Copa America semifinals if called upon ...Jermaine Jones was issued a red card against Ecuador, while Bobby Wood and Alejandro Bedoya earned their second yellow cards in the game. All three players will all be suspended for the USA's semifinal match, unless U.S. Soccer can successfully appeal any of the cards. The suspensions could open up a spot for Nagbe, who could fill a void in the midfield as either a starter or an important late game substitute. If Nagbe plays, it might be the toughest challenge of his career as the USA is likely to end up having to face No. 1-world ranked Argentina. "It would be great," Nagbe said. "We've been sitting here waiting patiently, but the group has been doing well, so there hasn't been a need for changes before, but now with some suspensions, whether it's me or other guys, we're all excited."...

Thu, Jun 16, 2016 Catholic Central High School FINAL Cincinnati Dutch Lions 0 Michigan Bucks 1 1st Period 32:00 Michigan Bucks Goal: B. Fitzpatrick - Assist: A. Najem http://www.uslpdl.com/game/show/13188242

It appears that UA may have gotten a little attention with some of its own marketing.

I like the term "Akron Boys", also (in the sense of their university affiliation). I was commenting that I think it plays well to a national audience of potential recruits that UA is not solely regional, but great soccer players from anywhere thrive at the University of Akron, a "National Powerhouse".

You couldn't buy better publicity for Mens Soccer recruiting in the USA. That DeAndre is from Seattle; Porter played for a Big Ten school and is head coach of an MLS team on the West Coast; Perry Kitchen is from Indiana all helps potential recruits see that UA is not just local. Darlington is the only "Ohio boy", and he's originally from Liberia and only recently got his US citizenship (living an American dream). By the way, not shown in the online video is that there was a nice lead up in studio with a great background as the story was being introduced.

I posted this in another thread, but I think it deserves a thread of its own. This was in Fox Sports 1 pregame show tonight prior to USAvParaguay broadcast.

Nate Schultz is with the Timbers U23s. http://www.timbers.com/post/2016/06/10/usl-pdl-match-recap-portland-timbers-u-23s-1-kitsap-pumas-2

Wow, just WOW. Thanks Fox Sports 1. This was on today's pregame leading up to Copa America USMNTvParaguay

Fun night at Independence High School last night.

Good question. I don't know for certain, but with his leg rehabilitation from Spring 2015, he did not play at all in the 2015 season.

I'm ecstatic to see Dener doing well in the NPSL in Texas, and you're concerned about beer sponsors.

Perry Kitchen insists his best is yet to come for Hearts as he laps up Copa America experience with USA “Whether I make it on the field, it is a fantastic experience to be part of the group, training alongside some experienced players and soaking up the atmosphere of a massive tournament.”

Looks like Dener has become a regular goal scorer in Texas.

http://www.timbers.com/post/2016/06/07/copa-america-centenario-journal-darlington-nagbe-bonds-team-sings-cubs-game ...BC: There’s a couple of old friends from your time at the University of Akron on this national team roster in Perry Kitchen, who now plays in Scotland with Hearts, and DeAndre Yedlin, who finished last season with Sunderland in the English Premier League. What’s that been like re-connecting with them? DN: “That’s been fun just talking about the old Akron days. And obviously, Caleb Porter coached all three of us, so just some good stories.” ... ...BC: Growing up in Ohio, I know you’re a Cleveland guy through and through, but would you say you’re a Cubs fan or are you more of an Indians fan? Or maybe just for the day, maybe the Cubs? DN: (Laughs.) “I would say I’m more of an Indians fan. I’m not too much into baseball, but I’m always going to support the hometown team.”...

Leaving his comfort zone, Yedlin finds himself ...That it took Yedlin until now to decode that skill shouldn’t be too surprising. Schmid pointed out that Yedlin played for a dominant college team, Akron, where he rarely had to defend for long stretches. In Seattle, his speed made up for many of his mistakes. With the U.S. at the World Cup, he was played higher up the field to mitigate defensive deficiencies...