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Shawn Barber Clears 6.00m at Pole Vault Summit 2016 in Reno, NV. I believe he broke his own Canadian indoor record. youtu.be/fjVhKtkHS7c

Another MLS scarf, Orlando City, that i have to buy. All the Zips who go to Portland save me some cash. Come on Merritt Paulson...sign "#alltheZips".

Richie to Orlando at #7.

Tweet from the Portland Timbers owner a few minutes ago... Merritt Paulson Verified account ‏@MerrittPaulson @ZarekValentin welcome, Zarek!! ...and there are still some Akron teammates we have not signed...have to change that #alltheZips Retweet 1 Likes 8 1:30 PM - 12 Jan 2016

Portland Timbers ‏@TimbersFC 26m26 minutes ago Timbers acquire @ZarekValentin from Montreal in exchange for int'l roster spot: http://ow.ly/WXDHJ #RCTID “We are getting Zarek at an optimum time in his playing career,” said Caleb Porter, head coach of the Timbers. “He cut his teeth in MLS as a promising young defender and now his stint in Norway has matured his game even further. He is capable of playing any position in the back four and I expect him to earn a significant role in our squad.” FIVE THINGS: Learn more about defender Zarek Valentin ... -- Valentin was the fourth overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA. -- He was a teammate of Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe when the pair won the 2010 NCAA College Cup Championship with the University of Akron. ...

Zarek Valentin ‏@ZarekValentin 10m10 minutes ago I couldn't be more excited to join the @TimbersFC! Great times ahead in the Rose City #RCTID 11 retweets 39 likes

Funny that Mary (Zips Soccer fan who sits 2 rows behind me at FES-CCF) mentioned this exact issue at the Mens Basketball game Saturday evening: Richie Laryea (Akron) – Also had an improved Day 2, but still pretty quiet. He cut down on the sloppy giveaways that plagued him on Friday, but the midfielder needs to do more to make an impact on games.

MLS: Trapp takes the lessons of 2015 into promising year ahead As Wil Trapp reflects on 2015 the first word that comes to mind is ‘roller coaster’.

A Look At The 2016 Generation Adidas Signings - By Ben Roth...Richie Laryea (Akron): Add another one to the Zips historic list of GA signings. Laryea, another playmaker has play reminiscent to former Akron star and U.S. national teamer, Darlington Nagbe. The Canadian international and Sigma FC product was part of one of the most dynamic attacks in college soccer this past year as he notched 11 goals and 7 assists of his own. ...

USA Under-20 national team starts 2016 with two 3-0 friendly victories in Miami US U-20s 3, Weston Select 0 Goals: 10’ Emmanuel Sabbi; 40’ Eryk Williamson (Danilo Acosta); 54’ Eryk Williamson USA U-20 Lineup (4-3-3): Jonathan Klinsmann (Mason Stajduhar, 45) — Malcolm Jones, Miles Robinson, Tommy Redding (Hugo Arellano, 57), Diego Silva — Eryk Williamson (Juan Flores, 61), Danilo Acosta, Jackson Yueill (Martin Salas, 56) — Emmanuel Sabbi-CAPT (Jeremy Ebobisse, 71), Josh Perez (Abu Winter, 45), Victor Mansaray (Evan Waldrep, 83)

10 Things About Richie Laryea: His love for Toronto, his mom, and, yes, Drake

Not sure if this was the best place for this, but I thought other Zips Soccer fans might be interested to know... Nagbe becomes all-time leading scorer as Falcons beat Concord, 86-74 SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- History was made on Sunday afternoon as Martha Nagbe became the all-time leading scorer in Notre Dame College women's basketball history, and led the Falcons to a 86-74 home win over Concord.... From Martha Nagbe's roster page: Personal: Martha Joan Nagbe … born March 18, 1993 … daughter of Joe and Somah Nagbe … brother Darlington led University of Akron to their first ever NCAA-I Men's Soccer National Championship in 2010, picked No. 2 in the 2011 MLS Draft by Portland Timbers.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/01/09/josh-yaro-leads-way-georgetown-trio-shine-combine-performance-tests Speed Test (30-meter dash) Name School Position Time (seconds) 1. Hadji Barry Central Florida F 3.88 2. Josh Yaro Georgetown D 3.93 3. Alex Morrell North Florida M 3.97 4. Kevaughn Frater International F 3.99 Colin Bonner UNC-Wilmington F 3.99 Richie Layrea Akron M 3.99 5. Taylor Washington George Mason D 4.01 6. Darius Madison UMBC F 4.03 7. Omar Holness North Carolina M 4.04 Jamie Luchini Lehigh F 4.04

Bangkok United FC Midfielders A. Ampaipitakwong 27 years old 25 2

Although the scores at the MLS Combine don't matter, I still like seeing our Head Coach & his Timbers assistant, Team X coaches, win. Team X 1-0 first day at the combine. http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/01/08/highlights-team-x-vs-team-ace-mls-combine-2016?autoplay=true

Our game on ESPNU tonight... “I didn’t measure the trouble I was getting into,” Abreu told ESPN.com about his time at Akron, which will face Western Michigan at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU on Friday night. “Let me serve as an example.” Great story of someone learning from a huge mistake and turning his life around. Good for Alex and good for Coach Dambrot for helping him.

Perry Kitchen added to USMNT January camp call up.

Gotta love the respect we get in the great Pacific NW. Chris Rifer ‏@ChrisRifer Valentin makes tons of sense. Nice piece of depth at fullback. And, for the #narratives lovers out there, went to a good college. #RCTID 11:13 AM - 8 Jan 2016

Link sent to me by another ZN.o member. I thought others might enjoy. Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter hosts Q&A at MLS Cup documentary premiere

Assuming Wikipedia is correct, Zarek is now a free agent after 2015 with Bode/Glimt (Norway?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarek_Valentin

Michael Nanchoff to NASL to team with former Zip Zac Portillos. Rowdies Sign Attacking Midfielder Michael Nanchoff

The MLS Cup champs are set to make a pair of solid additions to an already stacked team, with sources telling Goal USA Portland is ready to sign Ned Grabavoy and Zarek Valentin. http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2016/01/08/19119552/sources-timbers-set-to-add-grabavoy-valentin

Goal of the Season Winner Re-Signs with LouCity USL Goal of the Season winner Aodhan Quinn will return to Louisville City in 2016, the Club announced Tuesday. Last season, the San Diego, Calif., native dazzled with a pair of unforgettable goals — one that was immortalized by a national fan-vote as Goal of the Season. Quinn was a key component in the offense that tallied the most goals in the league last season. ...

Fans Vote Quinn for Goal of the Season The final six hours of the USL Goal of the Season online voting erupted on Wednesday, as Louisville City midfielder Aodhan Quinn propelled up the ranks. Beginning the day with less than 10 percent of the vote, Quinn’s swirling free kick against the Tulsa Roughnecks surged into a landslide victory by the 3 p.m. voting deadline. ... ...Already in a packed local news cycle (with the University of Louisville playing in the Music City Bowl), Quinn’s Twitter handle was the No. 1 trending item in Louisville. When the poll closed, Quinn finished with a 39 percent margin and 3,193 of the more than 8,000 total votes. ...

I know that the News Collector has this since it is on gozips.com, but when I read through it, I just had to post the following from it (http://gozips.com/sports/track/2015-16/releases/20160106f7k8wq): SHAWN BARBER – CANADA/UNIVERSITY OF AKRON (FORMERLY) • 2015 IAAF World Outdoor Pole Vault Champion • 2015 Pan American Games Champion • 2015 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault Champion • Holds No. 2 World Ranking in Pole Vault • 2014 NCAA Indoor Pole Vault Champion • 2012 World Junior Championships Bronze Medalist • Canadian Pole Vault Record Holder Career-Best Marks Outdoor – 5.93 (19-5 1/2) [7/25/15] Indoor – 5.92 (19-5) [9/2/15]