Last year, Real Salt Lake made a habit of surrendering late goals, which either prevented the team from winning a match or caused it to lose all together. After just one game, it may be a little early in the season to say that RSL's problem is habit-forming this year, but the fact that RSL squandered its 2-1 lead in the final minute of injury time in Saturday's 2-2 draw with FC Dallas is reason for concern-especially for head coach John Ellinger.
After an offseason that was as turbulent as the end of its 2006 season, Real Salt Lake is ready to start a new season. Two months ago, it was unclear if RSL's last season on the U campus would also be a farewell season for the team. The debate over whether a stadium could be built seemed to go on forever, but a legislation surge on Feb.
In 33 years as the head coach of the U gymnastics team, Greg Marsden has experienced just about every coaching challenge he could ask for. Like in 2000, when Utah lost 1999 All-Around National Champion Theresa Kilikowski and beam All-American Shannon Bowles to devastating season-ending injuries, but still managed to finish second at Nationals that year.
It's April, which means it is time for the collegiate gymnastics postseason. In other words, it's the Red Rocks' time of year. Since the Regional began in 1976, the Utes have qualified for all 22 of the NCAA Regional Championships. But the team is still looking forward to its 2007 Regional.
The U gymnastics team found out Monday afternoon where it will be heading for the NCAA Regional on April 14. The No. 7 Utes will be participating in the West Region, which is taking place at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. Joining the Utes will be the No.
All season long, the U gymnastics team has been looking for a finish to a meet that it could be proud of. The Utes finally got that finish in their last regular season meet of the 2007 campaign. On Friday night, the Red Rocks (13-4) went into Provo and beat their southern rivals 196.
I don't know about anyone else, but I am psyched out of my mind for the baseball season to start. Every single division is surprisingly competitive this year, whether it's because everyone in the National League West stinks like Chartwells' Chinese cuisine or the Boston Red Sox finally seem poised to give the Yankees a run for their money in the America League East.
For the U gymnastics team, the wait for tonight's meet against BYU may have seemed longer than the wait for any other meet this year. And not just because the Red Rocks are eager to hand their archrival its 21st consecutive loss to a U gymnastics team. The Utes have bigger fish to fry, starting with their performance on floor.
