May 28, 2013 HOPING TO GET SHOWN UP
Petke: 'This is an opportunity for them to ... tell me I got it wrong'
Red Bulls coach Mike Petke hopes he gets shown up on Wednesday night, not by his team's opponents, Reading United, but by his own players. He hopes more than one player demonstrates to him that he has been wrong by not playing him during the Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open game against Reading United at Red Bull Arena.
May 28, 2013 IT'S A NO GO
Petke: Digao won't play for Red Bulls in Open Cup
Promising to field a team with “balance,” several players on the Red Bulls roster will be looking to use Wednesday night’s Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup match against Reading at Red Bull Arena to get fit for the Major League Soccer season. It does not look promising for Brazilian center back Digao to get his first taste of minutes this season.
May 28, 2013 RYAN'S READY
Meara prepared to open up a new era for himself in Open Cup
Ryan Meara, your time has arrived. After a hip injury and subsequent surgery that shelved him late last summer, Meara is looking for his first competitive match since July 8 when the Red Bulls host Reading United in the Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday.
May 24, 2013 FINALLY, AN OPENING
Petke hopes on using Digao in next week's Open Cup
Get ready for some Digao. Red Bulls defender Digao could be set for his biggest run with the club since signing last fall with the Brazilian center back likely to be a part of next week’s game day roster for the Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup.
May 22, 2013 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP
Fourth round possible pairings
CHICAGO The fourth-round scenarios and locations have been announced for the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - the 100th year of the competition - with matches scheduled for Wednesday, June 12.
May 15, 2013 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP
Third round possible pairings
CHICAGO - The third-round possible pairings and locations for the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup were announced Wednesday as Major League Soccer's 16 domestic clubs kick off the tournament on May 28 or 29.
May 15, 2013 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP
Hat tricks highlight first round
The first round of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup featured plenty of goal scorers with four players recording hat tricks. The golden boot of the night belonged to David Geno of the Seattle Sounders U-23s, who found the back of the net four times in just the first half of Seattle's 5-1 win against Doxa Italia
May 14, 2013 OPEN AND SHUT CASES
Red Bulls U-23, Italians fall, ousted from U.S. Open Cup
Both New York teams competing in opening round of the Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup will not see the light of day in the second round next week. The Red Bulls Under-23 team and the Brooklyn Italians were eliminated in their respective matches on Tuesday night.
