A Brief History of Women's Soccer Richard Fleming writes about the origins of the game in England, the decades long bans, and the evolution of the game over the last 40 years leading. burgundywave.com/2026/01/29/h...

Matteo Moretto of Marca is reporting that Colorado Rapids are pursuing Granada (La Liga 2) center back Loïc Williams. Haven’t been able to confirm but he fits what the Pids are looking for. 6’2”, left footed. Also plays right back. He’s been a starter. Transfermarkt market value €1 million.

Inbox: Denver Summit and Tampa Bay Sun FC (USL Gainbridge Super League) swap players. Summit get English forward Natasha “Tash” Flint on loan through March, option to buy. Forward Faith Webber loaned to Tampa for the rest of their season (May). No purchase option.

Podcast: Discussing the Cole Bassett Trade burgundywave.com/2026/01/28/p...

Can confirm Tom Bogert's reporting. Cole Bassett likely leaving Colorado Rapids for Portland Timbers. $2.65 million cash transfer, incentives up to $3.7 million. Sell on clause. Shocked at the valuation. Wonder whether he wanted out. Between this and Sealy, this offseason better work Padraig.

Cole Bassett to Portland Timbers: - Reacting to the shock report - Rapids Math ain’t math-ing - Cole’s legacy and what comes next for Matt Wells - Revenge Tour at the home opener??? burgundywave.com/2026/01/27/c...

DSGP Location: How Much Does Colorado Rapids Playing in Commerce City and not Downtown Denver Matter? burgundywave.com/2026/01/23/c...

UC Health nominated John Babiak as a recipient for the “Jersey Off Our Backs” activation. He received a kit from midfielder Oli Larraz, who John has known since he was a kid.

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 👀

BW on Chris Armas getting hired at Kansas City Current: "KC Current is getting a good coach and a good person. I hope for the best for Armas in Kansas City, except when his side plays Denver." By @spencer-baldwin.bsky.social burgundywave.com/2026/01/22/c...

Inbox: MLS confirms dates of their 2026 transfer windows. Primary Transfer Window: January 26-March 26 Secondary Transfer Window: July 13-September 2 Second window is now more aligned with European leagues.

Inbox: MLS publishes how much GAM everybody has. This is a snapshot in time and only part of the puzzle. Colorado Rapids in the bottom 10 for GAM. That Dante Sealy trade was a big factor. How close were your spreadsheets @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @rapidsjason.bsky.social?

Breaking down the 2026 Denver Summit schedule and the NWSL schedule: By @photog-johnb.bsky.social burgundywave.com/2026/01/15/2...

After Denver Summit media, @photog-johnb.bsky.social and I went to The Flour Shop (Instagram worthy cookie and coffee place). We found the couch @rapidsjason.bsky.social should sit on when writing about Summit.

Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon was born #OTD in 1956. Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)

Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

@denversummitfc.bsky.social >

Delicious conversation!

Éamon Zayed Left Northern Colorado Hailstorm a Winner as Club Banks on NISA in 2026: burgundywave.com/2026/01/19/e...

2025 MLS Fan Survey: Our friends over at SixOneFive Soccer got media outlets from most MLS teams and put together a survey. Learn what fans think of Apple TV, the calendar change, the Messi bias, media coverage and more. burgundywave.com/2025/12/29/2...

Source: Chris Little has left Colorado Rapids for an opportunity elsewhere. He joined the club in 2021 from the Seattle Sounders organization. He was a respected assistant coach under Robin Fraser and Chris Armas. He made strides ("the Chris Little Effect") as interim manager at the end of 2023.

No way Drumpf would EVER understand this.

#USWNT 2025 in review: Heavy roster rotation and looking ahead to the return of Triple Espresso www.nytimes.com/athletic/692... @nytimes.com @nwslsoccer.com @denversummitfc.bsky.social 📷

#USWNT Sophia Wilson returns home to #portland for 2026 season: ‘I miss playing in #providencepark' - The Athletic: share.google/CyYw9QyaZXrH... @nwslsoccer.com @ussoccer.com 📷

Inbox: Colorado Rapids academy defender Jaden Chan Tack has been called up for Trinidad & Tobago’s U20s. They have friendlies in January and U20 WCQs in February. Got a bit of a Soca Warriors pipeline going with him, Frederick, and Sealy.

Via .@NHL @HockeyMtnHighCO : What happened with Ilya Solovyov and the #Avalanche? hockeymountainhigh.com/what-happene... #goavsgo

Here's a shot I got in May of a Cliff Swallow colony on the central coast. There were so many nests I lost count and I can't wait to get back there in 2026! #Birds #Photography #Nature

Ready for a crazy stat as we wait for this game to get underway? The Avs and Kraken have played 19 games in five seasons. But due to injury, Gabriel Landeskog has played only one game against the Seattle Kraken 🤯 #GoAvsGo

Mamadou Billo Diop: The Best Colorado Rapids 2 Player You've Never Heard Of burgundywave.com/2025/11/02/m...

Sydney Wathuta Hive: “He’s a beautiful footballer,” who is cooking in MLS NEXT Pro and looked like himself in a debut against a Liga MX contender burgundywave.com/2025/11/02/s...

“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.” Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights Our @rollingstone.com investigation www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Colorado Rapids Decision Day Preview: - Playoff scenarios - With Harris out, does Bassett change positions? - Stopping Son and Deni burgundywave.com/2025/10/17/r...

Colorado Rapids vs LAFC Decision Day availability report: KSB still out with that ankle injury, though he’s been training. Calvin Harris is out with a knee injury. Wayne Frederick is out not due to injury. LAFC will be missing Dellavalle, Igor Jesus, Aaron Long, and Saldaña.

FC Dallas lose at LA Galaxy. With that, here's how Colorado Rapids can quality for the MLS Cup playoffs on Decision Day: COL win & DAL draw/lose OR COL win & RSL draw/lose OR COL draw & RSL loss and SJ draw/lose OR COL draw & DAL lose & SJ draw/lose

Podcast: Rocky Mountain Cup. Cole Bassett Left Wing Frustration. burgundywave.com/2025/10/08/p...

Podcast: Rocky Mountain Cup, out of town scoreboard watching, Cole Bassett left wing conundrum, and a look ahead to the USMNT at DSGP. burgundywave.com/2025/10/08/p...

Denver Summit FC season ticket sales start today. The club will provide access in batches to those who paid season ticket deposits. The first batch got access this morning at 8 am. You can purchase one seat for each deposit.

25' Save Steffen! RSL with some good passing to find space. Cruz with the shot from outside the box. Steffen saves it in the air for a goal kick. 0-0 | #Rapids96

24' Play stopped as Katranis and Cannon have gotten into it again. Cannon had been called for a foul on Katranis minutes ago. The RSL player has been upset. 0-0 | #Rapids96

#HolyMotherNature!

White sands New Mexico

Roy Orbison sang this song 17 days before his death. For the first and only time. “The most perfect voice” according to Elvis himself.

#HolyMotherNature!

US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children… www.reuters.com/business/hea...

#rightfield #ny #yankeestadium 📷 "I will never have a heart attack. I give them." #georgesteinbrenner Owner of thev New York Yankees 1973 - 2010

happy #worldphotographyday 📱 overflow hallway, #emergency department, centinela hospital medical center, #inglewood, #california "I think the worst time to have a #heartattack is during a game of charades..." -Demetri Martin, my kind of a comedian!

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay 📷 ⁦#ChekLapKok, #HongKong

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay 📷 #Jungfrau peaks, #Interlaken #Switzerland “The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years, but the one with the richest experiences.” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#SaharaDesert at #Merzouga, #Morocco “The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years, but the one with the richest experiences.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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