“This mentality we showed this evening has to be a baseline.” The Colorado Rapids pulled off an improbable 1-0 win over Minnesota United. Full of injuries and suspensions to starters, they had to get creative and stay bold: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/13/c...

Psssst... Rafael Navarro is halfway to the club scoring record with 21 games left in the MLS season... pssssst

The Colorado Rapids' 45% possession tonight at Minnesota United was a season low, and one of just two MLS games the Rapids didn't have more possession than their opponent (other than the Toronto game). For many reasons, this win came from an unfamiliar place.

Matt Wells said he's very confident Josh Atencio will be good to train starting tomorrow and could start on Saturday against Real Salt Lake.

Matt Wells said he wants to influence the club to appeal Elliot Prost's red card. Wells said he himself was pushed and all Prost did was grab the ball to restart play.

Minnesota is generationally down in the sports world the past couple days my goodness

Great win by Colorado. I can't recall a game where the Rapids did not win the possession battle this season, but a stalwart defensive effort plus a hell of a finish by Rafael Navarro is the difference. 1-0 Rapids

ASSISTANT COACH RED! Elliot Prost is sent off! This is now an instant classic!

Dives like the one Keegan Rosenberry just attempted drive me absolutely nuts. You had a step!

53' Jackson Travis with a silly foul while he's already on a yellow. Gotta be careful

48' Former Colorado Rapid Anthony Markanich scores for Minnesota United, but it's correctly called offside. Bit of a break for the Rapids, who remain in front.

Seems smashy and grabby over in Minnesota

Good lord what a goal that would have been from James Rodriguez

26' GOAL RAPIDS: Guess who? It's Rafael Navarro! Paxten Aaronson with a great turn, dribble and dump-off to the Brazilian for a pretty straightforward finish. Rapids are up 1-0 on Minnesota with a heavily rotated squad. Rafa's eighth of the year!

Colorado Rapids starting XI: Hansen Herrington, Cobb, M. Navarro Travis, Ronan, Frederick, Rosenberry Minoungou, R. Navarro, Aaronson Had to get creative with the injuries and suspensions. My best guess here is a 3-4-3. This'll be a fun one!

Brutal availability report ahead of Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United tomorrow.

The Colorado Rapids appealed the Rob Holding red card and it was denied. There have been some bad calls in the past that the club hasn’t appealed. He’ll be out tomorrow at Minnesota. Club has one unsuccessful appeal remaining for the year.

MLS fined the Colorado Rapids and coach Matt Wells for violating the mass confrontation policy after Rob Holding was issued a red card in the 50th minute last weekend against St. Louis CITY.

Colorado Rapids Homegrown Darren Yapi got that bag with his U-22 extension. In fall 2025, he was making the senior minimum of $104,000 in base salary. Now, he's making $795,000 in base salary. Pretty good raise for the 21-year old.

Top five Colorado Rapids earners in base salary this season: -Paxten Aaronson, $2,000,000 -Rafael Navarro, $1,392,000 -Rob Holding: $1,200,000 -Zack Steffen: $1,100,000 -Hamzat Ojediran: $800,000

MLS SPRING 2026 SALARY GUIDE: Colorado Rapids are spending $13,300,604.04 on player payroll (base salary) this season. That's a $470,328 decrease from fall 2025 and a $1,182,128 decrease from a year ago. Rapids are 24th of 30 in MLS in base salary spend.

Matt Wells said Zack Steffen's nagging shoulder injury took him out of today's match. With Nico Hansen as the backup, Wells thought it wasn't worth the risk to put Steffen out there.

A really informative response from the referee on Rob Holding's red card from our Pool Reporting: "The holding offense by Colorado #6 denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity." 🙄

"What's the craziest thing you've ever seen at a Rapids press conference?" @braidonnourse.bsky.social and I slow pan to each other. *Uncontrollable laughter* It’s good to be past the statute of limitations on you know what.

90+2' Chance Rapids: Georgi Minoungou set up on a platter on a set piece play but can't convert a point-blank header. This has just been an ugly game all around. Rapids have 5 minutes left to tie it.

88' RED CARD St. Louis. Chris Durkin gets two yellows in two minutes and he's off. Might be too late for the Rapids to make anything of it, but it's been a choppy second half so maybe a good chunk of added time to come.

50' RED CARD: Rob Holding is shown a straight red after pulling down a St. Louis attacker. DOGSO the initial call. Fans livid on the replay and so are the players. Somehow did not go to review.

Correction, Hamzat Ojediran will miss Wednesday's match at Minnesota with yellow card accumulation, not Saturday's Rocky Mountain Cup

“For Ryan, his passion is contagious” 🥲🥲

31' CHANCE Rapids: Georgi Minoungou down the left side, he cuts back and rips a shot high and wide. Should have gone for finesse

26' GOAL St. Louis: Jeong Sang-Bin gets in behind Lucas Herrington, dribbles around Nico Hansen and slots it in. The wind is making this game weird, but St. Louis figured it out for a good play. 1-0 STL

Hamzat Ojediran shown a yellow card in the 19th minute. I believe he'll now miss next week's Rocky Mountain Cup with an accumulation suspension.

There was a moment of silence before tonight’s game for Ryan Sabin, a C38 member who passed during last week’s Open Cup match. Fans expecting to cheer in the 44th minute in his honor. He was 44.

Colorado Rapids starting XI: Hansen Thompson, Holding, Herrington, M. Navarro Ojediran, Aaronson Sealy, Yapi, Minoungou R. Navarro Looks like a 4-2-3-1 tonight.

Zackory Campagnolo has been short-term called up to the Colorado Rapids' first team for tonight's game against St. Louis CITY. I'm told Zack Steffen sustained an injury this morning, will find out more later. Expect Nico Hansen to start in goal tonight.

Colorado Rapids availability report for tomorrow's match against St. Louis CITY: Josh Atencio out with that head injury he took last week @ Houston. Jackson Travis questionable. Wayne Frederick still out. Georgi Minoungou, Paxten Aaronson, Rob Holding all good to go. Good news

With the U.S. Open Cup down to just eight teams, Rob Holding and the Colorado Rapids can taste the silver. The Rob Holding episode, live now wherever you get 'em!

It’s Yapi Hour!

"I've been scoring goals since I came out of my mother, so to have that taken away from me for so long, I had to find myself." Darren Yapi reflects on staying patient, not panicking, overcoming a years-long goal drought and being dealt a new contract. www.denverpost.com/2026/05/06/r...

Just had a great conversation with Colorado Rapids forward Darren Yapi about his new U-22 contract, a meteoric rise and what it took to get to this point. Story by this time tomorrow

The Colorado Rapids have signed Homegrown forward Darren Yapi to an extension that will make him a U-22 through the 2028-29 season with a club option for 2029-30. Breakout season in 2025 with 8g/4a. Already has 3g/2a this season.

An emotional Matt Wells on C38 member Ryan Sabin, who passed during the Open Cup match on Wednesday: "Obviously a tragic event. Condolences to him, his family, our fans. I've seen so many photos of him with our players. It's been an emotional time here in our dressing room."

FINAL: Houston Dynamo beats the Colorado Rapids, 1-0. Heavy legs all around from some crazy fixture congestion. Wonder strike from Lawrence Ennali was the difference. Finally, a week between games will follow.

Woooaaahhhh Mamadou Billo Diop and Kimani Stewart-Baynes enter the match for the Colorado Rapids. I know @matthewwick.bsky.social and @mitchellcarroll.bsky.social are behind this I just can't prove it

"Goals change games" -MLS announcer just now. Get me out of here

72' Holy mackerel what a goal from Lawrence Ennali. Took a shot from about 27 yards out after Rafael Navarro clears the initial corner kick. Houston has been commanding this second half and pushing for that goal. Banger from the German. 1-0 Houston

Apple TV is Apple TV-ing here on the Colorado Rapids/Houston Dynamo broadcast

HALF: Colorado Rapids, Houston Dynamo level at 0. Rapids have yet to fire a shot. Houston have four (2 SOG) for .19 xG. Colorado had to make two injury subs in the first half. Fixture congestion is fixture congestion-ing

39' Another first-half sub as Josh Atencio exits with a head injury. He looks a little dazed as he walks off. Paxten Aaronson, who was listed as questionable for this game, will enter to play more minutes than I'd assume the staff would like. A full week break cannot come sooner

35' Zack Steffen bobbles and drops a gimme on a set piece and there were shouts for the ball potentially going over the line for a goal. Pretty clearly did not, but man Steffen keeps stacking moments like that.