So proud of Braidon for carrying the soccer torch at The Post for 2.5 years! He crushed it and will no doubt be involved in big things in the near future. We’re very fortunate to have such a robust independent soccer reporter corps in Colorado. Keep on keeping on, bro 🫡

Today is my last day freelancing for The Denver Post. Covering Colorado soccer for my home state's paper of record the past 2.5 years has been a great honor. I'm grateful to everyone who trusted me with this beat. I can't wait to share what's next. I won't land too far away 😉

Chicago Fire and now Robert Lewandowski set to visit Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Halloween. Spooky!

MOÏSE BOMBITO IS STARTING FOR CANADA HIS FIRST START AT THE WORLD CUP

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FORMER COLORADO RAPID AUSTON TRUSTY SCORES A GOAL ON TÜRKIYE IN THE WORLD CUP

Lucas Herrington gets the start for the Socceroos!! What an enormous moment!!!

Oh my god that is a horrific injury for Ismael Kone. Horrible horrible horrible

Former Colorado Rapids center back Moïse Bombito subs on for Canada against Qatar and is officially a World-Cup capped player! What a journey it's been for him. I imagine he worked extremely hard to recover from the broken leg for this moment.

Former Colorado Rapids midfielder Connor Ronan’s love letter and goodbye to Denver:

Colorado Rapids midfielder Connor Ronan has been transferred to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership. No word yet on fee. Ronan was voted Rapids MVP in 2023.

Cape Verde wow!!!

Trump attending the only Knicks loss of a 15-1 run since April 25 that ended in a title is so funny

WHO IS THIS TEAM??? 🔥🔥🔥

Multiple outlets reporting Moïse Bombito will be replaced on Canada’s roster ahead of the World Cup. His leg isn’t healthy enough. He started against Uzbekistan a week ago but was subbed off just 31 minutes in. Didn’t feature against Ireland on Friday.

Denver Summit has hired Stephen Kirby as its new assistant coach. He was most recently an assistant at West Ham's women's team. Brings experience as head coach of Bristol City women's as well as assistant + developmental spots around England on men's and women's teams.

Some words on Lucas Herrington’s call-up to the Australian National Team’s World Cup roster. It’s been a historic and meteoric rise for the 18-year-old Colorado Rapids center back. www.denverpost.com/2026/05/31/r...

An absolutely unbelievable story out of the Colorado Rapids this season, 18-year-old Lucas Herrington is going to the World Cup with Australia. What an honor for the youngster. He's been a revelation.

Ally Brazier, Coloradan and Denver Summit FC's first-ever signing, finally got her goal in a supersub appearance at Racing Louisville. The path to her account-opener wasn't linear, but the work she's put in is admirable: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/29/d...

FINAL: Denver Summit gets win No. 4 of the season and Ally Brazier opens the account at Racing Louisville. Abby Smith with a pair of wonderful saves. Yuzuki Yamamoto with a brilliant assist. 8 of Summit's first 11 games have been on the road. They're in 8th ahead of the break.

Abby Smith what a keeper

64' GOAL DENVER SUMMIT!! The first-ever signing in franchise history and Colorado native Ally Brazier breaks the deadlock a couple minutes after subbing on. Unbelievable counterattack ends with an unreal assist from Yuzuki Yamamoto and a sliding goal by Brazier. 1-0 Summit

52' Chance Summit: Yazmeen Ryan sets up another scoring chance to Yuzuki Yamamoto. She shoots it straight at the keeper and this one stays level.

HALF: Denver Summit and Racing Louisville go scoreless after 45 minutes. Pretty disjointed first half outside of a couple good chances each way.

37' Chance Summit: Good move by Yazmeen Ryan toward the byline. She sends a cross to Olivia Thomas, who misses her header from five yards out. Ryan's been frustrated and seems like she's been isolated a bit, but making the most of her touches. 0-0

25' Chance Denver Summit: Yazmeen Ryan puts in a good cross to Yuzuki Yamamoto, who nearly scores a spectacular goal in her first start in a green shirt. Blocked inadvertently by Olivia Thomas. Best chance of the half so far for Summit 0-0

INBOX: construction on Denver Summit's Centennial Stadium has been pushed back and the stadium will open on July 18 for the home match against Portland Thorns. July 3 (vs. KC Current) and July 12 (vs. Houston Dash) will be played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Another very, very transparent and passionate press conference from Matt Wells tonight. Watching this game from the press balcony was a "thoroughly unenjoyable" experience, he said. He said the penalties were both soft, but points finger internally at overall performance.

Tonight's attendance at Colorado Rapids vs FC Dallas: 17,142. Highest of the season at DSGP.

FINAL: Rapids lose their fifth of last six MLS matches, 2-1, to FC Dallas. Pretty sour taste going into the World Cup break. Officiating of late has left much to be desired. Either way, giving up two penalties can't happen. Paxten Aaronson scored his fourth of the year.

Dante Sealy's woes continue. Paxten Aaronson blasts a shot off Jonathan Sirois's chest, Sealy follows it up and gets the rebound all wrong. Great chance to tie this thing up

Wayne Frederick just got a red card for dissent from the bench. Colorado's bench was furious because a Dallas goal kick was taking too long. This is getting out of hand

Kind of starting to question how the Rapids are officiated.

Sam Sarver getting prepped to sub on for FC Dallas. Rapids fans, DO NOT throw a beer into his general direction

47' Chance Rapids: Paxten Aaronson nearly had a spectacular goal. Darren Yapi set him up for an overhead kick, which Aaronson put on goal but it was blocked. He's feeling it tonight. 2-1 Dallas

HALFTIME: FC Dallas leads the Colorado Rapids, 2-1, after two penalties. Georgi Minoungou and Paxten Aaronson connected for the Rapids' only goal. They both also gave up FCD's penalties.

44' Another penalty awarded to FC Dallas. This one a bit less obvious than the last. Georgi Minoungou clipped Binyamin player cutting across and he goes down rather easily. Santi Moreno tucks it away. 2-1 Dallas

Georgi Minoungou is absolutely cooking Ran Binyamin my goodness

13' PAXTEN TAKETH AND PAXTEN GIVETH! Straight after conceding a penalty, Paxten Aaronson gets on the end of a Georgi Minoungou low cross and buries it. Are you not entertained?? 1-1

10' PENALTY: Paxten Aaronson takes down Logan Farrington at the edge of the box and it's called a penalty. No VAR review. Foul occurred on the line of the box. Farrington steps up and buries it. Rapids were energetic to start but find themselves down a goal. 1-0 Dallas

Some love for the int’ls on the Colorado Rapids before MLS breaks for the World Cup

The final Colorado Rapids' starting XI for almost two months: Hansen Cannon, Holding, Herrington, Travis Atencio, Frederick Yapi, Aaronson, Minoungou R. Navarro Matt Wells is suspended from this game for yellow card accumulation. Alistair Harris is the interim.

FINAL: Colorado Rapids beat the San Jose Earthquakes, 2-0, to reach their first U.S. Open Cup semifinal since 1999. They'll play St. Louis CITY here at DSGP in September to play the winner of Columbus and Orlando. Yapi and Navarro the goalscorers. One game closer to a trophy.

55' GOAL RAPIDS: Rafael Navarro doubles the Rapids' lead right before halftime from the penalty spot. What a game we've got here in Commerce City. 2-0 Rapids

45+8' This will be a penalty for the Rapids on the third VAR intervention of the night. Handball at the top of the box initially called outside, but a very quick VAR decision says PENALTY

40' GOAL RAPIDS: Set piece goal from the Rapids. Dante Sealy and Paxten Aaronson with a give-and-go, then Sealy sends it to Darren Yapi at the back post. Yapi heads it in. Weird half so far but the Rapids not deterred by pair of VAR checks. 1-0 Rapids

34' VAR coming into play once again for a possible penalty on Lucas Herrington. He and an SJ attacker came together in the box and went down. No penalty is called but definitely been a choppy half.

Watching the replay on the offside call, none of us on press row can figure out where the infringement happened. Sadly, no pool reporting for us tonight, so we'll have to go with what coaching staff tells us after the match. Strange decision.

22' Colorado Rapids thought they had scored on Rafael Navarro's header, but it goes to VAR (which is only being inducted this round) and Josh Atencio is called offside in the buildup. Tough break for the Rapids.

Colorado Rapids Open Cup quarterfinal starting XI: Hansen Cannon, Holding, Herrington, M. Navarro Frederick, Atencio Yapi, Aaronson, Sealy R. Navarro Rapids putting their best foot forward given injuries. Hamzat Ojediran on the bench for the first time.