Fri, Sep 15, 2000

: MLS Playoff: New England at Chicago (Game 1)

Excellent, action-filled game, but NE really suffered when rookie defender Rusty Pierce went down with an injury and the team had to reshuffle into a more defensive posture. Final: NE 1, Chicago 2.

Topic: [/soccer]

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: Over Sea, Under Stone

Author: Susan Cooper

First book in the “Dark is Rising Sequence.” I’d never heard of this series until recently, when it was compared favorably to the Harry Potter books. These were written in the sixties and seventies, and deal with children and the legend of King Arthur (as near as I can figure without having read them yet). This book has children discovering a map that leads them to the Holy Grail. A bit light, but interesting and well-written. I’ve started the second book and it is even better, so I think this is going to be a good series. There are five books in all.

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: MLS Playoff: Dallas at NY (Game 1)

Good game, with away team Dallas going up early, but NY came back to make it a game, and won in the last seconds of overtime with a goal by “El Trane” Valencia. Final: NY 2, Dallas 1. Dallas missed a penalty kick that should have won it for them.

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