Carolina RailHawksCarolina’s Floyd Franks and Portland’s Takayuki Suzuki discuss issues of the day – Elvis v. The Beatles; Betty v. Veronica; Tastes Great v. Less Filling, etc. WAKEMED SOCCER PARK / CARY – When the Portland Timbers travelled to North Carolina for Friday’s match with the Carolina RailHawks, they brought with them not only typical […]
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USL Prez Holt: “We’ll have strongest league below MLS”
Today, the United Soccer Leagues announced the merger of its two professional divisions (USL-1 and USL-2) into a single entity titled USL PRO, which will begin play for the 2011 season. This is only the latest in a series of news items revolving around the ongoing schism in second division American soccer between the now-former […]
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Carolina RailHawks storm Crystal Palace Baltimore, 3-0
Carolina RailHawksTommy Heinemann slides for a loose ball during the Carolina RailHawks’ 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace Baltimore WAKEMED SOCCER PARK / CARY—The launch of Labor Day weekend put a dent in the crowd that made it out to WakeMed Soccer Park for the Carolina RailHawks’ Friday night match against Crystal Palace Baltimore. The announced […]
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Increasingly, fall is when the movie season begins
The question I have heard most often this yearafter “What did you think of Inception?”is “Have there been any good movies this year?” Well, in a sense, this year has not yet begun to fight. As movie studios continue to increasingly backload their annual prestige hopefuls, we truly have to wait until the year-end holidays […]
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George Clooney’s hit man hides out in The American
The American opens Wednesday throughout the Triangle (see times below) Our rating: In the parlor game of listing contemporary incarnations of the classic actors of yesteryear (e.g., Tom Hanks as Jimmy Stewart), is there any doubt that George Clooney is today’s Cary Grant? Sure, there’s the suave, urbane countenance. But Grant’s screwball beginnings are not […]
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Carolina RailHawks marooned by Islanders, 3-2
Carolina RailHawksDaniel Paladini WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—As the Carolina RailHawks get down to the short rows of the 2010 season, they remain an enigma. The best home team in Division 2 soccer last season has only mustered three wins at WakeMed Soccer Park this year. Meanwhile, this week the same club just registered its seventh […]
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The Young and the Restless – Carolina RailHawks defeat Montreal Impact, 2-0
Carolina RailHawksCory Elenio puts away a goal late in 2-0 victory over Montreal WAKEMED SOCCER PARK / CARY – Previously on As the RailHawks Impact…the Montreal Impact came back from a 2-0 deficit to earn an unexpected 2-2 draw at WakeMed Soccer Park on June 26, a game that ended with a controversial handball call […]
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Getting burned by The Girl Who Played With Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire opens Friday (see times below) Our rating: Those who dismiss the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy as exploitative, derivative flotsam speak to the reason why the in-the-works American remake of Larsson’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is doomed for disappointment. Yes, Larsson was a fan of […]
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RailHawks ride the rollarcoaster for 2-2 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps
Andy Mead/ YCJThe RailHawks’ Floyd Franks slips past the grasping paw of Vancouver’s Martin Nash..The Whitecaps captain scored on a penalty, while Franks missed a penalty a few minutes later. The out-of-focus player, Philippe Davies, scored Vancouver’s second goal. WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—The announced 2,285 fans present for the opening 45 minutes of the Carolina […]
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Déjà vu all over again – Carolina RailHawks lose 1-0 in Montreal
Montreal ImpactPeter Byers WEBCAST – When Yogi Berra coined the phrase, “It’s déjà vu all over again,” he was not referring to the rivalry between the Carolina RailHawks and the Montreal Impact. But, he could have. With RailHawks’ manager Martin Rennie serving the second of a two-game suspension stemming from the aftermath of the June […]
