Orrin Schwarz
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U.S. soccer team far from a disappointmentJul 01, 2014 3:00 pm - As much as we wanted to believe in this U.S. national soccer team, we always knew a long run through this World Cup was a lot to ask. If that doesn't make you feel any b...
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5 things the Chicago Fire must fixJul 01, 2014 10:00 am - Not even the most loyal Chicago Fire employee would call the first part of this season a rousing success, especially on the field. OK, so it wasn't a total disaster eith...
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New 'World' view for U.S. soccer teamJun 30, 2014 3:00 pm - This game is different. No longer is the United States taking the long view of its World Cup matches. The days of a "good" loss are over. Now the United States is in the...
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U.S. shows it deserves to advance; Belgium up nextJun 26, 2014 12:00 am - If the United States showed Sunday that sometimes a draw can feel like a loss, Thursday the Americans showed a loss can sometimes be a victory. It's not the 1-0 defeat t...
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Overtime suits Fire just fineJun 25, 2014 3:00 pm - The Chicago Fire seems to have found a way to win: Avoid 90-minute games. The Fire won its second consecutive game in the U.S. Open Cup, going overtime to defeat MLS riv...
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Late goal like a kick in the gut for U.S. soccer teamJun 22, 2014 3:00 pm - Did you really expect it to be that easy? You forgot soccer can be a cruel game. In a World Cup that has been so dramatic, so full of surprises, so high-scoring, it's on...
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Fire's Mathis to U.S. World Cup team: Go for itJun 21, 2014 3:00 pm - Clint Mathis knows what it's like to score in a World Cup. He also knows the feeling of defeating powerful Portugal in a World Cup. So when Mathis says the U.S. can take...
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Strong start, but U.S. will have to be betterJun 16, 2014 3:00 pm - The Americans have life in the Group of Death. The United States did what it had to do Monday against Ghana, getting 3 points with a 2-1 World Cup victory. Next, the Ame...
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World Cup spotlight shines on ex-Palatine residentJun 15, 2014 4:00 pm - With all due respect to Landon Donovan, he doesn't matter anymore. It's time to get over the fact that Donovan is not in Brazil and focus on who is. The United States op...
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Pineda sent to second-division side Indy ElevenJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - Just because Major League Soccer has been on a World Cup break doesn't mean the Chicago Fire front office is going to be caught napping. Coach/director of soccer Frank Y...