Jesse Stephens Leaves X-Factor: His Thoughts

Jesse Stephens Leaves X-Factor: His Thoughts

If you’re not familiar with the Cinderella story of Jesse Stephens; he is one of the players that happened to catch San Antonio X-Factor’s eye at tryouts during the beginning of the 2013 season. Stephens did not originally make it onto X-Factor, instead they went...
Preseason Analysis: Infamous & Inconsistencies

Preseason Analysis: Infamous & Inconsistencies

In analyzing Infamous we could pick-up where we left off with XSV; at the commonplace struggle of the inserts to balance offense and defense–but we won’t other than to say Infamous tends to answer the insert question by playing the corners very well. This...
Letter from Dave Painter, Owner of Upton 187 Crew

Letter from Dave Painter, Owner of Upton 187 Crew

After we broke the news that Edmonton Impact was signing Upton 187 Crew’s team captain Nick Leival last week, I reached out to team owner Dave Painter about the situation. Below is his candid response to me. Israel, Thank you for reaching out to me. Truth is it...
5 Stories to Watch During the Offseason

5 Stories to Watch During the Offseason

Now that the 2013 World Cup is safely in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to begin looking forward to 2014. Here are five story lines worth examining during the 2013-2014 offseason. 5. Can the Upton 187 Crew make the next step? In their short pro history the...