If anything, I was excited for [Donovan, Beasley and Convey] because I played with those guys. It's always good to see your buddies rise and do well. I guess I could say I was pretty quiet; people might have forgotten about me.

It was great having those guys here, but it just shows that it comes down to a team, not necessarily players. D.J., Nelson and Alex were great players here ... it would be nice to still have them here, but they chose to pursue a dream, and I think everyone was cool with that. It just shows that if you put in a lot of hard work, a team can get it done.

I guess you could say it's discouraging. There are a lot of great players in this country, and it's unfortunate that we only have 10 teams because if we had more players in the league, it would only help U.S. Soccer. ... It definitely is tough. Even being an All-American doesn't guarantee anything. You've got to play hard and the coach has got to like you - that's the bottom line.

The Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army see no reason to declare a ceasefire this Christmas and New Year.

I'm expecting a tougher, much rugged Game 2 but the key in the series is rebounding.

We in Congress must take action to keep assault weapons and high-capacity clips out of the hands of those who are so dangerous or deranged or deluded that they can snuff out the life of innocents on a whim.