The Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League will open the 2007 season with three consecutive games at home, the league announced Wednesday.
The Crush opens its season against Central Division foe Grand Rapids at the Pepsi Center on March 4 at 1 p.m. Four of Colorado’s first five games are at home. But the Crush faces a stretch through April and May in which seven of nine games will be on the road. The Crush also will be featured four times on Monday night, including the final two weeks of the regular season, against the Chicago Rush on June 18 and the Dallas Desperados on June 25.
Former Regis star Mark Lisi retires from MLS
New York Red Bulls midfielder and former Regis High School standout Mark Lisi announced his retirement from Major League Soccer after six seasons. Lisi missed the end of the 2006 season after two hernia surgeries and a right adductor strain. “It was the most difficult decision I’ve ever made,” the 29-year-old Lisi said. “When you dedicate and make sacrifices to become a pro and then it ends all so suddenly, there’s an empty feeling inside. I’ve been fortunate to have lived out my dream and do what I’ve wanted to do since I was a child.”
Lisi played college soccer at Clemson. He is third on the Red Bulls all-time assists list with 30.
