Brendan Ploen
Brendan Ploen is a freelance sports reporter for The Denver Post, covering the Colorado Rapids, Colorado soccer news, preps and more. He started writing for the publication in December 2020. He previously covered preps, outdoors and college sports for The Durango Herald from 2018-20, and before that, worked in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sports department. A Chicago native, he is a Marquette University graduate.
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Rapids acquire Costa Rican winger Luis Díaz off waivers ahead of final eight-game push
The Colorado Rapids brought in a speedster on Thursday, claiming Costa Rican international winger Luis Díaz off of waivers.

Windsor’s Sophia Smith named Ballon d’Or nominee for best female soccer player in world
Windsor native Sophia Smith was named a nominee for the 2023 Ballon d'Or on Wednesday, putting her in the running to be named the world's top female soccer player.

Colorado Rapids part ways with head coach Robin Fraser as dismal 2023 campaign drags on
The Colorado Rapids have parted ways with head coach Robin Fraser, the club announced Tuesday morning.

Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake Takeaways: Disappointment at highest levels after 2-0 loss
It was the final nail in the coffin for the Colorado Rapids' 2023 campaign.

Rapids’ Cole Bassett readies for Rocky Mountain Cup: “I’ve always hated Salt Lake so I wanna beat ’em”
COMMERCE CITY -- The energy at Friday's Colorado Rapids practice at Field 20 of Dick's Sporting Goods Park matched the urgency of the moment.

Late 41-yard field goal lifts No. 2 Colorado School of Mines past No. 3 Grand Valley State in season opener
Hunter Pearson drills late field goal for key early-season win

Takeaways from Rapids 3-0 loss to Minnesota United as Colorado falls to worst record in the league
The Colorado Rapids are staring at a 14'er-sized gap between them and the summit of the MLS standings.

Under new head coach Pete Sterbick, John Matocha and Colorado School of Mines look to capture lightning in a bottle to win football title
Since quarterback John Matocha and offensive coordinator Pete Sterbick first began working with each other in the spring of 2019, they've had one goal in mind: Capture lightning in a...

Takeaways from Colorado Rapids’ 4-0 loss at LAFC as Robin Fraser addresses job security after disheartening loss
The Apple TV broadcast cameras panned to Colorado Rapids head coach Robin Fraser Wednesday night, who appeared to be in the middle of a thousand-yard stare. It's not the first...

Erie quarterback Blake Barnett is done losing sleep over past two postseason heartbreaks as he looks to guide Tigers to 4A crown
For all the success and meteoric-like rise Blake Barnett has experienced in his two seasons as Erie's starting quarterback, it's the losses that linger.