The Columbus Crew made a victorious return to league play on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Houston Dynamo by a 2-1 scoreline. Eddie Gaven converted a stoppage time penalty kick to provide the game's winning goal, wrapping up a hot-tempered game that finished with both teams playing short handed.

24-year-old forward fills Crew's vacant senior roster spot

Steven Lenhart and Robbie Rogers scored to give the Crew a win in their first game in the CONCACAF Champions League tonight. The Puerto Rico Islanders set up a stingy defense in front of goalkeeper Bill Gaudette, but in the end the Crew created too many chances to be denied. The Crew's next game will be next Wednesday, away to Cruz Azul in Mexico City.

Tonight's game against the Puerto Rico Islanders (8:00 PM EST, televised on Fox Soccer Channel) is something I've been looking forward to all year. To help get into the game a bit, I did some research on Puerto Rico. There are several interesting things about this team that I thought might be of interest to Crew fans. Specifically...