COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Crew is at home twice this week, taking on Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, August 16, at 7:30 p.m., and then facing the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Both evenings will feature exciting promotions, as Wednesday is the final Bob Evans Buck-A-Brat night of the season, and Saturday features a pre-game concert by Raven-Symone, star of the hit Disney TV show "That's So Raven."
The Crew (4-10-8, 20 pts) sits in sixth-place in the Eastern Conference, but only eight points out of second after a 4-0 loss at Kansas City on Saturday, August 12. Real is tied for fifth-place in the West at 6-10-5 (23 pts.), while New York is in fourth in the East at 5-6-9 (24 pts). New York also plays Wednesday, facing D.C. United at home.
Single-game tickets are on sale at the Crew Stadium Box Office, all Central Ohio Ticketmaster retail locations, via Ticketmaster phone at 614-431-3600 and on-line at TheCrew.com. Group tickets are also available. All ticket packages or plans are available through TheCrew.com and 614-447-CREW.
COLUMBUS CREW vs. Real Salt Lake
Wednesday, Aug. 16 - 7:30 p.m. (ET) at Crew Stadium
Crew Radio: The Brew @ 105.7 (English) and Radio Sol, AM-1550 (Spanish)
Crew Webcasts: TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com (English and Spanish)
COLUMBUS CREW vs. New York Red Bulls
Saturday, Aug. 19 - 7:30 p.m. (ET) at Crew Stadium
Crew Radio: The Brew @ 105.7 (English) and Radio Sol, AM-1550 (Spanish)
Crew Webcasts: TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com (English and Spanish)
CREW TRAINING AND GAME SCHEDULE
August
Mon., 14: 11 or 11:30 a.m. training at Obetz
Tues., 15: 10 a.m. training at Obetz
Wed., 16: Crew vs. Real Salt Lake - 7:30 p.m. at Crew Stadium
Thurs., 17: 10 a.m. training at Obetz
Fri., 18: 10 a.m. training at Obetz
Sat., 19: Crew vs. New York - 7:30 p.m. at Crew Stadium
(Times listed are Eastern)
LAST BOB EVANS BUCK-A-BRAT NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY
The Crew's famous Bob Evans Buck-A-Brat Nights will wrap up for an eighth season on Wednesday, Aug. 16, when The Crew takes on the New York Red Bulls at 7:30 p.m. All game long, and throughout the stadium, juicy, full-size bratwurst will be sold for just $1, as they have been for all regular-season Wednesday home games since Crew Stadium opened in 1999. Thanks to The Crew's new multi-year partnership, Bob Evans will present each Buck-A-Brat Night and provide tasty bratwurst for all Crew home games.
McCULLERS AND SCHMID TWO OF THE FEATURED GUESTS AT TUESDAY'S MORNING SPORTS REPORT HOSTED BY THE GREATEER COLUMBUS SPORTS COMMISSION
Crew General Manager Mark McCullers and Crew Head Coach Sigi Schmid will be featured participants at the third-annual Morning Sports Report on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Franklin County Veterans Memorial.
The event, a fundraiser for the Greater Columbus Sports Commission, will also feature Doug MacLean, president and general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets; Gene Smith, athletics director of The Ohio State University; Ken Schnacke, general manager of the Columbus Clippers; Ohio State and NBA basketball star Clark Kellogg and Jim Lachey, vice president of football operation and line coach of the Columbus Destroyers.
The sports leaders will participate in panel discussions and provide inside information about the status of each of their respective organizations. Tim May, sports reporter for The Columbus Dispatch; Clay Hall, sports director of Newscenter (ABC-6 & FOX-28); Jerod Smalley, sports reporter for WCMH NBC4, and Bruce Hooley, host on 1460 The Fan, will moderate the discussions. Jeff Hogan, sports anchor for WBNS 10TV, will serve as emcee, while Matt McCoy of 610 WTVN will interview special guests from the event floor. Linda Shetina Logan, Sports Commission executive director, and Brian Ellis, chairman of the Sports Commission's Board of Directors, will also be featured during the program.
The Morning Sports Report will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Franklin County Veterans Memorial. A Sports Expo featuring a variety of the city's sports teams and organizations will be held from 7:30-8 a.m., with the program at 8 a.m. Tickets are $65 each or $700 for a table of 10. Those who purchase tickets to the event will also receive
"Columbus Sports Fan Package" that will include two tickets to each of the following: Columbus Clippers, Columbus Crew, Columbus Blue Jackets, LPGA Wendy's Championship for Children, Ohio State women's basketball, Columbus Destroyers and the Arnold Sports Festival. The ticket package is valued at more than $200.
"One of the missions of the Morning Sports Report is to celebrate the variety of sporting events that we have in our community, so we are very excited to provide our attendees two complimentary tickets to these seven major sporting events," Logan said,
The Greater Columbus Sports Commission was founded in June 2002 to attract professional, amateur, collegiate and youth sporting events to Columbus. In the past four years, the Sports Commission has booked more than 70 events that have generated more than $75 million in visitors spending in Columbus.
For ticket information or for more information on The Morning Sports Report, visit www.ColumbusSports.org or contact Carol Allerding at 614-221-6623.
RAVEN-SYMONE PRE-GAME CONCERT SET PRIOR TO SATURDAY'S GAME
Raven-Symone, star of the hit Disney TV show "That's So Raven," will perform a pre-game concert at Crew Stadium prior to The Crew-New York Red Bulls match on Saturday, August 19.
The concert starts at 6 p.m. prior to the Crew's 7:30 p.m. kick-off. Fans of the game will also enjoy a special halftime performance by Lil J (also from the TV show "That's So Raven"). Admission to the concert is free with purchase of a Crew Ticket. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m.
Single-game tickets are on sale at the Crew Stadium Box Office, all central Ohio Ticketmaster retail locations, via Ticketmaster phone at 614-431-3600 and on-line at TheCrew.com.
A special concert viewing section has been added exclusively for Raven's biggest fans. The special Raven ticket package includes a midfield ticket to the August 19 Crew game and an additional Crew home game of their choice, plus exclusive access into the limited capacity on-field area in front of the stage to view Raven's show. Price for this special ticket package is $44 per person and is available online at www.TheCrew.com/raven or by calling 614-447-CREW.
10 GAMES REMAINING FOR THE CREW, CRUNCH TIME AHEAD
If The Crew is going to secure a playoff spot for the eighth time in 11 years, then it is going to have to make a move over the course of its last 10 games. Despite sitting in sixth and last place in the Eastern Conference, The Crew is only eight points behind second-place New England. The top four teams in each conference advance to the MLS Cup playoffs. One positive for Columbus is that it has finished its four-game season series with D.C. United, the top team in the league, while three of the teams ahead of The Crew (New England, New York and Chicago) have to face D.C. two more times each.
