Not a surprising announcement today considering his nomination for Best Defender this year, but Wizards captain, Jimmy Conrad has been named to the MLS Best XI. This is Conrad's 4th appearance on the Best XI team. In 2008, Conrad played all 2700 minutes for the Wizards along with teammate Kevin Hartman, they were 2 of 6 players in the league to accomplish that. Click to continue reading...

So some English blokes came to town last week, and word is that their concert was pretty rad. Fifteen Wizards players were on hand to check it out and were even invited backstage for a private meet-and-greet with the band. Not too shabby ey? Jimmy Conrad even found out who they support back home; Chris supports Exeter City, Will likes Southampton while guitarist Johnny Buckland bleeds for San Jose Earthquakes' partner club Tottenham. Click to continue reading...

Thad over at The Back Post attended the end of the season press day at the Wizards training complex. Thad was able to get multiple interviews with different players that are posted up on his blog.

He first got an interview with first year professional Chance Myers.

Thad also talked with forward, Michael Kraus, who made his first MLS appearance in the team's final game against Columbus. Click to continue reading...

The last of the season ending player interviews... (I am working on some more, stay tuned) Captain Kansas City talks about what they need to do for next year, getting players off the "scrap heap"... Conrad on the attack, which happily he did well this year... This year vs last years success, team identity, what he is proud of. Click to continue reading...

In part 1, Jimmy is asked about the off season, to talk about this year, how far the team came, playing with Claudio Lopez, playing at Community America Ballpark, having the Cauldron so close... Jimmy being Jimmy at the interview... In part 2, Jimmy gives his predictions for MLS cup, how the season ended, how games turn on 1 or 2 plays. Click to continue reading...

Don't forget to attend the FINAL Jimmy Conrad Show of the season tonight at 7 p.m. CT at McFadden's. Jimmy will host another one via podcast from MLS Cup in two weeks, but this is the final KC version. Head on down to the Power and Light District to watch Conrad and voice of the Wizards Sean Wheelock pontificate about futbol. Click to continue reading...

Not many stats from last nights' 2-0 loss to Columbus, but now with the season over, I'll start to get some end of season stats up and posted for people to read.

Kevin Hartman passed Cobi Jones for most playoff games started with 44.

Last night was Michael Kraus' 1st ever appearance in an MLS match (He played in a US Open Cup game earlier this year). Click to continue reading...

With SI's Dan Patrick. Jimmy said so in the latest print edition of the magazine, so Dan Patrick invited him on the show today to chat about it. See what happened here.

The plane leaves in a couple of hours for Columbus, so Hillcrest will check back in from mid-Ohio this evening. Get ready for the big game! Click to continue reading...

The team awards video from Saturday night is now up on YouTube. Watch it below:



Jimmy Conrad Crowned Team MVP;
Davy Arnaud Earns Golden Boot, KCW Heart Award;
Jack Jewsbury Tabbed Defensive Player of the Year;
Roger Espinoza Takes Rookie of the Year;
Ivan Trujillo Named Reserve Team Player of the Year;
Kevin Hartman Receives U. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday I posted the Wizards team awards for this season. Now it's time for me to give you the Down the Byline awards (I'm looking for a name of the awards, maybe the Downies or something like that). Anyways, onto the awards.

Rookie of the Year
Jonathan Leathers
Roger Espinoza has the stats, but for me, Leathers has been the better player for the Wizards this season. Click to continue reading...

Posts on tonight's game will be up tomorrow, but wanted to get this posted tonight. The Wizards tonight announced the award winners for the 2008 season.

Team MVP: Jimmy Conrad - No argument here, Conrad won the award for me when he scored what proved to be the winner against New England at home late in the season. Click to continue reading...

Four Wizards are up for End of the Year awards from MLS.

First, the Wizards have two goals up for the MLS Goal of the Year. The first nominee is Davy Arnaud's long range blast against the LA Galaxy at Arrowhead stadium. The other nominee is Josh Wolff's bicycle kick against Chivas USA a few weeks later. Click to continue reading...

So just after the YouTube clip comes the start of official Sierra Mist Goal of the Year award voting. Number one and two from the previous clip are on the ballots for the award, which will face some stiff competition from flukey goals like Danny Cepero's goalkeeper tally and that David Beckham guy's long-range bomb into the open net against us in the dying seconds of our game out in LA. Click to continue reading...

Stats from last night's 3-1 win over the New England Revolution.

Kerry Zavagnin's appearance was his 237th and final regular season appearance for the Wizards, a club record. He finished with 20,516 minutes played in league play, also a club record.

Davy Arnaud's goal was his 32nd goal in MLS play, breaking the tie with Mo Johnston for 3rd on that list. Click to continue reading...

Here are four stories you need to read. Some of them were posted before we clinched a playoff berth, so give the authors some slack for that.

1. MLSnet.com piece from our friend Bob Rusert on Kerry Zavagnin and his fond regular-season farewell last weekend. Some very good, insightful quotes here from KZ and company. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad's goal was his 15th goal in MLS play, good for 10th on that list, tied with Chris Brown.

It was also the 15th Goal in all competitions for Conrad, good for 15th on that list, tied with Jose Burciaga Jr. and Sasha Victorine.

Jack Jewsbury's assist extended his team high and career high on assists with 6. Click to continue reading...

As the standings are right now, the Wizards would be in the playoffs for the second straight year. With the way other results have gone, and the Wizards win last night 1-0 over the Revolution, the Wizards are currently in the 4th playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Needing all 3 points last night at home against the Revolution, the Wizards got a goal from Captain Kansas City, Jimmy Conrad and held on for the 1-0 win. Click to continue reading...

We're on quite a roll over the past few weeks with Sierra Mist Goal of the Week nominations and wins, and it's about time to start thinking about the Sierra Mist Goal of the Year award. We already have two Wizards nominated automatically by virtue of winning the Goal of the Week honor (Davy Arnaud's upper-90 bomb in week 25 and Josh Wolff's spectacular bicycle kick in week 27). Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, Jimmy Conrad started his 150th MLS game with Kansas City.

Kevin Hartman, made his 300th appearance in an MLS game.

Davy Arnaud started his 142nd game for the Wizards, tying him with Mo Johnston for 6th on the all time MLS starts list.

In the 55th minute last night, Jack Jewsbury hit the 10,000 minute mark in all competitions. Click to continue reading...

Luis Arroyave, author of "The Red Card" blog featuring the Chicago Fire, U.S. Soccer, the new Chicago WPS team and many other things from the soccer world invited our captain and center back Jimmy Conrad over to guest-blog about some of his favorite bands you all should know. Enjoy the latest musings from our #12. Click to continue reading...

Needing a win to keep pace with their closest Western Conference rivals, Chivas USA got strikes from a player returning from injury and a new acquisition in the first half and then held on for a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. The win keeps Chivas in second place in the Western Conference, closing their gap with the Houston Dynamo to four points. Click to continue reading...

Josh Wolff's goal last night was his 30th goal in league play, which ties him with Davy Arnaud for 4th on the list.

Wolff's goal was also his 33rd goal in all competitions, breaking the tie with Mo Johnston for 4th on that list.

Last night was Jimmy Conrad's 150th game for the Wizards in MLS. Click to continue reading...

After last weekend's game, Fox 4 did a nice piece on Dynamo the Dragon and the gameday experience at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Go watch it here.

Also, our favorite radio host Jimmy Conrad was named by Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle as his MLS Defender of the Year. Check out Fallas' other picks. Click to continue reading...

Last night on the Conrad Show, Hillcrest made his radio debut and at one point asked Jimmy which Wizards player would be the best on Dancing with the Stars. Jimmy said Kerry Zavagnin was the pick and even noted that Kerry had actually been approached by the show's producers about the possibility. Well, now you get to decide. Click to continue reading...

Live from McFadden's in the uber-cool Power and Light District at 7 p.m. CT. Listen to it in KC on 810 WHB or online at www.kcwizards.com. Word on the street is that the author of Hillcrest Road might just make an appearance tonight during the Conrad show. No one has yet confirmed that rumor, however. Click to continue reading...

A win is always welcome at this venture of the season. With every match extremely crucial to having a shot at the postseason, these three points will go a long way. The new signings (not so new anymore) Abe Thompson and Herculez Gomez left a strong mark on the match, with Gomez looking dangerous on a number of different occasions.

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Ok all, I wanted to answer a question posed as a comment yesterday on the reserve recap from the Toronto match. Someone asked if fans will be able to stick around after the Chicago Fire match and watch as our reserves look to improve upon their 6-1-2 record. The answer is yes, please stay. We will be keeping at least a couple of concession stands open and would very much like for fans to stay and watch the reserve squad. Click to continue reading...

Wizards stats after last night's game against Toronto.

Jimmy Conrad made his 170th appearance for the Wizards in all competitions, moving him past Mo Johnston for sole possession of 7th place on that list.

Last night was Conrad's 149th league appearance for KC, Conrad ties Johnston on that list. Click to continue reading...

With some help, the Wizards pushed themselves back into the playoff race with a 2-0 win over Toronto FC last night. Their result along with DC United's loss to LA put KC 1 point back of the final playoff spot. As for the Wizards result, we saw the same lineup that the Wizards put out in their 2-0 win over LA last week. Click to continue reading...

For the second consecutive match, the Wizards came out and took care of business to earn a 2-0 win. Check out the notables below:

· Following the match, Kansas City sits 8-9-8, 32 pts in 6th place in the Eastern Conference.
· Kansas City is one point out of the final playoff place behind D. Click to continue reading...

Sorry for getting this out a little later today, went to the Kevin Hartman book signing in Lee's Summit tonight. Had a good time there. Anyways, the Wizards are back home at Community America Ballpark to take on the Canadians, Toronto FC. The Wizards come in off the 2-0 win over LA, while Toronto comes in off of a home draw with top of the table Columbus. Click to continue reading...

Hey all, we've teamed up with the Chicago Fire, Nothing But Nets and a few players you've probably heard of for a cool ticket offer for the October 5 match. If you're not already a season ticket holder, this is a great way to become one. If you are, this isn't a bad way to renew. Check out the details below from the press release:

Kansas City Wizards Announce All-Star Autograph Experience for October 5 Match Against Chicago Fire

(September 19, 2008) – The Kansas City Wizards announced Friday an exciting post-game opportunity and ticket package for their October 5 match against the Chicago Fire. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards played a friendly today at their Swope Park training complex against the U-23 Arkansas Wizards. Hillcrest Road has a more indepth write up on the game. The Wizards, though, had no problem taking out their Arkansas counterparts, as they beat them 13-0. All healthy Wizards players got into the game and most played a half. Click to continue reading...

Continuing with the new tradition started last week, we'll post the weekly press schedule here at Hillcrest Road. Check out all the places to hear your boys this week:

Tonight—8:00 p.m.— The Jimmy Conrad Show--Sports Radio 810

Wednesday—7:40 a.m.--Tyson Wahl phone interview--101. Click to continue reading...

First of all, the Jimmy Conrad Show takes place tonight at McFadden's instead of on Wednesday due to a conflict with the K-State-Louisville football game. The show will air tonight from 8-9 on kcwizards.com and 810 WHB. Head down to McFadden's in the loverly Power and Light District and listen in person. Click to continue reading...