Commerce City, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - The Colorado Rapids bolstered their defensive ranks on Wednesday by acquiring goalkeeper Zac MacMath on loan from the Philadelphia Union. MacMath became the youngest player to play his 100th career game last season as he started 29 games for the Union, recording five shutouts. In 2013 he started all 34 matches for Philadelphia and recorded 12 clean sheets. MacMath will compete with Clint Irwin and John Berner for the No. 1 job. Zac is a young, technical goalkeeper who has four years of experience in the league, said Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni. He is coming off of his best season as a pro, and we look forward to him bringing great competition to the solid goalkeepers we currently have, as we continue to build for 2015 and beyond. MacMath was drafted fifth overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft after a three- year college career at the University of Maryland, which included a first team selection on the all-Atlantic Coast Conference team. He was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2010 ACC tournament after posting clean sheets vs. top- seeded North Carolina and Virginia, with a sparkling 1.07 goals-against average with three shutouts in eight tournament games. In exchange for MacMath, Philadelphia receives a second round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft. If Colorado makes MacMaths loan a permanent transfer, the Union will receive Colorados highest first-round pick in the 2016 draft. The move clears the way for Algeria international goalkeeper Rais MBolhi to grab the starting spot for the Union, while last seasons no. 1 overall selection, Andre Blake, will likely serve as the backup. . Canadas 5-1 loss to Finland in the semifinal ranks as the tournaments most-watched game with a record 2.7 million viewers, the largest ever for a World Juniors game played outside of North America, and winning Saturday as the most-watched program on Canadian television. . No such luck. Wiggins owned the end of Parkers impressive homecoming. The Kansas star scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, outplaying Parker down the stretch and helping the fifth-ranked Jayhawks knock off No.
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