Victory

It's finally set in! In the face of scrutiny and criticism, Real Salt Lake proved that resilience and hard work can win Championships! In the process, the team brought silverware to Utah, which in and of itself is monumental and perhaps may never be duplicated. I can't imagine Utah getting another professional franchise of any sort, and the Utah Jazz came short two years in a row with arguably the best team we've ever had. The Jazz have and will always have the best fans in the world, and hopefully with its recent success, Real Salt Lake will be recognized as a Utah icon for fight, hard work, and now success! With a terrific fan base and a world class stadium, the team has already taken flight, and now should expect the rest of Utah to follow suit and cheer on the claret-and-cobalt as they look to defend their title... Utah's title.

That's right!

In dramatic fashion, Real Salt Lake silenced a sold out crowd in Chicago to secure its first appearance in the MLS Cup Final. Despite outplaying the 3-time champions Chicago Fire, RSL couldn't find the back of the net in 120 minutes of play. The Eastern Conference showdown went to penalty kicks in which each side gets 5 shots on goal from the penalty spot to determine the winner. RSL was first to miss a shot, but Goalkeeper Nick Rimando would make it up with a fine save. In fact, he gave RSL the advantage when the spot kick went into sudden death by making an unbelievable save. With the chance to win the Eastern Conference, RSL forward Fabian Espindola shot high to let Chicago back into the shootout. But Rimando took it upon himself to ensure that the Fire would not burn on. He snuffed another shot. The late RSL substitute Ned Grabavoy had the second chance to win it for RSL and he made no mistake. Chicago keeper Jon Bushe got a touch on the shot, but it had too much pace to keep out of goal. The crowd went silent and Real Salt Lake celebrated as the rightful victors. With 3 saves, Nick Rimando was the clear hero and man-of-the-match. No one believed in the last seeded squad RSL, but finding their form as of late, the squad has proved to be unstoppable, knocking off the top seeds in the East, moving on to claim the West against LA on Sunday!

Flight of the Navigator

Classic movie from 1986! 12-year-old David Freeman is abducted by a spaceship and taken 560 million light years away to the planet Phaelon where he is experimented on. He returns 8 years later, having not aged a day. He's taken by NASA to be tested and while there confronts the spaceship in which he was abducted. Only he knows what it is and can access it. He escapes in the ship (with personality and voice of Pee Wee) on an adventure to find his family and return to 1978. A great 80s movie that will surely take you back to a great era in history.