1996 MLS season

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As originally written by Tony Miller:

A new league forms. Ten teams, two divisions of five, four of which made the playoffs.

Home team listed first.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on April 6: "Ty Keough will serve as analyst for most of the games. But when Keough does play-by-play, Bill McDermott will join him and handle analysis." Based on this, if we have confirmed that Keough was doing play-by-play, I've put McDermott in the color slot. If a game is listed "Ty Keough, partner unknown," it means we don't know which role Keough filled. I'm also not ruling out the possibility of a Schoen/McDermott booth.

APRIL

Saturday 4/6:

Clash-DC United, 8:00, ESPN. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Bill McDermott

Thursday 4/18:

Burn-Wiz, 8:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, unknown

MAY

Thursday 5/2:

Wiz-Crew, 8:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Saturday 5/11:

Rapids-Mutiny, 4:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Sunday 5/12:

Galaxy-Clash, 7:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Thursday 5/16:

MetroStars-Rapids, 7:30, ESPN2.

Thursday 5/23:

Burn-Mutiny, 7:30, ESPN2.

Thursday 5/30:

MetroStars-DC United, 7:30, ESPN2. Ty Keough, Bill McDermott

JUNE

Thursday 6/6:

Revolution-Galaxy, 7:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Saturday 6/8:

Crew-Wiz, 1:30, ESPN. Phil Schoen, Bill McDermott.

Thursday 6/20:

Wiz-DC United, 9:00, ESPN2.

Thursday 6/27:

Revolution-Crew, 7:00, ESPN2. Ty Keough, Bill McDermott

JULY

Thursday 7/4:

Mutiny-Crew, 7:30, ESPN2.

Thursday 7/11:

Crew-Revolution, 7:30, ESPN2.

Sunday 7/14:

MLS All-Star Game at East Rutherford, N.J.

MLS East-MLS West, 5:00 (tape delay - 12:30 kickoff), ESPN. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Bill McDermott

Thursday 7/18:

Mutiny-Wiz, 7:30, ESPN2.

Saturday 7/20:

Revolution-DC United, 12:00, ESPN.

Thursday 7/25:

Crew-Mutiny, 7:30, ESPN2.

AUGUST

Thursday 8/1:

Rapids-Galaxy, 7:30, ESPN2. Ty Keough, Bill McDermott

Saturday 8/3:

Revolution-MetroStars, 1:00, ESPN. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Thursday 8/8:

Galaxy-Revolution, 9:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, color unknown

JIP in 84th minute following tennis overrun.

Thursday 8/15:

Wiz-Earthquakes, 9:00, ESPN. Ty Keough, partner unknown

Friday 8/16:

DC United-Galaxy, 8:30, ESPN.

Thursday 8/22:

Clash-Burn, 10:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Thursday 8/29:

Rapids-DC United, 8:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, color unknown

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 9/5:

Galaxy-Rapids, 10:30, ESPN2.

Tuesday 9/10:

MetroStars-Clash, 7:30, ESPN. Ty Keough, partner unknown

Thursday 9/12:

Revolution-Mutiny, 7:30, ESPN2.

Saturday 9/14:

Mutiny-DC United, 5:00, ESPN. Phil Schoen, Bill McDermott

Tuesday 9/17:

DC United-Revolution, 7:30, ESPN.

Thursday 9/19:

Burn-Galaxy, 8:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Tuesday 9/24:

East semis, g1: MetroStars-DC United, 7:30, ESPN. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Thursday 9/26:

West semis, g1: Clash-Galaxy, 10:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Friday 9/27:

East semis, g2: DC United-MetroStars, 7:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Bill McDermott

Sunday 9/29:

West semis, g2: Wiz-Burn, 8:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

OCTOBER

Wednesday 10/2:

East semis, g3: Mutiny-Crew, 7:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Thursday 10/10:

East final, g1: DC United-Mutiny, 8:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough

Sunday 10/20:

MLS Cup at Foxborough, Mass.

Galaxy-DC United, 3:30, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Bill McDermott, Roger Twibell, Alexi Lalas


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