Rating: 1 (pathetic)

Just when you think they can't top themselves, the kiddies over at MLS Rumors go the extra mile.

They have a groundbreaking post today about a Mexican League player who might play for the U.S. Olympic team. According to their super-secret e-mailer, Jose Francisco Torres from Pachuca might suit up for the U.S. in Beijing this summer.

Amazing job working their sources, right?

Not even close. Goff reported this same thing FIVE DAYS AGO. And instead of relying on some anonymous e-mailer (which is MLSR code for re-writing someone else's story or just plain old making stuff up), Goff did the unthinkable and actually talked to Peter Nowak about it. He went one step further and used quotes from Christopher "Balance and Coordination" Sullivan's work on the FSC broadcast of D.C.'s game against Pachuca.

So basically MLSR took something that Steve Goff worked to get, threw their own speculation into it based on what Sullivan said and passed it off as their own work. Bravo, kids.