Eskandarian

Replays showed that Gonzalez appeared to embellish the level of violence in Eskandarian's foul, a view shared by Eskandarian, who conceded he fouled Gonzalez but not that the infraction warranted a dismissal.

USATODAY.com - MLS roundup: United victory string hits five 2006

First priority was Alecko Eskandarian, the former United star whose career had been derailed by concussions.

For former MLS player Devin Barclay, it's a whole new ballgame kicking for Ohio State football team Steve Goff 2010

( "That's only because he's lazy without the ball," Eskandarian joked.) "I just remember Jaime being the final piece of the puzzle, knowing that with a guy of that caliber, it was gonna be hard to stop us," Agoos said, when I asked of his first impressions.

A Bog goodbye to Jaime Moreno Dan Steinberg 2010

Last month, I told the story of Alecko Eskandarian, who returned to the University of Virginia after his career was derailed by concussions.

Thursday kickaround: concussions, Red Bulls-Revolution, Jaime Moreno chat, CONCACAF, WPS, Georgetown, TV listings Steve Goff 2010

In fact, Eskandarian and Moreno had several practice joke battles through the years, which probably doesn't surprise you.

A Bog goodbye to Jaime Moreno Dan Steinberg 2010

"He must have carried this thing for like a mile as we were walking to the practice field," Eskandarian told me this week.

A Bog goodbye to Jaime Moreno Dan Steinberg 2010

"When people ask me, I still say he's the best player in the history of the league," Eskandarian said.

A Bog goodbye to Jaime Moreno Dan Steinberg 2010

Eskandarian returned following a lengthy recovery, but was never the same player and did not return to the game this season; Gros never played again and is now retired.

Bryan Namoff suspends playing career 2010

Eskandarian, who directs the Center for Intelligent Systems Research, has been using simulation technology to examine the effects of driver distraction and drowsiness.

The quake faker: GWU 'shake table' helps engineering students brace for nature's wrath Karen Houppert 2010

"People make micro-corrections in steering the whole time they're driving," Eskandarian says.

The quake faker: GWU 'shake table' helps engineering students brace for nature's wrath Karen Houppert 2010