At the mid-season mark, Julian Cardillo of Boston.com rates the Revolution’s players at their respective positions and mentions how Jay Heaps and his squad have become one of the most competitive Eastern Conference teams with a strong defense and crafty attack.

ESPN Boston’s Brian O’Connell highlights the humility of the Revolution’s back line after a tough loss to Houston as defenders Andrew Farrell and Chris Tierney stepped up after the game to take blame for the two goals that got past goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth.

Now that Kevin Alston is back and officially off the disabled list, MLSsoccer.com highlights some of Kevin Alston’s achievements as he makes his return to league play