(Photo: USL)Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* BIG ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK: Reno is getting a professional soccer team. First question that came to my mind was this: Will the team be successful? First, we have to define what success is. The new Reno soccer team will play in the United Soccer League, which is the third tier of pro soccer in America behind MLS and the NASL. The average attendance in the USL is 3,048 fans per game (which in minor-league counting measures means 2,000 real fans and 1,000 ghost fans). Success for the…
