With the Claret-and-Cobalt enjoying an early bye weekend in preparation for Tuesday’s CCL Semifinal second leg at Saprissa, it’s a fairly light edition of today’s RSL News Stand. That being said, what we might lack in quantity we’ll make up for with quality, including a nice feature on Nick Rimando and his basketball-playing buddy Earl Watson and a look back at RSL’s internationals in action across the last week, both courtesy of the Deseret News, in addition to some MLS Week 3 previews.

DeseretNews.com: Real Salt Lake: Trio returns from national teams

DeseretNews.com: Utah Jazz, Real Salt Lake: Friendship began at UCLA for Earl Watson, Nick Rimando

(AUDIO) ESPN700Sports.com: Nick Rimando on "Bill & Spence" - Thursday, March 31

Goal.com: Friday MLS Forecast: Week 3

SoccerByIves.com: MLS Week 3: A Look Ahead

SoccerByIves.com: West Notes: Akloul signs with 'Caps, FCD nearing Galindo signing, and more

KSL.com (Blog): RSL Blog: Small Team, Big Time Results

WorldSoccerReader.com: MLS Preview: With Real Salt Lake Off, Can Anyone Step Up As A Challenger?

RSL Soapbox: Real Salt Lake's President Bill Manning talks about Major League Soccer in part 1 of a recent interview

RSL Soapbox: Part 2 of my exclusive interview with Real Salt Lake President Bill Manning

Major League Soccer Talk: Week in Review, March 28 — April 1 2011