Soccer
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Perkins rescues Portland with a point vs. Houston
Troy Perkins was in fine form all night as he helped the Portland Timbers sustain some late pressure to a earn a point in the club's 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Tuesday. Houston had twice as many attempts on goal as the visitors, but Perkins stood tall in making seven saves over the course of the match to
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United returns to RFK to face Colorado
D.C. United returns to RFK Stadium on Wednesday night for the first time since late April to start a three-game home swing against the Colorado Rapids. United lost two of three on its recent three-game road trip, but those are the only two losses in the last 10 games for coach Ben Olsen's side. D.C. (5-4-3) has put together a
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Houston continues busy stretch against Timbers
The Houston Dynamo faces a quick turnaround as the club welcomes the Portland Timbers to town for the second game to be played at BBVA Compass Stadium. Houston opened its new ground on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over D.C. United as veteran Brad Davis tallied the lone goal of the contest and the first goal to be scored at
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Nguyen burns former team to earn MLS Player of the Week
New England Revolution midfielder Lee Nguyen was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 10 following his two-goal, one-assist performance in the Revolution's 4-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday. Vancouver waived Nguyen shortly before the start of the season but he responded by scoring the equalizer in the sixth minute against his former side before
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Gordon rescues San Jose with late goal vs. Chivas
Alan Gordon played the role of the hero at Buck Shaw Stadium on Sunday as his 88th-minute strike helped earn a point for the San Jose Earthquakes in a 1-1 draw with Chivas USA. Jose Erick Correa had given Chivas an unlikely lead with his first career MLS goal, and while the Goats held on to the lead in admirable
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Cooper lifts New York over 10-man Philadelphia
Red Bull New York is just fine without Thierry Henry. Kenny Cooper scored his ninth goal of the season as New York rallied for a 3-2 win over the 10-man Philadelphia Union on Sunday in Major League Soccer at PPL Park. Since losing Henry to injury in late April, New York has won three consecutive games to put together its
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RSL tops Seattle to extend lead in the West
Real Salt Lake cemented its place atop the Western Conference for another week as its 1-0 defeat of Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on Saturday saw the club improve to an MLS-best 26 points on the season. The Claret and Cobalt entered the weekend in the top spot, a position that they will retain after Fabian Espindola's 51st-minute strike
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Oduro nets late to help Chicago beat 10-man Sporting
The Chicago Fire fell behind in the opening period but scored two second-half goals to pile more misery on 10-man Sporting Kansas City with a 2-1 victory at Toyota Park on Saturday. Bobby Convey's 31st-minute strike saw Sporting grab the lead, but the home side was able to draw level after the restart thanks to a penalty kick from Sebastian
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Nguyen's brace helps New England down Vancouver
Lee Nguyen played a starring role for the New England Revolution on Saturday, scoring twice and adding an assist to help his team to a 4-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Gillette Stadium. Eric Hassli gave the visitors the lead in just the fifth minute of play, but Nguyen took the game by the scruff of the neck to
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Columbus rallies to edge 10-man FC Dallas
Justin Meram and Sebastian Miranda both scored their first goal in Major League Soccer in a five-minute stretch of the second half Saturday as the Columbus Crew edged 10-man FC Dallas, 2-1. Dallas held a one-goal edge on a first-half goal from Fabian Castillo, but the second yellow card for defender Zach Loyd in the 63rd minute changed the game,
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Houston opens new stadium with win over D.C.
Brad Davis turned, saw a little opening and the lone goal in the debut of BBVA Compass Stadium followed, as the Houston Dynamo edged D.C. United, 1-0, on Saturday in Major League Soccer. After a seven-game road trip to start the season, Davis scored off a shot from well outside the area to give Houston a win in the first-ever
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Montreal earns point against Beckham, L.A.
David Beckham delivered a patented free kick goal for 60,860 fans at Olympic Stadium, but the Los Angeles Galaxy played to 1-1 tie Saturday against the expansion Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. Davy Arnaud scored just eight minutes into the match for Montreal, and Beckham curled a free kick into the top-right corner in the 62nd minute, as the
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Montreal ready for defending MLS champion L.A.
The Montreal Impact have bucked the expansion label over their last five games, and can take another step toward a positive debut season Saturday when the Los Angeles Galaxy visit Olympic Stadium. In their first season in Major League Soccer, the Impact were winless through their first five matches, but a win over Toronto FC in early April started an
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'Quakes hope to continue home form against struggling Chivas
Chivas USA will return to the road on Sunday to face the San Jose Earthquakes, and with the club riding a three-game losing streak, the road is probably the best place for the Goats. Based on results so far this season, Buck Shaw Stadium will be a more welcome venue than The Home Depot Center, where Chivas has lost all
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Red Bulls go for first points at PPL Park
PPL Park has not been kind to Red Bull New York. The Red Bulls have yet to claim a point at the Philadelphia Union's home stadium, but Sunday could mark the end of that streak as they carry a strong run of results in Chester, Pennsylvania. After failing to keep a clean sheet through its first seven games, New York
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Dallas, Columbus hope to snap winless skids
FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew enter their match Saturday at Crew Stadium in desperate need of a win. Both clubs are winless in their last five Major League Soccer matches, with FC Dallas winless since mid-April and Columbus winless since late March. Dallas (3-5-3) is already 11 points off the pace in the Western Conference and Columbus (2-4-2) is
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Seattle aiming to climb ahead of RSL
A massive clash Saturday could help shape the top of the Western Conference picture as Seattle Sounders FC welcomes Real Salt Lake to CenturyLink Field. Seattle enters the tilt on 22 points and five straight wins. The Sounders can go top of the West, and all of Major League Soccer, with a defeat of the Claret and Cobalt. "As a
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SKC trying to get back to winning ways vs. Chicago
Sporting Kansas City was once the toast of Major League Soccer in 2012, but it will be hoping to regain its sublime vein of form Saturday when it heads to Toyota Park to face the Chicago Fire. Sporting looked likely to cruise to an Eastern Conference title after a perfect 7-0-0 start, but two straight losses leave the club just
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Houston opens new stadium against D.C. United
The Houston Dynamo ended their seven-match road trip to open the season on a five-game winless skid, but coach Dominic Kinnear is excited to open BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday, and play more often. Houston started off the season well with two road victories, but just two ties followed over the next five games. Kinnear actually thought the limited amount
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Revs try to slow surging Whitecaps
The New England Revolution will try to snap a poor run of form on Saturday at Gillette Stadium as the club hosts a surging Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. The Revs are currently in a run of four losses in five games with the latest setback coming last weekend in a 2-1 defeat at Real Salt Lake. New England took the