Thursday, July 4 (7:30 pm ET)
COLUMBUS (5-6-3, 18 points) at NEW ENGLAND (4-9-1, 13 points)
(TV: Fox Sports New England, DIRECTV: 795)
) Key Players Out: Columbus – D Mike Lapper (sprained knee-R); New England – F Diego Serna (strained meniscus-L).
Referee: Alex Prus. Thursday, July 4 (8:00 pm ET)
METROSTARS (6-6-2, 20 points) at DALLAS (6-3-5, 23 points)
(TV: MSG, DIRECTV: 796)
Key Players Out: MetroStars – F Mamadou Diallo (red card suspension), D Marcelo Balboa (knee bone bruise-R); Dallas – none.
Referee: Ali Saheli. Thursday, July 4 (8:00 pm ET)
D.C. UNITED (6-6-1, 19 points) at KANSAS CITY (4-5-5, 17 points)
(TV: Comcast DIRECTV: 794)
Key Players Out: D.C. United – F Santino Quaranta (red card suspension), GK Mike Ammann (elbow surgery), M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery); Kansas City – D Mike Burns (red card suspension), D Jose Burciaga (torn ACL-L).
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela. Thursday, July 4 (9:30 pm ET)
CHICAGO (5-6-2, 17 points) at COLORADO (7-7-1, 22 points)
(TV: Fox Sports Chicago tape delayed 10:15 pm)
Key Players Out: Chicago – M Chris Armas (torn ACL-R), M Sergi Daniv (turf toe-R), F Peter Nowak (sprained MCL-L), F Mike Nugent (torn meniscus-L), F Hristo Stoitchkov (MCL sprain-R), D Evan Whitfield (ACL tear-L); Colorado – M Pablo Mastroeni (red card suspension).
Referee: Noel Kenny. Thursday, July 4 (10:00 pm ET)
SAN JOSE (9-4-2, 29 points) at LOS ANGELES (6-6-2, 20 points)
(TV: KICU, DIRECTV: 797)
Key Players Out: San Jose – M Richard Mulrooney (red card suspension), D Jeff Agoos (strained calf-R), M Scott Bower (partial peroneal nerve palsy-R); Los Angeles – F Isaias Bardales (knee sprain-R).
Referee: Kevin Terry.