Notes
Columbus has called up goalkeeper Aiden Heaney (who was a member of the New England Revolution last season) from the A-League’s Carolina Dynamo to serve as a reserve keeper against San Jose April 19. Brad Friedel is with the U.S. national team, and David Winner will likely start for the Crew…. Jamaican midfielder Freddie Butler has left Columbus to sign a full-time contract with the Jamaican national team. Butler appeared in one game for the Crew in 1997…. Two foreign players will make their MLS debuts when D.C. United travels to the Meadowlands to face the MetroStars April 19. Brazilian defender Joao Luis is expected to start for the Metros, while Honduran Arnold Cruz should start for D.C. United, which will be without U.S. national team players Eddie Pope, Jeff Agoos, and John Harkes.
Television Schedule for this weekend’s games (April 18-20)
Note: all times eastern
| Date | Game | Kickoff | TV |
| April 18 | Dallas at Kansas City | 8:30 p.m. | none |
| April 18 | Colorado at Los Angeles | 10:30 p.m. | Fox Sports Rocky Mtn. |
| April 19 | D.C. United at MetroStars | 7:00 p.m. | Home Team Sports; WBIS-New York |
| April 19 | San Jose at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. | KICU-San Jose |
| April 20 | Colorado at Dallas | 3:00 p.m. | Univision |
| April 20 | Tampa Bay at New England | 5:15 p.m. | WABU-Boston; WTMV-Tampa Bay |
Active Roster Injury Update
Colorado — D Brian Bates (ankle injury) and F Jean Harbor (recovering from knee surgery) are doubtful.
Columbus — none.
Dallas — D Wade Webber (strained hamstring) and MF Jason Kreis (sprained wrist) are probable.
D.C. United — F Jaime Moreno (kidney stones) is questionable, G Scott Garlick (lower back), M Marco Etcheverry (strained hamstring) and M Joey Thiemann (strained hamstring) are probable.
Kansas City — none.
Los Angeles — D Robin Fraser (strained thigh) is probable.
MetroStars — D Jeff Zaun (strained quadricep) is probable.
New England — D Bill Harte (torn meniscus) and F Joe-Max Moore (recovering from groin surgery) are questionable, M Imad Baba (groin injury), and F Paul Keegan (hairline foot fracture) are probable.
San Jose — D Ben Iroha (sprained ankle) is probable.
Tampa Bay — D Cle Kooiman (strained knee), D Frankie Hejduk (strained hamstring), and F Roy Lassiter (strained groin) are questionable, D Derek Backman (right knee) and F Giuseppe Galderisi (right knee) are probable.
Yellow card update
Here is a list of yellow-card points accumulated thus far. A player will be fined and receive a one-game suspension after he reaches 21 points, and a second fine and suspension after receiving 11 more points. Players will also be suspended and fined for receiving yellow cards in three consecutive games totaling more than 10 points.
8 points — Brian McBride (Columbus), Matt McKeon (Kansas City).
6 points — Chris Armas (Los Angeles).
4 points — Steve Trittschuh (Colorado), Jason Kreis (Dallas), Mark Santel (Dallas), Tom Soehn (Dallas), Diego Sonora (Dallas), Tony Sanneh (D.C. United), Richie Williams (D.C. United), Mo Johnston (Kansas City), Steve Pittman (Kansas City), Paul Wright (Kansas City), Eduardo Hurtado (Los Angeles), Welton (Los Angeles), Cris da Silva (MetroStars), Antony De Avila (MetroStars), Carlos Parra (MetroStars), Mike Burns (New England), Alejandro Farias (New England), Alexi Lalas (New England), Francis Okaroh (New England), Leonardo Squadrone (New England), Jeff Baicher (San Jose), Oscar Draguicevich (San Jose), Eric Wynalda (San Jose), Giuseppe Galderisi (Tampa Bay), Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay), Cle Kooiman (Tampa Bay), Ivan McKinley (Tampa Bay), Martin Vasquez (Tampa Bay).
3 points — Ryan Tinsley (Kansas City).
2 points — Adrian Paz (Colorado), John Harkes (D.C. Untied), Mike Sorber (MetroStars).