MLS Previews (Aug. 28-29)
Saturday, Aug. 28, 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT
NEW ENGLAND (5-9-8, 23 pts) vs. D.C. UNITED (6-8-8, 26 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out:
New England – MD Clint Dempsey (broken jaw), DF Carlos Llamosa (L knee sprain), FW Joe-Max Moore (R knee sprain), GK Kyle Singer (R shoulder sprain).
D.C. United – FW Thiago Martins (L knee surgery), FW Eliseo Quintanilla (R fractured fibula), FW Santino Quaranta (adductor surgery), DF Ryan Nelsen (abdominal surgery).
Referee: Terry Vaughn.
Saturday, Aug. 28, 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
DALLAS (8-9-5, 29 pts) vs. CHICAGO (5-9-8, 23 pts)
TV: Fox Sports World, Fox Sports En Espanol, Fox Sports Chicago.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 794; Dish Net – 462; InDemand.
Key Players Out:
Dallas – none.
Chicago – FW Ante Razov (R ankle bone spur).
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela.
Saturday, Aug. 29, 10:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT/7:00 pm PT
SAN JOSE (8-7-6, 30 pts) vs. COLORADO (8-7-8, 32 pts)
TV: HDNet.
Key Players Out:
San Jose – DF Chris Roner (R ankle surgery), FW Jamil Walker (hip sprain), GK Steve Cronin (R hamstring strain), DF Ryan Cochrane (red card suspension).
Colorado – FW Jean-Philippe Peguero (abdominal strain), DF Jeff Stewart (R knee), FW Zizi Roberts (R knee swelling).
Referee: Baldomero Toledo.
Sunday, Aug. 29, 6:00 pm ET/3:00 pm PT
METROSTARS (9-8-5, 32 pts) vs. COLUMBUS (7-5-9, 30 pts)
TV: UPN-Ohio.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 794; Dish Net – 462; InDemand.
Key Players Out:
Metrostars – MD Michael Bradley (R foot stress fracture), MD Gilberto Flores (L ankle ruptured tendon), MD Mark Lisi (R ankle sprain).
Columbus – DF Stephen Herdsman (L groin strain).
Referee: Jair Marrufo.