The Chicago Fire routed the Kansas City Wizards, 5-1, Wednesday night and leap-frogged the MetroStars to the top of the Eastern Conference standings. But the Fire fears that star striker Josh Wolff, who tallied in the 15th minute, may have suffered a serious knee injury. … The crowd of 15,919 marked the FireÆs first sellout at Cardinal Stadium in Naperville. … Hristo Stoitchkov made his first start since Aug. 18, 2001, and scored ChicagoÆs third goal. … The five goals were ChicagoÆs highest output this season and most since beating the Wizards, 7-0, last July. … Chicago is now 7-0-0 at home all-time against Kansas City. … Kansas CityÆs Nick Garcia (foul on DaMarcus Beasley) and Tony Meola (dissent) were ejected in stoppage time.

In Columbus, supported by a crowd of 17,860, the Crew beat Los Angeles, 3-2, on a gamewinner from Jeff Cunningham, who headed home a Robert Warzycha corner kick in the 78th minute. … With forward Brian McBride sidelined by an ankle injury, Columbus got goals from two 21-year-olds: midfielder Kyle Martino and forward Edson Buddle. … Martino and L.A. keeper Kevin Hartman were ejected in stoppage time after colliding and scuffling.

Summaries

Aug. 14 in Naperville

Chicago 5 Kansas City 1. Goals: Beasley (Gray, Stoitchkov) 12, Wolff (Gray, Razov) 15, Stoitchkov (Wolff, Bocanegra) 44, Kovalenko (Beasley) 88, Razov 93+; Preki (Fabbro) 8.

Chicago — Thornton, Brown, Curtin, Bocanegra, Kovalenko, Marsch, Beasley, Gray, Stoitchkov (Walsh, 69), Razov, Wolff (Perez, 55).

Kansas City — Meola, Garcia, Talley, Burns, Gutierrez, Klein (Brown, 46), Zavagnin, Preki (Oshoniyi, 92+), Quill (McKeon, 75), Armstrong, Fabbro (Gomez, 62).

Yellow Cards: Chicago — Kovalenko 79; Kansas City — Meola 16, 91+, Fabbro 46+, Gutierrez 57.

Red Cards: Kansas City — Garcia 90, Meola 91+.

Referee: Erich Simmons.

Att.: 15,919.

Aug. 14 in Columbus

Columbus 3 Los Angeles 2.

Goals: Martino pen. 24, Buddle (Oughton, Maisonneuve) 28, Cunningham (Warzycha) 78; Jones (Marshall, Victorine) 6, Elliott 66.

Columbus — Busch, Leitch, Clark, Dunseth, Torres, Oughton, Maisonneuve (Cunningham, 70), West, Martino, Buddle (Warzycha, 76), Washington (McCarty, 82).

Los Angeles — Hartman, Marshall, Hendrickson, Waibel, Califf, Elliott, Jones (Reis, 93+), Vagenas, Victorine (Mullan, 63), Ruiz (Frye, 83), Moreno (Glinton, 59).

Yellow Cards: Columbus — Clark 10; Los Angeles — Ruiz 64, Red Cards: Columbus — Martino 92+; Los Angeles –Hartman 92+.

Referee: Terry Vaughn.

Att.: 17,860.