Home teams listed first
Friday, Aug. 22, 8 pm ET/6 pm MT/5 pm PT
KANSAS CITY (7-6-7. 28 pts) vs. COLORADO (8-9-3. 27 pts)
TV: Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain.
DIRECTV: 794; DISHNET: 465.
Key Players Out: Kansas City – D Jose Luis Burciaga (R torn ACL), F Igor Simutenkov (L strained hamstring), D Diego Gutierrez (caution points); Colorado — G – Scott Garlick (hamstring), G – Scott Cannon, D Billy Sleeth (L broken foot), D Jeff Stewart (R torn ACL).
Referee: Noel Kenny.
Saturday, Aug. 23, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT
LOS ANGELES (5-7-8. 23 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (5-7-8. 23 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out: Los Angeles — D Scot
Thompson (L torn ACL), M Sasha Victorine (R sprained hip), M Guillermo Gonzalez (U-17 National Team Duty — USA); New England — F Joe-Max Moore (L knee sprain).
Referee: Michael Kennedy.
Saturday, Aug. 23, 9 pm ET/8 pm CT/6 pm PT
DALLAS (4-12-4. 16 pts) vs. COLUMBUS (5-9-6. 21 pts)
TV: HDNet, Fox Sports World, Fox Sports World Espanol.
DIRECTV: 199.
Key Players Out: Dallas – F Jason Kreis (L torn ACL), M Ronnie OéBrien (R fractured tibia), M Oscar Pareja (caution points); Columbus – F Brian McBride (L fractured orbital), D Chad McCarty (caution points).
Referee: Kevin Stott.
Sunday, Aug. 24, 4 pm ET/3 pm CT/1 pm PT
METROSTARS (8-5-7. 35 pts) vs. CHICAGO (10-4-6. 36 pts)
TV: MSG (New York); WSNS (Chicago).
DIRECTV: 794; DISHNET: 465.
Key Players Out: MetroStars – F Jaime Moreno (herniated disk/back), F Eddie Gaven (U-17 National Team Duty – USA); Chicago – M Craig Capano (U-20 National Team Duty – USA).
Referee: Richard Heron.
Sunday, Aug. 24, 6 pm ET/5 pm CT/3 pm PT
SAN JOSE (10-3-7. 37 pts) vs. DC UNITED (7-7-6. 27 pts)
TV: Comcast SportNet (Washington).
DIRECTV: 795; DISHNET: 464.
Key Players Out: San Jose – F Brian Ching (R ruptured Achilles tendon). M Arturo Alvarez (U-20 National Team Duty – USA); DC United – F Devin Barclay (L sesmoid surgery), D Mike Petke (R broken talus), F Santino Quaranta (R MCL sprain), M Eliseo Quintanilla (R MCL sprain), D Milton Reyes (L ACL surgery), F Hristo Stoitchkov (L meniscus surgery).
Referee: Brian Hall.