(home team listed first)

Saturday, July 19, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT
DC UNITED (4-5-6, 18 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (6-3-6, 24 pts)

TV: ESPN2.

Key Players Out: San Jose – F Landon Donovan (National Team Duty – USA), M Richard Mulrooney (National Team Duty – USA), GK Pat Onstad (National Team Duty – Canada), D Troy Dayak (sports hernia/L knee surgery), F Dwayne De Rosario (R Torn LCL); DC United – F Earnie Stewart (National Team Duty – USA), M Bobby Convey (National Team Duty – USA), D Milton Reyes (L ACL surgery), M Dema Kovalenko (red-card suspension).

Referee: Alex Prus.

Saturday, July 19, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
COLUMBUS (5-5-4, 19 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (6-3-6, 24 pts)

TV: HDNet; Fox Sports World; Kansas City Metro Sports.

DIRECTV: 794; DISH: 465.

Key Players Out: Columbus – F Brian McBride (National Team Duty – USA), D Frankie Hejduk (National Team Duty – USA), F Edson Buddle (R hip flexor), GK Jon Busch (R sprained ankle), M Ross Paule (L knee sprain); Kansas City – D Jose Luis Burciaga (R torn ACL), F Josh Wolff (R torn meniscus/knee surgery).

Referee: Michael Kennedy.

Saturday, July 19, 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
CHICAGO (6-4-4, 22 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (5-4-6, 21 pts)

TV: WB 56 (Boston).

DIRECTV: 795; DISH: 464.

Key Players Out: Chicago – M DaMarcus Beasley (National Team Duty – USA), D Carlos Bocanegra (National Team Duty – USA), M Andy Williams (National Team Duty – Jamaica), F Ante Razov (red-card suspension); New England – M Steve Ralston (National Team Duty – USA), GK Adin Brown (National Team Duty – USA), D Joey Franchino (yellow-card suspension), D Carlos Llamosa (yellow-card suspension).

Referee: Kevin Terry.

Saturday, July 19, 9 pm ET/8 pm CT/6 pm PT
DALLAS (3-8-4, 13 pts) vs. METROSTARS (7-4-4, 25 pts)

TV: MSG (New York).

DIRECTV: 796; DISH: 463.

Key Players Out: Dallas – M Ronnie O'Brien (R fractured tibia), D Shavar Thomas (red-card suspension); MetroStars – F/M Clint Mathis (National Team Duty – USA), D Craig Ziadie (National Team Duty – Jamaica), M Eddie Gaven (National Team Duty – USA Under-17), D Steve Jolley (second degree hip flexor strain), D Eddie Pope (non-displaced patella fracture).

Referee: Hector Tobon.