Friday, Sept. 20 (9:00 pm ET)
KANSAS CITY (9-10-8, 35 points) at COLORADO (13-11-3, 42 points)
(TV: MetroSports/DIRECTV: 794/DISHNET: na/iNDemand TBD)
Key Players Out: Kansas City – D Diego Gutierrez (21 caution points), D Jose Burciaga (torn ACL-L); Colorado – GK Scott Garlick (fractured thumb-L).
Referee: Gus St. Silva.
Saturday, Sept. 21 (7:30 pm ET
METROSTARS (11-14-2, 35 points) at NEW ENGLAND (11-14-2, 35 points)
(TV: MSG/FOX Sports New England/DIRECTV: 794/DISHNET: 457/iNDemand TBD)
Key Players Out: MetroStars – F/M Clint Mathis (red card suspension), GK Tim Howard (red card suspension); M Steve Ralston (21 caution points), M Shaker Asad (sprained MCL-L), D Rusty Pierce (strained groin-L), F Diego Serna (torn ACL & meniscus-L).
Referee: Michael Kennedy.
Saturday, Sept. 21 (10:00 pm ET)
LOS ANGELES (15-9-3, 48 points) at SAN JOSE (14-10-3, 45 points)
(TV: KCAL/DIRECTV: 795/DISHNET: 460/iNDemand TBD)
Key Players Out: Los Angeles – F Isaias Bardales (knee sprain-R), F Gavin Glinton (fractured ankle-L); San Jose – D Jimmy Conrad (21 caution points), M Scott Bower (partial peroneal nerve palsy-R).
Referee: Kevin Stott.
Sunday, Sept. 22 (4:00 pm ET)
COLUMBUS (11-11-5, 38 points) at CHICAGO (10-13-4, 34 points)
(TV: Sport TV!/DIRECTV: 794/DISHNET: na/iNDemand TBD) Key Players Out: Columbus – none to report; Chicago – M Chris Armas (torn ACL-R), M Sergi Daniv (turf toe-R), F Mike Nugent (torn meniscus-L), D Evan Whitfield (torn ACL-L), F Josh Wolff (torn ACL-R).
Referee: Richard Heron.