MLS Previews (Aug. 14-15)
Saturday, Aug. 14, 4:00 pm ET/3:00 pm CT/1:00 pm PT
KANSAS CITY (9-5-5, 32 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (6-7-6, 24 pts)
TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Kansas City – DF Alex Zotinca (cautions points suspension); San Jose – DF Chris Roner (R ankle surgery), DF Eddie Robinson (L hamstring rupture), FW Jamil Walker (hip sprain), GK Steve Cronin (R hamstring strain).
Referee: Abbey Okulaja.
Saturday, Aug. 14, 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT
D.C. UNITED (6-8-6, 24 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (5-8-7, 22 pts)
TV: Fox Sports World, Fox Sports En Espanol, WB 56 (New England).
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 794; Dish Net – 464; InDemand.
Key Players Out: 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), GK Nick Rimando (R knee surgery); 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).
Referee: Baldomero Toledo.
Saturday, Aug. 14, 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/6:30 pm MT/5:30 pm PT
CHICAGO (5-8-7, 22 pts) vs. COLORADO (6-7-8, 26 pts)
TV: None.
Key Players Out: Chicago – MD/DF Logan Pause (red card suspension), FW Ante Razov (R ankle bone spur); Colorado – FW Rey Angel Martinez (L toe), DF Pablo Mastroeni (L quadriceps strain), MD Darryl Powell (L hamstring strain), FW Jean-Philippe Peguero (abdominal strain), DF Jeff Stewart (R knee), FW Zizi Roberts (R knee swelling).
Referee: Gus St. Silva.
Saturday, Aug. 14, 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT/7:00 pm PT
LOS ANGELES (9-6-6, 33 pts) vs. COLUMBUS (6-5-7, 25 pts)
TV: UPN (Ohio).
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 795; Dish Net – 463; InDemand.
Key Players Out: Los Angeles – DF Chris Albright (red card suspension), DF Ryan Suarez (caution points suspension); Columbus – FW Erick Scott (Olympic Team Duty – Costa Rica), DF Stephen Herdsman (L groin strain).
Referee: Michael Kennedy.
Sunday, Aug. 15, 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm CT/3:00 pm PT
METROSTARS (9-6-5, 32 pts) vs. DALLAS (7-8-5, 26 pts)
TV: Fox Sports Southwest.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 794; Dish Net – 464; InDemand.
Key Players Out: Metrostars – DF Pablo Brenes (Olympic Team Duty รป Costa Rica), MD Michael Bradley (R foot stress fracture), MD Gilberto Flores (L ankle ruptured tendon), DF Craig Ziadie (L knee LCL sprain); Dallas – none.
Referee: Andrew Chapin.