(home teams listed first)
Saturday, July 26, 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
CHICAGO (7-4-4, 25 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (7-3-6, 27 pts)
TV: Fox Sports World; HDNet.
Key Players Out: Chicago – M DaMarcus Beasley (National Team Duty – USA), D Carlos Bocanegra (National Team Duty – USA); Kansas City – D Jose Luis Burciaga (R torn ACL), Josh Wolff (R torn meniscus/knee surgery). Referee: Noel Kenny.
Saturday, July 26, 9:30 pm ET/7:30 pm MT/6:30 pm PT
COLORADO (5-8-3, 18 pts) vs. METROSTARS (8-4-4, 28 pts)
TV: MSG.
DIRECTV: 794; DISH: 464.
Key Players Out: Colorado – F Zizi Roberts (R MCL tear), D Jeff Stewart (R torn ACL), M Pablo Mastroeni (National Team Duty – USA); MetroStars – D Steve Jolley (second degree hip flexor strain), M/F Clint Mathis (National Team Duty – USA), F Eddie Gaven (U-17 National Team Duty – USA).
Referee: Ricardo Salazar.
Saturday, July 26, 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT/7:00 pm PT
SAN JOSE (7-3-6, 27 pts) vs. DALLAS (3-9-4, 13 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out: San Jose – D Troy Dayak (sports hernia/L knee surgery), F Dwayne De Rosario (R torn LCL), D Craig Waibel (yellow-card suspension), F Landon Donovan (National Team Duty – USA), M Richard Mulrooney (National Team Duty – USA); Dallas – M Ronnie O'Brien (R fractured tibia).
Referee: Terry Vaughn.
Sunday, July 27, 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT NEW ENGLAND (5-5-7, 22 pts) vs. DC UNITED (4-6-6, 18 pts)
TV: Comcast SportsNet; Fox Sports Net New England.
DIRECTV: 794; DISH: 465.
Key Players Out: New England – D Rusty Pierce (R hamstring strain), M Steve Ralston (National Team Duty – USA), GK Adin Brown (National Team Duty – USA); DC United – D Milton Reyes (L ACL surgery), F Earnie Stewart (National Team Duty – USA), M Bobby Convey (National Team Duty – USA).
Referee: Marcel Yonan.