EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place D.C. UNITED 5-7-0 (15 points)/3rd D.C. United registered their first road win this season, blanking Kansas City 3-0 on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium … Prior to the win, United had dropped five straight away from home … United rookies Santino Quaranta and Bryan Namoff, who recorded one assist each in a 2-1 win on June 13 against the MetroStars, had big afternoons against Kansas City in their second consecutive appearance in the starting 11 … Namoff collected two assists while Quaranta netted two goals … On June 13 against the Metros, the 16-year-old Quaranta became the youngest player to start an MLS game, surpassing teammate Bobby Convey, who was 17 when he made his first start last season … Striker Abdul Thompson Conteh recorded United’s game-winning goal for the second consecutive match on Saturday at Kansas City … Midfielder Stephen Armstrong, D.C. United’s second pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft and the 13th player selected overall in the draft, joined the Black-and-Red on June 13 and played the full 90 minutes against the Metros … United defender Eddie Pope is currently with the United States national team for World Cup qualifying … Midfielder Bobby Convey is with the United States under-20 national team FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina … Rookie midfielder Ryan Nelsen is with the New Zealand national team for World Cup qualifying … United travels to face the Tampa Bay Mutiny, 7:00 p.m. (ET), on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium. METROSTARS 6-4-3 (21 points)/2nd The MetroStars face the Los Angeles Galaxy this Saturday, at 4:00 p.m. (ET), at the Rose Bowl, the first of five consecutive MLS road games for the Metros … In addition the Metros play the Charleston Battery in a U.S. Open Cup second round match in Charleston on June 27 and a friendly against C.D. FAS (El Salvador) at Mitchel Field in Uniondale, Long Island on July 14 … Clint Mathis will have surgery to repair the torn ACL in his right knee today in Los Angeles, CA, with the surgery to be performed by U.S. national team Doctor Bert Mendelbaum … Mathis is third among MLS scorers with 19 points (7g, 5a) … Defender Mike Petke broke the team record for minutes played (Tony Meola, 8,100) on Saturday night against San Jose and with 95 games played as a MetroStars player, he looks to become the first to play 100 games for the Metros … The MetroStars are sixth in scoring with 19 goals and fourth in goals against, allowing 1.23 per game … The MetroStars are 6-1-1 at home and 0-3-2 on the road this season. MIAMI FUSION 10-1-2 (32 points)/1st The league-leading Fusion have a two-week break from MLS action before facing the Columbus Crew in the Fusion’s first-ever match in Miami’s Orange Bowl on June 30 … The Fusion will begin their quest for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a second round match against Uruguay S.C. of Davie, Florida on June 27 … Last year the Fusion were the runners-up in the 87-year-old, single-elimination tournament as they fell 2-1 to the Chicago Fire in the championship match at Soldier Field on October 21 … The Fusion continue to place players atop many of the league’s statistical categories … Nick Rimando remains tops in the MLS in several goalkeeping categories including goals against average (0.91), save percentage (.833), save ratio (5.00) and he is also tied for the league lead in shutouts with five … The Blue-and-Gold attack is also tops in the league with 31 goals scored, and its defense leads MLS in fewest goals allowed with 12 … Three of MLS’ top six leading scorers come from the Fusion with Diego Serna leading the league in points (28), goals (10), assists (8) and game-winning assists (5) … Midfielders Jim Rooney and Ian Bishop are tied for second in MLS in assists with seven apiece … Midfielder/forward Alex Pineda Chacon’s four game-winning goals are also the highest total in MLS … Rooney has recorded at least one point in each of the last seven matches, and is only one game shy of Martin Machon’s all-time Fusion record … Serna who has recorded at least one point in each of the last six games, has scored 10 goals in the last six games he has played in, and has scored at least a goal in each of his last three games … Defenders Carlos Llamosa (U.S.) and Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica) continue with their national team service this week as the United States plays Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday while Jamaica will faces a tough road test against Costa Rica. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 4-7-1 (13 points)/4th After a week off from MLS play which included a friendly match against the D-3 Boston Bulldogs, the Revolution return to a busy week of action … The Revs host the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. (ET), following the U.S. national team World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad & Tobago at 7:30 p.m. (ET) … New England will then travel to Chicago and square off against the Fire at Soldier Field Saturday … Forwards Wolde Harris and Andy Williams started and had several opportunities to score in Jamaica’s 0-0 draw against the U.S. last Saturday in Kingston … Both players will remain with the Jamaican team for qualifying this week … Forward William Sunsing played a major role for the Costa Rican national team Saturday when he came off the bench to help the Ticos defeat Mexico in Azteca Stadium, the first qualifying loss for Mexico ever in Azteca … Sunsing drew a foul that led to the game-tying free kick goal scored by Costa Rica … Sunsing will remain with the Costa Rican team for their home qualifier versus Jamaica who will have his Revolution teammates Harris and Williams among their ranks on Wednesday … New England will be facing the Mid Michigan Bucks of the PDL at Foxboro Stadium on June 27, in second round action of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. CENTRAL DIVISION Record (Points)/Place CHICAGO FIRE 6-3-2 (20 points)/1st The Chicago Fire defeated the A-League’s Milwaukee Rampage 3-1 last Friday and will play another friendly match, today against the Chicago Fire Reserves of the Premier Development League at St. Xavier University … The Central Division leading Fire return to MLS action on Saturday, June 23 against the New England Revolution at Soldier Field … Midfielder Jesse Marsch, who has played in a team-record 99 games for the Fire, is expected to make his 100th career appearance on Saturday … Defender C.J. Brown (92), goalkeeper Zach Thornton (91), and midfielder Peter Nowak (87) also have the century mark within their reach this season … Thornton is currently third in the league with a 1.06 goals against average, third in wins (6), and his five shutouts put him in a three-way tie for the MLS lead … Fire midfielders Chris Armas and DaMarcus Beasley are both competing in international competition for the United States … Armas is with the national side preparing for its qualifier on Wednesday against Trinidad and Tobago in Foxboro, MA … Beasley played all 90 minutes in the U.S. under-20s’ 1-0 loss to China last Sunday at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina … The defending Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion Fire will play the San Diego Flash of the A-League in the second round of this year’s U.S. Open Cup tournament on June 27 at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex in Franklin, Wisconsin. COLUMBUS CREW 2-4-4 (10 points)/3rd Columbus Crew forward and MLS Player of the Week Dante Washington set the record for most points in a game by a Crew player during Saturday’s 6-1 victory over Tampa Bay … The eight points Washington tallied (3g, 2a) are the most ever by a Crew player in one game, breaking the previous mark of seven, established by Stern John on April 18, 1998 … Washington became the third player to record a hat trick in a Crew uniform, Brian Maisonneuve netted one hat trick and Stern John had five regular season and one playoff hat trick … Forward Jeff Cunningham (2g, 2a, 6 pts) combined with Washington to mark the first time two Crew players amassed at least six points each in the same game … Second-year midfielder Mario Longo, 20, earned his first pro point with an assist on Dante Washington’s final goal in the 85th minute on Saturday … Brian McBride (U.S.) and Ansil Elcock (Trinidad & Tobago) are with their respective national teams for World Cup qualifying and will face each other on Wednesday at Foxboro Stadium … Rookie forward Edson Buddle is on the U.S. under-20 national team which is competing in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina … The Crew will face the Carolina Dynamo of the USL D-3 Pro League in the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 27 at Columbus Crew Stadium. DALLAS BURN 6-5-1 (19 points)/2nd The Dallas Burn, winners of their last three matches, return to the Cotton Bowl this Saturday to host the Columbus Crew … The Burn’s three-game winning streak is the team’s longest winning streak since 1999, when they closed the season with five straight victories … Dallas is currently one point behind first-place Chicago in the Central Division … The Burn have equaled the best start in team history with 19 pts, as Dallas also accumulated 19 points through 12 games in 1999 … Through five road games this year (3-1-1 in 2001), the Burn have already equaled their road win total of last year (3-11-2 in 2000) … The Burn’s six goals in last Saturday’s 6-3 triumph at Colorado set a team record for most goals in a game … The previous record was five, set on three occasions … After registering four assists through his first two years in MLS, Ariel Graziani has tallied five assists this year … Forward Bobby Rhine’s 13 points this year have equaled his total point output from his first two years in the league … The Burn are 5-0-0 when scoring the first goal of the game and are third in MLS with 24 goals scored … Five of the Burn’s next six opponents have records below .500 … Dallas will begin play in the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by hosting the Seattle Sounders Select of the Premier Development League on Wednesday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Old Panther Field in Duncanville. TAMPA BAY MUTINY 2-10-1 (7 points)/4th The Tampa Bay Mutiny fell 2-1 last night to their A-League affiliates the Atlanta Silverbacks at DeKalb County Memorial Stadium … Tampa had three shots hit the woodwork late in the game against Atlanta … The Mutiny enter Saturday’s home match versus D.C. United on a seven-game skid and haven’t won a regulation MLS match in their last 10 contests, both team records for futility … The Mutiny are looking for their first home win (0-5-1at Raymond James Stadium) this season and have the fewest points (7) in the league … The Mutiny’s last home win was on August 16, 2000 versus the MetroStars … Only one Tampa Bay player – goalkeeper Scott Garlick – has started all 13 matches thus far in 2001 for the Mutiny … Tampa Bay has yet to use the same starting 11 more than once this season and for the 14th straight game, at least one Mutiny regular will be out due to injury or suspension (Carlos Valderrama will sit out Saturday due to a red card suspension) … Garlick does not have a shutout this season, and his 13-game streak without a clean sheet is the longest in his MLS career … Mamadou Diallo has gone three straight matches without scoring a goal, as his longest previous scoring drought was two matches (three times) … The Mutiny will travel to its second round 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match on Tuesday, June 26 against the A-League’s Connecticut Wolves. WESTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place COLORADO RAPIDS 2-8-3 (9 points)/4th The Colorado Rapids travel to face the New England Revolution on Wednesday night, as the second part of a doubleheader that features the U.S. national team’s World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago … Newly acquired forward Raul Diaz Arce exploded onto the scene in Denver last Saturday with two of Colorado’s three goals in a 6-3 loss to the Dallas Burn … The Rapids are mired in a seven-game skid (0-5-2), since defeating the Tampa Bay Mutiny 2-1 on May 12 at Mile High Stadium … Forward John Spencer has scored a goal in four of his last five games (including the friendly against Necaxa), and is tied for fourth in the MLS scoring race (7g, 3a, 17 pts) … Midfielder/forward Paul Bravo needs three goals to reach the 50-goal plateau … Defenders Chris Dawes (Jamaica) and Robin Fraser (U.S.) are with their respective national teams for World Cup Qualifying … Fraser could play for the Rapids on Wednesday versus the Revolution depending on how much action he sees for the Americans against Trinidad & Tobago. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 5-7-1 (16 points)/3rd The Kansas City Wizards head back on the road for a match against the San Jose Earthquakes, their seventh road tilt in the last nine games … The Wizards and Earthquakes played to a scoreless draw in their first meeting on April 28th in Kansas City … The Wizards will play nine of their last 15 games at home … Kansas City had their nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2 including playoffs) at home snapped in last Saturday’s 3-0 loss to D.C. United … Midfielders Chris Klein and Francisco Gomez are tied for 2nd in the league with three game-winning assists apiece … Wizards goalkeepers Tony Meola and Bo Oshoniyi have combined for 73 saves, the most by any team in MLS … Onandi Lowe (Jamaica), Gary Glasgow (Trinidad & Tobago) and Chris Klein (U.S.) are all expected to rejoin the Wizards for Saturday’s contest, after playing for their national teams in World Cup qualifying … Wizards will open the 2001 U.S. Open Cup Tournament by hosting the Seattle Sounders of the A-League on Wednesday, June 27th at the Blue Valley School District Sports Complex at 8:30 p.m. (ET) … Chris Klein watched the Dave Matthews Band in concert for the fourth time last Sunday … MLS investor/operator Robert Kraft invited the U.S. national team to watch the show from his private box at Foxboro Stadium. LOS ANGELES GALAXY 6-4-4 (22 points)/2nd The Los Angeles Galaxy will battle the MetroStars Saturday afternoon in the final regular season meeting between the two coastal rivals … The Galaxy will be making their second attempt to become the first team in MLS history to win 100 regular season games, although D.C. is on its heels with 98 after a win last Saturday at Kansas City … Los Angeles is also only 14 points away from reaching the 1,000-point scoring plateau … Mexican striker Luis Hernandez, who started and played 90 minutes in the Mexico’s 2-1 loss to Costa Rica, will be with the Mexican national team for its upcoming World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday in Honduras (June 20) … Hernandez, who has scored two goals in four appearances with the Galaxy, is expected to return in time for Saturday’s showdown versus the MetroStars … Midfielder Sasha Victorine is riding a three game point scoring streak, having registered three goals and three assists for nine points … Defender Alexi Lalas netted his first goal of the season on Saturday in Miami, marking his first strike since September 19, 1999 with Kansas City against Dallas … The Galaxy are second in MLS with 28 goals, three behind the league-leading Miami Fusion … Los Angeles is undefeated in overtime in 2001, going 1-0-4 in the extra frame … The Galaxy will host the A-League’s Nashville Metros in its second-round 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match on Wednesday, June 27, at Cal State Fullerton. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7-2-4 (25 points)/1st The Western Division leading San Jose Earthquakes put their 10-game unbeaten streak on the line against Western Division foes the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday at Spartan Stadium … With a 0-0 tie last Saturday night against the MetroStars, the ‘Quakes extended their club-record unbeaten streak, and are now unbeaten in six consecutive games on the road … At home, the Quakes are on a four-game unbeaten streak, with their last loss coming in the home opener on April 14 against the Dallas Burn … ‘Quakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon earned his fourth shutout of the season on Saturday, lowering his goals against average to 0.97 (2nd in MLS) … Cannon is fourth among MLS ‘keepers in shutouts (4) and third in save percentage at .778 … Landon Donovan and Jeff Agoos both missed Saturday’s game against the MetroStars, while performing for the U.S. … Agoos will rejoin the Quakes on Thursday and will be available for the match on Saturday, June 23 against Kansas City, while Donovan will play the final game of the first round for the U.S. under-20s on Saturday, June 23 against Ukraine … The Earthquakes have been one of the most durable teams in MLS this season, as they have four of the top seven players in the league in minutes played … Cannon and Richard Mulrooney, who have played every minute of every game, are tied for third in the league with 1,210 minutes played and Troy Dayak (1,204) and Manny Lagos (1,201) are in sixth and seventh place respectively … The Earthquakes begin their quest for the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title with a second round match against the Central Coast Roadrunners of the Premier Development League (PDL) on June 27 at San Luis Obispo High School in San Luis Obispo, CA.