EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place D.C. UNITED 2-2-0 (6 points)/3rd D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen has resumed light training with individual running and exercise drills … Athletic trainer Rick Guter confirmed that Olsen is recovering from his ankle surgeries ahead of schedule and anticipates Olsen’s return to action in June … Rookie forward Ben Stafford joined United today after completing the spring semester at Wake Forest … He will receive his bachelor’s degree at commencement on May 21 … Rookie Defender Craig Ziadie will graduate from the University of Richmond on Sunday afternoon … United is 2-0 at home at RFK Stadium this season, but is 0-2 on the road … United ranks last in MLS in shots with 51 … Of the eight goals United has allowed this season, four have come in the final 14 minutes of the match … Six of the eight goals have come in the second half. METROSTARS 4-1-1 (13 points)/T1st The MetroStars await the visit of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, the fifth of six consecutive MetroStars home games at Giants Stadium … The Metros lead MLS with 14 goals scored this season and a league-best average of 2.33 per game … The 14 goals scored are the most in team history through the first six games of the season … Forward Clint Mathis leads MLS with 15 points on six goals and three assists … Mathis also leads the league with 25 shots and 12 on goal … He currently has a league-best five game point streak, including goals in the last three games … Goalkeeper Tim Howard is tied for the league lead with four wins … Defender Steve Jolley is expected to play in his 100th career MLS game Saturday night against the Galaxy … The team is 20-9-4 in the regular season with Jolley in the lineup … The Metros are 2-0 when allowing the first goal and 3-0 in one-goal games. MIAMI FUSION 4-1-1 (13 points)/T1st The Miami Fusion will enjoy a two-week break before facing the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the first round of the Florida Derby on May 19 … During the break, the Fusion will entertain two international friendlies, facing an all-star team from the 2001 Haiti Cup at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. (ET) and English First Division Champions Fulham F.C. at the Homestead Sports Complex on Saturday, May 12, at 5:30 p.m. (ET) … Forward Alex Pineda Chac=n is second among MLS scoring leaders with 10 points (5g, 0a) and first with three game-winning goals … Fusion goalkeeper Nick Rimando recorded his third shutout of the season in Saturday’s 0-0 draw, helping the Blue and Gold earn its first point ever in Columbus … Rimando currently leads the league with a 0.65 goals against average and he is closing in on the club’s longest shutout streak … The Fusion defense has not allowed a goal since Earthquakes midfielder Ian Russell’s 51st minute goal on April 21, a span of 229 minutes … The current team mark stands at 310 minutes (March 26, 2000-April 15, 2000 – Jeff Cassar) … The Fusion are 4-1 in one-goal games. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 0-5-0 (0 points)/4th The New England Revolution end their four game road trip with a Wednesday contest at RFK Stadium against D.C. United … Revolution captain John Harkes was the captain for United from 1996-1998, winning two MLS Cups with the team … ‘Keeper Jeff Causey won a title with United in 1996 and appeared in six games for D.C. in 1997 before signing with New England … Defender Nick Downing attended college at The University of Maryland … D.C. head coach Thomas Rongen coached the Revolution in 1997 and 1998, taking the Revs to the playoffs in ’97 … United forward Raul Diaz Arce started and played 32 games for New England in 1998, scoring 18 goals … D.C. defender Mark Watson played four games for the Revs in 1996 …New England has been on the road for a week beginning with the May 5 game at San Jose and has had just one home game since the start of the season … Forward John Wolyniec joined the team yesterday after his May 3 acquisition from Chicago for striker Eric Wynalda … Brazilian midfielder/forward Cate made his first Revolution start Saturday against San Jose … Defenders Mauricio Wright and Joey Franchino have been on the field for all 450 minutes of the Revs’ season … The Revolution dropped their fifth straight one-goal decision last Saturday at San Jose … Forward Wolde Harris is tied for fifth in the league with seven shots on goal. CENTRAL DIVISION Record (Points)/Place: CHICAGO FIRE 3-1-1 (10 points)/1st The Chicago Fire extended their winning streak to two games and their home unbeaten streak to 13 after shutting out the Tampa Bay Mutiny 2-0 last Saturday at Soldier Field … The last team to defeat the Fire at Soldier Field are this week’s opponents, the New England Revolution (May 20, 2000) … Chicago (3-1-1, 10 pts.) remains atop of the MLS Central Division, four points ahead of Tampa Bay and Dallas … In his debut with the Fire, newly-acquired forward Eric Wynalda scored a goal in the 73rd minute vs. Tampa Bay … Wynalda acquired May 4 and Jamar Beasley acquired April 10, will face their former Revolution teammates for the first time since being traded to Chicago … The Fire will also be facing former teammate John Wolyniec, who was sent to New England in exchange for Wynalda … Midfielder Dema Kovalenko is currently tied for sixth place on the MLS scoring charts with six points (2g, 2a) … ‘Keeper Zach Thornton has three shutouts in five games this season, tying him with Miami’s Nick Rimando for the league lead … The Fire have the second stingiest defense in MLS, allowing 0.80 goals against per game. COLUMBUS CREW 1-1-2 (5 points)/4th Columbus Crew forward Brian McBride made his 2001 regular-season debut last Saturday and went the full 100 minutes of the Crew’s 0-0 tie vs. Miami … McBride had not played since March 24, when he was sidelined by a sprained knee suffered in a U.S. national team scrimmage … McBride has scored six goals and added an assist in 10 career games vs. Dallas, Saturday’s opponent … Midfielder John Wilmar Perez tallied four of his nine points in 2000 against Dallas (1g-2a), including his first career MLS point (assist, April 29 @ DAL), game-winning assist (May 20 at Crew Stadium) and goal (June 7 @ DAL) … Tom Presthus is fourth among MLS ‘keepers with a 1.18 GAA and third in goalkeeper save percentage at 80 percent (20/25). DALLAS BURN 2-3-0 (6 points)/T2nd The Dallas Burn are 6-1 all-time vs. this weekend’s opponent: the Columbus Crew … Dallas’ only home loss to the Crew came on Aug. 14, 1996, as they fell 3-2 in a shootout … Jason Kreis has three goals and seven assists for 13 points in 12 games vs. Columbus … After compiling an impressive 24-6-2 home record over the past two seasons, the Burn are 1-2-0 at the Cotton Bowl in 2001 … The Burn are tied for fourth in the league in scoring, averaging 1.6 goals per game … Dallas ranks fifth in the league in shots with 76 and second in shots on goal with 37 … The Burn defense has allowed a league low 37 shots through the first five games, an average of only 7.4 shots per game … Dallas is 1-3 when allowing the first goal. TAMPA BAY MUTINY 2-3-0 (6 points)/T-2nd Tampa Bay Mutiny midfielder Steve Ralston is tied for third in MLS scoring with seven points (3g, 1a) and also third with three goals scored … Midfielder Carlos Valderrama leads the league with five assists … ‘Keeper Scott Garlick is second in MLS with 30 saves … When the Mutiny entertain the L.A. Galaxy on Wednesday, Josh Keller will be facing many of his college teammates … Keller was coached by Los Angeles head coach Sigi Schmid at UCLA, and was a teammate of the following Galaxy members with the Bruins: Adam Frye, Kevin Hartman, Matt Reis, Peter Vagenas, Greg Vanney and Sasha Victorine … Frye was the first-ever college pick of the Mutiny (March 4, 1996 MLS College Draft) … Tampa Bay is on a two-game losing streak, and a two-game scoreless streak; the Mutiny’s last goal was in stoppage time April 21 at the Metros (93+) by Ali Curtis … Tampa Bay has not lost three games in a row since the 1999 season, when it dropped five straight … Tampa Bay is one of four teams without a home victory (0-2-0), and one of only two sides (Dallas – 2) with more than one home loss … Garlick’s (32) next win moves him into sole possession of first place on the Mutiny’s all-time goalkeeper win list … In his first MLS start, rookie Devin Barclay registered all three of the Mutiny’s shots on goal … In games Mamadou Diallo has missed due to red/yellow or MLS suspension, the Mutiny are 1-3-1 with five goals scored. WESTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place COLORADO RAPIDS 1-3-1 (4 point)/4th The Colorado Rapids (1-3-1, 4pts) are coming off their first win of the season, a stirring 1-0 win at Dallas last Saturday … Veteran striker Paul Bravo came off the bench to score the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, setup by midfielders John Spencer and Ross Paule … Defender Robin Fraser, a four time member of the MLS Best 11, made his Rapids debut late in the victory. The four-time All-Star defender had missed the first four games of the season while recovering from an abdominal strain … M Marcelo Balboa has flourished since moving up from his central defense position. Balboa has a goal and three points through five games … M John Spencer has been one of the top newcomers in MLS this season. The Scotsman leads Colorado in scoring with two goals and six points while playing in only four contests. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 3-3-1 (10 points)/1st The Kansas City Wizards welcome a two-week break after returning home from a week long, cross-country road trip … The Wizards have played seven matches in the first full month of the season, the most of any MLS team … The Wizards will have a tune-up on Saturday, May 12th at 3:00 p.m. (CT) as they travel to Springfield, Missouri for an exhibition match against the Kansas City Brass of the Premier Development League (PDL) … Peter Vermes, the 2000 BIC Defender of the Year, will return to practice tomorrow and is expected to play in the team’s next MLS game … Vermes has missed the first seven games of the 2001 season with a right abdominal strain … Forward Chris Brown and midfielder Matt McKeon are tied for 3rd in the league in goals scored with three and in points with seven … Midfielders Chris Klein and Kerry Zavagnin and forward Mo Johnston are tied for 3rd in the league lead with three assists … Brown is tied for 2nd in the league in shots on goal with nine, and he is also tied for third in total shots with 16 … Zavagnin is tied for 2nd in the league with two game-winning assists … Kansas City’s record is 2-3-0 when scoring the first goal, but the Wizards are 1-0-0 when giving up the first goal … Last season Kansas City was 15-2-1 when scoring first … Mo Johnston is tied with Preki for the most games played in a Wizards uniform with 145, and is one start shy of tying Preki for most games started with 139. LOS ANGELES GALAXY 3-2-0 (9 points)/2nd The Los Angeles Galaxy will play two consecutive road games as they travel to face the Tampa Bay Mutiny on Wednesday and the MetroStars on Saturday … After starting the season 0-2, the Galaxy have put together a three-game winning streak… Los Angeles is third in MLS with nine goals scored for an average of 1.8 per contest … Goalkeeper Matt Reis has a 0.95 goals-against-average and three wins, ranking third among MLS ‘keepers in both categories … Los Angeles is 2-0 when scoring first and 1-2 when allowing the first goal … Galaxy defender Alexi Lalas is out indefinitely with a sprain of his posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee … Galaxy team physician Dr. Ronald Kvitne examined Lalas and determined that surgery will not be needed and the former U.S. national team star will begin rehabbing the knee next week. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2-2-1 (7 points)/3rd The San Jose Earthquakes’ 3-2 victory over the Revolution last Saturday night snapped a four-game winless streak against New England … The Earthquakes broke a team record for shots on goal with 14 vs. the Revs … Their previous high of 13 came on June 28, 1997 vs. the Dallas Burn … When San Jose travels to face D.C. United next Saturday, it will mark defender Jeff Agoos’ first game against his former team … D.C. forward Abdul Thompson Conteh, who was traded for Agoos, will also be facing his former mates for the first time … Agoos surpassed 12,000 minutes played mark in his MLS career on Saturday night against the Revolution and now has 12,066 career minutes played … Forward Dwayne DeRosario is second in MLS with 19 shots taken … ‘Quakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is unbeaten in three starts against D.C. United. In 1999, he won a pair of 2-1 games over D.C., both shoot-out victories … In 2000, Cannon earned a 2-2 tie on April 29 at Spartan Stadium … San Jose is 2-0 when scoring first, 0-2 when allowing the first score.