By Will Kuhns & Mike Woitalla
GOAL OF THE WEEK: Joselito Vaca received a toss from Dallas keeper D.J. Countess 20 yards inside his own half. After dribbling slowly into the Colorado half, he accelerated as four Colorado defenders converged, juking the two closest foes and leaving all four in the dust before chipping Colorado keeper Scott Garlick at the edge of the penalty area for the Burn's final goal in a 3-1 win.
HERO: Two days before his 40th birthday, Preki scored once and assisted on three goals in Kansas City's 4-2 win over the Chicago Fire. Preki leads MLS in scoring with seven goals and six assists for 20 points. Chicago's Ante Razov has the most goals, with eight.
HOME COOKING RETURNS: It appears June is the month for home-field advantage. During April, home teams won just four of 18 games. This month, however, host teams have won 12 times, lost twice and tied three times. Over the season, home teams are now 25-13-18.
ROOKIES ROMP: Four rookies scored this weekend: Mike Magee (MetroStars), Damani Ralph (Chicago), Alex Zotinca (Kansas City) and Jamil Walker (San Jose).
Ralph, the UConn product with Jamaican heritage, ranks eighth in league scoring, fifth in points per game and is greeted in Naperville by spirited chants of ''Show-me-Da-mani!''
Here's how the rookie scoring race is shaping up:
Player (Team) GP (MINS) G-A: Pts
Damani Ralph (Chicago) 9 (563) 5-1: 11
Mike Magee (MetroStars) 11 (823) 4-0: 8
Alecko Eskandarian (D.C. United) 9 (374) 2-1: 5
Todd Dunivant (San Jose) 11 (1020) 1-3: 5
Jamil Walker (San Jose) 5 (113) 2-0: 4
Pat Noonan (New England) 9 (347) 0-4: 4
Arturo Alvarez (San Jose) 6 (338) 1-1: 3
Chris Gbandi (Dallas) 7 (441) 1-1: 3
Davy Arnaud (Kansas City) 4 (119) 1-0: 2
Jacob LeBlanc (MetroStars) 5 (122) 1-0: 2
Casey Schmidt (Colorado) 9 (321) 0-2: 2
Alex Zotinca (Kansas City) 6 (235) 1-0: 2
Chris Roner (San Jose) 6 (476) 1-0: 2
JAIME RETURNS: Jamie Moreno came on for the final 12 minutes of the MetroStars' 1-0 win over Los Angeles for his first appearance since a lower back injury on April 26.