FC Dallas clinch top seed in West
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Kenny Cooper and Carlos Ruiz scored to lift FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy Saturday night.
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Juan Toja scored twice to help FC Dallas overcome a three-goal second-half deficit and salvage a 3-3 tie against D.C. United last night at Washington.
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CARSON, Calif. - (Sports Network) - D.C. United completed  its return to glory Sunday, winning its fourth Major League  Soccer championship in nine seasons with a wildly entertaining  3-2 victory against the Kansas City Wizards at the Home Depot  Center in Carson, Calif. United's triumph in MLS Cup 2004  before 25,797 at the Home Depot Center was its first since  1999, when it capped a run of appearances in the first four MLS  title games with a then-third championship.
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Mike Petke headed in Freddy Adu's corner kick in the 64th minute, and D.C. United beat the MetroStars 3-2 Sunday night in a tuneup for their first-round playoff series.
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The Fire no longer has the worst record in Major League Soccer. In fact, the struggling club&#39;s playoff hopes brightened considerably after Wednesday&#39;s 3-1 win over the Western Conference-leading Kansas City Wizards before 7,723 at Soldier Field.
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The Houston Astros capped a remarkable late-season turnaround by capturing the National League wild card playoff berth on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.
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Arturo Alvarez scored in the 86th minute to lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
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The Washington Redskins rolled into  the playoffs with a 27-6 home win over the Dallas Cowboys on  the final day of the regular season on Sunday.
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Yolanda Griffith scored a season-high 23 points, helping the Monarchs defeat the Houston Comets, 68-48, last night in Sacramento, clinching the final playoff berth in the Western Conference.
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This season&#39;s format for the semifinals of the MLS playoffs has the higher-seeded team opening play on the road. That&#39;s not a good thing for the Los Angeles Galaxy as they meet the Colorado Rapids in Game 1 of their two-leg aggregate score series.
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The Dallas Mavericks became the first  team to clinch a playoff berth this season after they stormed  to a franchise-record 16th straight victory with a 102-89  decision over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday.
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Clarence Goodson scored unassisted in the 23d minute, enabling FC Dallas to beat the Houston Dynamo, 1-0, last night in Frisco, Texas, in the opener of their two-game playoff series.
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The Mavericks have a 16-game winning streak and a playoff berth after their 102-89 victory over the New Jersey Nets last night in Dallas.
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In recent seasons, the Revolution have played the MLS regular season at a long distance runner's pace, then sprinted to the finish line. And they might have taken a step toward another late rally with a 4-2 victory over FC Dallas last night.
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Dorsey Levens&#39; 2-yard touchdown run with 1:57 left helped the Eagles clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a 12-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
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The United States clinches a spot in the CONCACAF regional finals, where the top three of six teams automatically make the World Cup.
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D.C. United was crusing with a 3-0 lead at RFK Stadium before it all fell apart as FC Dallas scores 3 goals in a 30-minute span to earn a 3-3 tie.