MLS Increases Number of Regular Season Games to 32
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MLS has increased the number of regular season games each team will play from 30 to 32, the league announced yesterday. The 2005 regular season will begin April 2 and conclude Oct. 15-16.
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Clint Dempsey has played in two Eastern Conference finals, the MLS Cup, and the World Cup, and this week was named US Player of the Year.
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The Revolution will open the MLS season with a home game for the first time in their 13-year history when they meet the Houston Dynamo at 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution are 2-7-3 in season openers and 5-5-2 in home openers since 1996.
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BUOYED by ever-increasing crowd figures and television ratings, rugby union yesterday announced a significant expansion of the southern hemisphere season which includes an assault on the traditional September AFL and NRL finals series.
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The game drew a crowd of 25,311 to give San Jose an average attendance of 13,001, its best Spartan Stadium attendance since 1999. In other games, Jovan Kirovski scored two goals to lead
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The Revolution's 2-1 win over the New York Red Bulls Saturday night kept them in first place in the MLS overall standings. The result improved the Revolution's record to 12-5-6 (42 points), equal to the pace set by the team two years ago on the way to the best regular season in its history.
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Matches to be played overseas for the first time, and season to be extended to 39 games
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Edson Buddle scored a career-best and team-record four goals, and the host Columbus Crew beat the MetroStars, 4-2, last night, securing a playoff spot and extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games.
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Most Major League Soccer teams have announced playoff dates and are spending the final weeks of the regular season planning and promoting.
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Jeff Cunningham scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew extended their MLS-record unbeaten streak to 17 games with a 1-1 tie against the MetroStars last night in East Rutherford, N.J.
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D.C. United will begin to incorporate a multitude of players returning from international dutyÃÂ back into the lineup Sunday against the Dynamo.
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WASHINGTON  - Entering the penultimate weekend of the National Football League season, seven of 16 playoff spots are decided, six clubs have been eliminated and 17 more are fighting to maintain their Super Bowl dreams.
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The Columbus Crew extended their unbeaten streak to an MLS record 14 games in a season with a 1-0 win over visiting D.C. United last night. First-place Columbus (11-5-10) clinched at least a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference and maintained its four-point lead over the MetroStars.
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In a victory for atmosphere over amenities, aging RFK Stadium was chosen to host the 2007 MLS Cup, becoming the first arena to stage Major League Soccer's title game three times.
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Major league rosters are allowed to expand from 25 to 40 on Saturday, and the Nationals are likely to get two waves of reinforcements.
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To get more games during the week, this year's Series could drag into November. Perfect time to play in Denver and Boston
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The Revolution are facing their most challenging start to an MLS season since 2001, with six of their first eight games away from home, starting with a visit to Chicago for the season opener April 7 through a rematch of the MLS Cup at Houston May 19.