Omar Cummings

Eddie Ababio scored in his professional debut to help the Colorado Rapids beat Isidro Metapan 3-1 on Wednesday night to keep their CONCACAF Champions league hopes alive. The Rapids leaped over Metapan into second place in Group B. Ababio took a quick pass from Ross LaBauex on the counterattack and dribbled 35 yards before lobbing it over Metapan goalkeeper Miguel Montes. After Alfred Pacheco tied the game, Quincy Amarikwa responded to give Colorado a 2-1 advantage. Omar Cummings sealed the victory with a goal in the 77th minute.

Kelyn Rowe and Chris Tierney scored in the first half and the Revolution beat the Los Angeles Galaxy, 3-1, late Saturday night in Carson, Calif. Saer Sene scored in the 65th minute to put New England (2-2-0) up, 3-0. "I think for us it was a good start. We came out and executed the game plan, which was we wanted to keep possession," said Revolution coach Jay Heaps. "We knew that L.A.'s so good on the attack and you know the old cliché, the best defense is a good offense.

Brian Mullan and Omar Cummings scored in the second half to lead the Colorado Rapids to a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Friday night. Wells Thompson and Sanna Nyassi each had an assist for the Rapids (9-6-10), who have won four of six. Matt Pickens got the shutout. Thompson helped set up Mullan's first goal for Colorado in the 55th minute. Nyassi found Cummings in the 79th minute. Eastern Conference-leading Columbus (9-7-7) was 3-1-1 in its last five Major League Soccer games.

Omar Cummings scored in the 45th minute and the Colorado Rapids began defense of their MLS title with a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in the wild card match on Thursday night. Cummings had scored only three goals in the regular season. Injuries had limited him to 26 games this season. "It has been a difficult season for me," Cummings said. "Tonight made it a lot better. " Colorado will face Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference semifinals starting on Sunday.

Argentine World Cup veteran Claudio Lopez and Colombian forward Ivan Trujillo scored second-half goals in their Major League Soccer debuts, giving the host Kansas City Wizards a 2-0 victory over D.C. United last night in a season opener. Kansas City goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (3 saves) extended his league record with his 68th career shutout. Trujillo took a feed from Jack Jewsbury and made a sliding shot past keeper Zach Wells in the 47th minute. In the 61st minute, Lopez took a long pass from Ryan Pore at the top of the penalty area and chipped the ball over Wells.

Robbie Rogers scored his first goal of the season and added an assist as the Columbus Crew cruised to a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes last night in the first league match at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Alejandro Moreno and Adam Moffat also scored for Columbus, which now has the league’s best record (9-3-9). The defending MLS Cup champion Crew, who have lost only once in their last 17 matches, are one point ahead of Houston (10-6-5). Rapids 4, Chivas USA 0 - Conor Casey scored three first-half goals to lead host Colorado past struggling Chivas USA. Pablo...

Fabian Espindola scored in the 4th minute and Real Salt Lake held off the New York Red Bulls, 1-0, last night in Sandy, Utah, stretching their home unbeaten streak to a Major League Soccer record-tying 22. The defending MLS Cup champions tied the record set by the Columbus Crew last year. Real Salt Lake (12-4-7) moved 1 point behind league leaders Los Angeles and Columbus. The Red Bulls (11-7-5) lost for just the second time in their last seven games. Espindola stole the show early by taking a pass from Kyle Beckerman and poking it past charging Red Bulls goalkeeper Greg Sutton for his...

Jason Garey and Jacob Thomas scored second-half goals and the visiting Columbus Crew posted a 2-1 victory yesterday that snapped their winless streak at seven games and extended Toronto FC's skid to 11 games. Miguel Canizalez scored in the second minute for Toronto, breaking the team's scoreless drought after 824 minutes. Canizalez fired from close range after Columbus failed to clear a Jim Brennan cross from the left. Toronto had been without a goal since Maurice Edu scored in the 78th minute of a 1-1 draw in Chicago July 7. Columbus tied the game in the...

Conor Casey moved into a tie for the MLS goal-scoring lead with a penalty kick in the 58th minute, lifting the Colorado Rapids into a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution last night in Commerce City, Colo. With Colorado (10-8-10) trailing, Casey tied it with his 16th goal after Omar Cummings was taken down in the scoring area. The Rapids star is tied with Dallas’s Jeff Cunningham for the league goal-scoring lead. It was the fourth consecutive deadlock for Colorado, which has 40 points and remains in the running for a playoff spot Kheli Dube scored for New...

Omar Cummings scored in the 45th minute and the Colorado Rapids began defense of their MLS title with a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in the wild card match on Thursday night. Cummings had scored only three goals in the regular season. Injuries had limited him to 26 games this season. "It has been a difficult season for me," Cummings said. "Tonight made it a lot better. " Colorado will face Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference semifinals starting on Sunday.

Eddie Ababio scored in his professional debut to help the Colorado Rapids beat Isidro Metapan 3-1 on Wednesday night to keep their CONCACAF Champions league hopes alive. The Rapids leaped over Metapan into second place in Group B. Ababio took a quick pass from Ross LaBauex on the counterattack and dribbled 35 yards before lobbing it over Metapan goalkeeper Miguel Montes. After Alfred Pacheco tied the game, Quincy Amarikwa responded to give Colorado a 2-1 advantage. Omar Cummings sealed the victory with a goal in the 77th minute.

Brian Mullan and Omar Cummings scored in the second half to lead the Colorado Rapids to a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Friday night. Wells Thompson and Sanna Nyassi each had an assist for the Rapids (9-6-10), who have won four of six. Matt Pickens got the shutout. Thompson helped set up Mullan's first goal for Colorado in the 55th minute. Nyassi found Cummings in the 79th minute. Eastern Conference-leading Columbus (9-7-7) was 3-1-1 in its last five Major League Soccer games.

The Revolution ended a nine-game winless streak Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over D.C. United. Tonight they visit Colorado, where they have not beaten the Rapids in nine games since 2002. Stephen McCarthy's 73d-minute goal made the difference against D.C. United. But the Revolution had to survive a difficult first half, during which United's Charlie Davies missed a penalty kick. "The good thing is we took advantage of it," Revolution coach Steve Nicol said yesterday. "We will look to do the same thing [tonight]

Juninho and Chad Barnett scored to lead the short-handed Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. The Galaxy also got an own goal in the 25th minute. Juninho got his third goal of the year in the 42nd minute for the Galaxy. Barnett added a goal in the 80th minute. Los Angeles (9-2-7) didn’t have midfielder David Beckham, who was left home with back spasms. Captain Landon Donovan and goalie Donovan Ricketts are playing with their national teams.

Conor Casey tied the Colorado franchise record with his 39th goal and the Rapids ran their home unbeaten streak to nine, beating the Revolution, 3-0, in Commerce City, Colo. Casey has 10 goals this season for the Rapids, who are 10-7-7 overall and 6-0-3 at home since a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles on May 5. “It is nice to reach a milestone like that,’’ Casey said. “Nice to reach it in only my fourth year with the franchise.’’ Omar Cummings also scored his 10th goal, giving him five goals in his last four games.

Fabian Espindola scored in the 4th minute and Real Salt Lake held off the New York Red Bulls, 1-0, last night in Sandy, Utah, stretching their home unbeaten streak to a Major League Soccer record-tying 22. The defending MLS Cup champions tied the record set by the Columbus Crew last year. Real Salt Lake (12-4-7) moved 1 point behind league leaders Los Angeles and Columbus. The Red Bulls (11-7-5) lost for just the second time in their last seven games. Espindola stole the show early by taking a pass from Kyle Beckerman and poking it past charging Red Bulls goalkeeper Greg Sutton for his...

Juninho and Chad Barnett scored to lead the short-handed Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. The Galaxy also got an own goal in the 25th minute. Juninho got his third goal of the year in the 42nd minute for the Galaxy. Barnett added a goal in the 80th minute. Los Angeles (9-2-7) didn’t have midfielder David Beckham, who was left home with back spasms. Captain Landon Donovan and goalie Donovan Ricketts are playing with their national teams.

Conor Casey tied the Colorado franchise record with his 39th goal and the Rapids ran their home unbeaten streak to nine, beating the Revolution, 3-0, in Commerce City, Colo. Casey has 10 goals this season for the Rapids, who are 10-7-7 overall and 6-0-3 at home since a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles on May 5. “It is nice to reach a milestone like that,’’ Casey said. “Nice to reach it in only my fourth year with the franchise.’’ Omar Cummings also scored his 10th goal, giving him five goals in his last four games.

Conor Casey moved into a tie for the MLS goal-scoring lead with a penalty kick in the 58th minute, lifting the Colorado Rapids into a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution last night in Commerce City, Colo. With Colorado (10-8-10) trailing, Casey tied it with his 16th goal after Omar Cummings was taken down in the scoring area. The Rapids star is tied with Dallas’s Jeff Cunningham for the league goal-scoring lead. It was the fourth consecutive deadlock for Colorado, which has 40 points and remains in the running for a playoff spot Kheli Dube scored for New England (10-9-8)

Robbie Rogers scored his first goal of the season and added an assist as the Columbus Crew cruised to a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes last night in the first league match at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Alejandro Moreno and Adam Moffat also scored for Columbus, which now has the league’s best record (9-3-9). The defending MLS Cup champion Crew, who have lost only once in their last 17 matches, are one point ahead of Houston (10-6-5). Rapids 4, Chivas USA 0 - Conor Casey scored three first-half goals to lead host Colorado past struggling Chivas USA. Pablo...