Preston Burpo

Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored and had two assists in the Crew's 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake last night in Columbus, Ohio. Defender Chad Marshall and midfielder Brad Evans also scored and Will Hesmer made two saves for his fifth shutout. Columbus equaled the 37 points it had in 30 matches last season. Schelotto had an assist and scored on a penalty kick in a 10-minute span for a 2-0 halftime lead. He served a free kick from 25 yards left of the goal to Marshall at the far post to give the Crew the advantage in the 15th minute after being fouled by Robbie Russell.

Rookie Ike Opara scored in his second consecutive match and Chris Wondolowski tallied his first goal of the season as the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Revolution, 2-0, last night in Santa Clara, Calif. Opara’s goal, headed home off a corner kick from Bobby Convey in the 72d minute, helped the Earthquakes (2-1-0) get above .500 for the first time since the franchise was re-established in 2008. Preston Burpo turned aside a couple of close-range headers in the first half for the Revolution (2-2)

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)

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)

Rookie Ike Opara scored in his second consecutive match and Chris Wondolowski tallied his first goal of the season as the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Revolution, 2-0, last night in Santa Clara, Calif. Opara’s goal, headed home off a corner kick from Bobby Convey in the 72d minute, helped the Earthquakes (2-1-0) get above .500 for the first time since the franchise was re-established in 2008. Preston Burpo turned aside a couple of close-range headers in the first half for the Revolution (2-2)

Robbie Findley scored twice in the first half to boost Real Salt Lake to an easy 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids last night in Sandy, Utah. With Toronto’s loss to New York and D.C. United earning a draw against Kansas City, Salt Lake earned a playoff spot after Dallas lost late last night. The Revolution will secure a playoff spot with a victory tonight. Findley got Salt Lake on the board in the 15th minute when he headed a pass from Fabian Espindola inside the right post, threading the ball between Rapids goalkeeper Preston Burpo and the post.

FOXBOROUGH - The Revolution's top management includes extremely successful sports operators, plus one of the most knowledgeable soccer experts in the United States. And this season, the team was guided by one of the most successful coaches in MLS history. Yet the Revolution finished in last place, tied with the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps. What went wrong? And who is responsible? It is not easy to assign blame, but the first to pay the price for the team's many failings (5-16-13, 28 points)

Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored and had two assists in the Crew's 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake last night in Columbus, Ohio. Defender Chad Marshall and midfielder Brad Evans also scored and Will Hesmer made two saves for his fifth shutout. Columbus equaled the 37 points it had in 30 matches last season. Schelotto had an assist and scored on a penalty kick in a 10-minute span for a 2-0 halftime lead. He served a free kick from 25 yards left of the goal to Marshall at the far post to give the Crew the advantage in the 15th minute after being fouled by Robbie Russell.