COLORADO AT D.C. UNITED 5:30 p.m., ALT, 1510 AM, 93.7 FM, 87.7 AM
Spotlight on : The 34-year-old Canadian and reigning Major League Soccer MVP has started all 12 games for D.C. United and leads the club with 1,050 minutes played. The midfielder’s scoring is down — he has struck just twice — but he has a team-high seven assists. He had 16 goals in MLS play last year, in which he became the first player in United history to produce two regular-season hat tricks in the same season.
NOTEBOOK
Rapids: They have had 10 days off since beating FC Dallas on May 6 to snap a four-game losing streak on the road, and resume play Saturday at home against Sporting Kansas City to begin a two-game homestand and a stretch in which they play five of six games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. … Colorado is 2-4 on the road. … Forward Conor Casey (Achilles) and midfielder Jamie Smith (knee) are listed as probable. Forward Omar Cummings (ankle) and defender Marvell Wynne (hamstring) are unavailable.
United: D.C. last played Saturday in Houston, a 1-0 loss to the Dynamo in the inaugural game at BBVA Compass Stadium. … United is 3-1-2 at home and 10-3-5 against Colorado all time. … This is the only meeting between D.C. and the Rapids this season. … United has nine players on its injury list, but only two (Lance Rozenboom and Emiliano Dudar) unavailable.
Mike Chambers, The Denver Post
