Chivas Usa

What: Union (1-3-1, four points) at Chivas USA (3-3-0, nine points) When: Saturday, 10:30 p.m. Where: Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. TV: The Comcast Network On the web: Streaming online at MLSSoccer.com About the Goats: Chivas has hit its stride and is coming off a pair of road wins against Portland and Toronto FC. However, the Goats are still looking for their first home win of the season. . . . Chivas will be without star forward Juan Pablo Angel, who has missed the last five matches with a concussion.

JUAN PABLO ANGEL'S goal in the 90th minute lifted Chivas USA to a 1-1 draw with the Union last night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The Union (10-7-14, 44 points) had taken the lead in the 59th minute when Justin Mapp found space in the Chivas midfield and fired a shot from the edge of the box that was too much for goalkeeper Dan Kennedy. Freddy Adu was credited with an assist on the play. It was Mapp's third goal of the season. After pressuring the Union at the end of the match, Chivas got the tying score when Mike Lahoud connected with Angel, who was able to head the ball into the net. It was Angel's seventh goal in seven games with Chivas.

A day before facing the Los Angeles Galaxy, the Union traded midfielder-defender Gabriel Farfan on Tuesday to Chivas USA for allocation money and a 2014 Major League Soccer SuperDraft first-round pick. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Farfan had started three games and appeared in six this season. He played the entire game at outside back in Saturday's 1-0 victory over the host Chicago Fire, filling in for Sheanon Williams, who missed the game due to suspension. The twin brother of Union midfielder Michael Farfan, the 24-year-old signed with the club in 2011 and appeared in 51 games, making 43 starts in three seasons, scoring one goal and adding three assists.

CARSON, Calif. - An opportunity for the Union to regain first place in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference disintegrated with just seconds left to play Sunday night. Chivas USA's Juan Pablo Angel scored in the 90th minute to force a 1-1 tie that kept the Union in second place with three games to play. "It definitely stings," said midfielder Justin Mapp, who scored the Union's goal. "We let two points get away, and, obviously, things are very tight in the playoff race.

The Union continue to show improvement, earning a point on the road over the weekend as they get ready for a steady diet of games at PPL Park. Saturday's 1-1 tie against Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., improved the Union's Major League Soccer record to 3-7-2. The road record is now 1-7-1, but the next four MLS home games will be at PPL Park. The Union were coming off a 3-1 win June 27 in the opening of PPL Park, which was their best performance of the season.

Danny Califf is going back to California. At his weekly news conference Wednesday at PPL Park in Chester, Union boss Peter Nowak ended the speculation surrounding the stalwart defender and team captain. Pending Major League Soccer approval and other paperwork, the 32-year-old Califf, a California native who started his pro career with the Galaxy, is headed back to Los Angeles via a trade to Chivas USA in exchange for a player to be named and cash. "We are still in the process of concluding [the deal]

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Union (10-7-13, 43 points) at Chivas USA (8-12-11, 35 points) Sunday, 8 p.m. Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. TV: The Comcast Network. Last MLS game: The Union scored a 3-2 win over visiting D.C. United on Thursday. Chivas USA was a 3-0 winner over visiting Toronto FC on Sept. 24. Outlook: This is an almost must-win game for Chivas USA, which likely has to win its final three games to remain in playoff contention.

A day before facing the Los Angeles Galaxy, the Union traded midfielder-defender Gabriel Farfan on Tuesday to Chivas USA for allocation money and a 2014 Major League Soccer SuperDraft first-round pick. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Farfan had started three games and appeared in six this season. He played the entire game at outside back in Saturday's 1-0 victory over the host Chicago Fire, filling in for Sheanon Williams, who missed the game due to suspension. The twin brother of Union midfielder Michael Farfan, the 24-year-old signed with the club in 2011 and appeared in 51 games, making 43 starts in three seasons, scoring one goal and adding three assists.

Delaware quarterback Trevor Sasek was in stable condition after sustaining multiple stab wounds to the chest and abdomen during a fight early Sunday morning in Newark, Del., according to the website Delawareonline.com. Sasek, a Spring-Ford High graduate from Limerick, is a fifth-year senior expected to compete for the Blue Hens' starting job this fall. University officials would not comment on the incident or confirm that Sasek was the victim. Delaware football coach Dave Brock , citing university policy, also would not comment.

The family of Ricardo Portillo , a Utah soccer referee who died after being punched by a teenage player, called on players Sunday to respect officials to prevent the same thing from happening to someone else. Police accused a 17-year-old player in a recreational league of punching Portillo after he called a foul on him and issued a yellow card. Portillo died Saturday after a week in a coma. Claudio Bieler scored two goals, the second on a penalty kick, and Jimmy Nielsen recorded his club-record 38th career shutout as host Sporting Kansas City beat Chivas USA, 4-0. ICE HOCKEY: Martin Gerber stopped Matt Duchene in the eighth round of a shootout after Reto Suri scored his second goal of the tiebreaker and Switzerland stunned Canada, 3-2, in the world hockey championships in Stockholm.

The PGA Tour dropped its doping case against Vijay Singh based on new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said using deer-antler spray is no longer prohibited because it contains such small amounts of a growth hormone factor. Tour commissioner Tim Finchem declined to say Tuesday what kind of suspension Singh had faced. The television viewer who reported the illegal drop Tiger Woods took during the second round of the Masters was more than just a golf fan. Sports Illustrated reported it was David Eger , a rules expert who has worked for the USGA and the PGA Tour.

The Week in Soccer   Club América at Monarcas Morelia 8:30 p.m. Friday (ESPNews, English; WZPA-33 Azteca America, Spanish) ESPN struck a deal with Spanish-language network Azteca America for English-language rights to select games from the Mexican league. If you haven't seen Liga MX before, you'll quickly find out it's North America's best league. This game features fourth-place Club América and Liga MX top goal-scorer Christian Benítez going up against fifth-place Monarcas Morelia and its tough home defense.

THE UNION announced its 2013 Major League Soccer schedule Wednesday, which includes a March 2 opener against Sporting Kansas City at PPL Park. The schedule includes a Memorial Day weekend trip to Montreal and three straight home games in June. SCHEDULE Home Games (CAPS) at PPL Park Saturday, Mar 2: Kansas City, 4 Saturday, March 9: at Colorado, 6 Saturday, March 16: New England, TBA Saturday, March 30: at New York, 3:30 Saturday, April 6: at Columbus, 5 Saturday, April 13: Toronto, 4 Sunday, April 21: at D.C. United, 5 Saturday, April 27: at New England, 7:30 Saturday, May 4: Seattle, 4 Saturday, May 11: at Chicago, 1:30 Wednesday, May 15: LA Galaxy, 7:30 Saturday, May 18: Chicago, 7:30 Saturday, May 25: at Montreal, TBA Saturday, June 1: at Toronto, TBA Wednesday, June 5: Columbus, 7:30 Sunday, June 23: New York, 5 Saturday, June 29: Dallas, 5:30 Wednesday, July 3: at Real Salt Lake, 10 Saturday, July 6: at Houston, 9 Friday, July 12: Chivas USA, 7:30 Saturday, July 20: Portland, 7:30 Saturday, July 27: at Vancouver, TBA Friday, Aug. 3: Chicago, 7:30 Saturday, Aug. 10: D.C. United, 8 Saturday, Aug. 17: at New York, 8 Sunday, Aug. 25: at New England, 7:30 Saturday, Aug. 31: Montreal, 7:30 Sunday, Sept.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Zac MacMath made three saves in a shutout, but the Union could manage only a draw against the New England Revolution, 0-0, on Saturday night. MacMath did not face a shot on goal until the 61st minute, by New England's Stephen McCarthy. The Union (7-13-4) didn't do much with the few chances they were afforded, as their best chance came from Amobi Okugo's header in the 43d minute that bounced off the bar. Matt Reis had seven saves for the Revolution, whose winless streak reached a franchise-record 10 games.

What: Union (7-13-4, 25 points) at New England Revolution (6-14-6, 24 points) Where: Gillette Stadium When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday TV: Comcast SportsNet Coaches: Union, John Hackworth (5-6-2); New England, Jay Heaps (6-14-6) Union on the road: 2-7-2 New England at home: 5-4-4 Goals for: Union 25, New England 33 Goals against: Union 30, New England 38. Previous meeting this year: The Union beat New England, 2-1, on July 29 at PPL Park.

IT WAS Dollar Dog Night at PPL Park, but it was yellow cards being mass distributed Wednesday night as the Union, seeking its first trip to the U.S. Open Cup final, suffered a 2-0 defeat to Sporting Kansas City.   The match, which hinted at a budding rivalry between these two MLS Eastern Conference teams, was a physical affair. Referee Jorge Gonzalez pulled out his yellow card six times, five in a second half in which Sporting KC wisely used more theatrics than athletics to kill time and sneak away from the Chester waterfront with a trip to the U.S. Open Cup final.

HE HAS SEEN the video in its entirety about four times. And interim Union manager John Hackworth knows defeating Sporting Kansas City in Wednesday night's U.S. Open Cup semifinal at PPL Park will not be the kind of walkover that their last meeting — a 4-0 Union rout — turned out to be. For all the "WE WANT THE CUP" chants and promotions that have transpired since the Union qualified for its first Open Cup semifinal in club history, Hackworth...