Jonathan Bornstein

NEW YORK - MLS All-Star coach Bruce Arena has selected San Jose Earthquakes midfielder and former Penn Charter star Bobby Convey as an All-Star to replace injured Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein. Convey will be a member of the 23-man roster that will take on 2009 English Premier League champion Manchester United on July 28 in Houston. Bornstein injured his right knee on Sunday in the 23rd minute of Chivas USA's SuperLiga match against the Houston Dynamo. He is expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks.

The Union's Sebastien Le Toux is heading to the MLS All-Star game after all. Le Toux was among the 13 players added today for the July 28 game in Houston against Manchester United. Eleven players were selected by coach Bruce Arenas, with two other comissioner's picks. Le Toux is tied for fourth in MLS with seven goals and has three game-winners, including a goal in stoppage time Saturday in a victory over Toronto. He also has seven assists. He also has a team-high seven assists.

The Union has signed Argentinean midfielder Eduardo "Chacho" Coudet. Terms were not disclosed. Coming from Club Atlético Colón in the Argentinean First Division, Coudet, 35, will be eligible to play when the Union hosts the New England Revolution on July 31. The Union is off this weekend and then the league takes a break for next week's All-Star Game in Houston. Coudet has played for the Union in international friendlies against FC Celtic and Manchester United. Coudet hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina and has played in some of the world's most recognizable leagues, including Argentina's First Division (Atlético Platense, '93-95; Rosario Central, '95-98, 2006; San Lorenzo, '98-99, '04-05; River Plate, '99-04 and Club Atlético Colón, '10)

U.S. soccer fans had expected last night's final World Cup qualifying match to be a celebration after their team clinched a spot in next year's World Cup with a 3-2 win at Honduras on Saturday. They got their party, but not until the very end. In the final seconds of stoppage time in the second half, U.S. defender Jonathan Bornstein redirected a corner kick for a 2-2 tie with Costa Rica at RFK Stadium. Forward Bryan Ruiz had given the visitors a 2-0 lead with two goals midway through the first half.

Union forward Sebastien Le Toux, who had an assist and a goal-winning penalty goal against Toronto FC on Saturday, was voted the MLS player of the week for the second time this season. "I was lucky to get the PK at the end of the game - and what is more important, to get the win for the team," he said. Earlier, Le Toux was named to play in the MLS All-Star Game. What: MLS All Stars vs. Manchester United. When: Wednesday, July 28, 8:30 p.m. Where: Reliant Stadium, Houston.

WASHINGTON - When the final whistle blew in the U.S. soccer team's 3-2 win at Honduras on Saturday that clinched a berth in the World Cup, their fans back home expected tonight's final World Cup qualifying match to be a celebration. But the mood turned sour early Tuesday morning, when star U.S. forward Charlie Davies was seriously injured in a car crash on a highway near the team's hotel. Both players and fans arrived at RFK Stadium with heavy hearts. The task at hand, however, was the same as it was before: A win or tie against Costa Rica would clinch first place outright in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying standings for the first time ever.

Serena Williams is questionable for the U.S. Open due to her recent foot injury, according to the WTA Tour. Williams cut her right foot on broken glass at a restaurant shortly after winning Wimbledon. The tour said last week she needed surgery and would miss three tournaments leading up to the Open. On Monday, tour spokesman Andrew Walker said Williams is questionable for the Grand Slam event. Mark Knowles and Vania King beat Prakash Amritraj and Courtney Nagle in overtime in mixed doubles as the host Sacramento Capitals got by the Freedoms, 23-19, on Sunday.

James vanRiemsdyk scored a goal to help the United States to a 5-3 victory over Finland yesterday at the world junior hockey championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The victory earned the Americans a berth in the semifinals. VanRiemsdyk, 18, was the Flyers' first-round pick in the June NHL draft. He is a freshman at the University of New Hampshire. Colin Wilson had a natural hat trick as the United States captured Group B with a 4-0 record. Sweden also advanced to the semifinals after a 4-2 win over the Czech Republic.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The rumor mills continue to swirl regarding the U.S. national team, primarily encircling a possible exodus of its coach and the ongoing claim that many of the world's best clubs are vying for the services of its premier player. But for 90 minutes last night, rumor was put on the backburner as the Stars and Stripes challenged one of the world's best in Brazil, a welcome-home match since a return from the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Reports have linked U.S. coach Bob Bradley in a move to English Premier League side Aston Villa, a spot vacant after manager Martin O'Neill quit the post Monday.

The Union has signed Argentine midfielder Eduardo "Chacho" Coudet. Terms were not disclosed. Coming from Club Atlético Colón in the Argentine First Division, Coudet, 35, will be eligible to play when the Union hosts the New England Revolution on July 31. The Union is off this weekend, and then the league takes a break for next week's All-Star Game in Houston. Coudet has played for the Union in international friendlies against Celtic FC and Manchester United. "We are looking for someone to come in here and be a leader," said manager Peter Nowak.

NEW YORK - MLS All-Star coach Bruce Arena has selected San Jose Earthquakes midfielder and former Penn Charter star Bobby Convey as an All-Star to replace injured Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein. Convey will be a member of the 23-man roster that will take on 2009 English Premier League champion Manchester United on July 28 in Houston. Bornstein injured his right knee on Sunday in the 23rd minute of Chivas USA's SuperLiga match against the Houston Dynamo. He is expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks.

Serena Williams is questionable for the U.S. Open due to her recent foot injury, according to the WTA Tour. Williams cut her right foot on broken glass at a restaurant shortly after winning Wimbledon. The tour said last week she needed surgery and would miss three tournaments leading up to the Open. On Monday, tour spokesman Andrew Walker said Williams is questionable for the Grand Slam event. Mark Knowles and Vania King beat Prakash Amritraj and Courtney Nagle in overtime in mixed doubles as the host Sacramento Capitals got by the Freedoms, 23-19, on Sunday.

Union fans already consider Sebastien Le Toux an All-Star. Yesterday, Major League Soccer confirmed it by adding the Frenchman to the 23-player roster in advance of the July 28 match against Manchester United in Houston. The roster lists Le Toux as a midfielder though he is utilized as a striker for the Union. In addition, Le Toux, 26, garnered his second MLS Player of the Week honor. The distinction, voted by the media, bares Le Toux' name again, having earned his first award in Week 3 after scoring a hat trick in the Union's 3-2 defeat of D.C. United.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Edson Buddle, 29, wondered when he'd finally get the call. That call, the one inviting him to train with the U.S. men's national team, seemed overdue - at least in the minds of those around him. From March 29, 2003, until May 11, 2010, Buddle made no appearances for the United States, being sidelined by injuries for a good chunk of 2003 and 2004. "At times I asked, 'Why am I not being selected?' " Buddle said Tuesday, a few hours before the team's training session at the FIFA World Cup. "But I'd just go back to working.

Tiger Woods' caddie said he knew nothing about the golfer's extramarital affairs and was angry with him over the scandal. Steve Williams told TV3's "60 Minutes" program yesterday that he also is bitter at the reaction toward him from the media and members of the public. "It's been the most difficult time of my life, no two ways about it, because every single person believed that I should know or did know or had something to do with it," Williams said. "I knew nothing, that's my answer.