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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.

For the first time since joining Major League Soccer in 2010, the Union will open a season at home. MLS announced home openers for all teams on Tuesday and the Union will open on Saturday, March 2, against Sporting Kansas City at PPL Park. MLS teams will still play 34 games, but the season continues to get longer. For instance in the Union's first season in 2010, their opener was March 25 in Seattle. In 2011, the Union opened the season in Houston on March 19 and last season they had their first game in Portland on March 12. The Union's first road game is the following week, March 9, in Colorado.

For the first time since joining Major League Soccer in 2010, the Union will open a season at home. MLS announced home openers for all teams on Tuesday and the Union will open Saturday, March 2 against Sporting Kansas City at PPL Park. MLS teams will still play 34 games, but the season continues to get longer. For instance in the Union's first season in 2010, their opener was March 25 at Seattle. In 2011, the Union opened the season in Houston on March 19 and last season they had their first game in Portland on March 12. The Union's first road game is the following week, March 9 in Colorado.

A look at the faces of the franchises In my Small opinion . . . If Major League Soccer were at the level of the other major sports in Philadelphia, the Union reacquiring forward Sebastien Le Toux on Thursday would be the equivalent of Cliff Lee returning to the Phillies, Allen Iverson returning to the Sixers or Jeremiah Trotter re-signing with the Eagles. That's how popular the fan-friendly Frenchman was with the crew that shuffled down to the edge of the Delaware River and PPL Park.

Brown knocked out Drexel from the NCAA men's soccer tournament Thursday with a 2-0 first-round victory on the Dragons' home field. The Dragons came out strong, controlling the ball and pushing it deep into Bears territory but were unable to score. Brown, meanwhile, scored in the 17th minute and got the insurance goal in the 42d minute. The Dragons finished the season 12-4-3. Men's basketball: La Salle College High School standout Amar Stukes has signed a national letter of intent to play at La Salle University.

Here is the schedule for Friday's exhibition lacrosse tournament at PPL Park in Chester. This year's event, organized by NXTsports and HelpHOPELive, benefits 13-year-old Logan Schweiter of Devon. The doors at PPL Park open at 3 p.m. The schedule 4 p.m.: Preliminary game, Trashcan Lacrosse 8th vs. Bandits Lacrosse 8th 5 p.m.: HEADstrong (Pa.) vs. Leading Edge (N.J.) 5:55 p.m.: Haverford School vs. Hill Academy (Ontario, Canada) 6:50 p.m. Episcopal Academy vs. Conestoga 7:45 p.m. Mesa Fresh (Pa.)

PPL Park in Chester will host the Big East men's soccer championship on Friday and Sunday. The tournament was moved from Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., where it had been held the previous two years. The semifinals are Friday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with both matches televised on CBS Sports Network. All four teams to reach the semifinals are from the Blue Division. Georgetown, the No. 2 seed, will face Marquette, the No. 4 seed, in the first game, before the No. 3 seed, Notre Dame, matches up against top-seeded Connecticut.

THE UNION will hold tryouts at YSC Sports in Wayne from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 17. Each participant will be guaranteed two workouts that day. There is a registration fee of $130 and athletes are asked to bring their own cleats, shin guards and water. Participation is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. "We know that there is a lot of undiscovered soccer talent in the Philadelphia area and we're excited to see if we can uncover the next Union player right here in our own backyard," Union manager John Hackworth said in a statement.

WILL FREDDY ADU return to the Union next season? That was the big question after Adu failed to dress for the Union's season-ending 3-0 loss to the New York Red Bull at PPL Park on Saturday. It was the second straight game that Adu didn't dress, sparking rumors that the 23-year-old would not be back. However, Union manager John Hackworth said no decision on Adu's future had been made. "We had a good talk and agreed we just need to have a little bit of separation from the year and all of the emotions and things like that," Hackworth said after the loss.