Gary Smith debuts as Colorado interim coach when the Rapids travel to D.C. United on Saturday. The match has playoff implications for both teams, currently out of the top three in their respective conferences. New York needs a win over Western Conference leader Houston Sunday to bolster its playoff hopes. San Jose can get out of the Western Conference basement with a win at Chivas USA on Saturday.

STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
New England 36 points
Chicago 35
Columbus 34
D.C. United 28
New York 28
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Toronto FC 25
Kansas City 25

Western Conference
Houston 32
Real Salt Lake 27
FC Dallas 25
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Colorado 24
Los Angeles 24
Chivas USA 23
San Jose 21

LEADING SCORERS
Donovan (Los Angeles) 14 goals
Cooper (FC Dallas) 13
Buddle (Los Angeles) 12
Emilio (D.C. United) 11
Ching (Houston) 9
J. Moreno (D.C. United) 9
Angel (New York) 7
A. Moreno (Columbus) 7
Barrett (Toronto FC) 6
Ralston (New England) 6
Cristman (New England) 6

SCHEDULE
Saturday, Aug. 23
D.C. United-Colorado, 7:30 pm ET.
Direct Kick, MLSLIVE.tv
Toronto FC-New England, 7:30 pm ET.
Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol
Columbus-Real Salt Lake, 7:30 pm ET.
Direct Kick, MLSLIVE.tv
Kansas City-FC Dallas, 8 pm ET.
Direct Kick, MLSLIVE.tv
Chivas USA-San Jose, 10:30 pm ET.
HDNet
Sunday, Aug. 24
New York-Houston, 3 pm ET.
TeleFutura