[WEEK 24] Several teams on the outside in need of points to stay in the race for MLS playoff berths face tough tests this weekend. The Montreal Impact (six points behind in the Eastern Conference) hosts Supporters' Shield-leading San Jose Earthquakes, while the Columbus Crew (10 points out in the Eastern Conference) is at the Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas (now eight points out in the Western Conference) is at Real Salt Lake. For all the action ...

WEEK 24, MLS GAMES:
Aug. 15 in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus 1 Los Angeles 1. Goals: Arrieta 48; Keane 11 (Franklin, Stephens) 64.
Columbus -- Gruenebaum, Williams, Mendes, Miranda, Marshall, Grossman (Renteria, 70), Duka (Meram, 74), Birchall (O'Rourke, 86th), Eddie Gaven, Mirosevic, Arrieta.
Los Angeles -- Saunders, Gonzalez, Dunivant, DeLaGarza, Franklin, Sarvas, Magee (Villarreal, 76), Juninho (Jordan, 83), Stephens, Jimenez (Gaul, 61), Keane.
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic.
Att.: 17,019.

Aug. 15 in Toronto
Toronto FC 2 Portland 2. Goals: Hassli 57, Silva (Morgan, Hassli) 63; Zizzo 21, Nagbe (Smith, Alexander) 82.
Toronto FC -- Kocic, Maund, Morgan, Eckersley, Harden, Cann, Silva, Frings, Avila (Amarikwa, 59), Hassli (Makubuya, 80), Lambe (Wiedeman, 46).
Portland -- Ricketts, Horst, Wallace (Alexander, 77), Smith, Kimura, Mosquera, Jewsbury, Zizzo (Fucito, 66), Chara, Nagbe, Boyd.
Referee: Geoff Gamble.
Att.: 18,773.

Aug. 15 in Vancouver
Vancouver 0 FC Dallas 2. Goals: Castillo (Ferreira, Loyd) 60, Top (Ferreira, Benitez) 70.
Vancouver -- Cannon, O'Brien, Bonjour, Rochat,  Lee, Camilo, Davidson, Robson, Thorrington (Watson, 76th), Miller (Clarke, 81), Harris (Nanchoff, 65).
FC Dallas -- Hartman, John, Loyd, Pertuz (Leyva, 77), Hedges, Benitez, Jacobson, Ferreira, Hernandez, Castillo (Guarda, 83), Luna (Top, 63).
Referee: Matthew Foerster.
Att.: 19,006.

STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
PTS TEAM W-L-T- +/-
43 Sporting KC 13-7-4 30/22
41 New York 12-7-5 40/34
40 Houston 11-6-7 35/27
39 Chicago 17-7-5 28-25
36 D.C. United 11-8-3 36/29
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33 Montreal 10-13-3 36/43
29 Columbus 8-8-5 21/22
23 New England 6-12-5 26/29
23 Philadelphia 7-12-2 23/27
20 Toronto FC 5-13-5 27/42

WESTERN CONFERENCE
PTS TEAM W-L-T- +/-
47 San Jose 14-5-5 47/28
42 Real Salt Lake 13-9-3 36/30
37 Seattle 10-6-7 32/24
37 Vancouver 10-8-7 28/31
37 Los Angeles 11-11-4 44/40
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29 FC Dallas 7-11-8 31/34
26 Chivas USA 7-9-5 14/25
25 Colorado 8-15-1 31/35
20 Portland 5-12-6 22/39
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All times ET.

WEEK 24, MLS GAMES:
Aug. 18
Seattle vs. Vancouver, 4 pm
Toronto FC vs. Sporting KC, 7:30 pm
Montreal vs. San Jose, 7:30 pm
Chicago vs. New England, 8:30 pm
Colorado vs. Chivas USA, 9 pm
Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas,  9 pm
Aug. 19
D.C. United vs. Philadelphia, 5 pm NBCSN
New York vs. Portland, 7 pm Galavision
Houston vs. Columbus, 9 pm

WEEK 25, MLS GAMES:
Aug.  22
D.C. United vs. Chicago, 7:30 pm
Columbus vs. Toronto FC, 7:30 pm
Aug. 24
Philadelphia vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:30 pm NBCSN
Aug. 25
Montreal vs. D.C. United, 4:30 pm
Columbus vs. New England, 7:30 pm
Houston vs. Toronto FC, 8:30 pm
San Jose vs. Colorado, 10:30 pm
Portland vs. Vancouver, 10:30 pm
Chivas USA vs. Seattle, 10:30 pm
Aug. 26
Los Angeles vs. FC Dallas, 7 pm NBCSN
Sporting KC vs. New York, 9 pm ESPN2 ESPN Deportes