[MLS SPOTLIGHT] For Rapids defender Kosuke Kimura, a match against Real Salt Lake is about more than regional rivalry and a showdown of thelast two MLS Cup champions. The game at Rio Tinto Stadium (9 p.m. ET, Direct Kick) is another test of the determination his father instilled in him while growing up in Japan. He will lace up hisshoes, pull on his jersey, and for a few hours block out the worries and concerns that have beset him constantly since an 9.0 magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami laid waste to his nativecountry a month ago.

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