MLS Newsstand – August 6, 2012
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· Strong turnout for Real Madrid vs. Santos Laguna has some thinking that Las Vegas deserves an MLS franchise (KLAS-CBS, Las Vegas)
· Montreal Impact defeat the Philadelphia Union 2-0 in another strong home performance (CTV, Montreal)
· Sporting KC beats the New England Revolution 1-0 on the road thanks to Teal Bunbury goal (KSNT-NBC, Philadelphia)
· Late goal from Austin Berry gives the Chicago Fire a 2-1 home win over Toronto FC (Sportscentre, TSN)
· Colorado Rapids sneak by Real Salt Lake in 1-0 victory for the Rocky Mountain Cup (Highlight Express, ESPNEWS)
· Jimmy Nielsen picks up league-leading tenth shutout as Sporting Kansas City moves back into first place (KMBC-ABC, Kansas City)
· Strong defense gives Colorado a 1-0 victory against Real Salt Lake (KSTU-FOX, Salt Lake City)
· Ricardo Clark happy to be back in Houston (KPRC-NBC, Houston)
· Las Vegas locals convinced that the city is the right place for Major League Soccer's next club (KVVU-FOX, Las Vegas)
· Seattle Sounders FC overpowers the LA Galaxy 4-0 in front of more than 60,000 at CenturyLink Field (KING-NBC, Seattle)
· A 1-1 draw with FC Dallas snaps the Portland Timbers' losing streak (KPDX-FOX, Portland)
· Season’s largest crowd sees Seattle Sounders FC dominate the LA Galaxy in 4-0 win (KIRO-CBS, Seattle)
· The Portland Timbers tie FC Dallas 1-1 after fantastic volley from Jack Jewsbury (KATU-ABC, Portland)
MLS Newsstand – August 6, 2012
1. Urso’s death stuns Crew, fellow players(The Columbus Dispatch)
2. MLS, USA mourns death of Kirk Urso(FoxSports.com)
3. Rico returns, ready to continue winning tradition(Houston Chronicle)
4. Sporting looks for a win in historic tournament(Kansas City Star)
5. Traces of a winning team(SportsNet.ca)
6. Brian Mullan honored for his 300th appearance(Goal.com)
Portland Timbers 1, FC Dallas 1
8. FC Dallas settles for tie after playing a man down for final 38 minutes(Dallas Morning News)
9. Portland Timbers snap losing streak with 1-1 draw against Dallas(The Oregonian)
10. FC Dallas 1, Timbers 1(Associated Press)
Seattle Sounders FC 4, LA Galaxy 0
11. Johnson and Rosales becoming Seattle's next great duo(Seattle Times)
12. Sounders blank Galaxy 4-0 before MLS season-high 60,908(Seattle Times)
13. Sounders swamp nemesis L.A. Galaxy(Tacoma News Tribune)
14. Galaxy fail to shine before large crowd(Daily Breeze)
15. Johnson scores 10th as Sounders top Galaxy 4-0(Associated Press)
Herbalife World Football Challenge: Real Madrid 2, Santos Laguna 1
17. Nearly 30,000 see Real Madrid win exhibition in Las Vegas(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
18. Real Madrid beats Santos Laguna 2-1(Associated Press)
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