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Toronto FC enter their busiest month of the Major League
Soccer season sitting in a great position. With 20 points
from their first 12 matches they are fourth in the
Eastern Conference. They are within striking distance of
the summit, with multiple games in hand on the teams
above them as they head to the Windy City to face the
Chicago Fire on Wednesday night, live on TSN and TSN
Radio 1050. The Reds conceded a late goal to drop a
couple of points in New York on Friday in their first
game back from the World Cup break, but the 2-2 draw at
Red Bull Arena extended their unbeaten run to five
matches, their longest run without a defeat in almost two
years. It is six years since the only other time Toronto
FC managed to take 20 points from their first 12 matches.
Last year it took until their 22nd match to reach that
mark. So there is much to be positive about as the Reds
look to climb the standings during a hectic month ahead.
The Form: During their five match unbeaten run, Toronto
FC have won three home games and drawn twice away from
home. Both of their ties on the road came against teams
that are expected to be challenging for the playoffs come
the end of the season. First, they showed resilience to
fight back late in the game despite being a man down at
defending champions Sporting Kansas City, and then last
Friday the late goal went against them as they drew 2-2
in New York. For far too many seasons in Major League
Soccer, Toronto FC have traveled away and shown very
little ability to collect points. But things have
changed. Yes there have been a couple of dismal days this
season like the defeat at Real Salt Lake, but there have
also been wins at Seattle and Columbus as well as the
recent draws. This is a team that now has the quality and
belief to go anywhere in MLS and get a positive result.
The Big Question: Will Jermain Defoe keep scoring? Defoe
now has eight goals in nine MLS appearances and theres no
reason to believe his goal-scoring touch will disappear
anytime soon. Toronto FC paid mega bucks to sign him
from Tottenham Hotspur in January, and so far Defoe has
been worth every cent. His movement and instinct in-front
of goal is as good as any other player in Major League
Soccer. He took his goal superbly against New York Red
Bulls and has now scored in each of his last three
matches. He has five goals in his last five MLS games.
With Defoe on the pitch, Toronto FC are in every game.
The Lineup: With Gilberto struggling with a hip flexor
injury, it could be an unchanged lineup for Ryan Nelsens
men. The Brazilian seems to be the only injury concern
for Nelsen right now, and until Michael Bradley returns
from the World Cup, the eleven against New York is pretty
much as strong as it gets for Toronto. Dominic Oduro made
his first start for the club against the Red Bulls
following his move from Columbus and is likely to start
against his former team. Oduro looked lively for the Reds
and set up Defoe for TFCs first goal. With Collen Warner,
Jonathan Osorio and Jackson completing the midfield,
there is plenty of MLS experience. The mid-season
additions of Warner and Oduro have really strengthened
the Reds midfield. With Gilberto expected to miss out,
Defoe and Moore should once again start as the pairing up
front. The Opposition: Under new head coach Frank Yallop,
it has been a slow start to the season for Chicago Fire.
The former Canadian international joined the Fire at the
end of last season but his side has found it tough to win
games in the opening quarter of the year. They havent
lost many, but they head into Wednesdays game sitting
bottom of the Eastern Conference. The Fire have secured
14 points from 14 matches, with just two wins, but they
have drawn eight times. They lost their final match
before the World Cup break 3-2 at home to Seattle
Sounders, and will now be without defender Jon Kennedy
Hurtado who was sent off in that match. Chicago are
without a win in their last four matches since securing
impressive victories at New York (5-4) and home to
Sporting KC (2-1). Former Toronto FC forward Quincy
Amarikwa is having a good season and is the Fires joint
leading scorer along with rookie Harry Ship, who scored
both goals in the loss to Seattle. Yallops team can also
call upon Major League Soccers reigning MVP Mike Magee.
The Odds: The history books are on Chicagos side. Toronto
FC are without a win in their last eight matches against
the Fire dating back to May 2010, and the Reds have never
won in Chicago on their seven previous visits. In fact,
in 16 all-time meetings, TFC have won just three times.
But if there was ever a time for Toronto to put things
right in Chicago, it is now. Torontos road form is much
improved over past seasons and the Fire have been
inconsistent so far this season. However, the wise money
would be on a scoring draw. Where To Watch: Join me with
Jason de Vos and Kara Lang for Chicago Fire against
Toronto FC live on TSN on Wednesday at 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm
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scored the go-ahead goal at 13:47 of the third period and
Nashville beat the slumping Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday
in a game that wasnt decided until the last shot of the
night.TORONTO -- Foul trouble and ankle injuries cost the
Toronto Raptors a win in the longest game in franchise
history. Kyle Lowry finished with 18 points, 10 assists
and nine rebounds in the Raptors 134-129 triple-overtime
loss to the Washington Wizards on Thursday. The Toronto
point guard played 54 minutes despite an ankle sprain in
his 41st minute of play and eventually fouling out. "We
just ran out of time," said guard DeMar DeRozan. "All we
needed is one stop, one rebound, one bucket. We just
couldnt get it. They scored when they needed to, we
scored when we needed to but we didnt get a stop when we
needed it." DeRozan scored 34 points for Toronto (32-26),
and Greivis Vasquez had a season-high 26 points and eight
assists off the bench. Still, it was the sting of having
to play with a banged up Lowry in the extra sessions that
hurt even more than Amir Johnson and Patrick Patterson
fouling out for the Raptors. At three hours 32 minutes,
Thursdays game became the longest in the Raptors history.
The previous mark was a 137-136 triple-overtime loss to
the Brooklyn Nets in London, U.K. on March 5, 2011 which
lasted 3:22. With Lowry limited by the ankle in each of
the three extra sessions, John Wall stole the ball from
Vasquez on back-to-back possessions with the game tied
127-127 in the third overtime, leading to four quick
points by the Wizards (30-28) to give Washington a four-
point lead. Wall scored 31 points and nine assists and
Marcin Gortat scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed
12 rebounds as the Wizards outlasted Toronto. The Raptors
were shorthanded throughout the second half of regulation
in addition to the extra sessions. With 2:15 remaining in
the second quarter, Terrence Ross stepped on the foot of
a Wizards player and rolled his left ankle while being
fouled on a layup attempt. He stayed in the game to make
the free throws, but left with a little less than a
minute remaining in the half and did not return. The team
felt his absence, especially on the defensive end of the
floor. "Losing Terrence Ross, you dont miss something
until you dont have it," Casey said. "He gives us one
more defender, shot maker, and that was huge for us.
Especially defensively, he was doing a good jobb and also
gave us another defender to switch around on
Wall.dddddddddddd "I liked the way the guys battled. I
thought we were flat in the first half again. I liked the
way we battled, even through the foul trouble and also
with the injuries." DeRozan would get the Raptors within
two with a pair of free throws, but a layup from Wall
extended Washingtons advantage to four with 29 seconds on
the clock. "Thats got to be a nightmare," Casey said of
trying to stop Wall in the open court. "Hes one of the
fastest guys with the ball in the league. Now youve got
Gortat, one of the best screen and roll guys going down
the lane, the best shooters in (Bradley) Beal and
(Martell) Webster spotted up. Theyre a lethal offensive
team. We couldnt make easy plays in the first half and I
thought that dug us a hole a little bit and that made it
tough for us in the second half." After a missed jumper
from DeRozan with 24 seconds remaining, Garrett Temple
clinched the victory on a free throw to put Washington up
134-129 with 21 seconds to go. Johnson, Patterson and
Lowry fouled out for the Raptors. Trevor Ariza and Gortat
fouled out for the Wizards. In a second overtime session
with as many turnovers as field goals, Gortat calmly sank
two free throws to put the Wizards ahead by two with 43
seconds remaining. DeRozan tied the game with 2.5 seconds
remaining. Beal scored as the buzzer sounded, but the
bucket was waved off. Reviews confirmed that Beal did not
get the shot off in time. Ahead by two with 30 seconds
remaining in overtime, Vasquez lost the ball to Wall who
tied the game at 114 with 23 seconds remaining. Wall
would block Lowrys layup attempt as time expired to force
a second overtime. Back-to-back makes from Vasquez closed
out Torontos scoring in regulation. Gortat tied the game
at 106 with 5.2 seconds remaining and a layup by Lowry
missed at the buzzer, forcing overtime. DeRozan and Lowry
combined to score 22 of Torontos 24 points in the third
quarter. The Raptors trailed Washington 83-78 going into
the fourth. Toronto closed the half with a Lowry
technical followed up by a DeRozan turnover. Washington
took a 57-54 advantage into the break. It was the second
missed game for Washingtons Nene who is out with a
sprained MCL.
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