MLS Capsules
The Associated Press
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Dominic Oduro and defender Dan Gargan scored to give Chicago a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday, breaking a winless streak in MLS play that extended over two months.
The Fire (3-7-15) hadn't won an MLS match since June 12. They had gone 0-3-7 since then, setting the league record for ties in a season with 15 in its last match.
With the three points for the victory, Chicago climbed into seventh place in the Eastern Conference, moving past Toronto and New England.
Oduro opened the scoring by flicking a pass from Gonzalo Segares past goalkeeper Milos Kocic in the 16th minute.
Chicago made it 2-0 when Gargan, who was traded from Toronto on July 28, headed Pavel Pardo's deflected corner kick by Kocic and a pair of Toronto defenders in the 69th minute.
Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson made three saves in his fifth shutout of the season.
Sporting Kansas City 1, D.C. United 0
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Kei Kamara converted a loose ball into an early goal, and Sporting Kansas City continued its climb through the standings.
Jimmy Nielsen made two saves and recorded his fourth shutout for Sporting (9-7-9), which won for the third time in four games. Kansas City moved into second place in the Eastern Conference with 36 points after starting the year 1-6-1.
D.C. (7-7-10) had a four-match unbeaten streak snapped.
Kamara's game-winner came in the 18th minute, after defender Daniel Woolard deflected but could not clear Omar Bravo's cross into the area. Kamara collected the ball just inside the penalty arc, dribbled once to his right and fired a low shot past keeper Joe Willis.
United's best chance to equalize came in the 40th minute, when Kansas City's Graham Zusi gave up the ball 15 yards from his own goal, but Nielsen made a sprawling save to turn away Blake Brettschneider's shot.