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HARRISON, N. Haloti Ngata Jersey .J. -- Sporting KC not only maintained first place in the Eastern Conference, it showed the New York Red Bulls they have a long way to go to be as good. C.J. Sapong and Kei Kamara scored first-half goals, Graham Zusi got his MLS-best 14th assist and Sporting KC won the battle for first place and extended its unbeaten streak to seven games with a 2-0 victory over the Red Bulls on Wednesday night. "This is huge," Kamara said. "Getting the win on the road is definitely big, but getting a win on the road to New York, which was undefeated at home, is something that puts a statement to our season," Kamara said after Sporting KC (16-7-6) opened a four-point lead over second-place Chicago and a five-point bulge over third-place New York (14-8-7) with five games left in the regular season. The bottom line was that coach Peter Vermes team was just better than the Red Bulls, who didnt generate much offence until late when they loaded their lineup with offensive players. Even then, the chances New York got werent very good. "Of course Im surprised," Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said. "Its a big game. Were fighting to be No. 1 and win, but theyre No. 1." It was a typical Red Bulls game. They fell behind early and this time they couldnt come back in losing at Red Bull Arena for the first time in 14 games (10-1-3) this season. "If you go and play against Kansas City and you are 2-nil down after 20 minutes, its hard," Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry said. Sporting KC came into the game with the MLS best defence (25 goals allowed), and goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen didnt have to make his first save until the 56th minute in recording his league-best 12th shutout. "Not only the defenders, but my team in front of me, made my job pretty easy today," said Nielsen, who finished with four saves. The Red Bulls would have moved into first place in the conference with a win, and the remarkable thing about the game was that only 10,287 fans showed up for the match. In many ways, the Red Bulls didnt show up either. "The way I look at it, we came from the opening whistle," Vermes said. "We came here to play. We werent going to sit in and drop 11 guys in a 30-yard space and try to play that way. We talked about trying to disrupt their rhythm from the get-go." Both Sporting KC goals came off set pieces. Sapong, who gave Sporting KC a 1-1 tie with a goal in injury time against Houston on Friday night, put his team ahead in the 12th minute. Zusis free kick from just outside the penalty box slammed off the crossbar. Defenceman Matt Besler got the rebound and slid the ball forward to Sapong, who turned and beat goalkeeper Bill Gaudette with a shot inside the post for his seventh goal. "I just knew there was a lot of bodies in the box," Sapong said. "Those are the types of shots that are tough for goalies. The ball was in front of me so I know he didnt see it until I shot it. It actually went through somebodys legs and slipped in." Kamara, whose own goal gave the Red Bulls a 1-1 draw in Kansas City on Aug. 26, scored his team-high 11th goal seven minutes later. Zusi took a corner kick and an unmarked Kamara scored on a header after New York defender Wilman Conde didnt cover him. The Red Bulls best scoring chances came in the final 15 minutes. Second-half substitute Lloyd Sam got off a weak shot after coming up with a loose ball in the box, while Nielsen had a make a diving save on substitute Sebastien Le Toux minutes later. New York also had a chance in injury time off a scramble but missed the net. There was an incident near at the end of the game where Henry and Kamara inadvertently hit heads as the teams lined up for a free kick. There was some pushing and shoving before things calmed down. The MLS has put a greater important on finishing with the most points in the regular season. The team with the most points that reaches the championship game will host it. "To score two goals here and get a shutout, its a massive result for us, especially how tight we are in regards to points," Vermes said. "Well try to keep the pressure on everybody else." Dennis Pitta Womens Jersey . Patrick Rafter, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Mats Wilander and Todd Martin are also scheduled to compete in the four-player mini-tournaments. Each event will feature one-set semifinals and a one-set title match. 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McIlroy snapped his skid of three straight missed cuts in style Friday, shooting a 5-under 65 that gave him the lead after 36 holes and put him into the final pairing Saturday. "I saw a lot of positive signs with my ball striking. Hit a lot of good iron shots and drivers. So that was something that I was really working on the last couple of weeks and feels like its coming together for me. So excited to be in this position for the weekend. This is really what I wanted heading into next week," McIlroy said. "For the time being, my mind is focused on trying to win this golf tournament." No one has ever won a PGA Tour event, then followed up the next week by winning the U.S. Open. McIlroy will be heading to The Olympic Club in San Francisco looking to defend his championship next week. First, he is trying to squeeze in as much competitive golf in Memphis as possible after playing only two rounds each at The Players Championship, the BMW PGA Championship in England and then the Memorial last week. Missing the cuts prompted him to add this event, sponsored by FedEx, to his schedule. McIlroy really clicked Friday down the stretch as he birdied three of his final four holes and finished with an eagle, five birdies and two bogeys to match his lowest round this year on the PGA Tour. With a birdie on No. 18, McIlroy broke out of a four-way tie for the lead with a 133 total. "Its nice to see my name on that part of the leaderboard," McIlroy said. "Its not nice when youre struggling to make the cut on a Friday afternoon. It was great. Its nice to be through to the weekend obviously. Its obviously even nicer to be leading and have a great chance." Jeff Maggert, tied for the first-round lead with John Merrick, shot a 68 to match J.B. Holmes (64) and Kevin Stadler (65) at 6 under. Merrick had a 69 to join Chad Campbell (67) and Kevin Kisner (66) at 5 under. Davis Love III, the Americans Ryder Cup captain, had a 68 and was tied with Padraig Harrington (68) at 4 under. John Daly birdied his first three holes on his back nine to get to 5 under but finished with a 69 and was at tied at 3 under -- making his fourth cut in five events. McIlroy certainly has his driver working very well. Even when his caddie suggested a 3-wood off the tee at No. 18, McIlroy stuck with his driver and drove the ball 329 yyards. Dennis Pitta Jersey. That left him 115 yards to the pin, and he hit his approach to 5 feet for the final birdie and the lead. He started four strokes back of Holmes, who took advantage of a morning tee time to take the clubhouse lead at 6 under. McIlroy was happy with his play Thursday with the exception of a bogey on the par-5 third. He made up for that with an eagle Friday, sticking an 8-iron to 9 feet. Then he parred his way around the rest of the front nine, making the turn at 5 under and a stroke off the lead. McIlroy moved into a three-way tie atop the leaderboard with his second birdie of the round on the par-3 11th. He stuck his tee shot 5 feet from the hole and rolled the putt in for birdie to reach 6 under. He bogeyed Nos. 12 and 13 to fall back. McIlroy said he wasnt happy that he had a wedge in his hand in the fairway on No. 13 from 127 yards only to hit into the rough turning a birdie chance into a bogey. McIlroy turned it around on the par-5 16th, hitting his second shot to 4 feet. The ball hit the left edge and curled right, leaving McIlroy to tap in for birdie and a share of the lead. He had a nice par save on No. 17 after hitting his drive behind a tree and his second into a greenside bunker before getting up and down with a 4-footer for par and the final birdie. "To finish strong the way I did was great, and it gives me momentum going into tomorrow," McIlroy said. Holmes had his low round of the year as he works his way back from brain surgery last September. He had seven birdies and a bogey, putting himself into strong position. "I wasnt knocking pins down, but I hit them in there pretty close," Holmes said. "Made a couple 6-footers, but I putted well. I was hitting it 15, 20 feet and making some putts." Maggert was the first to get to 7 under when he birdied No. 16, but he gave back the stroke with his lone bogey on No. 17 that left him pretty happy with only one with the TPC Southwind course playing tough. "Theres probably 30, 40 guys still in the tournament," said Maggert, who won the 2006 title. Divots: Friday was McIlroys 150th round on the PGA Tour. He has never had two eagles in the same round, and Aaron Watkins was the last to do that here in Memphis when he eagled No. 5 and 15 in 2009. ... Defending champion Harrison Frazar was among 80 missing the cut at 2 over. He was 11 over. David Toms, a two-time champ here, also missed the cut (9 over) along with 2010 U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell (8 over). ... The second-round lead of 7 under is the highest at this event since Tommy Armour III lead at 3 under. ' ' '
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