SOCCER Mathis, MetroStars force tie with Crew

Preki's late goals rallied the Wizards to a tie.
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COLUMBUS -- Clint Mathis converted a penalty kick in the 64th minute to extend New York's unbeaten streak to seven games as the MetroStars and Columbus Crew played to a 1-1 draw Saturday night.
The MetroStars were awarded the penalty kick after goalkeeper Jon Busch tripped Amado Guevara in the box while the two chased Guevara's rebound near the endline.
The goal stretched Mathis' goal streak to a franchise record five games.
Neither team had a quality chance to score in overtime.
New York (5-1-2), who are first in the Eastern Conference, had won their last five and are unbeaten on the road, with a win and tie coming at Crew Stadium.
Columbus (3-3-3) snapped a two-game losing skid, but since starting the season with a franchise best 2-0-1 record they are 1-3-2.
The Crew opened the scoring in the 34th minute when Jeff Cunningham sent a low, left-footed shot from 20-yards into the right netting past Tim Howard.
Cunningham, who has had a point in five straight games, couldn't convert on two clean breakaways and two close range chances. He finished with 10 shots, five on goal.
Howard, who is rumored to be nearing a deal to play with Manchester United of England's Premier League, may have played his last game for New York. He finished with seven saves, including stopping Cunningham on a breakaways in the 41st and 55th minutes and on his close range shot in the 77th.
New York captain Eddie Pope sprained his left knee in the first half and didn't return in the second half.
Wizards 2, Revolution 2
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Preki scored two goals late in the second half as the Kansas City Wizards tied the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer action.
Preki scored his fifth of the season in the 72nd minute when he converted a cross from Chris Klein. He scored his second goal off a rebound of a header by Chris Brown in the 84th minute.
New England (4-2-3) took a 1-0 lead at the 44th minute when Kansas City defender Jimmy Conrad inadvertently redirected a cross from Steve Ralston intended for Taylor Twellman into the Wizards' net.
The Revolution extended their lead in the 63rd minute when Brian Kamler scored on a header after a cross from the right by Ralston.
Kansas City (3-1-5) had three chances to break the deadlock in the final four minutes of regulation. Preki shot just over the net in the 86th, Brown missed on a partial breakaway in the 87th minute then had a shot from close in stopped by Revolution goalie Adin Brown a minute later.
Fire 4, Earthquakes 1
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- DaMarcus Beasley scored two goals as the Chicago Fire beat the San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS.
San Jose (4-1-2) lost its first game of the season.
Beasley scored his first goal for the Fire (3-1-3) in the 28th minute past San Jose goalkeeper Jon Conway.
Conway was filling in for starter Pat Onstad, who is with Canada for its June 1 friendly against Germany.
In the 47th minute, Chicago's Damani Ralph intercepted a headed clearance by Jeff Agoos inside the penalty area and shot the ball inside the far left goal post for Chicago's second goal.
Four minutes later, San Jose midfielder Chris Roner scored when he deflected teammate Todd Dunivant's shot into the net.
Ante Razov hit a 17-yard blast in the 81st minute to make the score 3-1. Beasley ended the scoring in the 90th minute with his second goal.
WUSA
BOSTON -- Dagny Mellgren scored in the 83rd minute and Karina LeBlanc made six saves for her first shutout of the season as the Boston Breakers beat San Jose 1-0.
Maren Meinert set up the goal, hitting a Mellgren with a feed that split two defenders. Goalkeeper LaKeysia Beene left the net to challenge Mellgren, but Mellgren avoided Beene and rolled the ball in from the top of the box for her sixth goal.
The Breakers (4-3-2) snapped a four-game winless streak, while San Jose (4-4-0) was shut out for the third time this season.
Charge 2, Courage 2
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Danielle Fotopoulos scored late in the second half and Birgit Prinz had a goal and an assist to rally the Carolina Courage to a 2-2 tie with the Philadelphia Charge in WUSA action Saturday.
Goalkeeper Kristin Luckenbill made 3 saves for Carolina (1-5-1), which earned its first-ever point at Villanova Stadium in four meetings.
Marinette Pichon had both goals for Philadelphia (1-5-1), which remained winless at home in three matches (0-2-1). Goalie Melissa Moore stopped 2 shots.
With Carolina trailing 2-1, Fotopoulos tied it in the 83rd minute when she put in a rebound following Moore's diving save on Unni Lehn's shot for her fifth goal of the season.
Pichon gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute when she went in on a breakaway and put in her own rebound after Luckenbill made the initial save.
Prinz tied the game in the 44th minute when her right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area slipped underneath Moore for her fourth of the campaign.
Pichon scored her second of the game and fifth of the season on a breakaway in the 76th minute to give the Charge a 2-1 advantage. Seven of Pichon's 19 career goals have come against Carolina.
Both teams remained tied for last place in the standings after Carolina finished first and Philadelphia second last season. Philadelphia still holds a commanding 5-1-1 mark against Carolina in seven all-time meetings. The Courage had entered the game outscored by the Charge 10-1 at Villanova Stadium.
Scottish Cup
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Rangers won the Scottish Cup, defeating Dundee 1-0 for their third championship of the season.
Lorenzo Amoruso scored in the 66th minute in the final at Hampden Park.
Rangers won the league on goal difference over Celtic and also beat their Glasgow rival in the League Cup final in March. Rangers and Celtic both won 31 Scottish Cup titles.
Dundee finished 53 points behind Rangers in the standings and was trying to win its first Scottish Cup since 1910. Dundee last played in the final in 1964.