SOCCER Crew shakes 'Quakes

Carlos Ruiz scored twice as Galaxy beat the Rapids, 2-0, at Home Depot Center.
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COLUMBUS -- Forward Brian McBride was pleased with the way his Columbus Crew teammates were willing to fight to break out of their slump.
"The effort was great for us tonight. Defensively we played very well," said McBride, whose goal in the 85th minute lifted the Columbus Crew to a 1-0 victory Saturday over the San Jose Earthquakes. "Although we didn't pass the ball very well, everybody fought for each other tonight."
With two losses and a tie over their past three games, Columbus started the game by knocking players off the ball and making hard tackles. The Crew were called for 12 fouls in the first half compare with San Jose' five fouls. Columbus finished with 19 fouls and San Jose had 13.
Columbus (4-3-3) played the last 12 minutes down a man after midfielder Diego Walsh picked up his second yellow card for a hard foul in the middle of the field.
The pressure finally paid off when Brian Dunseth's shot from inside in the penalty area deflected off the shin of San Jose defender Jeff Agoos and rolled toward the near post. McBride beat defender Chris Roner and goalkeeper Pat Onstad to the ball and slipped it inside the post for his team-leading fifth goal of the season.
"This one popped up, I just hit it as hard a I could toward the back post to see what would happen," Dunseth said. "If it would have gone in for a goal I would have taken full credit."
Agoos nearly made up for his mistake in the 87th minute by sending a long pass to substitute Jamil Walker into the box, but Walker's shot from 14 yards out went right at goalkeeper Jon Busch. Busch earned his third shutout of the year making six saves.
A crowd of 16,481 saw Columbus improve to 2-2-2 at Crew Stadium.
Galaxy 2, Rapids 0
CARSON, Calif. -- Carlos Ruiz scored twice in the second half as the MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Colorado Rapids in their Home Depot Center debut.
A crowd of 27,000 attended the game, and former star Pele took part in the pre-game coin toss.
Kevin Hartman had one save in each half, both on shots by Mark Chung, for his first shutout of the season.
Ruiz, the MLS MVP and leading goal scorer in 2002, opened the scoring for the Galaxy (1-4-4) in the 50th minute, heading a shot past goalkeeper Scott Garlick off a rebound.
Ruiz converted a penalty kick during the first minute of stoppage time for his fifth goal of the season. Los Angeles was awarded the penalty kick after referee Kevin Stott ruled that Pablo Mastroeni fouled Ruiz in the penalty area.
The Rapids dropped to 1-6-1.
Wizards 2, MetroStars 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Davy Arnaud and Josh Wolff scored their first goals for Kansas City.
Arnaud, a rookie making his first MLS regular-season start, opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and Wolff gave Kansas City (4-1-4) a 2-1 lead in the 28th minute.
Mike Magee scored for the MetroStars (5-2-2).
D.C. United 2, Fire 0
WASHINGTON -- Marco Etcheverry and Dema Kovalenko scored first-half goals as D.C. United snapped their season-opening winless streak.
Etcheverry opened the scoring for D.C. United (1-3-4) on a penalty kick in the 37th minute. D.C. United got the penalty kick after Chicago defender Orlando Perez was called for a handball.
Kovalenko, obtained from Chicago (3-2-3) during the off-season, scored in the 45th minute.
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ATLANTA -- Danielle Fotopoulos and Birgit Prinz scored goals early in the first half as the Carolina Courage beat the Atlanta Beat, 2-1.
Fotopoulos opened the scoring on a penalty kick in the seventh minute, and Prinz made it 2-0 in the 11th minute.
Atlanta's Maribel Dominguez scored her WUSA-leading seventh goal of the season in the 24th minute, but also missed on a penalty kick in the 65th minute.
Carolina improved to 2-5-1, and Atlanta dropped to 4-2-3.