SOCCER Ruiz powers Galaxy over Rapids, 2-0

ASSOCIATED PRESS
CARSON, Calif. -- Carlos Ruiz scored twice in the second half as the MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Saturday in their Home Depot Center debut.
A crowd of 27,000 attended the game, and former star Pele took part in the pregame 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.
WUSA
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.