Adu makes MLS debut in D.C. United's win

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freddy Adu didn't score. He didn't even have a good run with the ball. He was just there for the most part, and that was enough to make history.
Adu became the youngest athlete in a major American league in more than 100 years Saturday, entering the game in the 61st minute of D.C. United's 2-1 victory over the defending champion San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer season opener. The 14-year-old Adu ran onto the field to thunderous cheers and chants of "Freddy, Freddy!" Flashbulbs popped around RFK Stadium as Adu replaced -- and got a hug from -- Alecko Eskandarian.
"It was fun," Adu said. "I was glad I went through this, that I experienced this."
But Adu took no shots and got few touches in open space during his time on the field, unable to show off the creativity and talent that has made him a prodigy. The one exception came in the 84th minute, when Adu dribbled one-on-one on a break against longtime U.S. national team defender Jeff Agoos. The 35-year-old defender held his ground, however, and Adu flopped to the turf at the edge of the penalty box, making a meager and fruitless plea for a foul.