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1. Back in Business
Sporting KC returned to winning ways on Saturday with a pivotal 1-0 road victory over rivals Houston Dynamo on Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium. Diego Rubio came off the bench to score the 74th-minute winner on an assist from 16-year-old Gianluca Busio, who became the third-youngest player in MLS history to start a match and the second-youngest to record an assist.