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1. Three Cheers
Sporting Kansas City cruised to its first preseason win of 2017 on Saturday, sinking the New York Red Bulls by a 3-0 scoreline. Dom Dwyer fired his side ahead with a first-half penalty before Cameron Porter and Daniel Salloi scored late to seal the victory at Kino Sports Complex in rainy Tucson.