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1. Rocky Mountain High
Western Conference leaders Sporting Kansas City (6-3-4, 22 points) will renew their long-standing rivalry with the cellar-dwelling Colorado Rapids (2-8-1, 7 points) on Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT with three hours of live television coverage beginning at 6:30 p.