The Seattle Sounders FC U-23 came up with what may be their biggest win of the year Friday night on the road. They beat the Kitsap Pumas and took a one point lead in the standings with just two home matches remaining on the regular season schedule. The 2-1 victory in Bremerton marked the first time in three matches that Seattle topped Kitsap. The Pumas opened scoring late in the first half by getting one past Sounders keeper Doug Herrick for a 1-0 lead in the 43rd minute. That goal snapped a two match shut out streak for the Seattle keeper and gave Kitsap a half time lead. The score remained that way until very late in the match. Seattle, who had one goal total in the first two matches with Kitsap, found the net in the 87th and 88th minutes for the win. The first Sounders marker came when DeAndre Yedlin put one in off a corner kick from Mauricio Diaz De Leon to tie the game. One minute later De Leon tried to knock down a pass from Jamael Cross in front of the Kitsap goal. It was deflected off Pumas defender Steve Mohn into the goal for the winning score. The win was Seattle's fourth in a row and one win in the last two matches will guarantee Seattle a first place finish in the division.
Chicago Heat Wave: Friday Will Likely Complete City's First Triad Of 100-Degree Days Since 1947 Posted: 07/06/2012 10:42 am Updated: 07/06/2012 12:57 pm The Chicago area is expected to see its third consecutive day of triple-digit temperatures Friday, a triad of scorchers only seen twice before in the city's history. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 103 degrees Friday, the same as the high temperature the city hit Thursday, ABC Chicago reports. The previous record high temperature for July 6 is 99 degrees, set in 1988. The highest temperature ever recorded in Chicago -- 105 degrees, set on July 24, 1934 -- could also be surpassed Friday. The heat has contributed to at least two deaths to date in Cook County, the Chicago Tribune reports, as the city prepares for its seventh consecutive day of 90-plus degree weather. An excessive heat warning for much of the Chicago area has been extended through 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon when a cooler front will move into the area, bringing with it some long-awaited relief. The heat led to the cancelation of all regularly scheduled Chicago Public Schools summer classes and sports activities Friday, NBC Chicago reports, marking for the second day in a row that CPS classes were canceled due to the weather.
The sweltering conditions have also contributed to roads buckling throughout the area, including one in Chicago's South Loop, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Area residents are encouraged to check on their neighbors, especially the elderly and others susceptible to the extreme conditions. Those without air conditioning are urged to go to a cooling center -- such as a public library or police station -- to help them beat the heat. Chicago Heat Wave 2012
loss in a row overall and 10th straight on the road. It's Houston's first 10-game skid on the road since an 11-game losing streak from April 16-May 8, 2005. The Brewers are -139, Houston is +129, the total 8 1/2. What do you think about this one?
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