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SPORTS Friday, December 8, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3B Soccer Sounders have rare chance to repeat as MLS champions By TIM BOOTH Associated Press TUKWILA, Wash. — In the immediate aftermath of winning their first MLS Cup title a year ago, the Seattle Sounders started to plan long term. After playing all the way into December, the Sounders knew the challenge of trying to make it back to the playoffs in 2017, let alone contend for another title, with a short, limited offseason. They also had evidence of how tough it was as the 2015 finalists — Portland and Columbus — both missed the playoffs in 2016. The Sounders stuck to their plan early in the season even if it meant resting players and possibly giving away some early matches. But those decisions, combined with some key additions during the summer transfer window, have helped put Seattle back in the MLS Cup final against Toronto with a chance to do what few teams in league history MLS Cup Seattle Sounders Toronto FC • Saturday, 1 p.m. • at BMO Field, Toronto have accomplished: repeat as champions. “We know for reigning champions it’s extremely difficult to reach the playoffs again, let alone repeat,” goal- keeper Stefan Frei said. “For us to have a chance to do that is massive.” A win on Saturday would raise Seattle to another level in North American soccer. They’re already highly regarded for their fan support and one of the most successful expansion launches in pro sports. They’ve won multiple U.S. Open Cup titles and last year added the desired star to their crest with their first league championship. But a victory over Toronto would make Seattle just the fourth team in league history to repeat. D.C. United won AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey looks to pass during training on Wednesday in Tukwila, Wash. the first two titles in league history. Houston won consecutive titles in 2006-07 and Los Angeles went back- to-back in 2011-12. “I think we’re at the point now where we’re starting to get in that elite level of clubs in MLS. I think the league and people from the outside are starting to notice that since (2009) we’ve reached the playoffs every time, we’ve consistently grabbed trophies, we’ve consistently found ourselves competing for trophies,” Frei said. “And even though we may be a young team compared to some of the original ones we’re starting to fill the cabinet with trophies. I think being able to achieve some- thing like the L.A. Galaxy did winning back-to-back would definitely cement us in that elite class.” Repeating has been a Prep Roundup Riverside girls knock off Rockets at buzzer East Oregonian UMATILLA — In the first day of the Columbia River Clash at Umatilla High, the Riverside Pirates continued their win streak after a dramatic finish. Riverside held on to defeat the Pilot Rock Rockets 38-36 thanks to a strong second half performance from senior Skylar Wightman and a bucket at the buzzer. The Rockets (3-1) put their scoring woes behind them and came out ready to fight for their previously undefeated record, but the Pirates (4-0) held on in the final seconds. “They played real well defen- sively,” Riverside head coach Clair Costello said of his team. While Costello said the girls have yet to have the offensive performance they are capable off, Wightman had an impressive outing with a game-high 13 points. ——— PR RHS 6 13 7 3 8 8 15 — 36 14 — 38 PILOT ROCK — G. Austin 10, S. Weinke 9, K. Deist 5, B. Howland 5, B. Baleztina 3, K. Evans 2, R. Oates 2. RIVERSIDE — S. Wightman 13, A. Hernandez 11, B. Avalos 5, A. Caldera 4, F. Rosen 4, E. Daltoso 1. 3-pointers — PR 3, RHS 4. Free throws — PR 5-9, RHS 10-14. Fouls — PR 19, RHS 8. BOYS BASKETBALL UMATILLA 83, UNION 35 — At Umatilla, the Vikings opened up their Columbia River Clash tournament on Thursday evening with an 83-35 beatdown of the Union Bobcats. Seth Cranston led the Vikings (3-0) with 20 points, Sebastian Garcia had 16 points and Moises Garcialazo added 10 points. The Vikings led the Bobcats (2-1) by a 42-19 score at the break, and then exploded for 37 points in the third quarter to cruise to the victory. Keegan Glenn led Union with 13 points. ———— UNION 12 7 9 7 — 35 UMATILLA 19 23 37 4 — 83 UNION — K. Glenn 13, R. Shoemaker 7, L. Cloutier 6, T. Lantis 4, C. Mclean 3, C. Kirkland 2. UMATILLA — S. Cranston 20, S. Garcia 16, M. Garcialazo 10, T. Durfey 7, C. De Loera 7, K. Webb 7, G. Armenta 6, U. Garcia 6, L. Miller 4, J. Garcia, S. Hartung, N. Nolford. 3-pointers — UNION 1, UMAT 6. Free throws — UNION 2-5, UMAT 9-14. Fouls — UNION 14, UMAT 12. PILOT ROCK 56, RIVERSIDE 34 — At Umatilla, Bryson Pierce scored 22 points as Pilot Rock defeated Riverside in the Columbia River Clash tournament on Thursday afternoon. After Pierce, Chris Weinke scored 11 points for the Rockets (4-0), Riley Lankford had 10 and Levi Thieme had nine. Cristian Rea led the Pirates (1-3) with 10 points. ———— PR 15 18 15 8 — 56 RHS 9 8 4 13 — 34 PILOT ROCK — B. Pierce 22, C. Weinke 11, R. Lank- ford 10, L. Thieme 9, B. Key 4. RIVERSIDE — C. Rea 10, F. Aparicio 7, M. Hegar 7, A. Zellar 5, M. Madrigal 3, B. Franco 2. 3-pointers — PR 7, RHS 5. Free throws — PR 9-14, RHS 3-5. Fouls — PR 12, RHS 13. Also from Thursday’s Columbia River Clash action, the Echo Cougar boys defeated Faith Bible 56-44 and will play Umatilla on Friday. In girls action, Umatilla beat Union 34-32, Mac-Hi beat Stanfield 40-26, and Echo fell to Faith Bible 52-14. rarity in the league’s 22 seasons. The back-to-back titles by Los Angeles earlier this decade may be the most impressive because they came at a time when the league was expanding rapidly and there was more parity in the league. That’s why Seattle and Toronto making it back to the final for the second straight year is such a notable accom- plishment. Between league play, domestic competitions, international call-ups and a variety of other obstacles, both have enough depth and talent to stand out. “There are a lot of teams that are even because of the way the league is set up, salary cap situations for teams. I just feel like there are a lot of teams that are pretty close to each other,” Seattle forward Clint Dempsey said. “It’s not like there is one team that has an opportunity to really go and get a ton of players and have a huge salary cap to try and push themselves away from everybody else like you see in the other leagues. It’s a good league, we have a great team and I think the organi- zation has done a great job of providing depth for this team but also an attractive style of soccer for the fans to watch.” There’s also Seattle’s sports history. Both the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle SuperSonics played in consecutive championships, yet neither was able to pull off two straight titles. The Sonics lost to the Washington Bullets in 1978, but beat them in 1979. The Seahawks won the Super Bowl in 2014 and were on the verge of winning the following season before a famous late interception against New England cost Seattle a second straight title. “We’re living in a really cool moment because what happened last year is special and what is happening this year is special,” coach Brian Schmetzer said. “We still have one more game to go. We’re going to do our best to put out a good performance and we’ll see which team wins.” OLYMPICS: there US ready is no specific information Continued from 2B from the State Department, which has not issued any travel restrictions to South Korea. The USOC is in frequent contact with the State Department, the organizing committee in South Korea and law enforcement about security issues in Korea and other places that members of the U.S. team travel. “Each host city presents a unique challenge from a security perspective, and that is no different in this regard,” spokesman Mark Jones said. “We will continue to work with (authorities) to ensure that our athletes, and our entire delega- tion, are safe.” In September, the USOC’s head of security, Nicole Deal, sent a letter to members of the U.S. delegation saying, “Despite current political tensions with North Korea, to suggest there are imminent threats to U.S. citizens or facil- ities in South Korea.” That same week, USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said, “From our perspective, with the information we currently have, it’s full-steam ahead.” It’s the same position the USOC held as of Thursday, and athletes who have been faced with the question haven’t wavered on their intention to compete. “I was in Pyeongchang last February and as far as I’ve been told over the past year by the USOC, everything is basically the same,” figure skater Nathan Chen said last month. “I didn’t feel any security threats while I was there and I feel like everything will be basically the same for this upcoming Games. I trust the USOC 100 percent and I know that they would do the best for all of their athletes.” TIGERS: Lone varsity returner leads Stanfield to its second victory of season Continued from 1B game and we should have won by more,” Wood said. “We just need to focus on the next game because Pi- lot Rock is a league game so it’ll show us. We’ve al- ready played a league team in Culver so it’ll show us what league is like.” That game versus Culver at the Sherman Invitation- al in Moro was the first time the Tigers got to see Bailey’s extensive sweater collection. “I do have probably 10-15 Christmas sweaters,” he said. “I wore it one time because they just weren’t having fun, so I wore it against Culver and we had some fun and we won so I figured I might as well wear it again. I’ll proba- bly have an array of them throughout December anyways.” Bailey is working to continue the recent winning tradition of Stanfield athletics, using an almost entirely new team made up of three sophomores, five juniors and four seniors. “It’s hard,” Woods said. “There’s a lot of growing up for those kids to do because they don’t know, they don’t have the varsity experiences. Elias (Esquivel) ... he’s getting way better though, he’s improved so much. It’s incredible how much he’s improved. Everybody just needs to keep following in his footsteps, I think.” Esquivel had an impres- sive outing against Arlington. All three of his baskets were 3-pointers, and the ball was in his hands during the final seconds as Stanfield clung to a two-point lead. It was the returning duo who clinched the win for the Tigers. The Honkers had missed a lay-up to tie the game after back-to-back Stanfield turn- overs. Arlington got the ball back and called a timeout to catch their breath. There were 7.7 seconds remaining as they readied to inbound the ball. “They beat us on about every single inbound,” Bailey said of the Honkers. “They would bring the in-bounder around and I kept telling them, ‘You guys have got to guard him, you’ve got to guard him.’ So finally we just said, ‘You know what, Brody take the in-bounder.’” Woods did just that and as the ball fell into the hands of Arlington senior Brent Troutman, who stepped back to attempt another three, Woods used his 6-foot 5-inch frame to block the shot. Esquivel was there to recover the ball and secure at least a tie with a final free throw. Esquivel was nervous, he admitted after the game — he didn’t want to give Arling- ton’s productive shooters a chance to tie or win. He made the first and when the second missed and bounced Arlington’s way off the rim, the Honkers didn’t have enough time to execute their final play. The win was a testament to the potential Bailey sees in the team, which he stresses in no way “rebuilding.” “Even though we’re young, we’re not rebuilding,” he said. “This is not a rebuilding year by any means and that’s what we’re trying to keep off of us because we owe it to our seniors to have a good year and I really think once we click we’re going to be a dominating force.” Stanfield’s recent domina- tion, and the expectations of Tiger athletes, are something he knows well. Bailey spent grades K-12 in Stanfield, and left to continue his education at Eastern Oregon University. He didn’t play or coach basketball, but he knew one day he wanted to come back to Stanfield to teach and now take the helm of the boys basketball team. “Everything in my life has kind of fallen into place,” Bailey said. “So when (a teaching position) opened up I was like, ‘I want to go home.’” There are three genera- tions of Baileys in Stanfield and Bailey’s wife’s family is also from the town with roughly 2,000 residents. “I just love it, the commu- nity is — I’ve never been in anything like Stanfield,” he said. “Nothing has ever came close. My high school upbringing was just so much fun that I kind of wanted to go back and try to give these kids the same thing I experi- enced.” Stanfield will continue to compete in the Columbia River Clash through the weekend, and face Pilot Rock at 3:30 p.m. Friday. ——— SHS 14 11 28 8 — 61 AHS 9 17 23 9 — 58 STANFIELD — B. Woods 17, E. Nunez 14, E. Esquiel 10, H. Hernandez 6, M. Sanchez 5, S. Keltz 4, F. Ramirez 2, B. Hernandez 2, R. Orozco 1 ARLINGTON — W. Good 17, B. Troutman 15, T. Evans 9, D. Valdez 8, J. Troutman 5, T. Longacre 4 3-pointers — SHS 5, AHS 5. Free throws —SHS 18-31, AHS 7-10. Fouls — SHS 15, AHS 22. ——— Contact Alexis at aman- sanarez@eastoregonian.com or 541-564-4542. Follow her on Twitter @almansanarez. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Friday Irrigon vs. Imbler (at Heppner), 4:30 p.m. Ione vs. Prarie City (at Condon), 4:30 p.m. Walla Walla (WA) at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Chiawana (WA) at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m. Mac-Hi at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. Salem Acadmey (at Kennedy), 7:30 p.m. Helix at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m. N. Clackamas Christian at Condon/Wheel- er, 7:30 p.m. Nixyaawii vs. Crane (at EOU), 7:30 p.m. Riverside, Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Stanfield, Arlington, Echo vs. TBD (at Umatilla), TBD Saturday Nixyaawii vs. Jordan Valley (at EOU), 12:30 p.m. Ione vs. North Clackamas Christian (at Condon), 12:30 p.m. Mac-Hi vs. Irrigon (at Heppner), 2:30 p.m. Prarie City at Condon/Wheeler, 3:30 p.m. Imbler at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. Riverside, Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Stanfield, Arlington, Echo vs. TBD (at Umatilla), TBD Helix vs. TBD (at Enterprise), TBD PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday Irrigon vs. Imbler, 3 p.m. Ione vs. Prarie City (at Condon), 3 p.m. Chiawana (WA) at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m. Mac-Hi at Heppner, 6 p.m. Nixyaawii vs. Crane (at EOU), 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. King’s Way Christian (WA) (at Kennedy), 6 p.m. North Clackamas Christian at Condon/ Wheeler, 6 p.m. Helix at Enterprise, 6 p.m. Pendleton at Walla Walla (WA), 7 p.m. Riverside, Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Mac-Hi, Echo vs. TBD (at Umatilla), TBD Saturday Nixyaawii vs. Jordan Valley (at EOU), 11 a.m. Ione vs. North Clackamas Christian (at Condon), 11 a.m. Mac-Hi vs. Irrigon (at Heppner), 1 p.m. Prarie City at Condon/Wheeler, 3:30 p.m. Imbler at Heppner, 4 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. TBD (at Kennedy), TBD Helix vs. TBD (at Enterprise), TBD Riverside, Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Mac-Hi, Echo vs. TBD (at Umatilla), TBD PREP WRESTLING Friday Hermiston at Post Falls (ID) Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Heppner at La Grande Tournament Irrigon at Culver Invitational, 8 a.m. Saturday Irrigon at Culver Invitational, 8 a.m. Riverside at Leonard Schutte Invite (WA) Echo at Nyssa Tournament PREP SWIMMING Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at Baker, Noon MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wednesday Multnomah JV at BMCC, 5 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Friday Edmonds at BMCC, 7:30 p.m. Saturday EOU at Linfield, 4 p.m. BMCC at Blazer Classic (Centralia, WA), TBA COLLEGE WRESTLING Saturday Warner Pacific, Clackamas CC at EOU, 4/6 p.m. PREP SCORES Thursday BOYS PREP BASKETBALL FRANKLIN 50, Lebanon 42 PLEASANT HILL 71, Siuslaw 60 PARMA (ID) 52, Vale 42 PORTLAND ADV. ACAD. 89, Waverly College (Other) 58 COLUMBIA CHRIST. 52, Cat. Gabel 49 (OT) WESTSIDE CHRIST. 72, Valor Christian 47 HORIZON CHRISTIAN-TUALATIN 44, Cascade Christian 43 DE LA SALLE NORTH CATHOLIC 84, La Pine 45 Pilot Rock 56, RIVERSIDE 34 UMATILLA 83, Union 35 Pilot Rock 56, RIVERSIDE 34 UMATILLA 83, Union 35 OREGON F/T DEAF 54, Jewell 35 C.S. Lewis Acad. 51, PORT. WALDORF 34 EDDYVILLE CHAR. 48, Willamette Valley Christian 45 Trinity Lutheran 61, DUNSMUIR (CA) 33 Grants Pass at EAGLE POINT, canceled GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL SOUTHRIDGE 66, Kalani (HI) 39 Mazama 48, RIDGEVIEW 31 Sutherlin 52, ST. MARY’S-MEDFORD 41 ASTORIA 58, R.A. Long (WA) 45 Ontario at NEW PLYMOUTH (ID) 6:30pm Nyssa 47, BAKER 38 MCLOUGHLIN 40, Stanfield 26 Klamath Union 53, BUTTE VALLEY (CA) 13 VALE 40, Fruitland (ID) 30 Portland Christian 42, VERNONIA 25 Jefferson 49, TAFT 14 WARRENTON 40, Neah-Kah-Nie 30 Portland Adventist Acad. 47, KNAPPA 37 DAYTON 48, Rainier 28 Catlin Gabel 39, COLUMBIA CHRIST. 19 Riverside 38, PILOT ROCK 36 UMATILLA 34, Union 32 HARRISBURG 46, Colton 25 Crow 44, LOWELL 25 Faith Bible 52, ECHO 14 Jewell 48, OREGON F/T DEAF 16 PORTLAND WALDORF 34, C.S. Lewis Acad. 21 Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 2 0 .833 348 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 227 N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 266 Miami 5 7 0 .417 209 South W L T Pct PF Tennessee 8 4 0 .667 266 Jacksonville 8 4 0 .667 299 Houston 4 8 0 .333 296 Indianapolis 3 9 0 .250 205 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 10 2 0 .833 281 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 280 Cincinnati 5 7 0 .417 219 Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 176 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 6 6 0 .500 303 L.A. Chargers 6 6 0 .500 268 Oakland 6 6 0 .500 249 Denver 3 9 0 .250 206 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 10 2 0 .833 361 Dallas 6 6 0 .500 286 PA 223 283 288 298 PA 282 178 309 330 PA 213 207 238 308 PA 274 212 278 315 PA 215 284 Washington 5 7 0 .417 272 314 N.Y. Giants 2 10 0 .167 189 291 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 9 4 0 .692 370 263 Carolina 8 4 0 .667 269 238 Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 294 261 Tampa Bay 4 8 0 .333 243 288 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 10 2 0 .833 285 204 Detroit 6 6 0 .500 314 308 Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 258 281 Chicago 3 9 0 .250 191 267 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams 9 3 0 .750 361 222 Seattle 8 4 0 .667 290 222 Arizona 5 7 0 .417 219 310 San Francisco 2 10 0 .167 202 298 ——— Week 14 Thursday’s Games Atlanta 20, New Orleans 17 Sunday’s Games Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Houston, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 10 a.m. Chicago at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Washington at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Tennessee at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Denver, 1:05 p.m. Seattle at Jacksonville, 1:25 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. Monday’s Game New England at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Basketball NBA Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers 107, Philadelphia 104 Washington at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Brooklyn 100, Oklahoma City 95 Houston 112, Utah 101 Friday’s Games Chicago at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Indiana, 4 p.m. Denver at Orlando, 4 p.m. Golden State at Detroit, 4 p.m. Dallas at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Sacramento at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Toronto at Memphis, 5 p.m. Boston at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Thursday’s Games No. 21 Purdue 80, Valparaiso 50 Friday’s Games St. John’s at No. 16 Arizona State, 5 p.m. (PAC12) Oklahoma at No. 25 USC, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Pac-12 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games Colorado State at Oregon, 7 p.m. (PAC12) St. John’s at Arizona State, 5 p.m. (PAC12) Oklahoma at USC, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NCAA Women’s Basketball Top 25 Thursday’s Games No. 4 Louisville 79, Vanderbilt 57 No. 24 Michigan 82, Marquette 76 No. 10 West Virginia 73, Pitt 52 No. 14 Duke 85, UNCG 54 No. 13 FSU 84, Stetson 39 No. 25 Cal 89, San Diego 64 Friday’s Games George Washington at No. 15 Maryland, 4 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky at Florida Gulf Coast, 4 p.m. No. 1 UConn at DePaul, 4 p.m. (FS1) Saint Louis at No. 17 Missouri, 5 p.m. No. 7 UCLA at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. Pac-12 Thursday’s Games North Arizona 84, Arizona 66 Boise State 85, Washington 62 No. 25 Cal 89, San Diego 64 Friday’s Games No. 7 UCLA at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Tampa Bay 28 20 6 2 Toronto 29 18 10 1 Boston 26 13 9 4 Montreal 30 13 13 4 Detroit 28 11 12 5 Florida 28 11 13 4 Pts 42 37 30 30 27 26 GF 106 101 75 83 79 85 GA 71 85 74 93 91 97 Ottawa 27 9 12 6 24 77 93 Buffalo 28 7 17 4 18 60 96 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 27 16 7 4 36 84 81 Columbus 28 17 10 1 35 80 70 N.Y. Islanders 28 16 9 3 35 104 96 Washington 29 17 11 1 35 90 86 Pittsburgh 30 16 11 3 35 90 98 N.Y. Rangers 27 15 10 2 32 91 81 Carolina 27 11 11 5 28 76 85 Philadelphia 29 11 11 7 29 83 86 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 29 19 8 2 40 95 75 Nashville 28 18 7 3 39 92 80 Winnipeg 29 17 8 4 38 99 82 Dallas 29 16 12 1 33 86 84 Minnesota 27 13 11 3 29 80 82 Chicago 28 12 11 5 29 84 79 Colorado 27 12 13 2 26 83 91 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 30 19 8 3 41 94 66 Vegas 27 17 9 1 35 94 85 Vancouver 29 14 11 4 32 79 81 Calgary 29 15 12 2 32 84 92 San Jose 27 15 10 2 32 71 65 Anaheim 29 12 11 6 30 78 86 Edmonton 28 11 15 2 24 80 96 Arizona 31 7 19 5 19 74 110 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ——— Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT Boston 6, Arizona 1 Tampa Bay 5, Colorado 2 Florida 6, Winnipeg 4 Calgary 3, Montreal 2, OT St. Louis 3, Dallas 0 Philadelphia 4, Vancouver 1 Los Angeles 4, Ottawa 3 San Jose 5, Carolina 4, OT Friday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 4 p.m. Columbus at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Vegas at Nashville, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Soccer MLS CUP Saturday: Seattle at Toronto, 1 p.m. (ESPN)