The MLS All-Star break could not have come at a better time for FC Dallas or the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Both teams will be rested and ready to roll for the second half of the season when they meet for the second and final time this year on Sunday evening in steaming Texas heat in Frisco.But the two sides bring different goals into the run to the postseason. FC Dallas (12-6-5, 41 points), the leader in the race for the Supporters Shield, sits atop the Western Conference table, three points ahead of Colorado.The Whitecaps (8-8-6, 30 points) are in sixth in the West, only a point ahead of Portland and a point behind Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.The top six teams from each conference make the MLS Cup playoffs.One of the big storylines to watch on Sunday is the return to Frisco for the Whitecaps striker Blas Perez. Perez spent four seasons with FC Dallas before joining Vancouver in the offseason. This will be his first trip back to Toyota Stadium, a fact thats not lost on his new teammates.Blas is a warrior, man, and Im glad hes on our side this time, Vancouver defender Jordan Harvey said. Im sure hell be giving the team talk. Well be rallying around him.Both the Vancouver and FC Dallas enter Sundays match in Frisco off a draw in their most recent outings.FC Dallas got a late goal from Victor Ulloa to stay atop the leagues overall standings in a 1-1 road draw with the Colorado Rapids. FC Dallas has spent this week recuperating after a tough stretch of its schedule had it play eight games in 29 days.Vancouver played the Houston Dynamo to a scoreless draw at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, earning their first-ever point after 10 losses in 11 matches in the Lone Star State.This meeting will mark the second and final encounter between the two Western Conference sides during the regular season. FC Dallas and the Whitecaps last met on April 23 in Vancouver, with the Canadian side earning a 3-0 win. Nick Young Warriors Jersey . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Omari Spellman Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. https://www.warriorsrookiesshop.com/Dangelo-Russell-City-Edition-Jersey/ .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. Tim Hardaway Warriors Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Kevon Looney Jersey . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p.The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired forward Kris Newbury from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman Danny Syvret. Last season Newbury split time between the Rangerrs and their American Hockey League affiliate the Connecticut Whale. In six NHL games this season, Newbury had one assist and nine minutes in penalties. He also appeared in 70 AHL games, contributing 20 goals and 42 assists as well as 127 penalty minutes. The Brampton, Ontario native wwas selected 139th overall, in the fifth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.dddddddddddd. Syvret spent the entire 2012/13 season in the AHL with the Adirondack Phantoms, in 76 games he had six goals and 34 points. The Millgrove, Ontario native has appeared with the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim Ducks since making his debut during the 2005/06 season. He was drafted by the Oilers in the third round, 81st overall of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. ' ' '
