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Two clubs currently on the plus side of the red line in the MLS Western Conference square off Saturday with playoff positioning as the central focus. Sporting Kansas City (10-11-4) faces FC Dallas (13-6-5) at Dallas Toyota Stadium.Sporting will be looking to improve its fifth-place standing and avoid slipping behind Vancouver, which currently sits in the seventh spot. Sporting KC is currently just four points ahead of the Whitecaps. FC Dallas, meanwhile, leads the Supporters Shield race and will try to extend its 3-point conference advantage over second-place Colorado.The biggest hurdle for Sporting KC is to end a 10-game winless streak on the road. SKC has not won on the road since opening the regular season with two straight shutout victories. To make matters worse, SKC will be without midfielders Soni Mustivar (red card suspension) and Roger Espinoza (yellow card accumulation), who will sit out the contest. Defender Matt Besler (MCL strain), defender Chance Myers (hamstring strain), midfielder Justin Mapp (calf strain) and goalkeeper Tim Melia (back spasms) are still doubtful due to injury.FC Dallas will also test its depth as it juggles its MLS schedule with action in the Champions League and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Dallas earned a spot in the Open Cup final with a 2-1 extra-time victory over the LA Galaxy on the road Wednesday. Dallas has not lost at home, including in the MLS playoffs, since last August. The squad boasts a 19-match home unbeaten streak, going 9-0-3 in MLS regular-season action at Toyota Stadium.Mauro Diaz ranks second in MLS with 10 assists, including five that led to game-winning goals. His Dallas teammates include three players with at least five goals and two assists: Maxu Urruti (6 goals, 3 assists), Michael Barrios (6 goals, 2 assists) and Tesho Akindele (5 goals, 3 assists). Goalkeeper Chris Seitz is tied for the league lead with seven shutouts. Defender Zach Loyd is ruled out with a concussion, but he is the lone injury concern for Dallas.Sporting Kansas City holds a narrow 23-21-10 edge in the all-time regular-season series, but is 9-13-4 on the road. The home team in the series has won six straight and is 7-0-2 in the last nine contests, including two matches this season.Swell Bottiglia . PAUL, Minn. Swell Offered Italia .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. http://www.swellbottiglie.it/ .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. Swell Italia . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. Swell Bottiglie .com) - Manchester City midfielder David Silva is expected to miss the next four weeks because of a calf problem.SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres have designated newly acquired outfielder Hector Olivera for assignment after he came off the restricted list Tuesday following an 82-game domestic violence suspension.The Padres traded outfielder Matt Kemp and $10.5 million for Olivera on Saturday. Olivera was arrested April 13 at a hotel near Washington D.C., and Major League Baseball announced May 27 that he had agreed to the suspension, which was retroactive to April 30. Olivera has a pending court date in Alexandria, Virginia.Olivera agreed in early 2015 to a $62.dddddddddddd5 million, six-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, then was traded to the Braves last July.Utility player Alexi Amarista was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Amarista was injured while running the bases in Mondays win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Padres recalled infielder Jose Rondon from Double-A San Antonio. ' ' '