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Longtime rivals will square off in Chicago on Wednesday, with one squad hoping things change and the other hoping they wont.Sporting Kansas City (8-8-4, 28 points) is riding a five-game unbeaten streak as it travels to Toyota Park to meet the Chicago Fire (3-8-5, 14 points), which is stuck in last place in the Eastern Conference.It might lead one to think that this is a one-sided rivalry, and one would be right. But its Chicago that has dominated the series. Chicago has more regular-season wins against Sporting KC (formerly the Kansas City Wizards) than anybody. The Fire is 25-14-11 all time in the series, including 17-4-2 in Chicago.Sporting Kansas City is hoping that its recent streak will continue. A once-dormant offense has come to life. The club has 10 goals in its last four games -- after scoring just four in the previous seven. They will welcome back forward and leading scorer Dom Dwyer, who returns from a one-game suspension for caution accumulation. He has scored in three of his last four appearances against Chicago.Sporting Kansas City is also hopeful that midfielder Graham Zusi is back in the lineup. He played a key role in his teams 3-2 win over the Columbus Crew on July 3, but he pulled a hamstring during pregame warm-ups for a match against New York City FC on Sunday.Despite their position in the standings, the Fire has just one loss in their last seven home matches (3-1-3). They are unbeaten in four straight at Toyota Park. Close losses have been Chicagos undoing so far, as all but two of Chicagos 16 matches have been decided by a goal or less.Forwards Kennedy Igboananike and David Accam have netted four goals each, combining for more than half of Chicagos scoring haul this year (15 goals). Newly acquired Dutch striker Michael de Leeuw made his MLS debut on Saturday and is expected to bolster the Fire attack after scoring more than 100 goals during the last six years in the Netherlands. Paco Alcacer Dortmund Jersey . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Shinji Kagawa Dortmund Jersey . Woodson said during a radio interview Thursday that the Knicks Carmelo Anthony doesnt get the same calls as other superstars. http://www.footballdortmundpro.com/Kids-Marcel-Schmelzer-Jersey/ . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. Julian Weigl Jersey . The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday after the deadline for applications had passed. The candidates -- all previously announced in their own countries -- are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm. Jacob Bruun Larsen Dortmund Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter.TORONTO -- After introducing his choice to revive the Raptors, new Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment boss Tim Leiweke turned his attentions to Toronto FC. In a video message to fans that was posted on YouTube and sent to season ticket-holders, the MLSE president and CEO promised action on the struggling MLS team. "I know that we havent had a good run of it lately here. I completely understand your frustration and its well deserved," he said. "Were going to fix that." Leiweke says TFC has the resources to recreate what the Los Angeles Galaxy -- one of the teams that fell under his auspices at his last job -- did en route to back-to-back championships. "That means if we could go out and find the kind of designated playeers that we had in L.dddddddddddd.A. -- Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane and David Beckham -- well do that here. Our owners have made that commitment. But we need to deliver results to you. I get it. Its been frustrating to see the energy and the passion you created when this franchise was introduced and then to see the results today." "You deserve a championship team," he added. The message was not like previous mea culpas from the likes of MLSE COO Tom Anselmi. The MLS club has had lots to apologize for. Toronto (1-7-5) has gone through eight managers in seven seasons and has never made the playoffs. The video message comes in the wake of Leiweke introducing Masai Ujiri as the Raptors general manager on Tuesday. ' ' '